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Show Regular Session Of City Council Streets to lie Cleared of Standing Im-plonionts Im-plonionts City Cemetery To He Cleaned Up. Tho City Council held n postponed session last Saturday night. Only matters of regular business wore transacted. Jasper Yancey asked for a reduction in wuter rntes on the ground of not using as much as some of his neighbors. As this would let down tho bars for all kinds of trouble tho request was denied. E. M. Parker ct. nl who desired an extension of tho water works to their property, reported the advance required by the city to bo too high. As tho city la not spending much money In extending Its wntor mains, Mr. Parker mid his neighbors will be without water. Alex Crystal desires to build n now addition to his homo, but first wants tho city to remove Ills neighbor's neigh-bor's barn, which would bo In too close promlmlty to tho new addition. As tho barn was there first mid Is the required distance buck from the street, tho bnrn will probably remnln. Councllmnn Hawkins asked for more help In cleaning up tho city cemetory. Two men for threo days ench woro voted hlin, mid will work undor tho dli'ectlon of the city sexton. Councllmnn Thornton reported that tho county hod repulred tho County road up tho eastern city limits, and suggested that tho city contlnuo the Improvement. Councllinun Seely reported re-ported thut tho city Street Suporvls, or had already been authorized to make tho necessary repairs. Another street light was authorized authoriz-ed to bo placed on First West Street, between Main and First North Streets. The City Marshal was Instructed to Imvo standing vehicles, farm impie-inonts impie-inonts and other obstructions removed remov-ed from tho itreots. Tho Supt. of Water Works was Instructed In-structed to repair sovoral leaking lire hydrants, Tho Mayor and Recorder woro authorized auth-orized to borrow somo monoy for current oxpouses till tuxes come In. Tho regular budget of bill was nl-lowed. |