Show COUNCil fiN N SESSION STATEMENT OF AUDITOR FOR LAST QUARTER PRESENTED Ordinances Creating Sewer District and Providing for a Special Levy is s Read The Tho council In regular session last night passed upon a volume ot of routine matters Including the tho reading of now new ordinances the approval ot of bills billa and the of anum a hor ber of public improvements An creating sewer district and providing for a special Ie levy on the thi payable Ip fu five annual installments with interest fit at 7 per cent and 10 per cent after do de passed pass d ls its first and second reading and was referred to 10 the laws committee 0 This district embraces portions ot of Jackson Van Buren and Quincy Ivo vo Mures t from to Twenty seventh streets Another ordinance granting to lo tiro tho Oregon Short Line railroad company to build a spur track on Wall avenue from a point feet north of street to a point forty feet north ur of Twenty street passed l Its first and second rend read rending lag ing and was referred to the law and street committees The MuncH Council passed a resolution abandoning the sprinkling of the streets at night and dispensed with the services of the tho sprInkling super supervisor supervisor visor The streets will be washed In ht Inthe the paved distrIct in the day time lime to avoid rho collection of Ice Upon the recommendation of City Engineer Parker Contractor William Doyle was allowed 1575 for or sidewalk paving The au auditor was Instructed to draw a warrant for this amount I The city auditor made a requisition for blank Special warrants which I was referred to lo the engrossing com committee The Tho quarterly report or of the tho 1 city auditor was received and ordered filed 1011 Payrolls for the lire various depart Monts or of the city amounting to 2 O and for the of the tho water works worl s department amounting to were allowed Tho weck weekly report of the sanitary Inspector showed a total of 1 contagious and Infectious diseases now In the city elt as follows Scarlet fever 14 11 diphtheria one typhoid fever four anti anel chickenpox one The auditors report showed out outstanding outstanding standing warrants arrants on the tho general fund and cash In the treasury leaving a floating debt above aboe rho cash of Claims against the waterworks de department department for pi pipe pc fittings and other fixtures amountIng to allowed F C the custodian of lie tho voting machines mado a report show showIng showing Ing that the machines had been re returned returned turned to the places of storage In proper condition ills claim of 17 for extra work was referred to the claims A petition from resl residents ou Jack Jackson Jackson son avenue between first and anel second street for a GOCool draIn to protect the tho paved sidewalk and to off the surplus water collected on this ibis thoroughfare was re referred to lo the sewer committee for a report A petition from property properly owners on Van Buron Buren avenue between and a n d streets for repairs on the sidewalks was referred to the sidewalks commit committee tee The street supervIsor was In Instructed instructed to lo grade Washington avenue as fill far as the tho industrial school I |