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Show Ir 'I 'PROVO CITY COUNCIL I ! HOLDS BUSY .SESSION J i Special to The Tribune. ! PROVO July 24. Tho eiiy council ' niefc last, night and disposed of the fol- j: 1 lowing business: Dr. Fred W. Taylor ' appeared boforo the council and in behalf be-half of the Provo-Olmstead boulevard eommiiico and Utah county asked for f tho use of the city's roud roller in the y . construction of the road. Ho offered in ( exchange the use of the rock crasher, jl , winch tho county will purchase. lj, T. Vosholl. tho engineer sent out ii I3' the government to superintend tlie J building of the boulevard, was also prcs- ; -, out and spoke in favor of the exchange j. of road-making machines and good roads i . and referred to the splendid facilities for building good roads in Utah. Tho . ' matter was referred to the committee , on streets and alleys. ' Jesse M. Harmon and Wells h. Brin- . 1 hall as a committee from the Provo Com- i( . niorcial club nslced tho council for an 1) appropriation of $200 for tho G. A. R. , entertainment committoe. Referred to .1 the committee on financo and the A v mayor. J A proposal was made by Councilman -j - A Knudson that the city build a band stand for the use of tho band, which is lit . rpi i , - r Iii , K,v"; ' mirsuuy evening conceris. iur. ',!! , Kiiudson paid tho band a deserved c.oiu- pliment-for the fine music. Tho ni.it- . ter was referred to the committee on public Grounds and citj' property. ; X. W. Tiff a nj- resigned as .fudge of election of the eighth district and Mtk i : Gertrude Page was appointed to fill the ! ,f vacancy'. ) i The 'volunteer fire denartment asked 'fj ' ' for $45 to pay the expense of taking tho j band to the state firemen's outing at '' tho Lngoon on August 4. "Referred to M tlie committee on fire department, f The street supervisor was instructed i to destroy all Canada thistles growing t on the streets, and the marshal was asked to notify citizens to comply with the law providing for the eradication of Canada thistles on private properlv. The proposed ordinance introduced by Councilman V. F. Giles repealing ; the ordinance calling for a special fran- chise election to be held ,Iuly 27, was hi promptly killed by striking out the en- j acting clause. An ordinance introduce. 1 jl by City Attorney Thomas to repeal tho Jj, fianchiso ordinance should the people vote no was referred to tho .iudiciarv 5 ' committee. 'It is contended by eoni" $ that tlui railroad company get the 8' use of the street whether the people 2 vole yes or no. t' If the voto is no. it only pertains .to 5. the depot and will leave the railroad company with just what it wanted a A ' hundred-year franchise for the use of i'i the street for switches, tracks and spurs. |