Show preparing plans for city library at tuesday nights mooting meeting of the city council nil all member were acro present with mayor oison olson preal presiding dint the mayor reported the receipt of 04 a letter from andrew Carn carnello eglo to in regard to the library ho he has promised to build for price mr carnegie official proof that tho the city had arranged for the sito alto for tho the library and had bad levied a tax to ralso raise not less than 1000 pep poix year for running expenses tho thu city attorney being absent alderman fouts A was designated to draw up an ordinance that would provide tho the information desired and ask contractor contract om to submit plans for a building these plans will then go to mr carnegie for his approval and it is possible that the money for the construction of the building will bo be on hand in tino time to begin work early in the spring tho the bids are to bo be asked through the columns of the carbon county news the mayor also reported that the price macaroni company and lara lars Frans Fr ansden don the desired electric power and if they were to be accommodated additional equipment must be purchased the clerk was instructed to ask three salt lake electrical supply houses to send men to paico caico to bid on tho the equipment alderman fouts reported having settled with the ogden sewer pipe company for the tue tile used in the sewer system mayor olson reported that from what he could learn the reservoir at colton which certain parties were trying to sell isell the city would make a better fish pond than city water reservoir and he bib thought the attempted sale was an aji effort to graft off the city while not saying so in such strong lar language guage all the aldermen dennen al who spoke on the question were evidently of the same opinion and the matter was dropped city electrician dawkes reported that by request he was thawing out private water pipes with the understanding that property owners must pay the city actual cost for the work this action was endorsed by the council stray dogs have been eating up the mayors poultry and he instructed ted the city marshal to get busy and catch and impound all unlicensed dogs if the canines are not redeemed within a given time they will be killed the matter of opening up ninth street to the river was discussed 4 and laid over until next ij elmeto Em metO acon offered to purchaser cr two t forty acre tracts owned by the city and lying a quarter mile north of the race track and the board ap pointed aldermen alam nen whitmore loofbourow and mckinnon to inspect the property and report at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting to bo be called for the purpose the council then adjourned |