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Show auditor was Instructed to issue n war-I war-I rant for that amount-Mrs. amount-Mrs. George Zimmerman was appointed ap-pointed to act as Jndpro of election at tho special flection of September 0. In the second ward, to fill tho vacancy occasioned by tho resignation if Mrs. T. A. Newman. The engineer reported that Jurisdiction Juris-diction bad not been gained for the establishment of a sewer district on Kccles avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Tweuty-Mxth street, a majority of the property owners on the. avenuo protesting atalnst It. The payrolls for the arious departments de-partments of the city government f"r two weeks were presented by the city auditor and ordered payed. The amount given In was $3,7.S2..r,S. Upon the recommendation of the waterworks committee it was ordered that a C Inch water main be placed from Wn-hlngton avenue to the Ktate Industrial school. Tho matter of giving a rebnto to Blosser and Foley on a liquor license was referred l the license committee. commit-tee. The O'den Bench Canal company petitioned that the city proceed to clear away the debris and sand occasioned occa-sioned bv the overflow of water from the break In the water main on Twentv-flfth street and Taylor avenue and the petition was granted. The street committee was Instructed to attend to the mntter at once. The company also reported to the council coun-cil that they would permit the city to change the course of the canal 12 feet, as formerly requested, for the accommodation of the city In building build-ing curb and gutter and sidewalks. The point where the courfe of the canal will be slightly diverted I at Qulncy avenue and Twenty-seventh street. , The petition of property owners on "West Twent v-elrhtb street, asking that the nuisance of burning garbage ho abated, was referred to the city bonrd of health witb power to act. Tho matter of building an entrance from the side walk to a basement at 153 Twenty-fifth ptreel. asked for by T) I.abello, was referred to the sidewalk side-walk committee nnd the rlfy engineer. Tho council adjourned for one week. REGULAR SESSION Of CITH01C1 At the regular city council meeting last evening matters of minor Impor-I Impor-I tance were considered, the session be-i be-i lng a rather short ono. I In taking action on the matter of j placing the names of the various ! streets and avenues of Uie city at points where they could be easily seen by the people, as suggested by a lady from San Francisco who hod street signs to sell, tho committee on i streets was called upon to look Into tbe question and report their findings. find-ings. I Miscellaneous claims and the pay I rrdl of the waterworks department in the sum of 51j.H were allowed, and j the auditor was authorized to isuo warrants for the several amounts. The deputy engineer was Riven a little turndown by the city fathers by ' referring to Engineer Bostaph a communication com-munication ho had presented to the , council with only bis name attached 1 ab deputy city engineer. It was con-I con-I tended bv the council that the engln-I engln-I eer'a name should appear on the com mnnlcallon, l The communication was regarding ! the placing of the poles of Seven-' Seven-' leenth street In the proper places. The engineer stated that.lt bad been do-i do-i termlned by the engineering depart-! depart-! ment that the poles of the electric I llcht company and the telephone com-j com-j panics on that street bo placed nlno feet from the property line, which w'ould leave an open street -IS feet I Wide. I The claim of L. IT. Bocraft for $1,075 for an automobile for the fire ! department, was allowed and the city |