Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-06-23
THE CITY COUNCIL
Met in Regular Session Last Night and Transacted Some Impor-
 tant Business.

l The City Council met last night 1T regular session, the Mayor and q quorum being present.
 The ollowing proceediu&s were had:
 I The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 The Sanitary Committee was granted further time in which to re port on sewer connections in wagon yards
 Fh- Cemetary Committee reported a resolution directing the ditchine and other necessary Improvements in tn cemetery. which was adopted.
 The Fire Department reported that the Department had con tributed enough to build bath room and asked the Council to furnish lumber for same. which was granted.
 The City Engineer and Chief of Fire Department reported part of the old Harding mill in a dangerous condition. and on motion, the owners or occupants thereof were directed to repair or tear down the same at once.
 The bond of Gus l.. Shoemaker to do flumbing work was referred to the City Attorney
 The transcript as furnished by the Circuit Clerk, ofthe annexed territory was received and referred to the City Attorney for examination and to report anything necessary to com plete the work.
 An ordinance fixing width of side walks in Paving District No. 2, was adopted.
 An ordinance assessing the cost of grading and paving the property in District No. 9, was adopted
 On motion, the Water and Light Company was directed to remove the hydrant aI.d lamp now in the way of paving the street in Improve ment District No. g.
 Moved that a committee of three be appointed to correspond with electrical construction plants with q view of the city owning it's own plant and report to the Council.
 On motion the Mayor was added to the committee
 After much discussion relative to the bills of the Water and Light Co.,, for water, the bill for April, amount ing to &GG6 S7, was allowed by q vote of 1 to 1. The Mayor ques- toned the right of the Council to appropriate moneys without q majority of the full Board voting af- frmatively, and gave notice that he would avail himself of the three days allowed by law in which to veto the Councils action or permit same to go into effect without ap- proval. as he deemed to the city's best interest.
 The matter of city printing being brought up by a petition to the Board of Public Affairs, circulated ! by Aldermrn Hightower and signee by six of the Aldermen, requesting the Board not to enter into eontraci for same until further notice, th' question was discussed at lengti and finally disposed of by a vote of ! to that the Council rcscind its former instructions to the BoarC and direct that the Press Eagle bt declared he official paper of the city and be awarded all legal advertis ing and printing required ty city until further notice. The Mayor took the same position relative to the validity of the action of the Council as to the payment of the water bill for April and held that the law requiring that the Board oi Public affairs enter into contract for city printing with the lowest bidder, and that it did not seem just that four members of the Council should reseind the action ana instructions of the entire body, given at it's last meeting. He therefore gave notice that he would avail himself of the veto preTogatiye or not, as he saw fit, after further consideration and investigation.
 Adjourned.