Show OBJECT TO fiREWORKS Clubs at Provo Present Pe Petition Petition e to t Bring About Sane Fourth Fou of July Special Specia to The Te Provo Feb 18 A large lage delegation of ladles ladies representing the Nineteenth Con Cen Century C n tury club and the Sor sis appeared be before be before fore the city council last night with a communication asking for the enactment of an a ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of ot fireworks firewOrk and explosives and against pyrotechnic displays The object is to prevent Fourth of July accidents accident and to bring about a saner celebration of the tho ns birthday Mrs J 1 W WAird WAird Aird made a brief speech In support of the proposed ordinance stating that It would not onTy only prevent pro ent accidents but would Influence the young to a 1 greater geater respect for the rights right of others other as to their persons and property The matter was referred to the committee on judi judiciary ciary clary cary Attorney D H I Thomas representing Jesse Knight Knight advised the council counci that that the people and Jesse Knight would now operate under one ona franchise in constructing the proposed in interurban Interurban truban railroad through Utah county to Salt Sat Lake and asked that action acton on the petition before the council counci for a franchise be taken as soon as possible The matter will be taken up at the next meeting of the council counci Wednesday Feb February February February I 23 2 Henry Henr G Blumenthal Blumentha for himself himsel and others other who are believed to be Chicago capitalists presented a bill bi for an or ordinance ordinance dinace granting a franchise to con construct construct construct and operate a gas ga plant The Tho Dill bill ill provides that the plant shall be In opera operation operation tion ton within two to years It was referred to the committee on streets and alleys allays aleys Mr Blumenthal states that the proposed plant will cost about S Duncan complained that the tho James Janes Kennedy Construction company which Is 18 constructing the sewer discriminated against local men In favor of foreigners In the employment of labor on the sewer trench Referred to the committee on sewer The matter mater of the Telluride e Power company appropriating from the mains at Olmstead more water than it I had been given permission to use was brought up oy cy Superintendent of Wa Waterworks Waterworks Ta Holdaway and referred to the committee on waterworks The on streets and alleys aUe s recommended a partial compliance with wih petitions from residents resident in the northeast northeastern ern em part of tho the city for a sidewalk pay paving pavIng payIng ing district The report was referred back for further Investigation |