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Show COUNCIL HOLDS - BUSY SESSION Tho City Council met at the regular aeaslon Saturday night. AH members ware present. t 3. Cryatal appeared and asked that the mayor execute a quit claim deed la behalf, of the city to clear up' the title to a lot owned by htm iaithe west part ot town. On motion the mayor and recorder were authorised io make the deed. ' ,. Alma Rowjey aa4 D. H. Aaamaoa appeared In regard to partac aaaaai, meat against the lot aorth ot the city park owned by Albert Rowley. The parties claimed that proper N notice hid not been given aa to the asseee-ment, asseee-ment, arid that upon inquiries made of! the city treasurer she had informed inform-ed them that there was no assessment assess-ment standing against Jos. Knrrcn or tho Alex Adamson estato, former ownern ot the property. The matter was taken under advisement? Dr. P. M.'Kclley appeared in be- half of tho library board and asked whvthor or not the city expected the library board to tako charge of the erection of tho now Carncgio library building. On motion, tho full charge was placed in tho hands ot the board with tho understanding that tho time tho contract Is lot, It bo turnod over to the city for Its sanction as tho city In held responsible to tho Carnegie corporation. Ernest M. Parker and eighteen I others petitioned the council to lm- provo tho farm road in tho northwest j part of town running cast and weBt along tho Hno ot the' "Wagstnft and j Jacklln farms.;. Thoy otforcd to do- nato ono half of tho necessary labor, j Inasmuch as tho tltlo to this land ' covered Is not vested In Am. Fork ! City, having never been deeded over. ' It was the mind 'of tho council that ! the matter bo retorrcd to trio city at- . Ssey-rfor advlco boforo action Is . M. f . "' Josv Searjeand others appeared' within petftloa signed by a number of 'feehienta at the northweetart-ot tawaahaaa-.t aaataaaterifemta ja paving (J!i!flctWh-so1nefewhTB'g-' es from the original outline. They naked that the district go down from tho Jos. Searlo residence ono block south pn both sides ot tho road and thenco ono block west to the John Hollndrake home and south to tho Stnto road on tho north and oast aide respectively. This is to bo connected connect-ed on the north side of the state road with the pavement ending on tho Darratt corner, Tho matter Was referred re-ferred to two. commlttocs,, tho finance fin-ance commlttoo with the mayor and recorder to investigate tho financial standing of tho city, and nnothor commltteo to dotermlno the mind of tho proporty owners. Tho public proporty commltteo reported re-ported that bid's had been received for the old blacksmith shop on main street as follows; Roy Stoolo, '$27.00 H. S. Rasmussen, 13.30. The com-'mlttco com-'mlttco reported awarding tho bid to Roy Steele. , Tho rocordor reported making n loan on tho account of tho water works sinking fund of $3,000.00 to tho Con. Wagon nnd Machino Co. Tho matter of tho porpotual cemetery ceme-tery fund bolng kept Intact from city funds nnd loaned out so thnt tho Interest In-terest can bo UBod for tho upkeep of tho lots was discussod, and on motion tho cemetery fund was ordered set asldo from tho regular city funds. Tho repairing ot tho road on second sec-ond south streot west from tho linns Christcnson corner to tho city dumping dump-ing ground wns reforred to tho ntreot commltteo. Tho railroad company will bo asked to furnish tho gravel as thoy wore responsible for tho holes along tho sides of tho road. Piling ? nshes In tho streets was reported In various part of tho town Tho marshal was authorized to take , steps to stop this practice in tho futuro, |