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Show newspapers the Battle Ground. Council Authorizes Mayor to Employ Mr. Do-remus. Do-remus. Ordinanco Is Passed Regulating- the Sizo and Style of Electric SignB on tho Streets. All tho fight on the proposed water scheme wjll be mado In statements to the public Councilman A. J. Davis said last night that he was waiting ,uiitll the statement of the majority ottfthe Water commltteo and the Mayor was published. He will then publish his, minority report, backed up with the "signatures "sig-natures of many prominent citizens. "Walt until they publish their majority ma-jority report," he said, "then I'll give you all you can take, and backed up by the signatures of many Important men, too." No ihention of the water scheme was made lnpt night at the Council meeting, meet-ing, except as regards the engaging of State Engineer Doremus as consulting engineer In the matter. Mr. Boreinus Is Retained. The special water committee recommended recom-mended that the Mayor be- authorized to employ State Engineer Doremus as comrultlyg engineer In the water Improvement. Im-provement. The report states that Mr. Doremus had been called In by the committee com-mittee during Its laborp, with the consent con-sent of City Engineer Snow. The report re-port of the committee was accepted. The Mayor Is authorized to make a contract with Mr. Doremus. Electric Sign Ordinance. The ordinance regulating electric light signs In the streets was passed. It provides pro-vides that such signs may be maintained main-tained only under the following conditions; condi-tions; Signs in which nil or part of the letters let-ters of which are made in an outline of incandescent lamps, transparent glass signs Illuminated with electric lamps, and signs with painted or raised letters having hav-ing a border of Incandescent lamps. Tho number of Incandescent lamp3 on such sign shall not be less than ono lamp to each onoand one-quarter square foot of sign surface on each side exposed; provided, pro-vided, however, that no sign shall project from tho building to which It Is attached across any sidewalk, street, avenuo or alley to a greater distance than ton feet. No signs now in position or hereafter placed In position on a building shall exceed ex-ceed In width four feet. Including all guys and brace rods. All signs must bo put up under the supervision of and to tho satisfaction of tho building Inspector, who will issue permits for the same, and collect col-lect tho following feo therefor: Fifteen cents per square foot for each and every Illuminated side of such electric sign. The ordinance was drawn by Assistant Assist-ant City Attorney Bramel, according to the requirements of Fire Chief Bywater and Building Inspector Lewis. The ordinance provided for signs projecting thirteen feet, but an amendment of Councilman Neuhausen changed the thirteen to ten. Help for City Physician. Councilman Hartenstein Introduced an ordinance creating the office of deputy dep-uty health commissioner at a salary of $50 a month. His duties are to assist the Health Commissioner in the performance per-formance of the general duties of his office and to act as physician for the prisoners in the city 1all. The ordinance ordi-nance was referred to the Laws and Sanitary committees. Councilman Hartenstein al3o introduced intro-duced on amendment to the existing ordinance regulating exits from theaters. the-aters. The amendment extends tho law so as to take In the ten-cent theaters. the-aters. The present ordinance provides icgulatlons to make fireproof all theaters the-aters or public places of amusement having a seating capacity of 500 and over. The amendment takes In all those that seat 200 and over. It was referred to the Fire committee and the Fire Chief. To Grade O Street Councilman Tuddenham offered a resolution that O street be graded to the leTel of the sidewalk grade. Complaints Com-plaints have been received because the sidewalk level at the Intersection of O and Second streets Is five feet below the level of the street. The resolution also appropriated $25 toward putting in steps on the property cf J. F. Cowan. Objections were raised to this because of tho precedent Involved. A. J. Davis Da-vis said that If the city put In steps for one man there would be two or three houses in every block In the city that would need steps. Councllinen Wood and Black thdught the sidewalk ought to be filled In and the grade changed. The resolution was laid over for a .week. All Councllmea were requested re-quested to go up and have a look at the place. The city engineer submitted a statement state-ment of the receipts of his office for ten months. The statement shows a total of $4S10 up to and Including October Oc-tober 31. Assistant City Attorney Brarnel recommended rec-ommended that I440S be paid to Powers & Straup. attorneys of Minnie V. Connor. Con-nor. The sum is due to Mr3. Connor under the opinion recently handed down by the Supreme court. The city nttorney added that he had taken steps to hold J. II. Bailey liable for the amount. Mrs. Connor fell across a gate outside Bailey's property, it was owing to his neglect that the gate was out of repair and the accident happened. hap-pened. The matter was referred to the Committee on Claims. |