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Show Oify Council Doings Tho City Council held Its Beml-moiitli-ly meeting on the 21st Inst Mayor Harvey was In the chair and the mem-bcrB mem-bcrB were all In nttendnnce. F. Meredith ct, al., petitioned for tho Irrigation system to nsulst in maintaining a certain ditch across land owned by Joseph W. Hnllldny, which was referred to thu Inlgatlon commltteo with power to net. Mr. C. L. Warnlck asked for tins d. vorslon of Unttlo Creek and Orovo Creek waters further north, which was placed with the snino committee with power to act. Mr. Johu F. Clark, repreuenllug tho telophono committee, petitioned for n franchise In Pleasant Grove City for tho construction, lniilutnlnnncc and operation op-eration of a telephone system The pi', tltlon was tabled to bo taken up mid made the speclnl order of business the I following evening, 22nd lust. The mayor reported on tin met-lugs met-lugs held In the Intel est of lictler roads nt Provo and Pleasant Grove. Tho City Council voted an appropriation appropria-tion of oiii' mill for state road main-talnance, main-talnance, conditioned on the roittit providing u Hko amount. A regulator was ordered purchased and Installed in the water works system sys-tem nt the enrllest prncticnl date. A special meeting or tho City Fathers Fath-ers convened on tho 22nd, with the mayor and members being present at roll call. However, Councilman otpln was excused from the sitting on account ac-count of urgent business. Tho mooting moot-ing being called for the purpose of considering the proposed franchise for n telephone system; tho petition was taken from tho tnble. Mr. A. J. Kvana of the rotninittee Iteliig present, e.-plained e.-plained the purpose of tho petitioners Tho ordinance was discussed by sec-tlons sec-tlons nnd n number of amendments Introduced, In-troduced, some or which wero deemed too stringent Tor acceptance by the committee; after which It was npprov-l ed by an nirtrmatlve vote of a to I and I absent. |