Show carr councilor koss taxes lowered one in tha proto city council last etan halladay was elected to the chair the following letter was laid before the council as the first business of the eve july 22 to the president and council of city I 1 hereby tender my resignation as councilor from the third municipal ward of provo city I 1 expect to be absent from the city during tho balance of my term of office I 1 remain yours respectfully NEPHI rosa the resignation was adopted thomas collina complained ot a double assessment and a tax aale and the matter was referred to committee on judiciary and martin ford et al wanted a cemetery deed corrected which was referred to committee on cemetery knudsen of the committee on irrigation mada a verbal report on the matter of the petition of alex A lex gillespie Gillesp le et al relating to damage to their land by seepage irom city creek the committee did not believe that damage waa one from city creek i the aeter then came in and ho was asked what developments had resulted from clearing city creek ol 01 dams he said ake dams bad been taken out and the land seemed to be drying tho committee was given time to experiment yim of the committee on judiciary reported verbally on the matter of befouling the waters in provo river in provo canyon the city could not properly so the committee decided take cognizance of such matters outside of its limits they belong to tha knodsen of a special committee to meet with others interested in the waters of provo river reported derbab ly that a ejection had been mada of a commission beerer thought that the committee should formally report and havo the appointment of the city commissioner confirmed aa it now stood that com was without authority dispatch co adv W A mccollough hay ward sons lumber woolen mills co light geo halladay hay stationery geo sutherland fees W A williams lumber J W pike transcript meldrum W L bate blacksmithing keeler offered a resolution reducing tha assessment for contingent expenses from 4 to 3 mills keeler made an explanation of the proposed action baying that it had been found attar further consideration that the reduction could well ba made and the small amount could be devoted to a sinking fund licenses now almost keep up expenses glazier thought practically no sl inz fund could be bad without the old rate he had not changed his mind on the calculations of the committee me ewan spoke for a reduction he failed to see wherein times are improve ed he thought them worse now than last boar and believed they would be atul hardysr next year ward thought the previous action a little too hurried when so many business bouses remain closed be favored a low for only expenses aad no fund knudsen said that if it was the intention of the council not to breite a sinking fuad then there could be a further reduction ho was decidedly ia favor of a sinking fund the resolution was adopted glazier and knudten voting against it introduced a resolution making the mill for street purposed seg payable in labor adopted with glazier and knudsen voting no council adjourned |