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Show COUNCIL mfflL; MONEY ilESS The regular monthly meeting, of the City Council was held March 27, with tho Mayor nnd all mombera present Dr. P. M. Kelly, Jos. H. Qtorrs and W. J. Chodwlck appeared in behalf of tho library board and. otated that the board had token an option h the Shipley property, opposite thevJLmer. lean Fork Co.op, as a sultahM; site for tho now Carnegie llbrKrjr.jft.The option was for $1800. .MoUotfJiJM made that tho purchase be auWKii-cd, auWKii-cd, providing tho City can teft'ythe I property they have near tho Oreea depot de-pot to advantage. r ' It was recommended by the 'Mayor that Uio consent of tho public b'e. got: ton and that if possiblo'tq combine tho two buildings tho Ciirnigie H. brary and tho now gymnaMum,1 the school board Is anticipating. Admass meeting was decided upon for, Thursday Thurs-day night. , Wm. Flrmage, fire clilof naked that , n new building bo built to house the flro department, which was taken, un. tier advisement. , Frnnk Werner of tho IlKchnor ga rngo offered to sell tho city tho Ford-son Ford-son tractor which' they havo beon tfs. Ing on the streets. Referred to the street commilteo to Investigate Ceo. D. McDonnld, the City sexton, asked that new water pipes be laid over Uio west portion ot tho ceme. jtery whero so many now gravos are now without wator. Th'o work was ordered toibe done. R. S. Ashby w'as appointed plumbing plumb-ing Inspector for the year. Bids were opened for tho rent of the. City pasture a -follows: JoiL 8,"erte.'H51.00. Car) 'AMletW.-f lBB.OO: The powttir 'iclye tc the publh gronnde 'dttitttee' to either eeoept or .releet 'either iif. th'o Md. - Jt waitdecM that ail idvertcrofl. jOMilrfMririhe.MW felsittf'wiU taxos woa read and the first three names on the list were sent to the city attorneys for collection. A resolution was passed in regards to Uio money collected from the do. Unqucnt taxos, making It Uio property proper-ty of tho now Irrigation Company. Sovcral water transfers woro made and tho usual amount of bills wcro presented and ordered paid. Anothor special meeting was culled for early next wcok. |