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Show LITTLE FIREWORKS I Display at Last meeting of the I Present City Council. I iM Salary Oidiuance, with Recommenda- I t ions for lncioasc in Several In- fl stances Cieates Lively Discussion. H -Slot Machines Done A way with. H The City Council's attention Wed- iMf nesday evening was devoted largey to )B a consideration of an oidlnance fixing H the salailes of the Incoming officers. IH Councilman Thoieson saw a political jH scheme In raises that weie suggested IH and fought the same with a valor IH equal to that displaced by the valiant IH Hector in his tight with the mighty IH Achilles. The spectatois who went H over to the council rooms to witness H the display of pyiotccuics say that .IH Thoieson's eloquence was not less than IH Wehstei's, his gesticulations as many jH and foiccful as the oft-defeated Wil- H lie J. and his argument, founded on H Justice, equity, political foresight and H with the city's wellfare as an end, 9M was Invincible and the rccoids show 9M that he did gain his point In most in- jl stances. Mr. Thoieson was also the ,:IH star pcifoimcr In the matter of an or- M dluance abolishing slot machines, for which he deserves the hearty com- H mendation of the entile citizenship of M Logan. fl Messrs. Nielsen, llcnson and Quayle ! made up the committee which fixed ill the schedule of salailes and their rec- ommcndatlons weie for a raise of $100 ;l for the Major, which passed; a lalse M of $150 for the attorney, but tills fall- jH ed; a lalse of $150 for the. Health or- IH fleer, which passed; lalse of $100 for , Tieasuier, failed: lalse of $120 forsex- mU ton, passed; lalse of $50 for p. keeper, :H passed; taisc of $5n for survejor, 'H passed, lalse of $50 for building In- IH spector, passed; lalse of $00 forgioom; fH The salaries of other officials woie H lccommcndcd to be left as at picscnt .H but hi the squabble the Maishal's sal- ,H aiy was talsed $S0. jH Other business was tiansaetsd as jH Mr. Crow ther asked pel mission to tap iH the city Hume to run his mill with the jH surplus water. On motion of llcnson ' the matter was rcferied to the Elec- H trie Light Committee with power to H Pies. LI ml foul of the li. It. C. pcti- IH tloued the council to provide a house 'H to which smallpox patients may be H lemovcd. On motion of Thorcsou jH was refei red to Hoard of Health with IH power to act. 'H Magnes Olsen and others asked for jH the Improvement of sidewalk on IH North Second West. Same was re- IH feried to Sticct Supervisor with In- H structlons to enforce sidewalk oull- -jH The special committee appointed jH to investigate advisability of grant- jH lug W. II. Hurst's petition asking the H piivilegc of opening a stairway on jH Main street to the basement of his H drug stoic, repotted. Councilman iH Hansen and Haker made a majority 'H teport against the petition, and T. A. H Thoieson presented a miuoiity re- -jH poit In Its favor. The council passed :H the majoiity leport. H Mr. Louis Cardon was picscnt and IH stated that the iccent purchasers lH of the city piopeity on NoithMaln, H desired to commence the const Miction IH f buildings, and asked that the the IH t.'patlmcnt be icinoved as soon as IH Major Hansen thin repotted that H Mr. Robert Mm dock had accepted H the city's offer to accept $10,703 for W the piopcrty south of coin t house; IJ that Mr. Murdock would pay half H down and requested eighteen months H time on the remainder, or that the IJ same be at the call of the city In 00 IH (lavs time. The leport of the mayor H was accepted. jH Mr. Thoreson moved that the city IH rent a place for tire team for the time IH being, and that the matter be left jH with the Fire Committee with power H to act. Motion carried, jH Side walk district No. 5 was dell ncd jfl and the same Includes both sides of IH Center sticct between First West and IH Oth West streets. The samo calls for H a cement walk (1 feet wide. Objec- jHfl tlous to same will bo heaid on ?H January 20th at 8 o'clock p. m. .H "ll |