Show OUR CITY FATHERS work they transacted in monday nights session THE REPORT A deputy water master appointed several policemen named full account of business done city council met last night in adjourned session mayor booth in the chair the chairman read a communication from the superintendent of census at washington thanking the mayor and city council ex officio for prompt services rendered the bureau of census the petition of henry tag and others asking that certain streets should be opened and kept in repair was referred to the committee on streets and alleys A communication from TE man requesting the ap of walter scott and james gray as deputy was received granted A communication from dr M II 11 hardy quarantine physician in relation to the hyde house which had been quarantined was received and referred to the committee on quarantine A communication from john abrown requesting the appointment of william strong alexander wilkins william chesley and george pickup ai police officers referred to the committee on police and city prison the petition of henry harrisod Harri sou asking the council to grant biru a license for two billiard tables at t ate 0 per annum for one quarter vas received and referred to the committee on license the petition of william mccoard jr requesting a change of section 2 of the ordinance providing lor the erection of balconies was presented and referred to the committee on judiciary A communication from A L booth city surveyor in relation to the corners of blocks and lines of streets was received and referred to the committee on streets and alleys the report of jacob collier sealer of weights and measures was presented and accepted the application of henry harrison fot a license aa retail liquor dealer was presented and granted on condition that bond in the sum of be properly signed the petition of A W harding and others praying that certain streets be opened was read and referred to the committee on streets and alleys the report of T thurman in relation to moneys which had been appropriated by the council for witnesses fees in the case showing a balance oa hand of was presented report accepted and amount ordered to be paid into city treasury the report of the committee on cemetery was presented as follows to the city council of provo city your committee on cemetery to whom was referred the report of the city sexton report that we have examined the same and find it correct R H THOMAS chairman the following is the sextons sex tons report of deatris for the year ending february 28 1890 heart disease 3 consumption 6 paralysis 4 exhaustion 1 died soon after birth 4 brights disease 1 4 1 malarial fever 5 stillborn 4 dropsy 2 bronchitis 4 lung fever y 2 cupilary Ca bronchitis 2 tumor 1 spasms 1 accidental 2 spinal disease 1 gangrene of the lungs 1 general debility 5 typhoid fever 2 drowned 1 general paralysis 1 cholera infantini antuni 8 suicide 3 old age C inanition 1 diphtheria 7 lung disease 4 exhaustion of acute mania 1 cancer 1 concentrated lye 3 typhoid malaria 1 Inn amatory rheumatism 1 malignant of the liver 1 epileptic Epe leptic convulsions 1 summer complaint 1 croup 1 typhoid pneumonia 1 convulsions 2 gun shot wound 1 blood poisoning 1 1 Abs cessin the throat 1 2 spinal maigi tia 1 ot reported 2 total males 64 females 43 mr hendricksen gave a verbal report odthe committee on public grounds and city property in relation to trees which had been ordered he stated that he bad written to the nursery firm requesting them to hold the trees until further orders the committee also thought it advisable to remove the balm of gilead trees from the west square as they are cotton bearing tree and that they be replaced by some other kind the report was adopted oh motton of mr dison the committee on public grounds and city property was authorized to advertise for bids for tres required by the present year carried the claim of 0 0 hawa road supervisor was presented and referred to the committees committe ee on streets and alleys the claim of J S strong amounting to 35 was presented and allowed inasmuch as henry saunders the appointee for the office of sealer of weights and measure 3 was not of age the council proceeded to reconsider the nomination joab collier was appointed to fill tho office the consideration of the appointment of a city pound keeper wag deferred until next meeting air dixon stated that the city officers were in need of copies of the city ordin anc eslon ct each he moved be ordered reprinted erred committees on license and irrigation mr a standing committee on water works be appointed carried and the matter taken under the chair mr maiben stated that the formers council had engaged the services of A J stewart jr to establish the block comers and street grades of the city and that ha desired that the same assistants whom he had previously had might be again employed referred to the city surveyor with authority to act on motion of mr maiben the com sensation pensa tion ot city officers for the present year was referred to the committee on finance mr dixon presented the verbal communication muni cation of the water master in relation to the head gate at the head of the tanner race referred to the committee on irrigation on motion of mr hendricksen the recorder was instructed to the members of the council with time biou on motion of mr maiben the marshal was instructed to discontinue the dog advertisement council adjourned until march 24 |