Show COUNCIL L 1 i the usual amount of routine business disposed of the members of the city council met in regular yesterday afternoon ter noon mayor peery in the chair after the opening exercise sand the reading of the minutes the following i PETITION was read carl anderson Ander sou elated that he possesses a valuable painting which is one of his own production for which he unable to find a purchaser being in great want of money he asks the permission of the council to raffle it off on motion of alderman dee the petition was laid on the table C F ina verbal petition stated to the council that in consequence of a hole on the corner of fourth and franklin streets while driving at that point his horse had stumbled and he had incurred damage to the amount but ho has had to pay out GOO which amount mr asked the council to reimburse him the matter was referred to the committee on claims mr boyle asked if fourth street is not a county road if so the petition is out of place but the committee was still instructed to hinves digate the matter permission tu use the pavilion and grounds was giyen the fourth ward sunday school for a picnic and festival provided it does not conflict with any previous engagement COMMITTEE alderman dee of committee on laws asked for further diroe to consider the matter of paying the sealer of weights and measures alderman wright of the committee on license reported adversely to the petition of D W thomas for a reduction of the license for the skating rink the was accepted alderman eccles of the committee on water supply reported on the petition of lorin farr for a reduction of water license he is charged no more than the ordinance provides for and in regard to extending the mains according to the petition of Poulter and others they have no more pipe and the city has sold all alic water they have to spare the report was accepted councilor driver reported borne good work done on sixth street hill alderman of the committee on public buildings stated that the work of lining the cella is under way the material is being prepared and the job will soon be completed it is also intended to take seme precaution to prevent prisoners getting at the locks and locks that cannot be picked will be used in alture fl ture in the matter of the escape of county prisoners and of some arrangement being made for the county to assist in taking care of their own prison cn he has yet to see the county officers and will report at the next meeting the report was accepted councilor rich of the sanitary committee said ho bad seen the county officers in reference to them taking cafe of the indigent and insane persons now cared for by tha city the county will take them in hand after the the i date on which the territorial asylum will be opened and in the meantime they will pay the expenses incurred by the city in looking after such persons the report was accepted and the mayor reminded tiro committee of the necessity for looking closely after sa matters in the city during the present miscellaneous BUSINESS the report of the recorder for the past quarter was read and referred to the committee on finance to bs audited and printed mr boyle called attention to the fact that mr eccles holds a note for 2600 against the city which was due oa the fourth of this month the note is bearing ten per cent interest and the matter was referred to the finance committee with power to act the mayor remarked that ho would like to see ahe note paid if possible but if not he thought the money could be obtained for eight per cent alderman wright called attention to the fact that some of the trees and grasa on lester feared to be suffering for want of water mr folkea waa instructed to get the man to look after the watering closely councilor boyle referred to an arrangement madea somo time ago fur the city and county to jointly look after the haupers paupers and persons the statutes make this a county and ho saw no reason why this should be continued to spend city money to take care of county haupers paupers pau pers the city also has to spend money put the cells in euch a condition that count ty can be taken caro of and ho will bo utterly opposed to paying out the funds of the city for taking care of haupers paupers or county prisoners A motion vas made by mr boyle that the city do not take care of haupers paupers in the future thia ana amended by driver that the matter be referred to the coin finance tho amendment was carried councilor boyle stated that in the decision of tho auit between the molecular and phone companies in favor of he bell telephone company it has been stated by como in A connection that all parties using the molecular telephone are liable to a suit for said use he did nat if the report estrue but ho thought he would call attention to the matter 1 f councilor driver saida written notice to quit jthn use of the telephone would be necessary and the matter was allowed to rest the following allowed and the council adjourned for two molecular rent 1000 OGDEN HERALD pub co 1750 news printing andl Pub to watchman watch ma 2100 G W turner la boron lester park 1540 lorewzo waldram Hoap espensen espen sea and services M B wheelwright feeding prisoners police serviced ser vicea marshala Mars bala Bundri ea 1430 cost of cases ina alderman becs court waterworks Water works expenses labor on streets L duttine hydrant in Fir emens il lall |