| Show tell 10 vernal people city dads at regular idaet meeting decide to let the people make opening decision at the city council which met in regular session last wednesday the tw estion of lifting the ban from vernal city cania came up for or discussion and was disposed ot of by allowing the people to decide by as to Nh whether other the town should be opened or the ban an still remain in effect otner points discussed was the sit alt now facing the city in the matter of present water pip pipe line which was causing trouble in the bands around the wooden pipes giving away the license committe reported favorably and recommended that tho the business houses be granted licenses upon the presentation of their applications these questions and the allowing of the claims occupied the entire time ot of the session mayor explained that he had bad been approached by several citizens and business men asking when the influenza ban would be ba lifted from the tha city the mayor said that he felt it was a serious problem and deemed it a question for the council to decide the mayor in bringing the question up however said that lie he had been asked that it an opening vaa nas made every activity should commence with no discrimination as to dances or other forms ot of amusement the members of the council admitted that they too had been approached upon the question and felt that some coma definite action should be ba taken it was nas pointed out by some of the t members in tho debate that vernal had been closed for practically tour four months and it was wag doubted it if the closing order itself had been an agent in pre preventing and stamping out the flu all admitted however that it was a difficult problem to solve atter after a question had been raised as to tho the cost ot of the epidemic the mayor stated that the consideration of the expense should be thought of as long a human life could be saved the sticking problem was vaas what would be considered as a feasible time for opening and would the closing order go on indefinitely when an attempt came for it a mo tion to be presented it was not forthcoming as nether of the three supporters of the opening move felt that they would care to assume the responsibility of presenting a motion A compromise suggestion was made mada by atty demoisy Demol sy that a petition be circulated among the people of the tha city icicy and lot let them decide whether the ban should be litter or remain accordingly this plan was agreed upon and councilman burton bates and richardson were appointed as a committee to canvas the petitions upon their filing and check tho the returns turne re to set a date data tor for the opening the petitions are now being circulated and the results are being watched with keen interest the condit condition fon of tho the water malna mains was brought before the council by mayor colton and he explained that the city faced a serious problem every main that had been taken up in the past year has been found to i be broken in several places as a result of the iron band enforce ments rotting away this the mayor explained caused each leneth of 0 to give away in several places it if every time a main breaks breal cs and from tho the condition of the pipes it looks as thourl they will continue 0 do so BO and it will cost the city a frightful expense to keep up the repairs 1 je le said that he be had bad talked with several upon a plan tor for the repair of the mains but no definite solution had been given the idea of digging up continued on page el emplit plit LIFTING OF FLU BAN IS LEFT TO THE PEOPLE continued from page one a certain stretch of the line as an thea tile cly cily could afford arid and coating the pipes with a concrete mixture wasl IN LIS discussed but abandond cd as ini impractical by tile the council councilman t e said in his bis opinion the only I 1 pra practical c solution would be to dig up the pipes and lay in iron ones as aa the weans means of the city would permit fills proposition the mayor said was hardly to be considered inasmuch as when the present line was built and when the same question of putting in iron pipes was as discussed it was found that the freight bill alone would to oun climan burton who was a member of 0 tile the city council when tile the present mains were nere laid said that tile the manufacturers of the pipe guaranteed them tor for twenty years the council came to no definite decision de in the matter but instructed the re corder tu to look up the records and see as tile the guarantee of the manufacturers rs and also suggested that letters be forwarded to them thein telling of the peculiar circumstances affect ling 1 ing these pipes chairman burton of the license I 1 committee reported that he be and carter and richardson had visited the various business houses and secured from them statements of the valuation of their stocks of merchandise in order that licenses could be issued the recorder er accordingly was has instructed to issue licenses tor for the first quarter of the 5 ear file following buls were allowed alvin aln hodson labor 5 30 adith lawrence work 1 ac 25 chas demolay as city attorney 20 80 joseph burton 15 00 vernal lapress supplies 26 10 golden bolden mott molt labor 4 au air williams labor 4 50 I 1 raphael hatch labor 9 00 jos jo labor 10 60 50 louis labor 6 00 cook labor 3 00 Z S behers labor 6 00 joo joe Alar Marll tinas nas labor the premiums on the bonds of the various city officers were also alao or del feied ea paid rhose present at tile the meeting were mayor colton councilmen burton dates and richardson Richar daon KL UL corder Lorder lylo lyle fishe r attorney chas demolay demoisy bater ater supt bupt hatch marshal rich and william |
