Show COUNCIL MEETING important business transacted at the regular city council meeting last night at which all members of the council were present several important matters were acted upon the health board was requested to designate the week of may ath to as clean up week during which everybody should be requested to clean up their entire premises eliminating the trash of all kinds the streets and sidewalks committee was requested to locate a permanent place for the dumping of garbage and to post notices of where it is the matter of having a proper plat of the cemetery made to prevent further confusion in the disposition of lots was referred to the cemetery committee with power to employ some one to do that work the proposition made to gards people last month with reference to extending the lights out to them was reconsidered si and referred to the electric light committee with power to act as they see fit the question of whether or not we should have continuous light and power service service now that school has closed was considered and it was decided that it would be best to continue with our six days a week service the electric light operator was however authorized to close down the plant from 6 until 9 a in on thursday mornings during the high water season for the purpose of eliminating mina ting gravel from the canal the city attorney was instructed to take necessary steps to procure a deed from the benson heirs for the tract of land on which the gravel trap is located known as the benson grant which was purchased by the city several years ago and to employ whatever assistance was necessary to do so the supervisor of waterworks water works was authorized to order ff katof et of wood pipe to take care of the repairs necessary in the water system the city marshall was instructed to collect all licenses the matter of operating cooperating co with the gun and rod club in putting a big screen in the creek above the light plant ditch to keep the fish which are to be planted this season from coming down was referred to a committee with power to act joseph E richards reported that there is absolutely no market for local improvement impo or paving district warrants because of which fact it is impossible to carry out the paving program outlined for this year the regular budget of claims was allowed after which the meeting adjourned for a month |