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and guide Of the city on his desk. 1t
contained . vast amount of valuable
information in matters Per tanning 70
the city. and . miniature map with the
recent additions. The books were pre-
sented with the compliments Of 7. w.
Teevin, who owns the copyright.
City Clerk Sninkman presented each
member of the council and the repre-
sentatives of the press with an exquisite
rose in honor Of his election.
The clerk read . resolution presented
by residents of West Bridge-st.. west Of
Stocking-st., recommending that q
sewer be constructed III their street ana
that the pavement OF the street. when
Il is laid, be placed on concrete foun-
dation. The petition also requested
that Charles Woertz and George ".
Barker be appointed = committee 70
confer with the BOARD of Public Works
with reference to the kind OF pavement
to be laid. Temporarily tabled.
Not satisfied with the erection of bay
windows upon his patrons, Frank
Chxpln. the lunch counter proprietor,
asked permission to erect one on the
second story of his place of business.
He got it.
To insure public safety, extra electric
lights were asked for on Fulton-st and
Wealthy.ave while the street railway
improvements are in progress. Referred
10 committee on lamps.
A polite invitation from the Press
Club, inviting the members of the Coun-
Gil to attend the coming entertainment,
| at 80 and rs cents each, was accepted
and placed on file.
An almost interminsble list of citi-
zens who assisted IN the late city e,ec-
ton as inspectors. registers, gate-keep-
ers. etc., was read by the clerk. Their
valuable services in the aggregate cost
the city the modest sum of $23lS2O.
This amount includes the rent for the
polling and registration places. The
city comptroller recommended that all
the bills Ue allowed except the items
where inspectors charged for more than
two days.
Alderman Sproul kicked on the exor-
bitant charges for election places. Al
derman Tateum defended the charges
in his own ward, saying tnat they were
as reasonable as could be obtained.
Other aldermen did likewise.
The recommendation of the city
comptroller was adopted amid vigorous
kicks from the aldermen of the Fifth
and Tenth wards. The Second ward
inspectors were in the salary grab
scheme, but their aldermen did not OBJ
ject to the reduction.
vari ous Committee Reports.
The Committee on Ordinances SUBJ
mitted an ordinance to regulate the
use Of billiard and pool tables in the
city. The ordinance was placed upon
its first ane second reading and ordered
printed. The same committee reported
In favor of the petition of the Valley
City and Cable Railway Company. An
ordinance was submitted, which took
| the same course as its predecessor, and
will be printed In the TELEGRAM-HER-
AID tomorrow. A special meeting of
the council will consider the ordinance
Friday night. The committee, to whom
was referred the matter of locating fire
engine houses in the Sixth and Tenth
| wards, reported recommending that
the Sixth ward engine house he placed
upon the old Scribner-st. site. The
committee recommended that the Tenth
ward engine house he place at the corner
of Hall-st. and Madison-ave. instead of
on the site at the corner of Fifth and
Madison-ave now owned by the city.
Alderman Doren kicked vigorously
against the proposed change. He con-
tended that q majority of the resldents
IN the new location were in the ccme-
teries and did not need fire protection.
The fire marshal and Alderman Turner
IL Iof Had IN nf
Upon the motion Of the latter. the part
of the report referring to the Tenth
ward was referred to the aldermen OF
the First and Tenth wards together with
the fire marshal. The first part of the
repert was adopted.
Alderman stem submitted q resolu.
ton calling for an estimate of the cost
of paving Grandville-ave. with cedar
blocks on concrete foundation. Adopt
ed.
Sprouts slick scheme.
Alderman Sproul submitted resolu-
ton calling for an estimate of the cost
of paving Monroe-st. with HOLLYWOOD
brick. Adopted. He then submitted
another resolution declaring the paw
ing of Monroe-st. with HOLLYWOOD brick
a necessary pubic improvement. 1t
was carried by unanimous vote. All
the aldermen except Mckee and Yerex
being present.
The greater part of them seemed to
! think IT was call for an estimate and
voted mechanically. Alderman O'Don-
neil offered q resolution that a COM
mittee of five aldermen he sent to Ian
sing to oppose the passage of the bill,
placing the care of the streets and the
expenditure of money for street
Improvement in the hands of
the board of public works The objec-
tors claim that the expeuditu of
money should be under the control of
the council. The mayor appointed Al
dermen UDonnell, Mills, Doyle. stokes
aud Doren as such committee.
At this point Alderman Saunders and
several others who had voted for Al
derman Sprouts resolution found out
what they had been voting for and
kicked. The aldermen generally sup
posed u to be simply a call for an est
mate, and the eighteen who were
present voted for ID straight. The res
oiutlon was laid on the table for one
week.
Alderman Doyle called for a Silica
Bsrytlc estimate on West Brldge-st.
The petition OF the West Bridge-st.
residents was here taken from the table
and referred TO the Committee on
Streets
The coubca then adjourned until
Friday evening.