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Show CIIY MAY, BUY AERIAL TRUCK The ottr council mot last evening Jq regular Kee3lon;"aiI -nTemborB, ex-oopt ex-oopt Flygare and Larson,' being prcs-1 ent. ' - . .- .. F. F. Wockcr and Gorgo McBrlde, alleged Btcond hand -dealers of the city, appeared before , the .council and aaked that thlr places of buinas bo olaaeed as merchandising establishments estab-lishments rathef than .second hand houea. It was stated by theui that most Of the -goods ' they carry are nvw, and that because thoy are operating op-erating on rather a mall scab? they could cot vrtll afford to pay $100 a year Hcens M ls.rocnilred under th. provisions of the city ordinances for second hand establishments After givlttS careful attention to the question ques-tion It was referred .to the license and law committee lof Investigation. New Aorial Truck. The firo committee reported that it Is quite necessary that, the flro department de-partment b supplied .with a mew . aerial truck and the chairman of the committee, Councilman Dana, moved that the matter be referred to the finance committee for further consideration. con-sideration. A contract drawn by a company of New York, dealers In fire-fighting apparatus giving the price of such a ladder as is doelred to bo purchased by the commiteo, was also submitted. Mr. Dana states that a first class ladder and truck can be purchased for $4,&00 and that he considers the money would be well spent. There aro certain fire Insurance underwriters underwrit-ers here who state that if the ladder Is placed in the fire department of J the city they will make a reduction on fire Insurance rates. The matter was referred to the committee designated by Chairman Dana. The recommendation of the commit-, tee on public buildings and grounds 1 that the city furnish a quit claim deed to certain lands In Glenwootl park claimed by tb Lorln Farr estate es-tate was adopted and it was ordered that the deed bo made In accordance with the plats filed by the city engineer en-gineer The committee on streets and the city engineer, reported that in their estimation the contracting and building build-ing firm of McKay and Read should bo paid for certain extra work dono In the laying of sower maln3 on Madison Madi-son avenue and the council so ordered or-dered It No Light Under Viaduct. The license committee, to whom had leen referred the matter of plac- (before the Harriman people will have their new freight ho;isa completed and that the IUht furnished from . that source will be quite sufficient ' to light the darkened place under the viaduct, complained of. The report of the committee was unanimously adopted. Sewer Committee Reports The sewer committee also reported that in the estimation of the committeemen, com-mitteemen, thf? work rf laying the dra n pipes on Madison avenue had been completed as far as necessary and that there should be no further work done in the premises. The jcojn-cil jcojn-cil concurred In the report of the committee and ordered that toe jwork Ik? discontinued Miscellaneous claims from the auditor's au-ditor's ofTlce amounting to $7,307.40 were allowed and the auditor was authorized au-thorized to Issue w ai rams for that amount. Must Fix Up Lincoln Avenue The city engineer recommended that the Salt 1-ake and Ogden rail-i rail-i way company he required to surface their road he. I, now in courso of construction, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, on Lincoln avenue, with asphaltum and the recommendation rec-ommendation struck n responsive chord with the conncllmen it was ordered that the city recorder bo in-l in-l structed to advise the president of I the railway company of the deter-m'natlon deter-m'natlon of the council and urge that the order be complied with without further delay." Upon the recommendation of the I city engineer the bona of Jl.OOu fur-! fur-! nlshod by the American Surety com-I com-I pany for the Green Heatin and I Plumbing company be released, on the giounds that the company In question ques-tion is not In business In the city at this time and that there Is no necessity ne-cessity for the bond, it was so ordered. or-dered. Plats for New Street. The engineer presented plats of a new street between Washington and Grant avenue on Thirty-second 6treeL stating I hat the title to the property had been scrutinized and found to be good. He recommended that the street be accepted and dedicated to the public use. Councilman Barker objected to the acceptance of the street, or its dedication, dedi-cation, until such time ns the parties offering the street to the city shall place it in a condition for use. The louncll coincided wlih councilman Barker and the city recorder was Instructed In-structed to so advise the parties owning own-ing the street ground. Mr. Barker maintained that It will require the expenditure of at least $5im to place the street In proper condition for use as a public highway. The estimate of the amount due Clarke and Stowe for tunnel work In Cold Water canyon amounting to $:'T."). presented by the city engineer, x.M allowed and ordered paid. A. G. Harris was allowed 5131. as commission on poll tax collections. Clerk Fulton of the municipal court reported that during the month of October, just past, he had collected $3,SS2.9o as fines and forfeitures and as fees In civil cases. Delia C. Wright petitioned the council coun-cil to have removed certain fences across Spencer avenue, near Twentieth Twen-tieth street. The matter was referred to the enlgneer, he being instructed to see that the obstruction be immediately im-mediately removed. To Continue Hudson Avenue. Writht and Sons and seven other petitioners, asked the council to take steps for the opening of Hudaon ave-ne, ave-ne, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets. The matter wa3 referred re-ferred to the street committee and the city attorney. The engineer was alson lusructed to have the sewer buiders In the city place streets over which sewers have been built In goo Uconditlon for travel before allowing estimates for money due. The council adjourned until next Monday night. |