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Show REGULAR SESSION OF CITHOUNCIL The city fathers were in session last night, with all the members present pres-ent except Councilmen Flygaro and Dickson. The major's communication vetoing the claim of the street supervisor for back pay for horse hire was considered consid-ered and the veto was voted down by a vote of 7 to' 1, Councilman Dana voting to sustain the mayor in his action. ac-tion. The reason for the veto, as stated in the executive's communication, communica-tion, was that the claim was Illegal. The regular pay rolls, amounting to $3,358.86 from the various departments depart-ments of the city government, and $408.00 for the "waterworks department, depart-ment, were allowed and tho city auditor audi-tor was Instructed to draw warrants for the several amounts. The engineer presented plans and specifications for the paving, curbing and guttering, sewering and rddewalk-ing rddewalk-ing of Hudson avenue, and they were approved and the engineer was instructed in-structed to advertise for bids for the construction of the same. R. B. Paine was appointed to the position of desk sergeant at the police station to fill the vacancy occa- sloned by the resignation of Sergeant I L H. Carver. I Councilman Barker recommended that the city engineer accompany George Griffith over Harrison avenue, from Oak street to Nineteenth street, for the purpose of making changes In. the grade" of the avenue The recommendation recom-mendation was adopted. Upon the recommendation of Councilman Coun-cilman Barker the council ordered that the bond of the Wheelwright Construction company be not released re-leased until the streets embraced in sewer district 100 be placed In as good condition as they were before the sewer was built On motion of Councilman Dana, the matter of removing trees from the corner of Lincoln avenue and Twenty-sixth street and the corner of Jefferson Jef-ferson avenue and Twenty-seventh street was referred to the park commission. com-mission. The council adjourned to meet next Monday night |
