Show THE CITY COUNCIL all of tile the councilmen of bountiful city wore were present at list last tuesday evenings session and mayor holbrook presided A petition from james green was read slating st atino 1 that he was annoyed by stock running at large in the streets near his place and asked that the cattle nuisance be abated referred to the city marshal three books of plats one original and two blue bine prints of sections within the corporate limits of bountiful city were received together with a bill for from mr kr vail council men in en benson grant and heywood were appointed a special cammi committee atee to egami examine lie the maps and report at the next meeting A petition from giles was read stating that he was entitled to one acre of water but was only drawing water for three fourths of an acre referred to water committee A petition pet tion asking transfer of water for eight and seven tenths aures acres of land sold by george goddard to kirk and bridge was read and the recorder instructed to make the changes on the water record to conform with the land also to notify the hie collector t to 0 make necessary changes in water tax notices it was reported that hyrum shill was taxed for three acres of land and lie he only has two and one half recorder was instructed to made necessary changes A claim for was allowed G S hatch for expenses in keeping advertising etc of an horie was instructed to f furnish ur the treasurer or collector with a list of names of those persons who worked on the branch water ditches cleaning them out in the spring that the amount earned then might be reduced from the water tax when it is paid the special committee appointed to anve investigate tile the petition of thomas roberts and others asking for the privilege to make a new ditch for to carry the che surplus waters of barton creek near their residences reported that it recommended they be allowed to make it providing that it can be done without injury to any one the council however could not decide on how the new ditch could be made to insure its not washing so the matter will be further considered before the petition is granted giles reported some difficulty on barton creek stating that since the water had been doubled up several parties objected to taking it from their neighbors above them unless they be given extra time claiming that they baddo had to talethe take the witter water SUCIL such a long distance also that john fisher was using his water turn in such a way as to work an injury on his neighbors who water after him mr giles further reported that mr wintle who has been sick so 90 long had re him to ask tile the council to remit his water tax stating that the county had bad remitted his other taxes the above matters were referred to the water committee for their immediate investigation council adjourned to tuesday evening august ath 1894 at 8 pm |