Show regular meeting of city council considerable business transacted at the meeting held on friday evening of last week reports of city officers councilmen phillips douglas C cas as bleton tieton and 0 connor oconnor were present at the meeting of the city council held friday evening when considerable bus ness was nas transacted fred burson who operates a store on upper main street petitioned the council for permission to install an underground basol ne tank at his place of business the council grant ed mr burson permission to install the tank provided the work is done under the direction of the fire chief D bills 1 ils against the city were read and ordered paid the disburse disbursements ments of the evening including the monthly pay roll the lighting aid ai d water bills for may the city te recorder corder was instructed to write to the county treasurer and ask for money which is due eureka city from taxes on net proceeds of the mines for the years 1914 and 1915 the mayor was aas authorized to pur chase a flag and bunting for the proper decoration of 0 the city hall for the elks convention D D hanks was also awarded a contract for painting the front of the city hall reports ot of the city officers were read accepted and ordered filed john alien allen supervisor sub a report which showed the expenditure of diring d iring the month of may tb th a money being used for street and san tary work the sum of 38 was collected on poll taxes mrs whitehead the city treasurer submitted a detailed report of the receipts and disbursements for the past post month ag follows balance in the treasury on may 1st 99 receipts for the month 1467 50 dis bur leaving a bal lance of recorder bacon bacons s report showed that the city had collected during the month of may of this money came from club license 50 from general I 1 censes from water and from retail ill h i bor heense 1 cense sexton A N wallace reported four burials for the month of may six cases were tried in justice kryger s court there being the same number of convictions fines to the amount of 50 were levied |