, 1896-11-05
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANT BUS
MESS DISPOSED OF LAST
EVENING.
An Ordinance Concerning Shows Read
Circuses Must Pay $75-An Ordi-
nance Licensing Bill Posters Also
Introduced-A Little Discussion
About Bills.

The city council met last evening
pursuant to adjournment. Mayor Brown
in the chair and all the members of the
council present. City Attorney Hills
and Marshal Hiskey were also present.
Official reports were the first bust
ness considered by the council. The
semi-annual reports were read and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Lohlein. from the special com
ml,;ee appointed to make contract for
numing the springs into the Union Pa
cific main, stated that a number OF con,
tractors had been interviewed and that
Mr.. Berner was the lowest bidder. Mr..
Berner was now engaged in performing
the work. which would be completed in
a very short time.
Mr.. Fee. from the committee on
streets and alleys. asked for further
time on the matter Of building a bridge
across the creek. as requested by Mr..
Brucckner and others. The time was
granted.
Mr.. Jones from the fire committee,
said that the committee was endeavor.
ing to make some arrangement where
by a team would be held in readiness
at all times for the use of the steamer.
Mr.. Comfy had agreed to keep a team
in readiness until a permanent ar
rangement could be made.
In relation to this matter. Mr.. Miller
believed that an arrangement should
be made whereby a team would be held
in readiness nights and Sundays for
the use of the steamer, and that on 9TH
er occasions the first man at the city
hall should have the privilege OF taking
the steamer to the fire.
The finance committee made report
favoring a rebate to John Waechter on
the sum OF 500 and to Al. Goldman on
$3.50. In the cast OF Patrick O'Connoi
the committee believed he was moi en-
titled to any rebate. Mr.. Preigel had
aslo asked for a rebate. but the fact had
been developed that the city had been
compelled to clean his alley for which
service a charge OF rs cents had been
made.
In the matter Of rebates, Mr.. Lohlein
moved that warrants be issued to all
paties 70 whom rebates had been grant
ed when taxes were paid on the prop.
erty. Carried.
NEW ORDINANCES.
An ordinance amending and reen-
acting an ordinance concerning cir
cuses, shows. concerts, etc., was intro
duced and read first time. AS the
blanks were filled, large circuses viii
be compelled to pay a license fee OF so
for one performance and $25 for each
additional performance. For small
shows where the admission Is rs cents
i or less. the license for n performance
| will be SO for the first performance
and IS for each additional. Theater or
| concert performance, IS for the first
and IS for each additional performance
The ordinance provides that the owner
of the hal! may take Il an annual H.
cense for hall, the fee being fixed at SIS
per annum, payable annually. Mr.. Fee
moved tt make the fee $50. but met
with no second.
An ordinance relating to the posting
of signs. bills, etc, and licensing bill
poster, was introduced. The license
fee was fixed at $40, the bond at 500.
and the penalty for violation at from
S. to $50.
Mr.. Jones reported that Mr.. Luther
Fillmore had made application to be
permitted to pay taxes upon a piece Of
residence property in the southern por-
ton of the city and allow the tax upon
some other property which he did not
own but which had been listed in his
nam go unpaid. The application was
granted.
Mr.. NJ. Erne made an appeal in re-
lation to the tax upon his property, and
the matter was referred to the finance
committee.
The following bills againt the city
were then read and allowed:
M. c. Brown 800 90
Andrew Miller .............. rs 90
Larry Fee 70 W