Show I THE CITY COUNCIL The Bath louse Auixlu To ECcccivc the Queen At the usual meeting of the City Council last evening the following business busi-ness was taken up C Cramer florist asked permission to run a stand over the water sect south of Cunningtons store Referred 0 E Pomeroy asked for credit on the unexpired portion of his brokers license Referred Betsy Franks asked for a free license to peddle clothing Referred George Hewlett asked a free job wagon license on account of sickness Granted A petition was received from City Recorder Re-corder HM VeIls and Mr F D Kimball Kim-ball asking to be allowed to purchase the Warm Springs Bath House property offering to pay 20000 for the same in its present condition terms to be arranged ar-ranged as follows 5000 to be paid down and 15000 in three installments of 5000 each in one two and three years hence with interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on all unpaid amounts Or in case the city does not care to dispose of the property altogether they aSK a lease on the following terms For a lease for a period of fifteen years they will 1 Construct a building upon t he prem ises to cost 5000 said building to be erected during the summer and to contain plunge baths of convenient size for gentlemen gentle-men ladies and families respectively in accordance with accompanying diagram but subject to any betterment that you may wish to prescribe up to the limit defined 2 In addition to erecting said building they will pay 125 per month rental for ten years and 150 per month rental after ten years to the expiration of the lease For a lease for a period of ten years with an option of five more upon the terms you may then propose they will 1 Erect the building above stated and 2 pay 125 per month rental For a lease of a period of five years with an option of five more upon the terms you may then propose they will 1 Erect the building above stated and 21 pay 50 per month rental It is also understood that the present I building with the exception of the present large plunge baths which would be torn away would be repaired and the trees and grounds placed and kept in good repair and made attractive The petition was referred to the committee com-mittee of the whole to be made the special order of next meeting The Committee on Elections recommended recom-mended Charles H Wilcken as successor to Walermaster John R Winder Adopted The Mayor was empowered to sign a corporation note to Dennis Long Co for 10000 at 6 per cent payable one year after date The Committee on Finance recommended recom-mended that 25000 of the city bonds series B numbers 1 to 50 of the 500 denominations be called in on June 1st Adopted The Special Committee appointed at the last meeting reported a number of amendments to the present building ordinances The Committee on Waterworks reported a new system of taxation for city water Laid on the table Mr Pyper presented a bill for an ordinance or-dinance in relation to vehicles of public transfer Ordered printed Mr Riter presented an ordinance in I relation to the construction of privy vaults Ordered printed Five thousand dollars were appropriated appropri-ated for the use of the water works The Committee on Enrollment reported c U the publication of the new ordinance on nuisances The Mayor informed the Council that that the Queen of the Sandwich Islands would shortly be here with her suite On motion of Mr Riter the Mayor was authorized to tender the Queen the freedom of the city Aldermen Riter Pyper Weber Patrick and Cope were i appointed a committee to proceed to I Ogden and meet Her Royal Highness with due honors Adjourned |