Show RE JK elm fiDLAR 0 U L A R SESSION MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS READ AND FILED motion to change time of council meeting was made by coup coun climan dana the city council met in regular session last evening nine members being present the minutes of previous inesti meetings were read and ordered filed the committee on finance reported on the claim of the united states investor for advertising water bonds amounting to stating that the bame was considered excessive and recommended that the city recorder be instructed to correspond with the publishers in an effort to haye have same reduced the report was adopted and the recorder so Instruct instructed od A report of the finance committee reco recommending m mending that the claim of the commercial west publishing company for advertising water bonds be paid was adopted on motion of councilman peery the amount being 1080 A report of the sidewalk committee recommending that the claim of peter S illson for final estimate due on work done in district 21 eNt extension enslo a 2 amounting to be paid WAS adopted A report of the law committee on the matter of certain claims in crop aey s addition recommending that a quit claim deed b be issued was adopted A report of the council as a committee of the whole in relation to the erection of the contemplated shops and sheds tor for the waterworks water works department recommending that a building feet by 35 feet be built and that bids for the erection of same be adver used for was read and followed by the opening of the following bids john G ellis eells tin roof 2940 gravel roof 2840 C F dinsmore tin roof 2815 fueling dom company pany gravel roof tin roof 3 upon motion of councilman dickson dackson the matter was referred t to the special water committee committe after a an objection on the part of councilman powers who contended that the lowest bidder should be awarded the contract without further parley the sidewalk committee reported on the results obtained by the board of equalization and review in the matter of certain sidewalk districts stating that only one protest had been received orr on motion of councilman austin the matter of freight charges amounting to 1502 due on the vault door dook now held at the freight station was considered and the bill was ordered paid A communication from the city attorney stating that a suit for 1000 damages had been hied filed against the city by A minnie linnie 0 parker for injuries received on a defective 1 sidewall sidewalk on I 1 eighteenth street bet between ipen washing 1 ton and grant gramit and asking for instructions I 1 was read and on motion of i councilman humphris the attorn attorney py y was instructed to prepare to defend j said suit A claim of the city I 1 auditor tor for 1 60 due for city use ilse of water was as allowed on motion of councilman flygare the fortnightly payrolls fy colls of tho the city auditor amounting to were allowed on motion of councilman nyi flygare I 1 police claims amo amounting niang to 48 were were allowed on motion of Counci councilman councile lm flygare A communication f from rom doyle jones offering the CRY city 1500 loads of gravel and earth at 35 cents per ic load ad was referred to the street committee with power to act on an amend amendment men i by Coun councilman dilman austin to a motion by councilman powers to have same filed S the mitter matter of cleaning and repair fj ting ng tho the city hall ball clock was introduced by ft a comm communication u ni cation from J S lewis co wilo who offered to clean sante same for 10 and install inseal new parts for 15 on motion of councilman peery tile the matter was referred to the public build 1 me committee a recommendation ings 9 and grounds men dation being made that the committee I 1 bo be furn furnished dished with a copy of af tile the clock contract A petition sig james wadman ot a al to have hao a certain light at twenty second street west of wall avenue moved to the next telegraph t raph 1 pole west was re referred ferrod to tile the light ommittee committee I 1 A petition from george A brown for a reduced peddlers license was not granted on motion of councilman seconded by a majority of ril flygare ply gare tho the COLIn council Cil A claim presented by constable H ja B steele tor for duo due for poll tax service was re referred barred to the law committee attee on motto motion 11 of councilman dickson conf A tardy application for a brewery license by tile the decker brewing company was avas granted on motion of councilman cilman 1 n 11 powers by councilman flygare then carried instructing tho license collector to submit to the council a written telling jelling why the above ciattei matter was ra not attended to before on motion of councilman dana a ro resolution lution to change the tinia of counell council bloc meetings tings during december january an and march r february instead of 8 9 and afia aroi from opril april to to november it at 8 was consid 1 I 1 ered councilman dickson objected on account of business duties but was answered by councilman powers to the effect that at the usual rate qt of promptness followed by the council councilman dickson would bo be in plenty of time it if lie he arrived at the old hour of 8 an ordinance regulating employment of offices flees passed their first and second readings and were referred to the license committee and city attorney on motion of councilman humphris the city engineer was instructed to report to the council what disposition had been made of the appropriation of 2500 tor for the investigation of water possibilities jn ln south fork can yon C councilman n powers brouil brought it up the matter of better lighting for the principal business streets and stated that almost every avery other inhabited city he be knew of was provided with more adequate lighting than was ogden ogaden ile ho thought the alleys also should bo be better lighted including electric alley where the red rad lights served only to intensify tile the darkness and gloom there he feared tor for the safety of the police in enter entering ilig such dark places councilman powers also advocated the graveling or paving of the restricted strict ed district saying that the inhabitants the thereof cherof while suf feied to remain were entitled to wine consideration and that the sea of mud often found there mas a serious In inconvenience conion pre president browning replied that ho he advocated tho the closing up of these districts rather th antho anthe paving and improving of them council then adjourned |