Show orv TE CITY CUCIL FEW IMPORTANT MATTERS WERE considered motion 0 for the opening of canal alley alliy between and streets defeated jurisdiction having been already acquired by the city a special committee recommended that the alley between twenty fourth and twenty third streets be opened notwithstanding the objections this improvement was brought about by the big fire of last may attorney T D johnson addressed the council in favor of the report ot of t the he committee on behalf of the peti tio ners suggesting that such alleys should be opened through all the busi ness block blocks ono one reason brought out and referred to was the jungles afforded 1 hy by present conditions in the very heart of the city for crooks and criminal of the citi cit firefighting was another reason he ile argued that an alley in the middle of the block would be useful for all purposes councilman browning spoke in favor of making streets instead of alleys private alleys are a nuisance and are dirty and unsanitary policemen are found on the wide streets while private watchmen are hired to watch the rear of business houses weatherby thought a sixteen foot alley too narrow he ile thought the owners owners of property interested should procure right of way pave the same and dedicate it to the city powers favored a street and was not ready to vote on the question until after further investigation moyes thought the alley should be opened A vote by roll call defeated the adoption of the report 7 to 3 A ahe he street committee recommended a cement arcement sidewall district instead of one of gravel on child avenue on the south side of twenty ninth street referred to sidewalks committee west seventeenth street was ordered repaired the le corder was instructed to notify the oregon short line railway to enlarge the culvert in glasgow addition the sum of was ordered paid to contractor oneill on his estimates the question of the damage done by the flood at the mouth of ogden canyon was w as referred to the city engineer associated with the improvement committee commit teeA with instructions to report at next meeting the committee on cemetery drainage reported in favor of the work of draining the grounds at once but a minority report requesting the city engineer to prepare plans for proper work to remedy existing conditions prevailed and this will be done judge howell tasked asked in behalf of 0 f the carnegie free library that the city send the prisoners to help beautify the ground g sand also that the library board bo be permitted to use rock enough to construct a roadway for heavy loads to the building the petition was vas granted the city attorney reported inan opinion that tha t the city elty has no legal adga I 1 right to belld dams or levees on private property to control co atrol flood waters the only way in which the levee districts can be controlled is by establishing levee districts and assessing the cost against property benefited the lire chief reported that he had accepted the resignation of R J haaf hw lock as a member of the department and had appointed wm hadlock to nil fill the vacancy the auditor submitted report of the finances of the city referred to finance committee the property owners on twenty ninth street protested against construction st of sewer along the streets in front of vacant property referred to sewer committee A petition to increase the salary of electrical inspector to and that the vacant position be filled by appointment was filed A petition to strengthen the banks of ogden river east of washington avenue was wa referred to the law committee mr bagley city Mt attorney orney called attention to the fact that there is likely to ensue ansu e considerable difficulty about the bridge at the mouth of the canyon aind suggested that a special cial corneil tee be appointed to investigate dent craig said he was in favor of notifying the parties who are interested that thatis if they want the river turned into its former channel they shall at once construct a dam to turn the water otherwise the city will be inclined to let it run where it is and will be compelled to take care of its streets the city attorney was instructed to io notify the parties lifter interested inte reste sted d I 1 he lie pay rolls of the engineers office of the health d department CO 60 cemetery bull buildings dings and grounds and streets were allowed powers called attention to the fact that the city is paying 5 per month for cheuse the use of a bell telephone at the pest house and thought the n matter iatter should bo remedied taken under advisement vi |