Show regular meeting of the city friday the regular semi monthly mee nice ing of the city council was held on friday evening of last week with all members answering the roll call the monthly reports of the city officers otti ceis were presented and other routine business transacted P J bonner donner john hanley and roy kalohn members of the base ball committee of the corn com mercial club were present at the meeting and asked the council to make a suitable bait ball grounds within the new city park tho th council agreed to put the ground in shane but stated that they could not build a grand stand at the present time the money which has been collect ed or the purpose of taking care of 0 private cemetery lots will be return ed as there Is apt not enough people in te rested in the proposition to put it through however the city ofaf cers wish to state that there will be sufficient water at the cemetery this summer tor for all purposes the city council declared sunday may as cleanup clean up day at the city cemetery and all lot owners and others interested are urged to be on hand that day to give the cemetery a thorough cleaning preparatory to memorial day lay A contract will be let within the next few days for the laying of a pipe line from the chief cons mine to the old city tank the water from this tank will be used durin during the summer months tor for sprinkling the streets D D cronin street supervisor reported the expenditure of on street and sanitary work also the expenditure of 38 40 tor for special police pollee service charles kryger city justice of peace reported the collection for fines in the month of april the there were nine cases in his court with five convictions two dismissals one suspended sentence and one jail sentence mrs viertel the city treas treasure reported as follows on april 1st the city had a cash balance ot of 11 6 05 15 receipts tor for the month were water rents 1 54 general licenses city justice s court water supplies 25 making a total of 7 59 the disburse ments were 4 82 leaving a balance of 2 77 on hand on may 1st the tho report of the city reco ider mrs stack checked with that of mrs viertel |