Show OUR CITY FATHERS aaen wrestle with the water works question WITCHER JONES proposition Is voted down and so Is maidens week in which to consider the matter the city council met on monday evening in adjourned session mayor booth in the clifair A full quorum was present ADDITION peter and elizabeth stubbs asked for the approval of the stubbs addition to provo city referred to the city surveyor the addition is located in the southern part of the city near the depot REPORTS OF CITY the city recorder reported that the sam of had been collected for licenses during the month of september report accepted the city surveyor presented a report recommending that the east lawn ad to city be approved on condition that a copy on thick paper be furnished to the city report adopted OF CITY the reports of the committe on water works in reference to the ot water rates and recommending that the mayor be authorized to sign a con tract with the waterworks Water works co for 50 hydrants at 60 per hydrant per annum were taken from the table mr witcher jones was present and reviewed his proposition made at the citizens meeting ue asked that the hydrant contract be madeford per anjum for the year per annum for alie next iwo co and per annum for alie bucat edin sixteen years considerable discussion of 11 e question follow el the majority of alie council be of the opinion that the city could nat afford to pay over per annam mr stated that the in pany could not put in a complete if the cita could not guarantee more than lidi ant rental councilor was not in favor of making any contract whatever with the company fur hydrants un lessa complete system could be built it would he un just to levy a hydrant tax when only about two thirds of the city could enjoy ilie bene system mr maiben moved to amend alie re aport by making the hydrant rental for the faist four year per annum and for the next sixteen year per annum ane atas by dunn this would make 2000 more hydrant rental in 20 years than would the 1 reposition of mr jons but maiben and dunn contended for it on alie ti that the next years was alie time which it would tic difficult to bridge over alter that date the city would no doubt have grown sufficiently to div per annum the amendment wis lost maiben and dunn being he only members voting in favor of it the origin 1 reports of the corn were adopted mr bixon chairman of the committee on clan of alie provo woolen mills company for electric licht commending mom mending that the sum of 25 be deducted from said claim as some of the lights had not burned regularly report adopted i mr glazier chairman of the committee on streets and alleys reported recommending the allowance of the claim road report adopted CLAIMS the following claims were presented allowed and amounts amoun tb appropriated C H work on park 50 J labor on prevo river arti Rt i lie tuan of horses N A barratt haul iii roc k 3 aeo mt ciul ng tuck 1950 soren jeneil Jene ii amini curfew bell 4 L 0 IL ganv iry 40 SECOND 0 O P the bill water r its was taken up ami it read ing the hydrant an sto i w aaen discussed but no from the of abo mr maiben urfred clial if the was all that flood iu the div he gouid go on the street on the and secure that amount mr J H whalon vw wis presan to subscribe toward i alii amount mr dison moved eliat the rules hi suspended and that the bill be taken up on its third reading the motion was lost two thirds of the members not voting in favor of it the resolution authorizing the mayor to sin a contract with the provo water works company for hydrants was taken up and passed its second reading in accordance with the recommendations of the committee on waterworks water works miscellaneous BUSINESS mr dixon moved that the matter of the compensation of the assistant city surveyors be referred to the city surveyor carried mr moved that the supervisor of streets be instructed to place E street between ath and ath streets in a passable condition at an early date carried council adjourned antil monday evening next at |