| Show Business Men len V Want ant I Franchise Instead Of License System I routine business was attended to by the City Council at Its regular Thursday night the question of the Southern Utah Power Company franchise having ha been tabled until a later date while other matters were discussed Lafayette McConnell filed a petition signed by many of the business s men of Cedar asking for a change from the system of licensing businesses to a franchise system Mr McConnell In l presenting resenting his case argued that the move was for the purpose of securing protection for the merchants against peddlers and others who come into town for short sales etc The City attorney gave ga an of offhand hand opinion that it be Impractical because a hearing on each franchise would woud be bs necessary and then an ordinance would need to be published which he maintained would make the expense so high that it would offset the bene bene- fits However lIo the petition was referred to the finance committe Mrs Mm Dewey Thorley and E. E M M. Corry who are at present engaged in a study of the license li license license li- li cense situation In the City The Council also spent some time in considering a scheme to employ a sanitary Inspector of meats on a fee basis the fee tee to be paid by the handlers handlers handlers hand hand- lers of the meats There is an In the city that requires meat meaL to be before it can be sold and at present no Inspector Is employed A plan similar to the one discussed Is being worked out in a a. northen city and the Council may attempt to work workout workout workout out such a a. pan here The plan in ef effect effect effect ef- ef makes the inspector subject to call to any point within 10 miles to tomake tomake tomake make Inspections an and Is paid per head for cattle for sheep lambs goats or calves and lOc per head for swine and may collect mileage ex expense expense expense ex- ex pense at the rate of per mile after going more than 3 miles Property owners living on 2nd West street between 2nd North and the railroad tracks at Henry Houchens Houchen's residence petitioned the Council to Improve that street by grading and graveling The question was referred to the street committee |
