| Show CITY COUNCIL WORK important resolutions solutions Ee on the ys h question NL POLES FOR ELECTRIC f where aliey are to be placer certain streets to bo Open edThe limit to la sed alic city council met last night in regular session mayor booth in the chair all alie rs were present application for liquor license from 3 E was on motion of councilor dunn the petition granted A communication from the chairman of the coguen ahre department asking prevo cna to purchase pur chace a hose cart for waa referred to the committee on fire department petition ot gray forli aa liquor dealbera was ranted Peli fion of city marhal brown akine the council tu appoint wm strong and alex wilkins aa poU camen and win caliesley Cl iesley and lilai aired asap ecial policemen was on motion gran tei petition of city recorder J ajensen MJ ensen asking that a committee be appointed to audit certain unbalanced accounts waa referred to the committee on finance of the marshal for the month of march showing that there had been fines collected and sixteen head of stock impounded was presented and accepted lipport odthe recorder of lice issued in march amounting to was and accepted councilor on behalf of the committee on public grounds reported that they had let the bid for draining city park to N A neilson at cents per rod accepted the same committee reported that they had let the bid for hauling fifty leads of manure to geo W jacques at 10 cents per load and loads of sand to L tf glazier at 50 cents per load the was councilor glazier in behalf of the committee on streets and alleys report sd favora bly of oscar pratt and othera and recommended jtb bolh alth AB C and D streets bo declared opened to tho public the report was accepted and the recommendation adopted an order declaring the above named streets opened accompanied the report and was adopted councilor glazier on behalf of the committee made the following re port to the city council of provo city GENTLEMEN your committee on streets and alleys to whom was re forred the question of locating the groenda for the poles for electric light report as follows we recommend that the bo placed in the center of the streets and eliat the sixteen lights contracted for by provo city for straat lighting be located as fellows at the intersection of ast 1st and J ad and J ad and 7 ath and J ath and J ath and J ath and J E and ath E and ath fand ath Q and ath hand ath I 1 and ath K ano ath and land ath streets L S GLAZIER chairman tha mayor aided if the committee did not think the lights would he too close the blocks he said were only tanty four rods long councilor Henrichsen said that though lie was in favor of lighting alie city by electricity he thought the poles should he extended aa far it ia practicable to afford light to ai much district ss possible and fotr confine the liht to the business portion of th city alone inasmuch as all the taxpayers con to the support of the sya tem councilor dunn did not thick the city could afford to extend the benefits too widely he did not thirk however that it was necessary to haat them quite so close together aa the committed commit teo had reported thu telephone wires would also have to be taken into consideration mr henrichsen moved that the r port be re referred back to the committee the motion was adopted councilor maiben on bohall of the committee on judiciary made the fc lowing report to the city council of provo city GENTLEMEN your committee on ju with the city attorney added to whom was referred the petition f theo dorc M samuelson assessor and collector for provo city concerning tho limits within which to assess for revenue purposes beg leave to report that after a consideration of the subject we can only refer to the decision of the court of lunder the terms of alie decision only such pro deity as received benefits can be as for general revenue purposed pur posea it is a complex question where benefits cease it is we arc of the opinion that the city council can offer but litt leif any relief they may draw an imaginary line cir ing the city within which as fees laments are to be made but the assessor would not be bound to confine assessment ases such limit your committee has advised with the and we hao agreed to assess only such property AS clearly receives benefits v i icci includes of course residence pro artty and property that by ita proximity to the city will within a short time be used for residence purposes H J MAIBEN chairman alie report was adopted councilor maiben also reported on the petition of henry harrison in relation to granting him a license for two billiard tables and recommended that the li cense be granted for three montas at 25 per quarter without the additional 15 per cent the report was adopted glazier in I 1 half of the on streeta ar vs reported ii petition of v ad becom nici Kled that 15 can 11 yard be allowed him for gravel adopted glazier m the same committee that two good bridges be constructed over the factory raco at tenth street adopted tiie hame gentleman yent leman reported also on tho petition of alie city supervisor inte to the placing of stones at corners to designate street gradet adopted the police bill for the month of starch amounting was presented and allowed the bill of supervisor haws for services and team work amounting to was allowed bill of alex wilkins for board of prisoners amounting 2975 allowed petition ofil E mission to place building material on alic t during tle construction of his liea waa enante d li 1 l of and amounting was count ilor dunn referred to the action of the mayor at th previous alif n lie voted on the question of the of certain candidates candid atea for police and lead from th rules by which ithee i mft V is authorized to lap buc aland also froin the ait provided that the mayor cannot vole except in case of a tie on motion of councilor bixon the matter was referred to the committee on judiciary and city attorney councilor maibor offered the following resolution provo city april to the major and city GENTLEMEN r I 1 tue demand for the pros of water works is constantly being ared upon the commit lae and the platform ot upon which we were elected declare in favor of waterworks water works therefore be resolved that the subject to be adopted by the council to raise the necessary funds be referred to the proper committee H J MAIBEN councilor dunn moved that the city marshal be authorized to offer a suitable reward for the apprehension of individuals divi duals who may remove the dumben or names from their places carried council adjourned for one week |
