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Show AFFER TH1! CYCLISTS. The Ridinc on Sidewalks to lie Stopped. Tho regular meeting of tho city council coun-cil was held on Tttesdny night. All members wero present with Mayor Willcs pr. siding. Prayer by ltecorder Sauthwlck. Minutes read and approved. A communication from county commissioners commis-sioners wns read regarding tho indigent poor. The county will look nftcr these but In case ol death ot any such who have been residents ot a city tho city must pay the exp. 'lines cf burial. In other eases tho county will pay the exp ouses. The communication was ordered filed. Tho Mayor reported that thu Grantsvlllu case, which has recently been decided by thu Biiprcinc court, gave cities tho power to tnx ull property within tho corporation limits and wanted want-ed the council to invcstig.Uo the matter and get nil thu pioperty hero on the assessment as-sessment loll. It was agreed that a special meeting bu railed fur this purpose. pur-pose. This will m;nn that nil prnpety inside of a lino running fiom tho mouth of Sprlug Creek north to about Yatu's farm thence west along Hull river lo Jordan river, thence south to tho lake, tlictic.! cast lo .mouth of Spring Cicekt will bu nsicied for city taxes. Messrs. A. J. Lvans nnd S. I. Goodwill Good-will nsked lu liavo tho nutter reg tiding thu puiehiise ot laud for a street ngaiu leferred to ilio committee on Btrtele. This wan dune and tin cuiiiiiiitteo iu-s. iu-s. meted to attend to it nt onio. All otd bill ot A. J . Kviins for $ 10 for attorney fees wai brought up. Council-ois Council-ois Taylor uinl Smith thought thu in attorney D.J. Thurmun had hired him Mr. Thurumn hould pay him Hi on motion ot Allred the iblll wis rejected. Thu Mayor slated that the state lawn allowed cities to collect pjll tnx nud apply it on the street. Somu 'cities in tho countie.i do tlii an 1 thought thou-ght It would bo n good move hero. The city attorney was asked his opinion nnd stated that he had been informed by tho county nttnrney that whcievcrcitles did this llicy must keep in rupiir all roads and bridges wilhii corperat lliulis as the county wuulil iwt then be reipoasihle for tlieui He did n t favor ihemuwits citlex In tho eouiuv that had tried il leported ndver.-iuly u it. Councilors Taylor mid lM-rson spol o against Ir, so tho matter was dropped. Councilor Smith lecomineiuled that the b.iuke ot the leservoir nt hc ccmetury be raised 2 feet higher fo that it would hold more water. Carried nnd the matter mat-ter referred lo the committee on puhllv grounds. Win. Guriiev was hired to look alter the trees in the jail lot (or thl seiuon and is to have $10 (or his work. John Mason wns ordered to get Toll, ot '-' Inch plpo (or tho cenietiuy woik. Harvy Allred complained of a conell and out buildings near his icsldence which wero a iiiuance. Tho health olllcer had investigated tho iiinlfer nud (iluiid it n privato nuisancu and had so notified tho owners. Thu council thought it n private matter. Marshal Thomas complained of cycles becoming to numerous on ihesiduiwtlks, Coiinclor Peterson undTaylornldo spoke on the same subject. Thu city attorney w.ia Instructed to diaw up an ordinance to prevent riding on tddcwnlks, lllIU MlmiP.I' People Co-op pipe Ac $151 01 Georgo Southwlck, work on io.id.$4 00 Mis. .las. .Nelson, trece ft 50 Jas. Allred, posts $4 00 Jaine;.Miuon, ijinuentine olllcer 10 75 Lehl Pib. Co. publislilng oriluiianees tB UO Huns Hammer, livery $1.21 J A Thomas extra police $2.00 |