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Show CITY COUNCIL HOLDS I REGULAR MEETING H WW Tjj0 Mayor and Council met Tuos- : B! day evening In regular November : B mcoting and disposed ot City bust-B bust-B ness. Ono of tho most unusual B things to occur In Lehl In years trans-S trans-S prC(i at tbo meeting. It was tho B authorization of tbo paying off of a 1 thousand dollar noto and It was not B necessary to reborrow somowhoro m else to mako tbo payment A noto on fl tju, gtrcot fund was askod to bo ro-R ro-R deemed and slnco citizens bad paid B more than this amount on Stdowalk m taxes Tuesday tbo Council was ablo B to tako caro ot tbis note. For years H the floating Indebtedness ot tho city H has been growing year by year. A B year ago ? 10,000 dollars was paid on H bonded Indebtedness but it was neces- gary shortly after to borrow somo B 120,000 to tako caro of tho Memorial K building costs. With tho payment on B paving this year and whon taxes aro received It Is planned, to retiro somo m $10,000 to 12,000 of bonds and about B 5,000 in floating dobts, If this plan Is carried out tbero will bo a con- sldoroblo reduction in interest paid H the coming year over this year and H the pst few years. H James Cartor was prosont and ask-H ask-H ed it bo would bo permitted to removo H the big popular treos on tbo west ot BJ the City Park. Ho intends to use BJ them for making lumbor as a saw BJ will be Installed by him, ho stated. BJ Tho Council granted him tho troos BJ poYldlng ho cut them closo to tho k ground and nssumo all damage that 'Wt might occur and tako caro ot clean-H clean-H log up of tbo street afterward. BJ Councilman Gilchrist reported that Bj the Lehl Drug Company wished a BJ water meter installed. Tho matter BJ ttsb referred to the Water Superln- BJ tendent. B Councilman Gilchrist also reported H that numerous complaints hid been 0 registered from various parts of 1 town on wasto water from flowing I wolls. Tho Council felt some action fl should be taken and roforred tbe mat- M tcr t0 tho Attornoy t0 investigate. h Councilman Butt reported that tho light on tho Edwnrd Fowler corner ' should bo nfoved to the north sldo ot I the street. This was ordered done. I Marshall Chrlstofforson stated tbat I the Moyle people had talked to him B about their claim of 800 against tho B city. He reports they stated that H two uninterested parties had gono H over tho burned area and reported H the damago was about $200. It is H probable tbat tho claim will bo com- H promised for consldorablo less tban BJ $200. BJ Councilman Whipplo expressed tho BJ opinion that tho City should own tho BJ land about tbe springs. This was tho BJ general fooling and a special com- E - i mltteo was named to lnvcstlgato tho matter. Mrs. William Austyn applied tor City water, which application was grantod. A number of chcckB on tho Peoplo's Dank of Lehl thatjiad boon issued to tho City for City Water rental and which wcro not sent in until tho bnnk closed wero turnod over to tho Attorney At-torney to collect. Bills amounting to $647,135 wero approved ap-proved and ordered pnid. Adjournment Adjourn-ment was taken to Thursday. n |
