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Show : " :' City Council. Meeting of the City Council, Tuesday Tues-day - evening, Jan. 13, Mayor Wells presiding: f ; Petition ' of G Vf. Crocl)cj:qu, tq build a lumber room eight feet square for a fish market on the Booth east corner of the market lot, was granted during the pleasure of the -Council, f Petition of -W. H. Shirley, asking the contract of painting the strcef. lunpposts at soventy-five cents each, was referred to the committee on imi provements together with all previous petitions on the same subject. Petition of C; M. Stevens, for an auctioneer's license, was granted. Mr. G. G. Bywater, who has had ctvjrge of the city clock since its erection, erec-tion, tendered his resignation and recommended re-commended Air, A. Harvey far' the position, A communication from W, H. Picknell in 'regard to his market license, li-cense, was relbrred to the committee on claims. Tho superintendent of the insane asylum .and hospital, . presented his report for the quarter ending December Decem-ber 31st, 1S73. Received and plaoed on file. The report of the chief of police for the year ending December 31st, 1S73, was received and placed on file, ....' .. The committee to whom was referred refer-red the bills of different departments at the. last meeting, reported that Ibey found jjhein correct, and recommended recom-mended their paymont; adopted. The report of the ohicf engineer of the Ih'p department for the half year ending Deccmbor 31st, 1873, was read i and placed on file. A communication from the city assessor as-sessor and collector, asking the Council Coun-cil to remit the taxes of. 1S72 of an accompanying list of persons, for various reasons assigned therein, was (referred to the committee on claims. Some bills were presented and rer (erred to the commit tcti 011 claims. Council adjourned till next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, |