| Show COUNCIL WILL INSTALL CEMENT SIDE WALKS BY UNANIMOUS ACTION MEMBERS SO DECIDE paving district created embracing both sides of main street from second north to second south streets that the members of the richfield Richlie lil city council die aie fully alive to the pressing pres sine needs of this community was aas shown last friday night when it was decided by bv the unanimous ve of 1 the council to install cement walks vas in this city there was no bloking blow ing of horns at 01 wild demonstrations by the members embers but in the course ot of events ane matter c line cime up and was promptly of the council had disposed of much loutine busi business nesb ere the matter of better was reached it came about when the appointment of street supervisor and water works superintendent had been ed of and while the council was instructing ting the committee on irrigation to see to it that proper flumes blumes were constructed and proper care aiken or 01 the streets and ditches mr coons chairman of the corn com mattec on streets asked if it would not be a good thing this year to employ better material for the grading of streets than the red gravel hereto ore used and suggested the use of shale shade or point grael the matter of street betterment was under consideration and beneral methods had breit bce ii proposed for the accomplishment of that desirable end when A K hansen stated that he believed that the time had bad arlivea fur for the instillation of cement sidewalks he followed that with a motion and it was quickly seconded second cd and as one man the council decided that cement siaw sidewalks alks was the proper tiling thing at this time A paving district was ere created ted embracing the sidewalks on oil each side of main street from second north to second south street a chi tance of tout blocks with all necessary crossings and cu lverts the matter was vas refined to the committee on streets with the attorney to work out the details get estimates and take the necessary initial legal steps for the commencement of the work the rats rates and other particulars will be published as soon as aa the committee can get them into shape all the members of the tha council were present N when hen the session opened the first matter to be considered was the applicator of geo A beal for the right to purchase three lots belonging to lo the city and situated in the north west part of the city the lots were sold to mr beal for one cine halt half donn doan and the balance in S six months at t 8 per cent james chris representing certain citizens ill the south part ot at town who have been getting their irrigating water from what is known as the mill 01 biti di ti ask asked ed the city to make arrangements to take the ingia tion ot ol their property into and under its jurisdiction the matter was referred frfd rfd to the committee on irrigation with instructions to make the necessary changes if possible the mattei of the engaging of an officer for the positions of water superintendent and supervisor was the next order of bustness business ube the city recorder had advertised for applicants for this position and five applicants presented ted their names who were willing to itsume thy the duties of all three offices these were rasmus jensen andrew andre nilson alexander morrison alma Chii christensen chistensen stensen joseph paterson Pc terson N P peterson presented da an application luche positions of abter and superintendent and E A crosland asked for the position tion of street supervisor anen the applications were desedo cd a motion was to decide the billot ballot it inquired loqui red from ballots tu to settle the matter and then joseph peterson was tho the winner the that a oi s with the offices is a year andiew andeeson An deison was decided upon for park and cemetery keeper at a salary of 32 50 pet pel month in III discussing the duties of water mastle it was decided to make the tax for the maintenance of ditches a cash tax instead of a li 10 ui tax td as formerly an ex ever cr n will be mace anere a rO net will make cioper app licati r f the privilege of keeping up h hi i ditches then follow cc 0 of improver chich led ild to the adoption of the mot n to install cement sidewalks side after the council adjourned having completed the most satisfactory bit of legislation thit has been completed tor for many moons |
