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Show City- Reorganizes Fire Department (Inn el I'll Lease Made Xull and Void .Superintendent of Water Works, Itoad SnpenlHor and Street Super-tNor Super-tNor May He Consolidated hi One Ofllee I'lly I'ark to be Suiuiiier-fal-Ion eil This Year. Tho City Council held Its regular session Tuesday evening. All the mem. here veie present except Councllmeti Wing and Hopkins, the latter came In later. Samuel Uough stated thU he lived Immediately adjolnlne the city cemetery, ceme-tery, ho would lllco 'to ejiter into a contra t to look after the cemetery and keep It In condition. Referred to committee on cemetery. The tinmen who tendered their resignation at n previous session, pre suited 11 communication withdrawing Ihelr roDlgiintlon. Tho Mayor thei presonted tho following as tho officers and membeia of the, Lull I fire department: depart-ment: H. M. Royle, Chief; D. R. Lott Assistant Chief; Members, Melvli Deck. i:. I Untchelor, II. C. Hart, Le-Roy Le-Roy DavlB, Charles Cootes, Ira.Taylor, David rirmago. M. S. Lott, H. I' Hardy, Dennis Qllea, Oliver Klrkharo and Freemen Royle. Melvln Reck I Secretnry and 15. L. Ratchcloi' It Treasurer. Tho. department also osk-"d osk-"d that the city purclinso and lustnl an electric gong, place doors In the flro station with tho key In a r' box, repair Jho fire bell and purchnsc 10(1 feet moro hose. Tho matter wni reTTrrod to the committee on flro ( pirtment. Tho department also stnt cd that thei" Intended giving a sorlci of entortnlnmonts to rnlso funds will which to purclmso now uniforms, am asked fcr the clty'c moral support 15. A. Rushman, Jr., asked for the prlvllego of driving an nrtlslanwcll In tho street on Cth Vcst, tho wat from which ho Intends to pipe to hit homo, Tho Mayor and Attorney authorized to grant tho permit. At tho last session of tho city council coun-cil the, commltteo, on city proporty was nulhorlzed to draw up a lease 01 tho city graved bed with John W Chilton. Tho Mnyor did not npprovc of somo terms of tho lease nuddld not sign It, Tho mntter waB rofe'rred ti) the Mayor nud CJiy Attorney, and will h" brought up again nt n future meeting. Councilman I'5vnns made some heated remarks about nu up tide about tho lease appearing In 1 local paper, and characterized thr tide us being false. A similar lease with a few changes will probably be granted. Tho lense provided for 1 payment to tho city of $20, and t chaigo for grael for private pu poses of ." cents per ton. with u charge when used for sidewalk pur poses. Nate ('hrlstoffeisou and clxty othci presented a petition asking foi ' opening of a street through fifteen rods of land leading between the Smith Itnbtiisou and lllsbop Stokei homes. Tho opening of the street would luolo tho moving or the Robinson Rob-inson dwelling. 'Tim eommltteo 01. streets was given Instructions to uoik the, matter out. Supervisor or Water Works, J. W. (luiiiey, reported that he bad shut off the water from fifteen delinquents. Councilman Kvnus. advocated thr consolidation of tho Supervisor ol Water Woiks, tho Street Supervisor nud tho street sprinkling In one department. de-partment. T,ht matter w 111 bo taken up at a future session. A plat for the City I'ark drawn up by II. R Dowers ol I'rovo, provides pro-vides for rdrcular paths around thr center, with exit paths near each of the four corners, with grass plots between be-tween and Bycamore, blue ash and other trees and shrubs scattered along the paths. The council," however, will probably coulluo Its expenditure this year to plowing up nud leveling It. City Marshal reported' somo complaints com-plaints because or several taking In lodgers without u license. Bchow Rrothers asked for terms by which they, might obtain gravel from tho city pit for cement products purposes. pur-poses. . IOvuiib and Hopkins voted to let them have gravel free. Ollchrlut undo Robinson voted no and the Mayor May-or voted In tho negative. A similar division was made on the motion to churge tho Schcnv Rrothers tor grnvel when tho Mayor voted uye. 'Iho monthly salary of Ueorgo Lott for taking care of tho elty lights was raised from ?8 to $10. Hills amounting to $41S,lfi were allowed. |
