| Show MAT al I 1 LAM abt it is now water gnaster scott abent OUR CROSSINGS Williams Goes back on his proposition another 1000 wanted the city council met on monday evening in adjourned session mayor booth being absent tho first thing on the wa a straggle for non mr henrichsen Henric haen nominated mr glazier nd mr maiben nominated mr dixon mr glazier was elected on a vote of four to three henrichsen dunn liddiard and dixon voting for glaizer and maiben thomas and glazier for dixon mr glazier declined mr liddiard was nominated and be too declined dixon and maiben were in turn nominated mr maiben was elected to the chair on abote ayote of four to three the division being as before petitions PETI TIONa communications the following communication was re received irom mr T E thurman 0 o ane lion the mayor and city council GENTLEMEN the undersigner undersigned under signed desires to respectfully call your attention to the following facts that on your hon body on the the and 2nd day of march 1891 appointing city officers including the appointment of walter scott city I 1 was and abill am of the opinion that in go doing you were relying upon the city ordinance fixing the term of office for one year and overlooking the amendment to the charter which prescribes alie term of offida for all city officers to be for two yeara and in biow of the fact that in five instances tan same persons were appointed to tho same alfices to which they were appointed in march 1890 I 1 did not conceive that tha appointments of march 1891 were intended as removals I 1 therefore haac continued inthe office of city waler master but have no desire either to question your right of removal or to continue to net in said office against the of your hon body I 1 only desire that your action may be both legal and a correct exponent of your real intentions tent ions mr scott did commence astion in quo against me for possession of the office and books etc pertaining thereto but on a hearing the court declined making any order leaving the matter entirely in your discretion I 1 can only add that as the matter stands I 1 am impelled to say thai if you will determine that you intended or now intend my re moyal I 1 shall cheerfully accede thereto and will deliver the public property iu my charge to any to whom you may direct it to be delivered or to take any other legal action that in your discretion may be appropriate ery thomas E Thura aan city on motion ot mr dixon the communication was laid on the table the application of rawlings and gray the chair stated that bo henry harrison and smith pitt for retail liquor dealers licenses were presented and granted subject to the approval of the bonds of the mayor an application frem the smoot drug company for a wholesale liquor dealers licens ewas presented and canted subject to the approval of the bond by th a may or james thompson and seventy two others asked that a street crossing be built across seventh street on the west side of H street mr dixon moved that the petition be granted and on the suggestion of mr maiben bo added to his motion and that the supervisor be instructed to place a plank crossing 2 by 4 inch plank placed edgewise at the place designated mr henrichsen waa opposed to building a plank crossing at present the financial condition of the city was not such that the city could afford to spend much money on crossings A number of street repairs had already beed ordered done and what money the city had to spend on the streets should not be spent all in one place dry weather would soon be coming and the crossings would be belter had made the suggestion in order that this kind ot i casing might be by the summer wear mr henrichsen 1 dont theio is any need of on this it is well known eliat it is a good walk there ae many cro siuga in town that need repairing repair ng and ume that are used more thin thiis I 1 cant see why a plank aig be placed there annigie ann ioie hin at some pant s it one is placed there I 1 liall gk for one across seventh the eit side of E street if alie city can AI rd it in one place they can al 0 o in another mr glazier favored thy aae of blue mountain gratcl to build tue crossing with oilier aig uig d the building of a plank walk as an experiment the vota on the calion ua lion was a tie dunn li lediard and dixon toting aye and henrichsen grazier ami thomas no the chair decided in the affirmative and the supervisor was instructed to build the plank crossing li eilets OF the committee on public grounds and city property E C i hair man reported that the contract for furnishing provo city with SOU trees awarded to mr W G williams had not been acted i an 1 said willi ams refused to the trees they would that the committee on public grounds and city property be authorized to purchase utah crown creeo as a the report was accepted and the recommendation adopted the committee on irrigation K U thomas chairman aliat the sum of 2 on J C water tax be abated n adopted al opted the committee on claims recommend ed te allowance of the claim of H kins city Bt torney tion adopted on public A id city property reported that sin ment had lean aul J C nielsen for the caring i f public square and the jar n jita rk jr the year for the f sa be paid in monthly the i agreement bhai bH ii won ratified by the council and alie mayor authorized to sign the agreement CLAIMS the following claims vere presented allowed arid amounts appio pria ted william H king city attorney ia kirst district court cost bill in ane rare of william carroll tf provo city marion K hill ten davs acci as matron of city jail 10 A A ferro department team etc IG thurman and walter scott services aa water roaster and deputy during the month of february CO the mayor was authorized to continue the loan for 1000 at the provo commercial savings bank and to secure an additional loan of 1000 until the present stringency should be oter BUSINESS mr henrichsen moved that a plank crossing be constructed over seventh street on the east side of E street all of the other members of the council were opposed to the motion sir annn I 1 dont think it wise to construct any more plank crossings at present if we let down the bars we will be flooded with petitions for plank crossings mr henrichsen that is what I 1 said foreJt be strikes me curious that the ners who simply asked for a crossing should be gien more aban they asked for and that the motion for a plank crossing should not be granted if a petition was all that was wanted that could soon be secured mr glazier moved to amend the motion by substituting blue mountain gravel for plank the motion as amended was carried mr hennessen Hen being the only member voting in the negative mr dixen moved that the supervisor and water master be instructed to repair the in front of mr knights stable on H street carried marshal brown asked that the matter of slops being the ditch from the steam laundry on H street be referred to the committee on quarantine the matter was so referred mr liddiard moved eliat the committee on and alleys be instructed to have the electric light at the inter section of eleventon Eleven tn and E streets removed to tenth and E streets and the electric light at the intersection of ninth and E streets to eidth and E streeta carried mr dixon moved that the matter of finding street lines on certain streets in the northwestern north western part of the city which had been declared open by the city council be referred to the city surveyor carried mr dixon moved that the communication of T E thurman in relation to the appointment of he taken from the table carried the matter was talked and wrangled over personalities indulged in and motions made withdrawn and until 1130 dixon submitted the loi lowing I 1 move that it be the sense of the council that the action of this body in appointing mr walter scott on the second day of march 1891 to the office of water master in and for provo city be confirmed and that mr thomas E thurman be instructed to immediately turn over to said water master walter scott all books and property belong in to said office now india possession the motion was carried by a vote of four to two the division being as follows ayes dixon dunn henrichsen and liddiard noes glazier and thomas mr grazier moved that be ap to alie supervisor to he used on the streets of the city carried council adjourned woman celebrated on two Conti neu in a few well chosen words tells what ahe knows of a celebrated artices artic ls JUNS ato mr W M wisdom dear sir 1 have tried your famous elbertine bertine Eo it is excellent and I 1 shall be pleased to recommend it to all my lady frends believe me yours truly RHEA |
