Show THE CITY COUNCIL the law makers of bountiful city converted convened last tuesday evening all of the councilmen being present mayor presiding dino ca wilier water committee report reported col I 1 that the two iwo Lead bead gates which they hall been beef to construct on oil mill creek had been completed and division of tile water plat planed icil according tu to decision arrived at at the llie w water iter claimants mass meeting belbat bield at hales liall hall last winter tile the cost of gates gales wa f 1 which amount was allowed the above committee reported on tile llie petition of thomas robbi ts and others which asked that the water used for irrigating 0 t purposes by neigh k hors bors on oil the llie opposite side of tile llie street ou be taken down on oil their own side hide of the street sl committee found that thai there were riot not chiou enough gah 0 water to warrant a change a so the petition was vas riot not granted same committee reported that tile the channel of mill creek in its lower ir course had been inspected and the committee reported that it thought if a daut dain in ill mr mairs muirs livid field NN vas as removed noth nothing iz futher would need to be done on oil the channel of the creek within the city limits to prevent any over how flow olur during oldring ing high a water consequently the petition of dan muir and hep worth was not granted water committee also reported on oil petition of john fibber asking 0 that his taxes be reduced ali ah appointment had been made with mr fisher to hear bear reasons why taxes should be reduced but petitioner did riot not appear so no action could lie be taken the petition pc lilion of orson cooper was laid ocr 0 cr the batir committee said its as it wits was necessary for the ter ler on oil the creek that ali t mr couper waters from to qualify before tile petition can call io ho coo considered petition of thomas and others was nias granted on the grounds that all the signers had been secured secure petition of G W roberts asking iskin that his original water right for five acres of land located inthe in the northwest corne corn erlof lincoln block be restored was granted on tile hie grounds that oil all the water claimants on that b bok ok hall had 10 signed lo viled the petition street committee reported that the HIP matter of opening open int certain streets on oil it a tier of blocks in plat A had been considered and owners of land consulted stil tell they found all willing to have them opened but as the land undead bad been planted thought 0 best not to make the change until fall this recommendation was adopted above committee also reported that mr joseph holt refused to move his fence bael back the matter was referred to attorney for further investigation 0 A long talk arose over tile the matter of compelling people to put in boxes in cases where groups of deop people le water from creeks which cross streets it was thought by some that thai the ordinance was wanting while others claimed that it was wag alright road sup visor ass instructed to lave have a box put pul in near henry garretts Garret ls residence eighty eight dollar and nd five cents I 1 were allowed recorder E egan ean an for recorder for collecting special and dog taxes and stationery used councilman ll aywood presented a resolution setting forth that the hie councilmen should be paid for their labors both 0 on i committee and regu regular I 1 ar meeting work this resolution was adopted and referred to attorney to t guide allide D himin drafting in an ordinance to C over cover this ground recorded votes stood Iley wood willey grant and benson voting in ill the affirmative and hatch in the negative the mayor said if lie he were allowed to vote vole lie he would have joined hatch being opposed to drawing 0 a salary 1 some dilU dilli culty that had arose tit in the hie water masters work in making makin out the hie tickets on oil upper branch of mill creek aud and on the fisher and barlow ditch was talked about it was stated staled thill at the recent citizens mass me meeting etino 0 at hales it was decided that the fisher and barlow ditch should draw its water from the upper branch of mill creek taki taking it il every eight days this it was asserted would make it il so that the people on oil the hie upper br branch abich of mill creek would it turn commencing at the hie head of that ditch lose a little water at the time lime that their turn lum came the same lay day that the water run in it the fisher and barlow ditch and that it would riot nut give satisfaction james green suggest suggested nu Lol to tile llie cotin council cil that chat if the water was taken every seven days in tile the fisher and barlow duell ditch which would give the same people at ilia he upper opper branch of mill C reek creek it at each watering 0 less water that a little more tinie v could oil lie he t given arvell hiern ell to make up ill for lie he of tile llie stream atil and thereby give giva ill all parties carlies perfect satisfaction WF the council lielda nother short sos sion siou last night beinor being present colin councilmen blatch heywood and willey killcy the mayor presided petition of the llie opera house asking that their amusement license be reduced n aias as considered and finally referred to a special committee consisting of llie fie mayor and recorder mr john fisher explained that when the opera house was built it was done dolue so by uy those in use taking takina stock thinking to benefit the town and at the llie same time lime 11 get ret a little for tile the investment but bilt owing to liard hard times paying t entertainments had been very scarce and lie it il fair to tax lux it i person leavy heavy for his enterprise when he be did not lot realize anything from liis his investment A petition was presented by jolin john fisher asking for transfer of water on oil barton creek from liis his lor lo r lind to the lanil land abere lie he lives referred to water committee after reading ailing rc 0 sonic some new ordinances the council adjo adjourned d to next tuesday evening 7 30 |