Show NEW OFFICERS IN ill THE 11 SADDLE 11 tho the outgoing city council met at 1030 monday morning cleaned up all arrears of business and turned over tho the city legislative machinery to their successors mayor olson and all councilmen were present except cc pt mckinnon the bill of surveyor wallace for work done for the tho city was discussed and ordered held up until it was shown that the contract had been complied with A large number of bills were allowed and on motion the amount owed by S R jewkes for light and water up to the first of january was deducted from his ills salary gundor son asked that bryner barton and grames file a schedule of city property in their possession and it was so ordered J B roberts asked that a deduction bo be mado from his light bill on account of failure of service his bill was ordered prorated the lowenstein mere co asked to be ed to the amount of 32 for goods stolen from their store one of tho the nights when the lights wont went out without warning the request was disallowed A letter from the secretary secra tary of the library association was read stating that the amount ap appropriated by the city to assist in the building of the library would ha haye re to be expended before the carnegie donation became ava available lable this concluded the business of the old council and mayor olson in a short address in which he be stated that he was turning over to the new administration a city practically free from debt extended his congratulations and best to the new council and surrendered the reins of government to mayor elect gunderson mayor gunderson called the new council to order and after fixing the regular times of meeting for the ensuing two 3 ear ears and confirming mayor gunderson s appointment of bud pace as cita marshal adjournment was taken until tuesday night the new council met tuesday night and got down to business without losing a ini minute nute A committee of three was appointed to list and file all tools turned over by the old administration joe barton handed banded in geo bran dons check for given in payment of his ills isi 1st quarter saloon license lil with the information that L the bank would not cash it the marshal was instructed to call on mr brandon at on cRand get either the mortey money or the license barton also reported that forrester and und the oak bar had been running without licenses since tho the first of the month the m marshal arshal was instructed strutted strub 1 ted to get got tho the license molicy from these places or close them of the oasis inn for a liquor license was granted mr jewkes addicted the council saying he lie would like to take charge of tho the light plant on oil a wage basis as ho he had run 1500 behind under the contract system councilman kirkpatrick made mado a brief but very comprehensive talk in which he lie showed tho the deficiencies of the light system and outlined what would bo be necessary to bring it up to normal he characterized the plant in its present con condition as a joke at this stage mayor gunderson announced that tho the council would go into executive session and requested all spectators to be on their way when the decks had lind been cleared the ma may or announced the following I 1 appointments which were promptly condri confirmed ned superintendent of water works supervisor of streets and water master albert pace I 1 sexton and janitor at city hall albert gramos grames city justice of the peace A J leo lee city attorn attorney oy 0 C pound keeper bud pace cit i Nys physician ician F F fisi the council conf confirmed limed all the appointments point pOnt ments unanimously e except x c e p t those of pol police co justice and attorney each of whom received one negative vote the maor then ap pointed the department committees of the council as follows follo wg the first named in each case being chairman of the committee health committee city physician R R Kirk patt ick E S SH horsley water works J 3 F pace A W mckinnon E S horsley public parks A W mckinnon J W loofbourow J F pace streets ond and roads carlos gunderson J F pace R R kirkpatrick electrio light R R kirkpatrick J W loofbourow A W mckinnon cemetery E S horsley J F pace J W loofbourow building inspection J W loofbourow 11 S horsley A W mckinnon af after ter considerable discussion in regard to the tile condition of the light and power plant and the best method of saving the cites property and giving satisfactory service to patrons it was vas decided to abolish the contract system and engage a superintendent in at a fixed salary the name william gillen master mechanic for the utah fuel company at castle gate was proposed and he be was engaged at a salary of per month it being understood that the council could dispense with his ills services at any time the members felt they were not setting getting satisfactory service the gentleman comes highly recommended as a mechanic ac council was in session until nearly midnight |