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Show latter of Raising Interest foney Discussed by Council 5Uecial sessions of the city , Vwove held to consider matters .,.,1 importance pertaining to ! -. L At the first the item Recorder T. A. Barratt were named a committee to take such action as was deemed necessary under the circumstances. In keeping with the traffic 'safety measures suggested by Councilman Ingersoll, the matter of control measures with respect to traffic regulations reg-ulations on Main street as suggested In the , first meeting were approved and referred to the street committee with power to act. Inasmuch as the contract on street lights for the city must be renewed October 15th, the matter of ascertaining ascer-taining the best possible lighting set up for the city was referred to the light committee with instructions to 'consideration was a discus-" discus-" , ,.m in which the city ' . could raise approximately "due in interest obligations by ,;,yle of this month. pointed out that there is 'dins in delinquent -water 'iulti09 and in meter installa-r installa-r S6 07, a large portion of V could be collected. Edward employed as an additional ",or to Lenard Pett and they '"instructed to contact the de-Vnt de-Vnt Pities and - collect the ',- due or shut the water off. ;;;vor and water committee ,'ied to follow this matter up investigate a contract which would guarantee to the city a rate comparable compar-able to other cities and most favorable favor-able to the city's interests. An investigation of the closing hours of Pi'ovo pool halls was report- -''mmendations made to the ""ibv councilman Grant Inger- v-h'respect to the traffic haz- ,'j0 pedestrains crossing Mam .vere unanimously adopted. "recommendations were as fol- ' onme restrictions be ed. Under the Provo ordinance, the report showed, operators of pool halls were allowed to remain open until 12 o'clock mid-night, j Mayor Storrs reported that through the efforts of the committee working :j in our traffic regulations that I 'Veguard to a greater extent all '.'..-airs who have occasion to Main street; that traffic lanes -otructed across Main street -amlar intervals; that the coop-"n coop-"n of the schools be sought m Wive program; that junior -c officers from the schools be 'itpd to assist in Oris work; that on the community hospital project, all taxes on the American Fork ! Co-op. property had been relinquished relinquish-ed and in order to purchase the building $2500 must be raised. The I mayor reported the arrangements for the mass meeting held Wednesday Wednes-day night to consider ways and means of raising the stipulated amount. srking of large trucks be pro--k on Main street and that traf-"'eneraUy traf-"'eneraUy be slowed up to the "that our children might be as-i as-i greater protection. -e second meeting was held last -day night that object being ji to check up on what receipts -t-be realized by Ore city towards "-in" the interest obligations. 5'Vstorrs and Recorder Barratt vnEd having contacted the coun--MsureT and of receiving his ranee of a payment of approxi- j -ily $1800 as the third quarter ment of back taxes. ; check on the delinquent water sand meter installations showed -,f ; around $500 had been collected first week. Inasmuch as $2000 -e must be realized from these ;D" sunts in order for the city to ree -a October bills the committee m -3e of the water rates collections :t instructed to follow up this lei rigidly Ore next two weeks. lie various expenses of the E. R. office was duscussed at length, Ouhe mayor was asked to appoint smmittee to confer with the E. R. officials and work out a program L:h would cover these operations Jiiiiinimum cost. The mayor ZJ-:efore appointed Grant Ingersoll, :: Christensen and Albert Tre- Raro D:. ds to act as' members of this , hypersi aittee. thern to I connection with the drouth re-dlsetse re-dlsetse i project in American Fork May-Storrs May-Storrs reported that only 60 per v. of the allotted amount had been the K- -i a-id made the suggestion that ed by P cad ends of the water system & public ii broken by use of the additional ,o list is" "trial availahle under the set up. reading i iurther reported that Mr. TJlric, :Si itri)'3 -ector of these projects would be the ve'-; -ie city during the week to check ,e in po?'- a the progress of the drouth re-a re-a are af wrk in this vicinity. No action ons. ; teen at this meeting on the ;'t suggestion, ilized Wj: was made that the Ladies :ary Club had again called the A Boy To ' Ki011 of the mayor to certain 'lions prevalent in past Hallo-,hips Hallo-,hips Hit'-3 celebrations which should be ;nase. , This matter was discuss- j 1"Stwt it length by Ore council and it Return" ' unanimous decision that the Ktions of the club were correct x.' Dr. & lhe council favored them. D. ; l Ingersoll, Albert Tregaskis and |