Show COUNCILMEN OPEN BIS BIDS FR FOR PAVING Merchants Ask That Fourth of July Ordinance Be Delayed for Year Special to The Provo Povo May 11 The city council counci was wa waited on by four committees from the Provo Commercial club last night night President William WilIa M 1 Roylance In the council to attend the recep reception reception reception tion to be given the Salt Lake Com Corn Commercial CommercIal mercial club Monday evening and to assist In entertaining the visitors The Invitation ton was accepted F F asked that Pierpont the city Improve and make passable the street to the lake In order to prepare for forthe forthe forthe the lake traffic that will wil spring up between Mosida the new town on the west side of ot the lake and Provo Re Referred Referred to the committee on streets and alleys aleys which already had this matter in hand Joseph S Berry asked the council counci to cooperate with the club in cleaning the streets and otherwise beautifying the city at a date to be fixed later He was assured of the support of ot the council counci Preston G Peterson asked that a committee be appointed to join with wih the Commercial club committee in pre preparing pr preparing paring for the entertainment of the U UC UC UC C T A July duly 4 and 5 and that the Commercial club be given the right to dispose of street concessions for those days Referred to the committee on streets and alleys aleys Seven bids for tor constructing cement sidewalks In paving district No o 12 ex extension extension tension tenion No 1 were received as fol follows follows follows lows Moran Mor Construction Co Og Ogden Ogden den deh S H Belmont Provo Johnson Bros Provo Gilkerson Long Salt Lake Wheelwright Construction Co Ogden e J d P Dunn Salt Lake McKay Reed Salt Sal Lake The committee on streets and alleys aleys and the city engineer will wil report on the bids of Wheelwright Construction company and Johnson Bros at the next meeting The council councH passed a resolution cre creating creating sidewalk extension No 4 in dis district distrIct district No 11 1 The estimated cost com is 1590 June dune 6 at 8 p m was set as the time for hearing objections The committee on streets and alleys reported unfavorably on leasing lesing gravel beds from F W C Hathenbruck Hathenbruck Re Report R Report port adopted Communications from State Engineer Caleb Tanner anner stated that the applications applications of John D Dixon and Joseph doseph R B R Murdock et al ale for Provo river water appropriations had been approved subject to the rights of Provo City and other existing rights B M 31 lL Roberts asked for 50 dam damages damages damages ages for a dislocated shoulder which he claimed to have received through negligence on the part of the water waterworks waterworks waterworks works committee Referred to the committee e on claims Merchants having fireworks on hand petitioned that the ordinance prohibiting prohibIting fling the sale of fireworks be suspend suspended ed till after August Augst 1 I in order that they might dispose of ot their goods Re Referred Referred Referred to the committee on judiciary The city recorder was instructed to notify the railroad companies to Im Improve improve Improve prove the railroad crossings over the public streets John dohn was appointed judge of or election for the bond election June 24 21 in place of Alma Van re resigned resIgned resigned signed and E C Henricksen in place of ot A C Johnson resigned R H R C Kirkwood presented a claim of 50 for services during Re Referred Referred Referred to the committee on claims Superintendent of Waterworks 1 John JohnM M Holdaway Holda way presented a report of the work of his department for three months ending March March 31 accompanied by b a check for for money mone col collected collected collected by him and expended for tor the department said check ceck to be covered Into the treasury treasur and a a warrant drawn to Mr Holdaway for the same amount in order to straighten the accounts account Referred to the committee on water waterworks waterworks waterworks works works Dog Tax Ta Collector Aaron Aron Gay re reported reported reported ported collected In dog taxes and two dogs killed |