Show CITY COUNCIL 1 PROCEEDINGS VV Petitions Of f various kinds occupied pled pied led the o of the City Coun Coun- Coun- Coun r 4 at their regular meeting last 0 Tuesday evening J. J S. S Christensen and C C. C R R. R Dorlus Darius representing the Library Board were were present resent and ask asked d the council for the annual appropriation for the for the m maintenance t nance ance of the lI library They request request- st st. rM ed d a slight Increase over the 0 of last y year ar on ac account V of f s she 1 the he increased cost cast of books and main- main maink V k V V Tick petition petition asked for Z w 1500 Gut out action was deferred on V motion of James Frost until the next meeting of ot the council The report of the secretary of library 11 li- board was read and C. C R. R 1 Dorius orius Dorlus reported that repairs were were needed in the assembly room of of t the e i building The council instructed the committee ommittee on public property and nd V grounds to to- see that these V repair were vere made Mayor l expressed his appreciation appreciation appreciation ap ap- of the service being rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered by the library board Another matter wa was brought to the attention of at the council by Miss B. B E. E Bennett of the Zion hotel who asked for or information regarding the na nature na- na r ture ure of the quarantine which has been In force in this city Miss Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- j nett stated that the quarantine as it has has been enforced practically ted lied the traveling public from stop atop stopping 0 ping over in Ephraim and was very detrimental to her business The The- council agreed with Miss Bennett t fc 1 that her business was suffering from f 3 the quarantine but could take no t d definite finite action until a meeting could t be held with the local Board of Health George Jackson petitioned the r h council to have the electric light and line extended to his residence v J south of the city limits The council J V decided that they could not extend their lines farther than the city limits lim lim- 4 its and if it Mr bar Jackson desired the power he could secure it from tram that 1 point by bearing the expense of poles and wire from the limits of the city jo f to his property Nels Frost superintendent of f wat wat- jt J er works reported that the pipe line was in need of ot repairs in is s several veral V places places' and recommended that im im- v 1 mediate action be taken This matter matter mat mat- ter was referred to the committee on water works with power to act D. 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P Madsen was present and entered en en a protest against the practice of some people of Ephraim in dumping dumpIng dumping dump- dump ing rubbish and dead animals within the city limits He stated that this had been going on for tor some time and the road running north and south 11 one block west of at the depot was virtually vir vir- t a dumping ground for far all kinds of rubbish The matter was referred to the Board of ot Health with instructions tiers to take such as they they- deemed necessary to stop atop this V Con Continued on p page ie 8 J i f 4 t Proceedings of City Council Continued fro from p Page 1 1 s A petition from Miss Hannah Breinholt reinholt to rent space on the Cent Central Cen Cen- r t tuT T school grounds for her millinery r- r store vi was as denied by the bythe the council The con committee mitlee on public property and grounds ground reported that they were in ut communication with a landscape gardner of Salt Lake City regarding ono parking of the library grounds S' S Councilman I P. P C C. C Peterson Jr brought to the attention of the council counell coun coun- ell en the road-paving road question He Hew w stated that according to indications it was the intention of the state road commission to lay a bituminous top i on the proposed state highway highway high high- way between Pigeon Hollow andr and r l anti lanti He also stated that the commission come com corn S- S e mission desired information relative to the kind of paving desired by the pe people of Ephraim on the narrow strip on Main street Mayor was instructed by br the council to inform the state t-r t road commission that Ephraim desire desired de de- siren sired the concrete paving between the two roads on Main on-Main Main street S The city electrician presented figures figS figurea fig rig ures urea he be had regarding the f proposed improvements to be made Main street He estimated the g S. S cos cost of moving the poles to the sides of the road which h must be dono done before before before be be- fore the state road commission will agree to pave would be about 1050 He also presented figures for the in installation In- In of ot lamp posts which had r peen been considered by uy the council at a previous previous meeting The cost of this work according to his his report would necessitate e an m additional expenditure expenditure expenditure expendi expendi- ture of about The electrician electrician also reported that during the coming s summer increased increased demands would be made upon the F l local cal power pl plant nt for electric power Y r. r find t that the present generator is not r large enough to carry cairy this Increased I load He recommended that the city r 0 purchase p r hase hasea a a new generator at once Action on on this question was deferred until the next meeting of of the council After hearing and approving the reports of the city officers and allowing allowing allow allow- ing claims the cou council cil adjourned until until un un- t til to Wednesday evening February FebruaryS S th 1 ya |