| Show business transacted at last meeting of council mayor zabriskie councilmen rich an irons I 1 leids castleton and me cormick were in attendance at the last meeting of the city council held on friday evening of last week following rol lowing the reading of the min utes of the previous meeting by re corder bacon a petition was present ed in which J W Ell erbrecht asked that he be permitted to buy a tain lot owned by the city the pe was referred ret erred to the proper committee with power to act and at ter an investigation the city actor ney was instructed to draw up the necessary deed upon the payment of T ato 50 to cover cost of lot miss beulah bacon secretary of the civic betterment league peti tinned the it council for an all tion tn of or more to be used in securing apparatus for the public playgrounds a 4 which the league hopes to be able to establish in the near fu ture after some discussion the mat ter was tabled until the council can get more hi information formation regarding the amount of money that is really need ed the foual budget of bills vas mas read audited and ordered pall pal 1 the members of the street corn coin cittee reported good progress on the leadville row improvements donnelly A was in strutted ted ed to have a house to house canvas made with a view of learn ing the exact number of people who are using city water and tor for what purpose the city has been losing considerable money as the result of parties moving away without mak ing settlement of their water bills and the council has passed a resola tion which it is though will ellmin ate these losses each new water subscriber will be required to put up a 3 deposit which will be carried on the books of the city and later refunded when service Is discontini dis contin aed the tile proposition of getting water to the city j cemetery was also up for discussion jand land this matter will re ceide attention at the tile time the city will also purchase and in stall a tank there which will be quite a convenience to those who have planted and are caring tor for trees and flowers at the cemetery the was instructed to proceed at once with the work of installing a new water line on one I 1 of the streets which connect main street with Lead leadville vilIe row the next regular meeting of the council will be held on june 1st |
