Show CITY COUNCIL the new members sworn in land for state buildings the city council met in regular session on tuesday evening at 7 mayor armstrong presiding homer duncan and others asked that the spill at the corner of seventh east and third south streets be replaced Referred to the committee on public grounds matilda busby asked that she be allowed to purchase a certain piece of ground not granted eraut ed daniel growler crowler petitioned for a deed to a certain piece of property in plat D committee on oa public grounds L M devereux Deve reus was granted a free license to run a small store christian rix kix represented that some time since he petitioned the ell for the privilege of running a water pipe brorn rora the main maia to his bis residence but he had heard beard nothing of it referred to the committee commit tse on A communication from A AH ill winn was read it is the same document that was published in the medd of saturday last in which mr winn offers to deed one of the ahe public squares of the city which de ae tried to jump to the corporation mr riter biter I 1 move that his apology be accepted mr and that the communication be framed mr biters motion was carried the committe commit eon fire departie depart me t I 1 to had been referred the annual report rep of the chief engineer reported that as it contained valuable informs tion they recommended that it be pr printed intel providing the cost coat did not ex aeed 30 also the climet he authorized to at once purchase 1000 feet of sew new hose adopted the committee on public pubic grounds in reference to the petition of horace 8 Bl eldredge dredge recommended that a deed issue to bennett and barn bam berger adopted fred heath asked for a deed for a piece of land situated in the ble bit field which he aile alleged ed had been held bield by Y mm im tor for twenty years committee on public grounds mr grant represented to the council that for many years past land had bad been held by the city on arsenal hill with the tacit understanding that at time stats capitol buildings would be erected upon it he therefore moved that la in view of the recent trouble con cording the same a com be appointed to select and present to the territory a site for the capitol buildings say about thirty acres making a resolution to that et ef feet there was some samo discussion some believing that twenty acres would be enough and ana others sixteen acres would be plenty the general idea being that the land should not be given except under c ertain certain condi conditions mr air riter said ne did ht hot deem that the capital would ever be removed from its present location still such an act co coald nid be done by the legislature the dedicating log of the lar land d in question would go tf IW toward settling the question we oad nad very verv zealous and ambitious neigh neighbors hors and tie he L lae ie matter ii bould be at jace attena attended ai to while tb leg Legis aisla laire ii e was in session A committee should be appointed to 0 o lay the matter before toe legislature and make further investigation aaion and report at a 0 meetie mee mec to be held tais ev etring this cleadro th table of current vie tle rt burdor announced trial he be heli beta in his band a certificate frum froin the secretary Secret arv of vw tl I 1 territory ferritor errit or I 1 giving the names ot lur lac lit abw V vee wy pl ed il ana who been to appear and take the oath of office the mayor the recorder has already qualified aall tied and it if tte the new members will will step forward he will swear them in the recorder then administered the oathro the mayor the councilors councillors counci lors and aldermen then grouped in a kemt circle round the recorders car ders desk and the same oath was taken by them the treasurer auditor and assessor ana and collector next tell fell into line and this ceremony being over the old cemers aie me moers mers retired from their seats scata the new baes as gracefully came forward and ater a good deal of hindi haking and general good wishes had been indulged in the MiL mayors gavel was heard calling to order the aw new council roll boll call showed all to be present except J fewson smith from the fourth ward mr aft sharp offering a resolution that chat the mayor appoint a committee ol of five to look after the presentation of a portion of capitol hill to the terri tory and the mayor named the tae live five aldermen mr susa suai rested that the mayor in making up his new standing committees mit tees should add one to be called the committee on sewerage cewe rage at tiie the suggestion of mr dark clark the rules of the old council were adopted by the new body to be used until such time as it was seen fit to make a change mr offered a resolution that the city serve surveyor he be authorized to im mediately survey the property held by the city on arsenal hill and lay the same off into streets plats plate etc mr riter objected ile he thought the ground surrounding the spot proposed to be given as a site for the capitol buildings m should be laid off into a park it was the only place where the inhabitants of the northern portion of the city would in a few years time be able to find breathing breaching room mr thought it was nearly time the ibe city knew lust just what property it possessed after more discussion the resolution was tabled and on motion of mr riter it wag adopted as the sense of tha council anat the new members assume the t teats eats of their predecessors ada ad aruid until this evening at 7 Oci luck |