The herald., 1896-07-28

nish the city attorney with certified cop
les thereof and this recommendation
Is made in order to carry out these sug-
gestions.
Councilman Kingery, chairman or the
committee on public morals. stated that
owing to press of business caused by his
labors on the board of equalization, he
had been unable to have a meeting of the
committee on the Sunday closing ordi-
nance. He would not be able to have
meeting this week. but would have
public hearing on Tuesday week, Aug
ust 4th, when all those wishing to ex-
press their views would be given hear
ing.
The usual petitions, protests, ETC.,
were read and referred to the proper
committees, after which recess was ta-
ken to 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council was called to order at 2:15
o'clock when President Teed moved that
when an adjournment was had. it be
taken until 1870 o'clock, to enable the
superintendent of buildings to get GER
tain plans and specifications approved,
which motion prevailed.
Councilman Ashman moved that the
paved portion of Fifth street be swept
every night. Referred to the board Of
! public works.
After a long wait, Councilman Nun
son called up the matter of the intersec
| tion of Fremont avenue and Second
street, at which point it Is said there is
| a raise of nine feet in twenty-five. Ex-
Street Superintendent Hutchinson ex-
planned the situation and said that at
| an expenditure of $25 would remedy the
| trouble and make passable grade. He
! said that the matter had frequently been
| called to the attention of the street SUI
| perintendent, but that nothing had been
| dnne Cnnpci1rf1an hot
: some one be employed at an expense not
to exceed $25 to make fill to ease the
| abrupt rise. The motion was lost, when
| President Teed moved that the street su-
| perintendent be instructed to at once
make the fill, which motion prevailed.
WIDENING OUTSIDE STREETS.
Councilman Munson called up the mat
ter of the widening of Sixth and Seventh
! streets, from Hoover street to Vermont
avenue, in the recently annexed district
/ He said that the majority of the people
! favored the proposition, but that the
Fair estate owned property and could
only be reached by regular proceedings.
Much preliminary work was necessary
! ana he moved that the city engineer be
instructed to prepare an ordinance of in
tention for the widening of Seventh and
sixth streets. Councilman Snyder op-
posed the motion, as he did not think 1t
right that citizens in the recently an
neXed territory should commence MAX
ing demands on the treasury until they
had paid some taxes
City Attorney Dunn reported the court
had signed judgment settling the an
nexation question, and that there would
be some money to their credit now in the
county road fund.
Councilman Kingery thought that as
the annexed territory had been taken
into the city we should extend to them
the ''glad hand" and not keep them on
| the pigeon STOOL for whole year.
Councilman Snyder disclaimed any in
tention of abusing the residents of the
recently annexed territory but he did
not believe that 1t was right to spend
money paid by the people who had been
residents for years for the new territory
in which view President Teed coincided
After further talk vote was taken
and the motion passed unanimously.
AN UNSANITARY DRAIN.
The health officer called attention to
the unsanitary condition of the storm
drain at Fourth and Broadway, and rec
commended that the same be abandoned
and a new covered drain be put in on a
line with the street. DR.. Steddom made
statement to the effect that the stencil
from the drain was something frightful
and that when the drain was cleaned
out they had to shut their doors and win
dows. There was not another place lik,
it. There was the usual debate, af
ter which, on motion of Councilman