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Show CITY COUNCIL. The city council in regalar monthly month-ly session Saturday night opened proposals sent in, bidding on th9 pipe line trench for the new water works. A bid from L. H, Erikson was the only oue filed, but while considering con-sidering it another from L. H. Childs ai discovered lying among BOine loose papers on the table. Upon opening this it was found considerably considera-bly higher than Mr. Erickson's and works. Piping and material neces sary to extend the mains as far as the south liojitof the city was oidered included in-cluded with the first order instead of deferring as contemplated. A portion por-tion of the bottom land owned by the city was ordered to be advertised for sale, and repairs on the city jail authorized. au-thorized. The following record on the council minutes tells a -new tale: "Motion by Beauregard, seconded by Childs, that ordinance prepared by attorney licensing lodging houses is hereby passed." only lor mile in tne most cboice sec-lion sec-lion of the route. It was promptly rejected and Mr. Erickson's proposal alone considered, who offered to dig the entire distance and do the covering cover-ing after piping is laid, for 3320 per mile This was taken under advisement advise-ment and, it is learned, afterward accepted ac-cepted at a special meeting of the council Monday evening, At this juncture a delegation sent from the commercial club then in session in another part of the building, build-ing, appeared before the council with a plea for the local base ball club to be allowed control over the city park during progress of games, whereby admittance might be charged to assist as-sist paying off the indebtedness on , the grand stand. The request was taken under advisement to giva time fcr reply of counsel on the legality of leasing the ground in the manner asked. It was further urged that permission be granted to charge for the privilege of standing teams on the street east, where many prefer to be seated in watching the games. The mayor and Kearns were elected elec-ted delegates to the Good Roads contention con-tention in Ogden on the 23rd iust. the city to pay expense of the trip. Communications were read from contractors, pertaining to the waier works. D.C.Dunbar, who hns the contract to furnish a portion of the piping, expected to havs materials shipped out and begin work in about three weeks. It was explained tht six or seven frieght cars would be necessary ne-cessary to haul the material, costing for freight alone $1,600 or $1,700. The city treasurer was instructed to have all unrecorded deeds held by the city, filed for record The committee appointed to see after af-ter the purchatirig of water right reported re-ported offers from two paries, by whioh fifty-eight shares can be purchased pur-chased at $50 an acre. Taken under advisement. Claims amounting to $28.48 were peesented and allowed. Special sessions were held August 20, 22 and 27. The business doue was chiefly regarding the water |
