Show n m w A graveling TEE POLL TAX MATTER it is referred to the committee on judiciary officers report the city cou council icil mat in regular beegi eion last night councilor Cou kaeler ii the chair AND county clerk ed L jones a communication and correcting h claim of the citha portion of ceab ol 01 fuel and other expenses of conn referred R 8 hinea petitioned for and wap granted a retail liquor license lice nae or CITY OrFICE RB allred aeed for an extension of time till the latter part 01 in which to make his report granted abo mayor reported that he had investigated the meet malween tha cay and county in hian the former paid conr third aari tha latter of the expenses of the court buse that the arrangement waa a good one and recommended that it he renewed adopted the report of the treasurer was pre dented receipt of and disbursements of 15 referred comra itte the report of the was presented and referred to the finance committee homer of waterworks water works reported that three new takers hai been connected during the last quarter that the borka ware in goo 1 condition and that the citizens had ex pressed themselves as desirous of hay aae the mains extended to the cemetery report of the ju tica of the peace was presented accepted and filed OF committees the judiciary committee favorably on the matter ol 01 the petition 0 B cauff jr and othora asking that certain streets be graveled end mended that J street from first to fifteenth etreo tB Sen streets from A to 0 streets and E street from hrat to fifteenth streets ba set apart aa a district in accordance with the ordinance relating to euch matters s report accepted and the matter referred to the on streets and alleys with instructions to compute the abla coltof the proposed improvements che finance committee reported on tha matier of the petition of pearl ewin for a remittance ot taxes elatine fiat the oa the property WAS badly confuted and recommended that the petition be not granted adopt e 1 the aanie reported on the petition of sarah eskine that a portion of her city tax on peranna pe raona property be refunded owing to an er aud excessive assessment that be refunded aid a id that amount be appropriated adopted the committe on fire department reported that the cape costs boong etc belonging to the fire department were well taken care of and that there WB no cause for complaint adopted A communication from claws co bankers new york the of provo city offering to pay coupons on bonds frae of charge the city is at present mayine one third of one fourth of one per cent for thia and to pay three per c nt oa daily balances jre furred to thi on finance with tho luidor added mcewan moved that the mayor te requested to execute a deed to benjamin pearce or his heire for lot 10 block six city cemetery the lot had been baid for in december but no deed had been given carried glazier moved that the matter of the poll tax be referred to the judiciary committee to draft an ordinance having for its object the collecting and dis bursing of tha cites portion of the poll tax carried harry stags county sealer of weights and measures made a statement to the council to the effect that the inatsu meata 0 the sealer of and mBa aures were owned jointly by the city and county that thoy had to be rested once year by the territorial adaler of weights and measures and asked whether he should take them to salt lake to be tested or send for territorial officer to come down and tea them the former may he aard ba the cheapest to the mayor jtb authority to act CLAIMS ALLOWED the regular monthly salaries were allowed fire daft services at fire 6 50 J H worsley newell knight board of prisoners 23 50 witness fees W H saulsbury Saul abury the claim of ex sexton J P R johnsoa waa laid over till next meet the vote bv which the claim ot the provo woolen mills tor light was allowed was reconsidered and the bill was referred to the mayor with authority to the same lees 20 oer cent which discount it is claimed is allowed private individuals and corporations mcewan called attention to chapter lvie ot the revised ordinances in relation to saying that it was dangerous to have in celliers celli irs and he thought the chapter douht to be amended he therefore loverl that the chapter bo referred to the ju committee carried glazier stated that complaints had been made about parsons beering hoarding housea without a license and moved that the mitter be referred to the committee on judiciary carried council adjourned for two weeks |