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Show City Council Holds Regular Session Fire Chief Problem Still Unsohed Coiiiicllmeii Will Attend Mnntl Con. U'lltloil. Tho City Council held n regular session Tuesday evening. All tho members were present. A Mr. Larson, Lars-on, representing the Christmas Des-erct Des-erct News, nBkcd that tho city make an appropriation for a write up In the Christmas edition, The price nsked was $200 per page. The question was taken undor advisement. A. I.. Wilcox stated that Cth West St. need do n light nt tho Intersection with Cth North, also the brldgo across tho waste ditch needed to bo widened nnd there were some low places on tho street which needed nillng up. The question was referred to the committee com-mittee on streets with power to act. 'A motion was carried that $20 bo used fqr tho purchnst of 13 magazines for use In the free public library. Councilman Wing reported thnt tho city cemetery was very weedy, and recommended thnt n day bo set apart for the citizens to turn out and clean It up. Certain cess pools were referred to the City Marshal and the health committee com-mittee with power to act. Seven members of tho Volunteer presented h petition asking for n reorganization re-organization of the fire department. Chief John Cooper tendered his re. slguntlon to the department over a month ago, but failed to resign to tho mayor, so the anomaly Is pre Bented of n fire chief with out n department de-partment nnd n flro department without with-out n chief. Tho matter wu3 referred to tho Mayor, tho commlttco on tiro nnd the department with power to net. A communication was read from tho otllclnls of tho Stnto Munlclpnl League asking that l.ehi Join tho I.enguo nnd send representatives to tho stnto mooting nt Mantl on November Novem-ber 19-21. Two representatives from tho City Council will attend. Fifty-two citizens living In tho Third Ward nsked that street lights be placed on tho Stnto Road from the Third Ward Meeting House to the city limits. All tho petitioners agreed to subscrlbo for lights. The matter was referred to tho committee on electric lights and tho power com-pnny. com-pnny. About twonty-llvo widows had In applications for rebnto of their city taxes. In many Instances their requests re-quests were granted and In all cnse3 n pnrtlul relief was glvon. o |