Show p TO INCREASE IN CR EASE pOWERS P OF CITY t COUNCIL O. O KD Amendment Offered but Is Withdrawn Owing to Danger of Delay r t With ih only one dissenting vote ote the lover today II 1 the tho senate te bill designed to tho tIo powers power amendment nt ot of city y councils Only ono one f. f ca as of offered and this was as withdrawn w hen hm It wa explained that this action would ouid dela deia delay which might defeat tho bill Tho bill is designed to Increase e the powers of f cit city councils principally a as nS of ot tho water they tieY relate to the control supplies It permits inspection and regulation of oCI the land OO yards on I either cither side ilO of or the stream It t also permits In inspection fifteen mil above the source Representative c George Georgo c W IV Decker sought ought to amend tho thu bill b by striking out tho provision pro to permit cities clUes to tomaJo tomake make maJo appropriations for the Wic e purpose of oC promoting prosperity Ho He held that it gave s the tho cities a 11 greater power than th the they should ha have O c. c JI He lie however cr to withdraw th the amendment wh when n it was explained that an amendment would necessitate Its going Coln to n ft committee before beron final passage could be he had in fn the senate |