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Show I CITY FATHEBS I IN SESSION I Kegiltr Meeting tf City Ccil Held I at Which Maay ImprtMt Hitters Are Usckss 1 KlTEl U6MTS';F0R STREETS Light and Power Company I Agrees to Giye Better Service I " and to Increase Light H I At the last rgular meeting of I the city council a number of I matters of special importance I . 'were considered and action taken - with respect to them, while I others were referred to commit- 1 ,- tees for further consideration j A petition was presented by citizens living north of Coal I ' creek requesting that a light be i, placed near the bridge for the protection for teams and pedestrians. pedes-trians. The council agreed with I the petitioners that it was need ed and ordered that a light be : installed at once. ft The committe dn petitions re- , ported that a meeting of the l -, . committee had been held at $' which it was decided that the petition of Sam Bell for license mm - ,to conduct. a pool table, be grants matter the committee desired more time, which was granted. The potition of the fair committee com-mittee for an appropriation of $75 was considered, and on the recommendation of the commit- ' tee on petitions, the amount f- was reduced to $40. and allowed. Kuman Jones and Dr. A. N. Leonad, representing both the j ' wards of the Church and the fc commercial club, appeared be- fore the councl and on behalf of both organizations, petitioned 1 the council to sprinkle the prin- I cipal streets of the city during I the fair. The request was re- I ferred to the 'committee on streets and highways, with I- power to act,. The committee on 1 street lighting reported that the 1- light company had agreed to I keep the lights of the city in I good repair, promptly replacing I damaged and broken lamps, and I to install higher power lamps I on main street. The report. was B adopted and the agreement"rat- ified.In the matter of the claim of Wm. J. Walker for damages to his property by the city canal, 9 same was referred to the commit-9 commit-9 tee on public grounds. 9 The city recorder was instructd 9 to purchase 200 cemetery deeds 9 of the form and style as the 9 sample submitted. 9 The reports of the street su- 9 pervisoranu the city treasurer V were presented and approved. B J. W. Barton was appointed 9 by the mayor to fill the vacancy X -existing in the library board. 9' The council confirmed the ap- K pointment. B' It was ordered that the use of S water for lawn sprinkling be 9 limited to Mondays, Wednes- K days, Fridays, from 5 to6o' K clock p. m.. for residents east of B Main street, and to Tuesdays. w Thursdays,, and Saturday! at ft ih same hours, for resident sK 9. laMMMMf i1 west of the Main street. The mayor was authorized to employ em-ploy special water inspectors to watch the use of water, and the marshal was directed to shut off without notice, the water from any premises where same is be-iug be-iug used unlawfully. An ordinance regulating the speed of automobiles, motorcycles motor-cycles and other similar vehicles was introduced read and passed fixing the maximum speed over the streets of the city a 10 miles per hour anq across street in tersections at 4 miles per hour. An amendment to the ordinance ordi-nance respecting intoxication was preaented by the city a-torney a-torney read, and passed. Claims to the amount of $800 were allowed." |