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Show referred to tho city attorney and the 6Qnitary committee. The ordinance establishing curb and gutter district 102 passed Its third and final reading and will be handed to the mayor for his consideration. The council adjourned until next Monday. amount stated by the auditor was $3,-503.02. $3,-503.02. The matter of the appointment of M. E. Brown to succeed Henry Newey, resigned, to serve as city fireman, Biiggested by Chief Canfleld, was referred re-ferred to tho fire committee for investigation inves-tigation The council felt that tho appointment made by the chief ought not to be confirmed until the question ques-tion of tho cause of the resignation of Newey could he Inquired Into It was stated that there had been some trouble trou-ble between Newey and the chief, or members of the fire department. C. H. Smith was granted a license to conduct two pawnbrokers' shops in the city. ' The retail liquor license of Henry Wcssler was ordered transferred to Garner & Buckner, who recently purchased pur-chased the Wcssler place on Twenty-fourth Twenty-fourth street. The matter of extending water mains on Indiana avenue waj referred to the waterworks committee. The petition of heirs to the estate of the late Lorin Karr, requesting a quitclaim deed to certain portions of a lot in Glen wood park, was referred to the city attorney and the tax committee, commit-tee, and the engineer was authorized to make a survey of the property at the expense of the petitioners. It was ordered that water mains bo extended from Washington avenue along Third street to tho Five Points school house A communication from Secretary T. B. Heatty of tho state board of health, regarding tho consideration of a proposed sanitary ordinance, was REGULAR SESSION OF CIlHOlCil In connection with tho electric light question, immediately after the mayor's may-or's veto of the resolution providing for the establishment of two extra lights in each of the wards of tho city. Councilman Dana proposed last night at the council meeting that the president of the council appoint two councilrnon to Join the light committee commit-tee and the city attorney in an effort ef-fort to get a better light rate from the Utah Light & Railway conipauy. The motion was carried unanimously and the president appointed Council-men Council-men Peery and Browning to act in that capacity. The principal object of the council In this matter Is to determine how far the city may go toward regulat ing the price that 6hall be charged the city for electric lights. Engineer Bostaph reported that the plans and specifications of tho proposed pro-posed Cold Water canyon conduit had been completed and that they were ready for the consideration of tho council. The engineer also presented tho proposition of Clark & Stowe to dig a development tunnel near the intake in-take of the Cold Water canyon water system for $5.50 per lineal foot, the council to have the right to stop the work at its option. Tho waterworks committee recommended that tho con tract bo awarded and it was so ordered. or-dered. Tho object of tho tunnel Is to get more water. The city engineer recommended that the curb and gutter that had to be removed re-moved on Twenty-fourth street for a (ll.tancc of about 1.10 feel west toward to-ward Grant avenue t-o as to make the proper intersection of Hud sou avenuo and Tweuty-tourth street bo replaced with concrete rather than stone blocks. The recommendation was adopted. The engineer stated' that by placing concrete there Instead of the btone ulocks It would make the place rnoro sanitary and ca.Ier ot drainage. Sixteen new cafc of contagious diseases were reported by the .anltary inspector. Miscellaneous claims of the waterworks water-works department, amounting to $2S6.-12, $2S6.-12, were allowed and ordered paid, ft was also ordered that the special pay r0'l of the waterworks department, amounting to $371.4.1. bo paid. The claim of W. G. Wilson for $322.-7., $322.-7., alb-god t0 ,p fi,l(? for Cf.rt;iln plant, used by the city In repairing bridges an. culverts, was allowed and the auditor au-ditor Instructed to draw a warrant lor tho amouut. The city department pay roll for two weeks was ordered paid. Tho |
