Show PARK CITY COUNCIL Convenes in Monthly Ses Sess s ion Decide to Ask for Over Overdraft Overdraft Overdraft draft at Bank Dank Park City Feb 7 The first regular meeting mooting of the city council for the th month of February was wag wa held last evening jo n the tho council chamber at the city hall hail Mayor Wilson called the session to order at 8 and the found all of ot the solons but one In their places The minutes or of the previous meeting m were read and approved and the bills against the city were then examined and were as follows For goods received from the local business men city officers scavenger and sextons sexton assistant fire fira chief chiet and inspector streets alleys and bridges police department making a total of ot On motion of or Deighton and Getch these bills were allowed and war warrants warrants warrants rants ordered drawn by the recorder ThOv Tho reports of ot the tho city officers were then called for and were as follows Tie The treasurers report showed a balance on on hand of or l on Jan 6 and on Feb 1 a balance on hand of ot The re recorders recorders recorders corders report showed a balance on hand Feb 1 of at with outstanding war var warrants warrants rants to the th amount of ot 33 The mar report showed a grand Irand total Of f 5 the cost of ot running the city for tor forone torone forone one month The city Justice reported having h had hail eighteen cases before him during the month and collected n fines Cines and 10 In labor making a total tot l of or City Sexton GIdley reported seven deaths for the month of January six adults one child chUd five males two fe females females females males one body shipped to BIngham can ean canyon eanon yon ron on four tour bodies interred In the City cem cern cemetery cemetery and two In Glenwood He also re reported reported reported ported having collected w 65 13 3 of ot this coming over from December 1907 1007 Under the head ot oJ o petitions made for tor U licenses The bonds accompanying them being made out correctly the same were accepted and the licenses granted Welsh Driscoll Buck McEwan Youngberg Jacob Crooks Anderson Carlson Carison and Sallis bury Stevenson were the petitioners Unfinished business was next in order and the tho official bonds of Officer Mike Wynn and Sealer of Weights and Meas Measures Measures ures urea Charles T were examined and ant andon anton andon on motion of Deighton and Getch were accepted When new business was put before beCore the members of ot the council Mayor a or Wilson called the attention of ot all to the finan financial financial cial dat condition of or Park City and stated that he thought the tho wisest plan at the present time and under the existing con eon would be to ask tho First Na Honal Jank ank of this city for Cor an over draft and the matter was then thrown thron open for discussion and after several suggestions had been offered by the va ya various various rious councilmen on motion of ot Getch seconded by Wight the mayor was au authorized authorized authorized to ask the bank officials for an overdraft of ot The mayor then asked the marshal marhal if It he had anything to say sa and at least one hour and a half the gentleman made recommendations the most Important be ing the removal of oC the city signal light for tor the calling of the tho policemen at night the side of the street to the center to td WI have the Independent Telephone com corn company company pany make direct connection with the th whistle which Is used for the curfew and fire tire alarm to have the old fire tire signals used as in the early days instead of the code now In use to purchase one one dozen hose wrenches and spanners and to pur purchase chas chase six dry batteries for the police policemen mens men s dark lanterns On motion of Getch and Deighton the marshal was instructed to make all aU changes and purchase these thess articles While on the floor the marshal also stated that he ho thought the council should begin to look into the water situation us as aslie he lie had been Informed that as soon as ns s the Silver Sliver King Coalition company compan began operations again all of ot the water now nov being used by the city would be taken from them to run the mill The mayor then said that he was open openIng openIng Ing ma up one of ot the greatest questions ever put before a local council and the water question was passed over Oer for the pres present present present ent time The question of licensing the keepers of boarding and rooming houses then came up and after some little talk on motion of Wight and Peterson the officers were told that these licenses must be paid and am should hould be collected at once From this discussion arose tho the old chestnut the druggists license and aft after after after er the question had been b en sifted raked and scraped it was finally decided to tomake tomake tomake make them pay It was then 11 and Just before adjournment was taken Peterson asked if It the assistant fire chief halt had lia been at attending attending attending tending to his duty and an was Informed that he had not been doing so After a little more talking It was decided that the fire chief should relieve him at one once The council then adjourned on motion of Wight and Getch to meet again on the evening of Feb 20 |