Show THE COUNCIL COUNSEL A communication from the mayor read to the members he reports on the bonding biti now before coneless alty attorney also reports move toward a merchants license the city council met at 8 last evening there being present councilmen II arrop gibeon adams L watson adams W F dark farrell and shinn and recorder ander eon and city attorney whipple president spencer not being present councilman L B adams was called to the chair and presided during the meeting after the reading ol 01 the minutes of the previous meeting the following business was taken up MAYOR sent a communication to the council regarding the work of alio citizens corn mitlee at salt lake showing an encouraging state of affairs the work of the committee has resulted in the retention of the reform school although with a reduced appropriation and the agitation is expected to result in other favorable results for lie also reported upon the bill in congress to increase the debt limit of ogden city stating that he and city attorney whipple had had a talk with delegate rawlins during the past week mr rawlins informed them that alie ogden bill habben formulated and placed before the judiciary com of the house of representatives and by them referred to a subcommittee sub committee of three two of whom biad promised a favorable report on the bill mr rawlins seemed confident that alie bill will become a law the mayor also that steps had been taken to secure the necessary legislation relative to extending alie bonding limit the city attorney stated that lie had jost received word from salt lake city stating that alie bill had passed the legislature and been signed by the governor COMMITTEE OX LAW reported recommending that the petition of 0 A child be not allowed adopted they also recommended the gr of the petition of christina Chri asking for a rebate of taxes referred back for one week THE LICENSE COMMITTEE reported recommending that the petitions for rebate ot milk licenses be not granted adopted they also recommended that the petition lofb ffitch ell for free dog license be not granted adopted they also reported on the communication of lvingston Uv ingston A blosser as to the illegal sale of liquors in drug stores and recommended that the city marshal be required to the law the marshal was instructed to confer with the license committee before acting COMMITTEE ON and grounds recommended that john chipp be paid bis back salary adopted WILLIAM sent in a communication stating that the 1200 feet of hose ordered in december had arrived and had been tested he recommended that the hose bo accepted referred to the fire committee OF HOLY petitioned alie council for relief stating that although they paid over tax the sewer could not be used because it is several feet higher than the lateral sewer from tho sacred heart academy referred to the sewer committee with the city engineer added A communication was read from L G Wilk ereon asking that the council reconsider its action whereby the council refused to reimburse him tor street warrant referred to tho committee on laws to answer alie letter A similar claim of from daniel hamer was not allowed from the wilson irrigation company was referred to the estreet committee A large number of petitions were read protesting against the dog tax tho question presented by these petitions caused bome discussion but finally the council acted without referring refusing to grant the petitions PAY ROLL of the city engineer for the two weeks last past was ordered paid THIRTIETH STREET councilman called attention to tho condition of tho Thirlie tn estreet bridge and suggested that a conference be hid with tho county court with ft view to having the county bear part of the expense in repairing alie bridge the cimmuto com mUto on streets was authorized to confer with alie county court at its session today and was given power to act in case of an emergency MILK 16 councilman suggested alie appointment ol 01 a milk inspector and also moved eliat the license committee draft an ordinance restoring abo merchante license councilman gibson stated eliat tho license committee aro now considering tho matter and on this statement tho motion ans withdrawn after some general discussion the council adjourned yi |