Show MAYOR ADVOCATES V NE CITY OFFICES Suggests That Central School Building Be Used by hg City Following the announcement of the consolidation of the p proposed Farmers Farm Farm- ers Commercial bank with the Bank of Ephraim with the result that the former concern will not want the ground floor of the Central school building Mayor Jensen has recommended recommended mended to the city council that the building be remodeled so as to furnish fur fur- furnish nish office rooms for the various city departments Mr bIr Jensen asked the council Monday evening to give prompt consideration to the matter of installing the city offices in the school building and transforming the present city hall into a modern city prison According to the recommendation the ground floor of the former school building will furnish office rooms for forthe forthe forthe the city it electrician the waterworks superintendent and all other city om officers tiers cers ers who would find such accommodations accommodations accommodations desirable and this also implies implies im irn plies that the new arrangement will afford a better and more commodious council chamber When this work is done it ft is probable that the structure will be christened re-christened the City Hall as it will then house honse all an the administration adminis adminis- administration offices the public library nd probably also the municipal telephone exchange for it now seems probable that Ephraim will install a new telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone system this summer summer r which so far as asis is at present known will be bethe bethe bethe the fir first t strictly municipal ownership ownership owner owner- sh ship p telephone system in the Unit United l States As the council was busy Monday with routine matters it took no action on the mayors mayor's recommendation but it is possible that the matter will receive receive receive re re- consideration at an adjourned meeting this mon month h. h |