| Show aldermen in session tue tle mid month meeting of the eity ity council was held last evening with the mayor presiding and all members present geo F downard was hired at 00 60 per month to take care of the city park C V thompson was engaged to sprinkle the streets at 60 50 cents per hour joe barton jr will haul away and empty the garbage cans when notified by the owners for 20 per month the city to pay the salary the council ordered several water meters which will be used to get a line on how much certain consumers con nj are usiri the city attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance limiting the hours water may be used on lawns and gardens the street committee was instructed ted to look into the condition of west J street and several foul cess pools in that neighborhood seren olson and ten others asked to have the sewer extended two blocks north of t ifa h it ity y hall ball corner council agreed if welve twelve property owners will pay connection fee of each in advance the extension sion will be made mayor olson asked that some steps be taken to provide a larger and more sanitary jail and appointed gunderson whitmore and fouts to investigate and report at a later meeting the council authorized the purchase of another hose cart feet of hose and several ladders and the erection of a small frame hose house on the city hall lot superintendent of the light department part ment asked for a c couple of tanks in which to settle water before it into the boilers and the cost will be investigated the council then adjourned until next monday night at which time it will meet to transact some business in connection with the selling of the recent bond issue |