Show session of council held friday night considerable business transact ed street sprinkling con tract awarded building permit granted to jos morley mayor babris kie and councilmen castleton irons frields Fj ields mccormick and richens were present at the meeting of the council held on fri day evening of last week at which time considerable business was trana trans acted joseph morley presented a betl tion in which he asked for permission to cons duct a business block on his main alain street lot just east of the star theatre the same to comply with the building laws of the city the betl tion was granted walter fitch manager ot of the chief cons mining company asked for per mission to grade and use a street which connects Ms its property with main alain street it Is mr air fitch s anten tion to make a good road from up per main street to the thief chief cons mine ant an 1 the council cheerfully granted the request attention of the council had been directed to the unsanitary condition of a small hollow which Is situ situate atel 1 between lower main alain street and the rio grande depot and the board of health was instructed to bring ebbit a thorough clean up the members of the water commit tee stated that the cost of extending the water s estem stem to the north of lead ville row as requested by two or three property q owners would ie to continued on last page city council session continued from nag 1 about the matter was referred back for further investigation john bowden and frank bacon members of the fire department ap feared before the council and stated that some of the fire hydrants were in need of repairs and that about three new hydrants were also need ed the fire department members also asked for two new chemical tanks or extinguishers and suggest ed that a small tax of about two mills be levied for the pur purpose of bring ing the equipment of 0 the fire depart ment up to date the council decad ed to purchase the chemical tanks and instructed the proper committee to look after the repairing of hy by drant and the installation of nev neni ones but the matter of a special tax for the purpose of purchasing new fire fighting equipment was laid over for further investigation the council decided to provide water tor for the city cemetery during the summer months and the matter of constructing a public swimming pool was also up for discussion no action was mas taken however on the latter proposition A motion which was carried gives the dog tax collector the sum of 1 tor for each dog that is killed when own ers refuse to pay the tax and the collector colle cpr also receives one halt half of all the money which he is able to collict coll ct the matter of sprinkling main alain street was up for discussion and the recorder read a communication from henry runnels who Is willing to handle this work if the city will fur nish the sprinkler and water mr air runnels will collect for his work from the business houses but the sum which has already been subscribed Is hardly sufficient mayor zabriskie was authorized to secure specifications tor for the sidewalk improvement ih th upper alain street from the vienna bakery east to the mchatton property the next meeting of the council will be held on may ath |