Show THE CITY COUNCIL all the lawmakers except tolman were at last wednesday evenings meeting of the city council of boun boua ticul city an ordinance was passed fixing the water tax at 20 cents on farm land and 70 cents on city lots the tax lax was made a little higher than the council had expected to f fix ix it on account of the damage done by high water the council considered the advisability of levying B v street tax lax to repair roads and bridges but on account of the new law such complications arose that the council could not see its way clear to arrange for the levy of the same so the colons decided to fall back on the of the citizens in the way of donating labor to repair roads and bridges that have been washed out A communication from A W taylor as read stating that horses belonging to him had bad been sold out of the pound and that there was wall 2925 remaining after all costs were paid which lie was entitled to and asked for the same allowed claim of attorney riley eiley for services in the case of city vs john el list alls amounting to 5 was allowed claim of collector String liam for ser services vicea collecting taxes and tax sale i amounting to was al lowid councilor briggs was appointed to look over tie the book containing tax sales and bring in the alie names of those indigent persons whose property had bad been sold for tabes so that tile the prop er authorities might pay the tame same or do something to remove the incumbrance davis reported that a dozen animals bad been sold from january 1896 1806 to slay ilay 1896 adjourned to wednesday jaue 0 1816 18 at 8 p in |