Show COUNCIL HOLDS TAX meanor LEVY FOR 1921 REDU CEO ONE AND A HALF MILLS AND IMPORTANT BUSINESS transacted A GEO D U MORRIS ACCEPTS appointment AS JUSTICE the city council met in regular session last night with a lot of important matters before it and a full attendance of its members present atter after the ordinary preliminary matters the petition of J L lowder jr asking for a reduction in the license for his business was read and following a brief discussion it was tabled for the present pending an investigation the sextons Sex tons semiannual report to june 30 showing the burial of nine individuals during that period was approved and the sexton was instructed to use his best judgment in procuring water for the trees at the cemetery minor reports by committees from the council were heard and approved the report of the general committee for the fourth of july celebration showing expenditures of about and receipts of approximately besides adding 20 worth of bunting and decorations to the cites supply was approved and the city recorder was instructed to convey to the chairman of the general committee and through herto her to all the members of the committees the councils thanks and appreciation for their splendid services in arranging and financing the celebration william marsdend Mars dens resignation as justice of the peace which was presented several months ago and tabled pending the finding of someone who would accept the office was accepted and geo D morris who has been city attorney was after resigning from that office by special arrangement with the mayor appointed as justice of the peace in mr marsdend Mars dens place it was explained that mr morris had haa consented to make the change from one office to the other with no other tho thought light than that of service to paro wan city in a capacity where it is alil almost lost impossible to got get efficient officers the mayor was instructed to employ an attorney to look after the duties of the attorneys office for the next six months with the feea that probably attorney 11 II C parcells services could be secured for that purpose the matter of fixing the 1921 tax levy for the file various city purposes purpose s was taken up and after comparing the condition of the various funds row and a year ago the levies wera fixed resulting in a total levy for city of 9 vt mills or one and a half mills less than mills less than last years and two two years agos mill lov y other matters of minor importance were discussed Ais cussed and disposed of and the usual of claims were allowed after which the meeting adjourned |