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Show 1 ;l City Fathers Have I Three Busy Nights I Tho regular auHsioil of tho city council won held in tho -M (ouncil rooms Saturday night, with all members present. M In conformity with notices to contractors, bids were re- ceiveH and opened for tho laying of tho sidewalks in Districts M o. 4, 5, and u Bids wore presented by tho following companies: M Ogdcn 'Construction Co., Ogden, Utah; Western Engineering and Construction Co., Salt Lako City'; Mullins Palm Co., Salt Lake; ltyborg Bros., Salt Lako,; Riley and Gordon Construe- jH tion Co., Salt Lako; Huesor and Packard Co., Salt Lako City; Ohiprnan Mere. Co., American Fork; Floyd S. Whiting, Salem, H Jtah; Van Pntton Humphrey, Springville; J. L. Griffiths and H Burnstdo; Salt Lake City; Strange & Vallandlngham, Salt Lake City. After considering tho bids thoy were roforrod to tho engtneor for tabulation as to tho various est! ma ten boforo passing pas-sing upon. Tho bids covered a very wldo range, somo of them oxtremely high and othors far below tho engineer's engin-eer's ostimnto. Of these, Floyd 8. Whiting, Rlloy & Gordon, Chlpmon More., Griffith & Burnsldo woro tho lowest In tholr order named. The adjourned regular session wsb held Monday night In the city hnll, with all mombors present. Mrs. Hebor Bnrrntt, representing tho Beo Hlvo girls of tho 2nd ward, appeared and asked tho privilege of orectlng a refreshment stand on Main street for July 4th, tho profits to be used In defraying tho expense of the annual summer outing of the bee hive girls. , After much consideration jtho tetitlon was granted. Tho finance committee of the, 4th of July celebration commlUJsaXmet and asked the council to hlreRaad for that day, stating that Pleasant Grove band was available. Aa tho definite amount necessary to secure the band was not named, tho matter was hold ovor till the next meeting. The matter of granting peddler's license for one or two days was brought up by the recorder, who stated stat-ed that In the past $2 per day had 1 . t. .been charged, but that bo ordinance H to this effect was on tho books, and H .that the city ordlnanco covering thto H (was for thrco months duraUon with H a chargo of $12.60. Ho desired to H , know whethor tho council wished him H ,to keep bn at the $2 a day rate, or H to hold rigid to tho Ordinance, and H ( roqulro all peddlers to take out a S H ( months license. He was instructed H to comply, with the ordinance in the H I future, and require tho three month H llconso fee.' M Jorad Kollnr presented an nppllca- M tion nsklng to bo appointed Inspector H for the new sidewalk districts. It 'H was also reported that Leo Hanson H desired the same appointment. The matter was taken under advisement H The reports or the, city officers H were read, and accompanying Mil H allowed. H A communication was read from ' H the Guy Carey Co., public account- H ants, of Proyo, stating that they had H been hired by several cities of the H county, to '"ffaeck up the Interest re- H oetyed, by tfie county on dally balan- , H cos, wltli a view of paying the cities H the amount that are Justly due them, . H and. wished to do the same for Amer- H lean Fork. After considering the mat- H ter, the council decided to let the H proposition, pase. H fl (ConUnued on Page Three) H ;BffpERS HAVE F THREE BUSY NIGHTS B (Continued from lat paga) nicTwa8lntructed to JTto F. M. Orem, calling his at-BMtkm at-BMtkm to the promte of the railroad ML&bt, to see that the'pavemtat I j Bl!jilrod olong Main street. rt recorder reported that esti- U. -tol (nd been forwarded to the Car-Hll Car-Hll corporation covering ihe work HImV done on tho library. Money HTthli amount Is expected in the L future. On motion, ho was au-Tj-d to pay the architects and , K7 flrt payment to Chlpman Merc Hcd. upon Its arrival. Bj The mayor and recorder were au-ikerlKd au-ikerlKd to mako a loan or; $1,000 to p,r tie monthly bills. BJ 0,n peau reported that It was HfBfoMlblo to pet an adequate water B-MPPT at his homo, and asked that T BiW takcn lo mcroaso tne' ""PP'y Hor else re11'1 tn0 rntcs' Tho water IflKperlntcndent waa Instructed to In- (ftlate and roport. fl Walter Slack applied for the prlvl-fllege prlvl-fllege of Installing a sprinkling system Offer bis lawns, which waa .grantod, " provided that Mr. Slack stand all i Uw expense. fl The attention of the council was called to peoplo moving trees from the creek, which had been placed to care for high water. The marshal wu Instructed to keep n careful wat-Iflca, wat-Iflca, to seo that tho trees wore not IS removed. M Bills cro allowed nnd tho meet-fllntr meet-fllntr adjourned until Tuesday night, when a special session was held, to receive tho tabulations of the con- tractors' bids tor sldowalk paving. The engineer prcsonted tho tabula-'M tabula-'M Oon of th0 f,,r lowest bidders, stat-fl stat-fl Ing that Mr. Whiting of Salom np- pored to bo tho lowest bidder, but that several questions should bo I cleared up before this could bo dofln- IBltely determined. Tho mnttor of I awardlnB the bids was postponed, pending tho securing of futjhor In- formation from tho Contractors. fl The 4th of July flnanco commltco dwlred to knoV definitely what tho fl council could do for the 4th of July celebration. They stated that the 25-B 25-B piece band of Pleasant Drove would wrenmlo at 8 n. in., play at tho par- ado and program, at the ball gamo and givo a concert at night for $100. The city on motion appropriated $100 or as much thereof as necessary to B sccuro tho Pleasant drove band. Geo. Meredith mado complaint of B ater accumulating In front of his place, due to tho grading of tho IB streets Ho desired that tho holes be B filled up. Tho matter will bo in- B vestlgatcd by tho street committee IB and steps taken to remedy tho "' B trouble. B communication was road from B 11. I). Tanner, ngont of tho Bnlt Lako B & t'tah II. It. objecting to tho char- ' ,fl ces tnado by tho city for tho fountain jj B In front of their station horo. They H stated they would bo billing to main-, ; fl tain the fountain If tho city -would e B furn,sU tho wator. On motion, tho r H charge was ollmlnateit nnd tho ro- r;fl eordcr Instructed to notify tho rall- F'fl roa'' company of tho same. Tho council met again in niicclnl flj session Wedncoday night. Tho busl- J ness of tho evening was to furthor BJ consider tho bids for sldowalk paving jjBJ end to award tho contract, I Floyd S. 'Wilting of Salem was tho !.H lowest bidder and was given tho con- J tract to do tho work. J Tho engineer's cstimoto for tho Wj cost of tho various districts us per BJj contract Is: No. 3, $1455.07; No. I $2180 01; No. 5, $5074. SO; No. G, $"C90 01; total, $17,312.08. J Tho pavement Is to bo four fcot B Mde, nnd Is to bo of tho monolithic B typo. BJ The contractor will nllow a dls- B tount of 8 per cont tov nil who wish B lo pay caBh. BJ Th0 work will start soino tlmo noxt Bh week, and Is to bo completed by Oc- J tobor 1st. BJ Tho Hconso of Itobort Dnvls waa J tran-lVried to Mr. Edwards, his suc- ccssor in buslnoss. H A petition was rocolvcd from James Armstrong, asking that tho cemetery J lot In his father's namo bo transfor-BJ transfor-BJ fed to him. Tho potion was grant- ed, providing everything was found J to bQ satisfactory. |