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remaining firms and their ability to
sustain five years guarantee.

sustain five years guarantee
Finally all of the amendments which
had been piled up were wiped off the
records and the council started in
afresh with the two reports before
them. Aid. Ross moved the accept
ance of the majority report and the
carrying out of the contract. Aid.
Douglas moved Tho aocoptc,nco OF
the minority report, which was not
seconded. Vote came upon the major
ity vote and it was adopted by vote of
Il to ,, Aid. Douglas and Dahl voting in
the negative.
Aid. Douglas: 81 would like to ask
Mr.. Bennett if he is now willing to
take the % cents per foot which he
offered to Aid. Ross?''
Mayor Pattison called the turn by
stating that the council would proceed
with business as there was no motion
before the house.
The finance committee reported upon
the matter of the payment of the semi
annual interest of street improvement
bond due June l. They said there was
no fund at the disposal of the CITY at
this time which is available, but that
the county was realizing money on the
delinquent tax sale and recommended
that the city treasurer demand the
clty's portion at the end of the sale.
Then if there is still a deficiency the
committee recommended that the
owners of the bonds be notified that the
the city Is ready to exchange new inn
provement bonds for holdings. The
report was adopted and copy ordered
sent to the National Bank of the Re-
public of New York City, the eastern
correspondents of the city.
Aid. Brennan introduced a moral
lty" resolution. Its effects was to pre-
vent the sale of intoxicating liquors in
houses of ill-tame and instructinc the
city marshal to carry out the order.
Id. O'Hare asked if there were any
such places.
"You will have to ask somebody
else" said the mayor.
Aid. Bertrand said that the resolution
was illegal and void for the reason that
there is an ordinance against that class
OF houses and that after finding such a
place the duty of the chief was to close
1t up. lie said that he showed his mo-
rallty by abiding by the laws of the city.
Aid. Brennan having said that the pur-
pose was to put the aldermen and chief
on record for morality. Aid. Brennan
further discussed the merits ana de-
merits of the 81 per bottle system.
BY vote of 10 ayes to noes the
resolution Was adopted. Those voting
against were Aldermen Bertrand, Dahl
Heule, Ross and Crumpton.
An important resolution was read
regarding the sprinkling of streets 1t
provided that on the petition of one
half the property owners OF a street the
city clerk should advertise for bids for
doing the sprlnkling and the expense
be charged on the next tax roll to the
abutting property. Carried.
representative of the cooper shop
near John and Second asked the council
to fix up the street in that yacinity as
it is impossible to haul load Of slaves
in safety. Aid. Mcqueen moved that
they be allowed to drive on the side
walk during bad weather if they kept
the sidewalk in repair. Objected to as
contrary to ordinance and the matter
was referred to the board Of public
works.
Aid. Schlappi moved that the commit
tee on labor and statistics confer with
the management Of institutions en-
ploying labor with 4 view of having en-
ployed home workmen and that the
same committee be constituted a board
of arbitration for the purpose of the
amicable settlement of all labor diff
culties. Carried.
The council adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening.