The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-23

nc mayor AlN All hl ANN NhNllNl liiiNAl were at their posts on tune last night and settled down Co a grind which from the reading of the minuntes Co adjournment consumed two hours and a half While . number oi things ot considerable importance came up. nothing seemed Co be on the tapis that chcitcd general interest. as there were not sufficient spectators at the meeting Co even fll the seating capacity.
 The Committcc.on Ways and Means reported iavorably on jhc following bills. which were ordered paid: Kelly x Co.,. SS 70. Dr. Moore. for small poN services. SIoo: Treasurer. Feb
 uary Co June. SIS; A. \. Anderson. hardware. 6o cents: Ed Dalton. labor setting fire plugs. Ss7os and Fire De partmcut smoothing 4th avenue with cinlcrs SS2s.
 The committee reported adversely on thc hill oi D. Rcitzman for Soo for car ing tor smallpox patients. for thc req son that Mr. Rcitzman was Qu0r1ntincd ou account of exposure tO smallpoN He could not leave Burro creek and. therefore. was not entitled Co pay for thc time he put in at that place
 Nr Guthrie reported for the Fire Water and Light Committee that thc Fire W1rjc nhad had 90 clamp made for thc connection ou Eighth street. and che digging otherwise necessary wa, thereby avoided The committee had seen MT Graves. of Hose O. No D and had settled upon S!o per month for che rent oi the lower floor of Fire mems hall for storing the hose and cart
 Mr Hcuton. of the committee. said that though investigations showed that The ground rent oi a site for a hose house would bc but nominal a suit- able building could not be erected for les, than from S}oo Co Sioo
 Mr. NcGrath reporting for Che Com mittcc ou Public Works and Public Property. reviewed a communication from IT, N Holmes agreeing toI
 trctch two wire cables Sevcn-cighth' in diameter and three and a half feet apart Go thc pier of the bridge on Sixteenth street and from there across thc river The wires were Co run be- youd the bank for IS feet on either side oi thc river. where they were Co be SC. curclv fastened Across these wires were to be substantial croSs-picccs and nailed Go them. side by side two tier, oi two inch planking one foot wide and five feet long laid length ways on the bridge thus cIccting a wl'kVay two feet wide. Crossing the highwltcr channels inland from each approach were Co be two good two-ioot Walkwlys laid on logs. and Mr. Iol- me, V1s Go do all this for SIoo Mr. NcGrath didn't believe wire of thc size designated would hold up that amount of timber The matter was generally discussed and all the coun- cilmcn agreeing that the iootbridgc should hc built the affair was re- icrrcd to thc Committee on Public Works with instructions to take the matter lp with che City Engineer
 Mr. Conway reported for the Judi ci1y and Election Committee the new ru'cs and regulations aS amended and they were read by the clerk The names oi all the city officers. from president oi Che council Co poundmas- Ger are claboratcly set forth. Then fol- lows thc committees and the names oi thc committeeman. The president has uo power oi veto. In his absence the council choose a member Co take his place pro tenn. < meeting must occur every week at o'clock, sharp. ltI takes four councilmen for a quorum Then comes thc order of business No member can speak more than once upon a subject until all the others have spoken. nor more than twice with a majority permission of the council and except as provided by ordinance. rcSo. lut.ou and rules. Roberts rules shall govern thc deliberations 10 takes four members Co carry a motion and an members must vote unless excused by inc majority of the council. Six votes are required Co suspend the rules ot change order of business. Every ordi-