Show FIRE protect principal topic at city council meeting independent HELLO CO asic for a franchise to operate here shields proposed electric ordinance over Dr Wards bill up to the county president ol 01 the council fargo called the meeting to order wednesday evening in the absence 0 mayor C M 1 aon daicey elsh and Johng toa answered the roll call and the minutes 0 the previous pre meeting were read and approved tin bill or the anderson fire depart merit supply was read and a the order had been correctly filled was 0 kd and ordered paid on motion 0 pailey periT ios petitions for liquor licenses accod danied by bonds wera presented rom 1 II 11 elvers M M condon D V anderaon And ereon crooks ciaran and the U S aschheim Asch helm tier cantila co all were granted A communication baking in fornia tion action taken by the fire department concerning the purchase of beall chemical from the stem pel chemical extinguishing ine company of pan francisco wa read these people were communicated with gome time ago regard me email chemical engines but aa they carried nothing suitable tor park f ity no wah done with them they no have new designs however and think tl ey may be able to meet the demands 0 this city on motion of johnston and dailey the communication wag referred to the fi e chiet committees the chairman 0 the committee on bawa rias band waa oot present and neither 0 the other cared to report on what bad been done concern ing the electric light hea and power franchise ordinance presented at the last meeting by judge henry sh elds mr shields stated that a clause bad been inserted in the ordinance provid lag that the work commence la good faith within GIX months after date of passage jonnston Job movell that ordinance be tabled and asked that it be merely laid over until dext meeting motion re clivine no feconda dailee moved the proposition be laid on the until the next meeting seconded welsh and carried SPECIAL city attorney wight read two com munica iiona cent to him n answer to letters written concerning dr ard s bill lor SO 00 for fumigating fumi gating one was irom commissioner Pas keit staling that he bad referred the matter to the county attorney and that it will iw con at the next ot tt e coin which will ba held in february the other letter was chanly attorney evans who stated eliat 1 e ii trying to have the matter airey airly and quickly adjusted lie stated that coal villa the only other incorporated cita in the county haj always paid lucli bills bat that the county of course paid the balta or indigents indi gents he desired that it be ascertained who instructed dr ward to do the work the city ortho county and that be made accordingly NEW A franchise ordinance from the utah independent telephone company was now read by the recorder the ardi oance grants to the utah independent telephone company the right to erect a telephone bittern in abia city and con duct the same for the period 0 fifty years the caid company will it the franchise be granted install not to ex beek five phones la the city tor the die dc the city official tree 0 charge and shall in placing tt air poles conduits etc disturb as litt aa possible the sidewalks and streets 0 the city and will after their work t completed leave them a aa good condition as when work la started the company will also be for any damages against city brought on as a result of their work the city reserves the right to use the company poles for necessary police and fire service wires providing the company wires are not with the work is to commence within BIX months after the granting of tie franchise and will be completed as boon as possible attorney james M lockhart who was present la the interests of the telephone company then spoke at bone length upon the benefits ol 01 the new system and stated that wherever used in salt lake ogden murray and canyon and this state as in other states better bervice bad teen given by it than ever before by any other company he also announced that alie company will begin the erection of a fine fire proof building on main threet it the be granted and will establish an information bureau here as in salt lake where it is proving a great benefit and to the citizens the bureau answers all every tion and if a call is left will awaken citizens at any hoar they may wish the attorney also that the rates of the new company would be as low a any and that the service would la mack better than any ever had here on motion of the ordinance was referred to the on laws but on motion of and dailey the reading of the ordinance ai considered as its first legal reading MCW street cool missioner niss ioner mcdonough stat ed that the lamer lam er for t e fourteenth threet sidewalk bad been ordered bu no bad been dons on ac aunt of the bad weather L E spoke as on 0 a corn cittee of three from the fire department appointed to look into the matter of purchasing par chasing endall chemical engines aad he urged thai necessity of immediate t ulon t he abl iho depart mont liaa in mind th buying bf three hand engines of io gallons capacity each to cost altogether bout these ha said could bo used to good advantage on any street in the city mr lockhart Lock bart also spoke regarding abig matter tod advocated greater fire protection for the city the council committee on fire aad water are to meet with the department committee on evening at mr a office in the mean time the fire chief will get priced land further particulars regarding the I 1 to be purchased BEARD mom aenry weigh ft ho was at the meeting spoke briefly on the necessity of fire protection in a minine camp and strongly aavo abed tatt purchase of the small chemical engines audre shields also talked briefly on the matter and urged that the department be equipped with all necessary bitting that as one of lie largest taxpayers in the city he would gladly stand bis eliare of the in properly fitting up the volun teer department ESCAPES mr talked aa merely a citi zen not a trustee on the ques lion of putting fire escapes on the school and be stated that it ba 1 been found lo possible to comply with the ordinance in equipping the jefferson building with the required escapee lie staled also that by means of the fire drills the building could be de populated in one minute and a half if necea ary lie asked that the council make some Buggea tiona to whit could be done marshal mcdonough resented a piece of a case kunfe as an example of the and of tools aeed in breaking out of the city ail lie stated that the jail bad been properly patched up since the break the first of the week 0 o further b appearing council then to meet again the first wednesday in february |