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Show City Council Meeting of the city council, Tuesday Tues-day evening, Mayor Wells, presiding. Gould, iggins i Co. were granted an auctioneer's license. Petition of Reading, Trowbridge and others, asking the privilege of digging a well at the corner of liouth Tempieand Secoud East streets, and convtyiug the water therefrom in pipe to their residences on the latter street, was granted. Petition ot A. P. Rockwood, asking the council to instruct the water-master water-master to re arrange the distribution of water from the 20th ward ditch, so us to allow more water to the lota in the 12th and yth wards, which the petitioner claimed had a ' vested right" in the above ditch that must be satis tied before the Twentieth ward lots were entitled to water therelrom, was la;d on the table. James Mantrips, a cripple, was granteu a license, griuis, iu pcuuic fruit in the city. Steveua Brotuers' license was transferred trans-ferred to Joseph Cottle, the purchaser of their stock. ApDlication of T. P. Thomas for tha ollice of city watermaster, was laid on the table. On the recommeudation of the committee, to whom his petition was referred, John Farmer was granted the privilege of building a platform over the ditch in front of his premises. premi-ses. The committee to whom was re-fprred re-fprred tha netition of Thomsen &. Lyugberg, asking that an ordinance be passed providing for liceusing people who sell fruit aid vegetables m the street, reported tbat the ordinance ordi-nance did require such licenses from nil, except producers, wtio were privileged pri-vileged to dispose of their products in the city witnout first oblaiuiug a municipal license. Emma Hawkins, a poor woman, wiw granted a free liconse to keep a tnidmg shop lor six months. The committee on claims reported thai they had examined the gas com nany's bills tor Mtty mid Juno, for gas now lamp posts, lanterns, tilling, etc, amounting to $4,691.24, found them correct and recommended their payment. pay-ment. Keport adopted and appropriation appropri-ation made. The committee on revision presented present-ed a bill for an ordinance enacting the " Revised and compiled ordinances ordi-nances ol Salt Late city." Tho bill passed. The assessor aud collector presented present-ed an ineompb le assessment roll for lb75, and was given till August Slst to complete the roll. Tho rate of taxation lor the present year w;is tixed at three-fourths of one per cent.; and the collector was instructed to forthwith collect, by suit if necessary, all delinmient taxes. Tuesday. Au gust 31st, at 2 p. m., was set fur holding hold-ing a special meeting of tho council ! to hear complaints of over assess J mems, and to adjust the tax roll. Council adjourned till next Tuesday ew?mr |