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Show BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY CITY FATHERS I The city council mot in rcgulur session at tho City Hall Saturday night, all membors were present.' Mayor Wnlkor was In the chair. An application was read from Floyd S. Whirfng, sldowalk" contractor, contract-or, asking that tho city accopt an order on tho Peoples State Dank for tho amount duo him. Tho request was granted. A communication was read from tho Gibbons and Rcod Co., street paving contractors, authorizing tho payment in their behalf of interest coupons duo on the Salt .Lako and Utah R. R. right of way warrants. Tho Railway company has failed to mako payment as yot. Ed Smith and several others met with references to moving tho fenccB on their properties for tho now side walks. It seemed that tho fences wero to bo moved four foet back and In soma places hedges and berry patches will be ruined. Tho men asked for reimbursement or that tho City pay all expenses necessary in moving tho fences. Tho matter was taken under advisement Chief I. L. Pratt and a commlttoo from tho tiro department met, and explained tho advantages ot hotter tiro fighting equipment, and asked tho Council to assumo tho purchase of a fC.000 car if tho firemen will rnlso by popular subscription and entertainments tho first payment of $1,500.00. The matter was also taken tak-en under advisement and a further investigation will bo made. Walter Slack roquestcd that a sldo walk crossing bo placed across First north street at tho head of Church Street. This matter was left with tho stroet committee) tor furthor in. vestigaton. Don). Moffett presented a petition for Josoph Ingorsoll, asking that ho bo granted a license to run a bowling alley;' No action was taken on tho matter. r A complaint was made that people Jworo.'uiiik.clt'water'-fronr tho hy. drants In the camp ground and tho city park without paying for it. Itt was tho sense of tho council that In. all cases whoro peoplo wero contlnu.j ally using city wator that they be asked to pay for tho samo. i Tho rccordor was instructed to Iwrito ttho D. & R. G. Railroad Co., and notify them ot tho now paving i being laid and ask them to provido suitable crossings between tho rails whero tho walk crossos tholr tracks. ' Additional tlmo was granted tho stroet committee in reforenco to tho cludor road from tho end of tho pavement on West Main street to I tho west city limits. Tho Street Commlttoo recommend, ed that a culvert bo Installed near 'tho AmosoWagstaff proporty on ,2nd ,VcBt to avoid tho accumulation ot wasto. Tho recommendation was ad. opted and tho work ordered dono. Tho rccordor roportcd that Manila j S. Hanson had withdrawn bis appll. .cation for license to run a pool hall. I Councilman Rasmusson reported i visiting tho ccmetory. Ho stated that several lots ot prominent peoplo were being neglected nnd glvo tho comotcry an unclean appearance. Ho recommended that they he risked to remedy tho conditions. Tho rocorder was asked to iuvestl.! gnto what tho f 10 monthly allowanco made tho school board to help In Juvcnllo court work, Is being used! for now that tho district oftlcor Is, not active. Tho rccordor wns asked to sub.j mlt n hill of $10 to J. W. Cllvo for his sheop pasturing In tho City park this summer. Dills wero allowed and tho mon. thly reports of City offlcors read and approved. Tho rccordor statod that ho do. sired to urgo all wator usurs who had not signed their water over to tho Irrigation board to do so. It was reported that a number of sidewalk cross roads were necessary In connection with tho now paving. Tho street Commlttoo was asked to Investigate and roport Tuesday night when tho council decided to meet again, Special Sessloa Tho Council met Tuesday night in special session. Contractor Floyd 8. Whiting nskod that interim war. rants bo issued him ponding tho Issuance Is-suance of tho regular warrants, The Continued on page three CITY FATHERS MEET Continued from pago ono. mntter was loft with the recorder to make arrangements for the Issuance of the warrants. The city engineer reported tho com. pletlon or tho paving In district No. 3. Tho total estimate wns $1,566.60 or 59c per lincnr foot. The report wus accepted. An ordlnnnco providing for n spec, inl Improvement giarnntco fund was taken up on Its 'first reading, but It wns referred to tho city recordor to furnish additional Information beforo bolng passed and further readings. Tho tiro committee wns Instructed to confer with tho county commls. nloncrs In rogard to a complcto fire fighting upparatus for the north end of Utah County. Tho mnrshn! wus Instructed to pur. chase tho needed supply of coal. |
