Show CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION reports of committees and other routine matters appropriation to help celebrate the regular seishin of the city council was held thursday night in the council Lh chamber amber with mayor Chri stenen in command the session was de devoid old of any sensational features as matters of routine importance were considered the first thing to claim it N was as a report from the special committee on oil the condition of the surface ahei gatei atei in the nouh west aest part of the eit cit the committee had bad made an inspection in of the property and found surface water rising in many cellars cellar and the foundations of residences in many in instances were nvere soaked N with ith the excess water N ater it had been ascertained that an old drain leading into the southeast fields could be used as a means of carrying off the water the cites portion of the expense of connecting to this drain would be about and the committee recommended recommend cd that the amount named be appropriated for that pur purpose the report was accepted another report from a special committee recommended that the petition of all cameron Ci meron the photographer who asked for a three months license be not granted the committee inas ft as of the opinion that a full heirs license should be taken A map of the property owned by the city in richfield was submitted by antone nielsen and the attorney was instructed to bee that tl the e title NN was as properly recorded to all property as shown in tre tle map mr air G enee ence appeared before the council as the rL representative of the company in relation to the payment of the freight on oil the steel sprinkler tank the first estimate submitted for the tank stated that the weight would be about 1100 pounds when the bill for the tink was received there was an item of tacked on for freight and this the council refused to kiy on the ground that it was excessive mr ence submitted a corrected freight bill for 2780 but on looking into the matter and figuring the freight at 1 61 per hundred the bill was reduced to u 22 51 54 which amount the city agrees to pay the vater master reported that he was anabe to secure the amount of water from cottonwood creek which the city is entitled to the cites I 1 portion oi of the water of that creek is a little 0 oer er two second feet and the water should be ditri distributed buted in what N aliat liat is known knon as the arv dry lots district the tha city has hid had trouble in getting apts its propel portion of the water and after tre e report of the the council aou beil instructed the committee to take whatever steps are necessary to obtain the water vater to which aich the eit cit is entitled charles iop lope ired before the city council as a member of the committee appointed by the commercial club to 0 o assist the executive committee in pio iding for i L tion of oe th glori glorious fourth the council towards tie affair effal r th tha hills bills and LI lit ell t ms for the month pr presented belted aej allowed and the council adjourned |