Show PROVO CITY COUNCIL the work transacted in last thursdays session Ss A FIRE ENGINEER APPOINTED mr secures hie position the Wc ilem union telegraph comry grant ell 1 city council met on thursday night pursuant to mayor booth in tlc alc chair the absentees were mea limn and council proceeded to hie consideration of petitions for the reduction of as tB on city property james A bean appeared and complained ot alio assessment on his land baina iu excess of the county and asked aliat liat i he reduced taken under ad vi tiby firtion of alic bank of commerce asking for an abatement of cita tax wa referred to diio city attorney alie assessor and collectors list of recommend liona for remittances and abatement of city taxes was read mr maiben moved that the further consideration of tho list be postponed till july 11 at 8 pm car ried alie regular order of business was next taken up PETITIONS AND communications A petition was received from fire en eine company no 1 asking that water lanka be placed at various parts of the city the erection of a liobe tower etc referred to alie committee on fire department part ment alio petition of C H bloomstein bert that a number of street crossings be repaired was referred to alie committee on streets and alleys A petition was received from mr asking a rebate of 1450 on license paid for thell otel roberts while alio same was closed for repairs and the building of an addition OF committees mr maiben chairman of the committee on judiciary iudici ary reported on alie communication muni cation of alie western union telegraph co in relation to establishing a telegraph line to the central portion of alie city recommending that the accompanying resolution with slight amendments be passed reec it accepted and recommendation adopted ho committee on fire department mr maiben chairman reported on the employment of a fire engineer recommending that hyrum hatton be em plo ed at 25 per report ac and recommendation adopted S tiie necessary bond being filed the application of gray for ali ense cense c as retail liquor dealers vas granted on motion of mr maiben alie matter of the dangerous ding erous condition of ceitaw dit clies vias referred to alio irrigation the following claims nere presented ted audited allowed aud amounts appropriated sun foundry ork on tank C II 11 work on garden city P L M A B co for lumber ha 27 jolin ferrer sprinkling streets 50 isaac potter sprinkling 23 09 ascott steart bt eart assisting in sur lemner oo 00 andy assisting in sur cing ta curfew 4 ale wilkins baird of prisoners ils 50 alie claim of the omaha omiha rubber hose co amounting to was to alie committee on tire department on motion of mr maiben the matter of jie ParL Gardens carrying on dances without licenses to t lie city marsh il on motion of mr dixon and hyrum hatton ere special policemen mr prevented A bill entitled A bill to amend an ordinance to provide revenue for provo cit on motion of mr dixon the bill passed its first reading and the recorder as instructed to furnish the council printed copies council adjourned until the session on jub ath |