Show CITY COUNCIL the bill prohibiting slaughtering within certain limits passes the city council met last evening in regular session mayor cusenberry berry in the chair mr mccullough presented petition of and about forty others asking that fourth street between H and I 1 streets rendered almost impassible in consequence of be repaired referred to the committee on streets and I 1 alleys i mr mcewan presented petition of provo silver band by their president J H wallis asking for an appropriation to assist them in obtaining suitable uniforms referred to committee on finance petition of P II 11 beesley asking for an appropriation of 30 cost of the construction st of a new ditch leading on to afe land which he biad recently made 0 was read I 1 mr brown moved that the amount of 12 bo allowed mr D moved as an amend ment that the petition be referred to tho I 1 committee on cemetery M glazier moved as an amendment to the amendment eliat the petition be not granted this amendment wag put and carried report of the city marshal for the month of january was read and accepted the report showed eliat there four arrests and twenty six head of stock impounded keport of auditor and treasurer for term ending feb was read and accepted it showed receipts balance on hand kov 7 1887 total G disbursed balance in treasury the report showed also that there was in warrants outstanding report and schedule for 1888 were submitted and on motion of Mr accepted report of the committee on irrigation recommending credit to G W gee wa of the eum of on oc count 0 water tax paid in labor was read and adopted report of the same committee rolat ing to the annual report of the wafer master was adopted report showed the following paid in labor paid in merchandise abo committee on judiciary to whom was re committed a bill to prohibit slaughtering within certain limits reported a substitute bill and recommenced its passage the report wae adopted mr scott on behalf of the special committee on and recommended that i number of small accounts which the report itemized bo balanced by appropriate credits tho report which was quite voluminous included some unsettled accounts dating as far back as 1864 it was set forth in the report also ahta number of promissory no acs ics for amounts due the city and aggregating or upwards mr scott moved the adoption of thoa report it was suggested that the report ought and for that purpose mr mcewan moved as an amendment that it be re committed the motion vas lost and mr scotts motion for the adoption of the report was carried on motion of mr brown the ardi bonco prohibiting the business of slaughtering within certain limits was taken up on its third reading after the maki ing of a few amendments the bill passed the motion adopted a year ago in relation to water tax was offered for adoption for 1888 mr scott offered an amendment to the effect eliat this years assessment on lots and farming land be 25 per cent less than the amount year the amendment was lost mr holdaway moved that alie provo L M B co be charged in the schedule only 35 instead of carried the ional motion was then adopted alie recorder Ee corder was then instructed to publish a notice in relation to the time tor hearing complaints etc in relation to water mr farrer moved that the compensation of the be established at 2 per day and that of the deputies at carried the following claims were allowed marshal and police bill for loard of tramps and prisoners supervisor and deputies 40 ENQUIRES printing and advertis in i md stationery E M B telephone co provo coop co op W scott and others 1505 adjourned until saturday next at 7 |