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Show Fire Department Tenders Resignation City Couucll Defers Action and Matters Mat-ters Will Bo Adjusted-Irrigation Company Will Bo Asked to Take Care Of 'All Bridges. Tho City Council met in regular sesclon Tuesday evening, Mayor Gur-noy Gur-noy and all tho councllmon being pro-sent. pro-sent. x Luthor Coatos offered to trado the city a gravel bod for the ono owned by tho city. It appears that tho city's bed contains too largo a porcontago of sand, so the council voted to visit tho Coatcs' bed and a trado may result. re-sult. Elraor Peterson submitted a proposition propo-sition to put In a hopper in the. city Jail for $39. Tho matter waa roferred to tho commlttoo on prison with power pow-er to act. Recorder Fyffo asked whether he should send City Attorney A. J. Evans his monthly salary, Mr. Evans being out of the state. Tho council decldod not to pay the attorney during his absoncc. The question of the resignation of John Cooper as flro chief was taken up. There is a peculiar status re. garding the affair. It appears that Chlf Cooper has resigned to the department, de-partment, but refuses to resign to the mayor because tho department refuses re-fuses to elvo him the material for a report. The department, In a communication, com-munication, stated that they " dd not know one John .Cooper," and rather than give htm any report, Iganptter Its "TeBlguatlohinr a body, tho resignation, to take effect January 1. Tho whole matter was referred to tho Mayor and tho committee on flro department de-partment with power to act. If tho department stands firm, Chief Cooper will have to get Information for his report from another source. Councilman Evans reported that ho and Councilman Wing had mado Investigation In-vestigation regarding tho practice of I Irrigation companion in other cities, and found that tho rule Is for tho Irrigation companies to maintain nil 1 the culverts and bridges within the city UmltB. The council will prob-nbly prob-nbly hold a conjoint meeting with tho board of tho irrigation company, and If tho mattor caunot bo satisfactorily adjusted, litigation may ensue. In tho meantime Mayor Curacy and Councilman Council-man Wing wero appointed to look up the, legal phase of tho mattor. A motion was carried that five lights bo placed on tho State Road, running west from Carter's hall, one on tho corner near George Zimmerman's Zimmer-man's placo and one In tho front of W. B. Evans' home. Councilman Gilchrist was authorized authoriz-ed to have tho brush removed from tho sidewalk adjoining the Thomas Austin property. Tho report of Engineer Jones was read, showing that Feathorstono and Holmstead hnd completed tho sidewalk side-walk contract at a cost, of $8,117.94. Tho balanco of $3,300 duo them was voted paid. Tho usual budget of bills was presented pre-sented and allowed. ' o |