Show OPPOSED EIGHTHOUR LAW DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AGAINST IT On Their Demand Ordinance Had to be Laid Over for a Week Work Begun Be-gun at Cottonwood At the meeting or the City Council last night Thomas called up the report of the Committee on Laws recommending recommend-ing the passage of the ordlnancc Introduced Intro-duced a Couple 0 months ago making It a misdemeanor for laborers on city I works to work more than eight hours a day or for contractors to require them to work longer than eight hours a day Thomas wanted the ordinance passed passe at once but C R Howe Reid and other Democratoppose I and on their demand de-mand It was laid over for a week KelLer Rush asked to be relieved from furnishing the last 6CO feet of their contract for taking up the old Kalemcln newer pipe for the reason that It had turned out more difficult than they had expected Referred to the Board of Public Works and the Committee on Waterworks County Auditor Wopd reported the total assessed equalized valuation 0 taxable property In the city as 31950 210 and that at the levy of 7610 mills the tax to be collected from the same would bo 23951869 Committee on Finance The City Engineer yesterday started a force of men at work on the Big Cottonwood Cot-tonwood water i appropriations cent made on behalf of the city Work wa begun on the two pipelines and on the tunnel The men were sent out on In Ktrucllonn of Councilman Davis chairman chair-man of the Committee on Waterworks In time expectation that tho Council would approve the action and make an appropriation to pursue the work hut the matter ws not called up at the meeting last night |