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Show THE NEW COUNCIL Duly and Pleasantly Installed In-stalled by the Old. WHITECOTTON THE ATTY Johna than Buckley Will Probably be Appointed Ap-pointed Policeman this Evening: Borer Farrer it Retained as Commissioner The Mayor's eag-e is Hopeful. Last evening's session of Provo's city council was a peculiar one, peculiarly pecu-liarly interesting, pleasant and harmonioussuch har-monioussuch an one as has never been held in Provo before, although once each two years a seesion is held for the transaction of similar business. As a result of last evening's meeting the democratic city council of 1892 and 1893 is no more, and all the citv officials are now high privates, and the affairs of the city are in the hands of our republican repub-lican friends, and all hope that thp new and untried administration will give as efficient and satisfactory service as has been given by the old administrationthe adminis-trationthe very best city administration administra-tion Provo has ever had. There was present at the session Mayor (now ex-Mayor) Dusenberry and all of the retired council, except Dr. Hannbergi who was busy at his home getting in shape for the grand banquet that wa9 tendered by the old council there last evening to the new. There were also present Mayor Holbrook, Hol-brook, the present council and many spectators. At the opening of the session around the table the only change from the old familiar scene was the presence at the recorder's desk with George Haver-camp Haver-camp of John D. Dixon, his successor. Councilor McCullough offered prayer and the minutes of the previous meeting meet-ing were read. Councilor Farrer presented pre-sented Mayor Dusenberry with a copy of the revised ordinances and the following fol-lowing resolutions were presented by Councilor Wilson and unanimously and heartily adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this council are due to President R. A. Barney for the able and impartial manner man-ner in which he has presided over the meetings of this council, and Resolved, also, that the recorder, Geo. Hayercamp is entitled to the highest praise for the efficiency and despatch which have characterised the performance perform-ance of his duties as well as for his courtesy toward each member of this council and the public generally. A communication from Recorder Havercamp was read by that gentleman gentle-man announcing that it now became his duty to officially notify the council that there had been elected by the voters vot-ers of Provo city the following fjentle-men fjentle-men to hold the respective offices of Provo city for the years 1894 and 1895: Lafayette Holbrook, mayor; John D. Dixon, recorder; Josiah Cluff , Richard Rich-ard Brereton, E. J. Ward, Andrew KnudBen, Abraham Halladay, Nephi W. Ross, F. W. SimmonB. J. W, Hoover, Joseph T. McEwan and Ben R. Eldredge, councilors. The table now being cleared Councilor Coun-cilor Farrer moved "that the council do now dissolve." The motion carried. car-ried. THE INSTALLATION was pleasant, harmonious and graceful. grace-ful. Ex -Mayor Dusenberry first led his successor, Mayor Holbrook, to the stand and in a few choice words introduced in-troduced him and the mayor responded cordially, accepting the position gracefully, grace-fully, and taking occasion to compliment compli-ment the administration just retired for the very excellent work they have done. Ex-Recorder Havercamp had '-no speech to make" but introduced Recorder Dixon, saying, "Your office means a whole lot of work." Ex-President Barney thanked the council for the kindly feeling toward him expressed in the resolution adopted and complimented the members mem-bers for their conscientious, carefr'. and efficient work, after which he escorted es-corted his successor, Josiah Cluff, to the chair and introduced him in a fitting and pleasant little speech. Ex-Councilor Farrer did likewise with bis successor, Richard Brereton, McCullough with Andrew Knudsen and E. J. Ward, Holdaway with Nephi V. Ross. Wilson with John W. Hoover and Irvine with Ben R. Eldredge Each of the new councilmen responded warmly. Councilors Halladay, Simmons Sim-mons and McEwan, who succeed themselves, also made little speeches, referring kindly to their councilmanic associates of the past and expressing themselves as being hopeful that their associations in the future would be as pleasant as they have been in the past. CLUFF FOB PRESIDENT. Josiah Cluff was unanimously elected president of the council. The new president thanked the council for the honor in a pleasant little speech. COMMISSONEB FARRER RETAINED. On motion of Simmons, Roger Farrer was retained by the new council as commissioner on revision of ordinances. ordin-ances. TBS mayor's MESSA6E was very hopeful in its tone, predicting pre-dicting renewed prosperity throughout all the land in the immediate future. Much space was devoted to our system of waterworks. They were shown to be at present not productive of big financial revenue but rather a heavy expense to the city. However, the rate of mortality had been greatly reduced and mu property had been saved from destruction by fire. The fire department came in for some warm words of praise and the old council was complimented for reducing the rate to water-takers, and each member of the new council was urged to en-course en-course people generally in private and in public to take the water. The mayor trusted that the ordinances would be so altered that the city would take the water direct into the houses of consumers without expense to them, other than the rate or charge for use of the water. The mayor thought that conditions had now changed so that the electric liffhts would be furnished by the Woolen Mills company for less mones than has heretofore been charged, and hoped the streets would soon again le lighted at nights. The cleaning of sidewalks and ditches was urged and the impounding of all stock found running at large. The improving of the cemetery was also urged and it was recommended that the water mains be extended south to that enclosure. WHITECOTTON APPOINTED. M avor Holbrook appointed J. W. N. Whitecotton, prosecuting attorney for the city. This appointment was confirmed con-firmed by the council. BUCKLEY NOMINATED. The mayor also appointed Jonnathan Buckley as policeman, but the confirmation con-firmation of this appointment was postponed until this evening to which time the council adjourned. |
