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Show Work of City Fathers. The Olty Council of Cedar City met August II, Mayor pro tern U T. Jones and cmiHollors i!, ' W. LaRt V. II. Leigh and W. V. Walker being be-ing present. Ilepott of the July 21th committee was presented and read showing rn-oelpta rn-oelpta of 9107 20. DUbursraeutB 0? 913.10, leaving a bulanoo on hand of 01.10. The committee anked that the oounoll allow them to turn said balance bal-ance as shown on hand to the Old Kolka Committee, It being rerforted that the Old Folka day la a ' legal state holiday. After considerable dlsouiBlon on the question as to the legality of the amount being trails, ferred to the said committee. Coun-ollor Coun-ollor Lolgh moved that the amount be deposited In the Hank of South em Utah to tb credit or the Old Folks Committee, less 25 the olty bad appropriated. On motion the Supervisor was lu struoted to notify all parties who had not cleaned the weeds from In front of their premises to do so and that he hire help to clean up all orota streets. Itoports of the Treasurer, Pound keeper, Supervisor, Mirshal aud Justice Jus-tice of Peace were read and refertod to the Recorder. Hide of Z. C. M. 1.. Crane Co,. American Spiral Pipe Co. for pipe for the extension of the water system wore read. It wan stated that Kan-arra Kan-arra lutended to put In u water system. sys-tem. Mayor Jones was Instructed to Ond out If they Inteud to purchase tholr plpo at prosrnt aud If so that the olty order with thorn In oar loud lots. Provided, howover, If thoy do not, he was luatructod to plaoo tho order. The Heoordor was Instructed to 1b-auo 1b-auo warrants to Thoa. Urlo amounting amount-ing to ?l!lti for back salary. Mooting adjourned until August 8th. Counoil meeting convened August 8th, Soveral claims woro preseutod and allowed, Mr. Hullook, representative of the Cedar Co-op., stated that tho wator master had raised the olty dam near the mill so Hi to bo a great detriment to the raoo from the mill, nnd that It would soon be Impossible to run aald mill on account of tho gravel rllllug up tho race, As thla quettlon had beou boforo tbo oounoll for aomo time the matter was referred to tbo committee on Iirlgatlon with Instructions Instruc-tions to soo that tho necessary work was dolio at ouco to proteot the city aud also tho mill's righta. John Wood asked tho oounoll to aee that tho weeds woro cleaned from 1st West aud North Street. Stated tt waa Impossible to got up tho street on npoouut of burn In aomo places. Hoterred to tho Mayor. Tho questlou ot purohnslng tbo plpo for the extension of tho now vn tor system wna dlioiissed. Mr, Wil liams of Kauurra wos piosont. Ho stated that thoy also wished to purchase pur-chase tholr pipe at tho sumo time, but nt present waa uuablo to report tho amount ueeded, on aconunt of uot being ablo to seouro an engineer to report to them jut what was ueo-essary ueo-essary and asked that tho questlou bo deferred for tho proseut. On motion aotloti on ordering plpo wbb deferred until August 15th, so-as to give tho Kanarra citizens a uhnnao to havo their Hue surveyed and estimate made. On motion the claim of ?U00 tor the pipe lluo running woit from 3rd West Street was allowed and tho re oorder Instructed to Issue a warraut for the amount in favor of V. W. Lunt, Effort Made to Have Laundry. 8everal citizens ot Cedar are endeavoring en-deavoring to Interest the people to organize a floaspeny with a view of building a laandry. It has been thought by a number for soran time that a laundry would be a paying proposition, and they have quickly worked on the robeme, until now some deHnlte movements are being made. Wednesday evening at the tabernacle taber-nacle a few citizens met to talk over the proposition and to come to some conclusion how to best prcoeed. A committee of three, composed of Thcs. Lswercnoo, George Asbdown aud Frapk I fn 11. Wood, Trero appointed ap-pointed to Rolioit among the people nnd see If they can poeslbly Jutereet enough to take some 81,000 in stock, aud If snooeHsful to call a meeting a week from Saturday aud eifeot n pot-maneut pot-maneut organization. Some few have already signified .their willlngnece, and all told a thousand dollars have been promised. prom-ised. 11 nn |