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Show LOGAN CITY M COUNCILMEN H In Session Wednesday Night !H Transact Much Business. jH H.J. DcWitt was giantcda liquor H $ was voted the ccmcteiy commit- tec for the completion of work that H has been commenced. W. S. Lanueaux piesented a pet I- tion signed by the piopcrty owners on Center sticet between Main and Flist Hast, asking that the new walk be jH made six feet wide rather than seven as set forth In the notice to tax. On motion of Benson, petition was giant- H Tliecommlttcc appointed to invest- lgatc Maurice Mourltcn's petition asking the privilege of constructing a H switch aciossOth West street, report- 1 cd that the petitioner had not compll- H cd with ordinances on tho statue H books and that the committee did not iH feel inclined to act. B The following bids on the construe- j tlonof a flume were opened and refer- H red to the Electric Light Committee H with Attorney added: J. W. Barrett, H native pine, 10,478, Oicgon fir, 918,003, jH California red-wood, 24,0!)S; Daniel- jH son Mfg. Co., native red pine, $10,040, ll Oicgon fir, $1!),29; C. C. Gartf, red MH pine, $18,571). Sam Glascr asked permission to con- jH duct a liquor business on Main street IH in the room now occupied by the O. 1 K. store, also that his present license j answer for the new location. Ills pe- JJH tttion aroused considerable discussion j but was finally gi anted. Counclhncn IH Benson and Quajlc talked against the IH piopositlou and Benson wants all the nl saloons oil of Main street. The latter HH gentleman also desired to go on lecord 11 as votlugagaiust giautlng Mr. GlaserN jH his petition. H Pioposcd oullnancc tclating to sa- H loons and bllllaul halls was read, but il laid over for two weeks. Major Han- Hl sen took occasion to olfcr a warning, Pl and suggested that caieful thought il should be given the matter befoie 11- jH nal action Is taken. Ho touched upon jH dltfcicnt phases of tlie matter and H gave it as his opinion that the present H ordinance is about the iopci thing. iH The Major also made the prediction jH that at some future time there would jH be no saloons in Logan City. A protest against the paving of H West Center street was presented. In- jH asmuch as the signers of the same rep- resented tho greater majority of tho jH property abutting on that street, the H council could not act in the matter. H Mr. Jacob West, one of the prostcs- H tan ts, was present and said that lie iH was in favor of tho Impioveincnt If lb H was continued to the O. S. L. station. H Also that he believed a majority of H the property holders along that stieet H would bo In favor of It under like con- H dltions, especially so If some of the H poorer pcoplo on tho street could be H assisted by the council In defrajing H the expense. Councilman Baker H stated that he knew the feeling and H the circumstances of those who owned H property on the last two blocks and iH felt sure that all but himself would be H opposed to tho lmpiovcmcnt. Conn- H cilmen Nellsen and Quaj lo w ere not In H favor of dropping the matter at this iH tlmo and suggested that the matter H be laid over for a couple of weeks in H the hope that some of the piotcstants iH would change their minds and permit f H tills much needed impiovcmcnt to be- H come a ccitaintj-. This was done. H The committee appointed to invest!- H gate the matter of giautlng to Mr. H Ciookston the sum of $100 H as pait lecompcnso for injmies sus- H talucd by his son In attempting to H cross a biokcn btldgo In tho soushwest H pait of tow n some months ago, lepoit- B cd and suggested that Mr. Ciookston H bcawaidcd$.V). The repoit bi ought IH foi th a flood of questions and it was H lcvealed that Mr. Ciookston had no jH legal claim on the city for any damege, H inasmuch as hlsclalm was notllled in H 00 dajs as required, also that thcio H was some doubt of his over having a H legal claim for damages. The boy, M sitting on tho bolster of a wagon at- U tempted to dilvo acioss the bridge, M knowing bcfoiehnnd that the same U was In a dilapidated condition. One M of the hoiscs, when half way acioss M the bridge, lcfuscd to go further until M (Continued on p.-go 4.) if 9 Logan City Coum ilinen. (Concluded from 1st page.) tilled with a stlcjcor whip the boy used, and then he went with a lunge. This precipitated the boy fiom hlsseat and in the mix-up his leg was broken. The council felt that the city was under un-der moral objlgatlon to help pay the Dills resulting from the accident and adopted the suggestion of the committee. com-mittee. Councilman Uurrls was dead against it and asked to be placed on record that way. Thoreson also voted against it. Mayor Hansen, representing the Fair committee, appointed to conrer with the council In regard to the securing se-curing ot the City Park tor a fair ground and race track, suggested that the council appoint a committee to confer with the citizens and ascertain the advisability of sucii a thing. The Ma) or then launched forth in alenghy speech In favor of granting to an association asso-ciation a ten year lease on said park Tor the nominal sum or $1 per acre per j ear provided that said association would erect theicon a building that would bo a ciedit to the city, and also agree to keep the grounds In excellent repair, etc. lie also suggested that the lease might incorporate a clause providing ror the setting apaitofa portion or the grounds for a line gtove and that the association set out the trees and make of the same a thing of beauty forever. The Mayor believes that nn association can and will be organized or-ganized with Just a little encourage ment, and believes that the council can well atToid to lease the park property pro-perty to a fair association. Frequent race meetings could be held and at each large crowds would gather here from all parts of the county and state, and the Mayor referred to a fair that was held here sortie years ago' and which was so successful. At, the close of the Mayor's talk, Thoreson, Haker and Quayle were appointed .is a com-mlttfce com-mlttfce to look Into the matter. |