Show city dads had aad busy meeting thursday thurida y A J bird and G W coon appeared before the city council at the first firs t regular meeting of march held thursday ev evening to ask the co council uncil for an appropriation of 50 towards the expenses of eich lake district boy scouts of Ar america tie the I 1 council is is heartily in favor of the boy scout movement but the question came up whether it would be legal to appropriate any money for this purpose and consequently the city attorney w was as instructed to find out whether or hot the law haw would prohibit such an appropriation if the law permits the appropriation will be made the newly appointed officers to wit cemetery keeper city mechanic and appealed before the council to receive the necessary instructions for handling their positions in behalf of the committee on irrigation chairman J B wilson reported that liis his committee had found the irrigation system of the city in in very poor condition and recommends that a considerable force of men ue be put to work to clean canals ind and ditches as far as such cleaning is ia up to the city the council decided UP to have the work lone done as early a as s weather conditions will permit the city marshal was instructed to rigid rigidly lIF enforce the stopping of automobiles from side streets where stop signs are erected mayor F G martines reported that he had a conference with health engineer L H male regarding a cleanup campaign in richfield and mr male had promised to send the necessary printed matter for consideration by the council the next regular meeting will be held thursday night march 8 |