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Show IT! 1RA1.M CITY COUNCIL. On Monday last the Council met in extra session, Mayor MrFailane in the chair. Council Oiteisirom was absent. No SALOON. The Comniitt- on I'uhlic Grounds reported re-ported that they had advertised f,,r sale the piece of property adjoining- the depot de-pot grou ds. Report accepted. (Tlir ground is a piece 40 x 140 feet and was loimeily known as tl.e Henty Stevem lot ) Councilloi Gtecn and otbeis favored retaining the water-rights of the property fo; the use of the city. Alter some discussion about the use the ground might be put to. Councilor Hanson moved that the ground be not sjld lor saloon purposes, which was seconded by councilor Greaves The Mayor suggested 1b.1t the giound had belter be diawn from the market, for tlie present, tor lear it might be resold re-sold and then used for the election of a saloon. Councillor Aiidetson explaii ed thai if the party who was negotiating for the ground, was to buy he had ex itessed hinisell that it was fur thai very purpose to keep a saloon I10111 tiiat quartet, that he lid llie buying. 7he motion ca lied. PETITION AND BILLS. A petition was received from the City I'oundkeeper, aikiug for a a copy of the latest brand shee's. Grante . and the Recorder instiucied to furnish the same. H. Q. Hanson applied for Motel License. Li-cense. Granted The lollowing bills were presented and allowed. Ex-Recorder Greaves.f r services $2 00 Water Master, ' " 25.00 Cily Marshal, " " 29.00 A. M. Lund, stove, y.oo K.Y. Jensen, fiping, 1.45 Pouudkeeper, rtfiindtd, 5 15 Total approbations $71.60 UONDS WITH I R AWN. C. A. Larson, one of the Woodsmen of Will.ud fheison, saloonkeeper, sent in .1 notice withdiawiiig his hoods. The Marshal was jnsliucted to not'fy him that he must seeute an Jther boi.di-ni.ni boi.di-ni.ni in the p e ol Lai son. APPOINTM liNTS. The Committee on stietts mid Alleys was instructed to consider the appointment appoint-ment ol Sireet Supervisor, and to have a reccomaitndalion ready for llie next meeting. The appointment of a watennaster and city pouudkeeper was left over until the next meeting. THE GENIUS TRAMP. The Mayor explained that there was a new class ol beings 111 Ephraim, in the last two weeks tiamps." These gents ol the road apply to the Marshal fur hotel accomodations and the Mayor, in keepmg with his own generous impulses spoke to the council in behalf of sufler-i sufler-i 1 if humanity. The marshal has taken ao ol them in and, lodged them in the comfortable quarters of the city cells. 1.1 he has fed, giving them one meal before be-fore starting them 011 their journey, This matter was 1 iscussed and the council were unanimous in the opinion that the Maishal had done rigut.and the council would stand by biin The policy of the council was that it was better to lodge such individuals over night, than to turn them out to prey on the community, com-munity, and perhaps do some depieda-lion; depieda-lion; though it was suggested that the Maishal should use every precaution not to feed or lodge those who could pay their way. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Councillor Schwalbc spoke about the gteat nuisance caused by loose stick being on the streets and around the watering places, and suggested that they should be taken care of. Councillar Thompson thought the instruction in-struction to the Marshal should be such as not to cause to be impounded the range stock that come into town after a stoim.and then leave again. The Marshal was instructed to en-foic? en-foic? the ordinance with regard to the loose stock on the streets. The cemmiltee on irrigation was requested to see that more water was turned into some of the ditches, as it was a great inconvenience in many instances in-stances lor peopl to procure water for their own use and for their stock. Council adjoined to the regular session, ses-sion, next Monday. |