Show CITY COUNCIL tho the regular meeting of the city council vas held on friday evening last ula ln mayor davis and all councilmen except present petition of jesse wi W hoopes asking the city to investigate the advisability of purchasing an automatic casket lowering device was referred to the committee on public grounds and parks petition of joseph 11 II hansen asking for an adjustment of electric power charges for pumping plant referred to committee on electric lights and supt bupt ot of electric lights the report of the building inspector was presented and accepted action of petition of jesse IV hoopes et al asking for the creation ot of a paying paving district deterred deferred until a larger district or other districts can be created so as to reduce the cost of paying paving to the minimum petition of W S taylor asking for an increase la in the salary ot of the fire chief referred to committee on fire department with respect to a communication from the city treasurer relative to irrigation tax it was decided that said tax will be collected from all except charitable cases and ecclesiastical institutions the recorder was instructed to request the oregon short line R R co to either repair the present water meter or install a satisfactory meter for measuring water used at the companas comp anys depot in order that a satisfactory is factory charge can be made decided that a minimum rate ot 0 one months service be charged tor for electric power used outside of the pumping season and that all pumps be disconnected at the close ot of the season no pump to be reconnected until all past dues are paid matter of parking city hall square was referred to the committee on public grounds and parks with power to act matter of improving rees park and building a race course was referred to committee on public grounds arid and parks for investigation matter ot of changing course of water ditches in the cemetery and entrance into the city referred to committee on irrigation for investigation and report A motion carried that the committee on electric lights be authorized to furnish electric power to be delivered at the city power house to the town of mantua at the rate of 3 cents per kilowatt per hour A motion carried that the supt bupt of electric lights be allowed 25 per month for rig hire and that an ordinance be drawn up amending the salary fees ot of station men as follows year 2nd and year 3rd ard year ath year same to go into effect immediately A resolution was passed levying an irrigation tax of per acre on irrigated lands within the city limits matter of draining reservoirs was referred to the committee on water works with power to act an ordinance was passed relating to the time of holding council meetings an ordinance was passed a amending ending sees 98 and chap VII of tile the revised ordinances of brigham city relating to irrigation water master and providing for apportionment and allotment of water also for the assessment and collection of an anual irrigation tax and for a penalty for the wrongful diversion of water an ordinance was passed amending sec and of the revised ordinances respecting the duties of the board ot of health providing for the establishment of such board and prescribing the duty and salary of sanitary inspector mr air peter knudson was appointed sanitary inspector lor for brigham ighani Br |