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Show A Large Number of Petitions Logan Citizens Ask City Fathers for Many Things. . What the Council Did. The Logan city council held a long session Wednesday evening, considering consider-ing a whole grist of matters. Several Petitions. A. G. Lundstrum and about tweTity others of the Seventh ward presented a petition for extension of the water- I mains commencing at the Inteisection of First North and Fourth East streets, and running thence cast along First north street to the east boundary bound-ary line of property belonging to Fred . Scholes, this distance being approxl-StA, approxl-StA, raately twenty-three rods. This was referred to the committee on waterworks water-works for investigation. G. W. Thatcher represented that the price set for extension of water-mains water-mains In Dlst. No. 17 Is a little high 1 and asked for more time to protest, y On motion of Mr. Crawford the ordln- I anco was left until the next meeting. I Mr. Mourlt'en made certain rcpre- 1 scntations'ln regard to city propel ty 1 on which ho had bid, and this was I referred to the committee on public I grounds for a report. 1 Chas. McNIcl asked the privilege of I laying a private water main to his property in the Fifth ward. This was H granted. I Petition of Ferdinand Jacobscn for j remission of license Imposed for selling ffl church pictures was granted, Mr. W Jacobscn being unable to earn his 9 living any other way. 1 The residents on South First West H 'street asked that that street be H graveled during the coming summer. 1 Wesley Jaiqucs appeared in lehalfof I the petitioners and cited to the a council the opportunity of securing jg good gravel at both ends of the street 8 at no cost to the city. The petition U was referred to the committee on B streets - II. U. Hayball and about thirty or ' - forty others petitioned for a, revision of present city ordln?ncc relating to ! merchants license and asked for a re- ductlon In the rates. It was set forth that the license now amounts to alii al-ii most a second tax. This was referred to the committee on license. Tho petition of Murdock's Candy I Kitchen for certain privileges in icf- I erence to an electric sign was laid by j until there Is a revision of the ordln jg ances. . m E. Hrcltcnbiicher asked for relief K from canal waters. This was referred. Petition of Peter Ellason for a cer-I cer-I tain deed was denied. 1 For New Sidewalk. h F. IC. Nebeker and seven others H owning property along East Center I street presented a petition for a live 1 foot cement walk or. the north side of Kast Center from Main to Second Fast, thence north to the corner of First North sreet; also on the cast' 1 side of First East street between jj Center and First North streets. This H was referred to committee on slde- 1 walks. i &B B'ds on Advertising. ft v- At e tils, juncture,, bids for the city ffl advertising were read, Tub Rkpuiim- 3 LAN and Journal being the bidders, n Councilman Crawford moved that the matter be referred to committee on printing and engraving for a report, re-port, tills being the usual procccdure. Councilman Evans, however, thinking think-ing he saw an advantage to his Journal Jour-nal friends in having tho matter acted on without investigation, made a sub-motion sub-motion that the Journal be awarded tho contract, their figures, as he saw it, being the lowest. Councilman Crawford in a very consistent .ipeech urged that tho custom of referring matters of this kind, and practically every kind, Ue followed In this instance, and lie took Councilman Evans to taw very sharply for his Inconsistency, Mr. Evans usually being very Insistent on regu- Ilarltles. Mr. Crawford was supported by Councilman Stevens who said that lie, for one, did not understand figures In relation to six, eight and ten point typo, and ho saw good reason for having hav-ing tho matter referred to tho proper committee for a report. , Mr. Crawford's motion prevailed. T Reports. N Marshal Peterson's report was as follows: Arrested, for assault and battery ."; reckless driving 1; drunkenness drunken-ness 4; vagrancy, 4; disturbing the peace, 1; lighting, 0; gambling, .1; destroying de-stroying property, 2; riding bicycle In restricted district, 1; a total of 27. PoundkccperGnehm reported eleven animals Impounded during the quarter with $5 00 fees, and $4 from sale of one animal. Justice Cardon reported $108.00 in lines during quarter. There wcro -.'I persons In court, 1!) convictions, 4 acquittals and 3 sentences suspended. Fire Chief Benson reported two tires during February, the total loss amounting to only $23. A former request of Hell Telephone Co. was denied on rjportof committee on waterworks. The same committee reported In favor of request by Mr. Gessell for privilege of digging a drain from his new factory site. It was reported that the Logan river banks arc In such condition that attention Is not needed this year. For a Fire Hall. The committc appointed to ascertain ascer-tain amount of money In Electric Light fund available for the erection of a lire hall reported a total of $0,1)20. On motion of Evans a certain $720 was cut out and the remainder ordered transferred. City Engineer Hansen and Attorney Sneddon icportcd that present ordinance ordi-nance In reference to cement sidewalks, side-walks, curbs, gutters, etc. Is satisfactory satisfac-tory and complete, and repot t was accepted. ac-cepted. A various lot of liquor and blllard hall licenses were grantc'. |
