Show city council in regular session when recorder Re cordei bacon called the roll at the meeting of ef the city council which was held last friday e evening ening all members were present and mayor A L mitchell was in the chair after the usual routine business bu iness had been disposed of the applications tor for the job of spi sprinkling Inkling tf tie e s for the near ear were again taken up and upon motion tb 9 matter was turned over to the proper committee with dower to act at a subsequent meeting of the committee the co coi 1 tract for the street sprinkling was awarded to james morgan who will also keep a team in readiness for use bv the fire department the recorder read a communication from the state board of health regard ing sanitary matters and upon motion this v u as referred to the local beai blaid d of health it is understood that the members of the local board of health w will 11 hold a meeting in the near future f for 0 r the purpose of d sc matters matter 8 pertaining to the public welfare A liquor license covering a period of one year was granted to the ellia elks club an application together with wid the necessary bon I 1 and fee havn g been presented to the council A number of bills were presented and after being audited these cla nis ins against the city were ordered paid the disbursements of the evening be ing being 7 5 14 the erection of a public amusement hall and gymnasium came up for dis cassion but the committee to which this matter hai hal been inferred lef erred was not ready to make a report councilman church suggested that a swimming pool for the boys be con strutted ted at some point near the adams lumber yards using the he water from the centennial tennial eureka mine the members of the city council are acx ions ious to do their part toward putting in a swimming pool but there ther is some question as to the advis advisability ability of erecting it outside the city limits tl is matter will nod ut t be taken up again at some future meeting of the council 13 N C stott of the school board and james devine one of the co i tractors upon the new school build building mg were present at the council meeting and discussed some proposed changes in the water line ilde in the vicinity of the high school site I 1 llna chiq matter is in the hands of the water committee and consequently no action was as taken by the council upon motion of mr knowles the cita attorney was ai authorized to make a slight change in the easterly boundary line of the lot upon which the cres cent theatre building stands the ob eject of which is to straighten ten the line dividing this lot and the city proper ty tv upon which the library building is located |