| Show council asks legion legiel i to sponsor fourth of july celebration business of month transacted in regular meeting at the regular june meeting ot of the city council on tuesday evening the matter of 0 a committee tor tho the fourth ot of july was discussed and the council finally decided to sak s ak the american legion to take over the responsibility ot of the celebration the mayor was authorized to carry the message to legion officers and he has since reported report crt that though both bost post commander A B 13 matheson Ma theaon and vice commander john W gurr are out of town post adjutant A C hatch and other legion members have indicated a willingness lin gness to take over tie the celebration no intimation as to what the days pr program may be is available aval fable at present routine matters of city business were considered at the meeting including the following A motion prevailed that credit tor for city work shall not be transferable treopie who have asked to work tor for tha he city for credit on oa lights and water billa have been discounting that credit to those who otherwise would pay cash to the city to fo belp pay its expenses the marshal was waa to get gel in touch with the fields committee men and arrange to io i o have a flood control dam in the channel of the creek above the gravel trap to divert floods winch which may mar come with the rainy season over against the hill during the high water season the stream has been carrying much gravel and it has been directed to build up a bank on the north side of the channel but now that practically no gravel Is coming the council feels that it Is time to prepare for possible floods the cites financial condition Is such that payment of its employees bond etc Is a problem the employees are to be called into a special meeting of the council atan early date with a view of working out some plan to pay them part of their salaries and give them warrants drawing interest tor for the balance or something of the sort PT |
