, 1902-04-02
COUNCIL
HELD SHORT BUT IMPORTANT
SESSION AT CITY HALL
LAST NIGHT.
Mayor Spicer Directed to Purchase
Team of Horses for Fire Engine,
and Fire Committee Will Fit Up
Engine House-SpeciaI Policeman
Appointed - Generous Telephone
Company.

The council met at TAO last evening
with Mayor Spicer presiding and the
following members present: Council.
men Engstrom, Gates, Hicks and Ire
coming. Absent: Councilmen Schwat.
Ike and Simpson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The monthly report of city officers
were read and referred to the finance
committee.
The report of City Sexton Trewar.
tina for the month of March was as fo&.
lows:
Part Of lot 10, block U, sold to Mrs.
McMahon's estate for So.
1nterments, 6, on the 18th, 18th, 9th
2Sth, n two on the 29th. Average
age of deceased. 80 years, 2 months.
Two of the deaths were caused by
pneumonia, two by alcoholism, n by
acute scarlet fever and one by uraemic
commissions.
City Marshal Davies reported STOPS
collected during March, from the fol
lowing sources:
Mrs. H. E. Root, opera houses 6.25
William Marquardt, bill poster. 1000
Mrs. H. E. Root. bill poster. 1000
R. Register, rent city property. 400
]. f. Yost, rent city property. 1900
By justice Of the peace. ....... 124.OO
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The report of Police Justice Hayford
was printed in these column yesterday.
Mr.. Simpson appeared and took his
seat.
The report of the finance committee
on reports of officers for February was
read and ordered filed. The reports of
the officers had been found correct.
Dennis Ryan's tax matter was re-
ferred to the tax committee.
Mr.. Hicks moved that the tax COM
mittee be empowered to refund the
sum Of $1s enormously collected from
Mr.. Ryan on a clerical error, he having
examined into the case and found an
error. Carried.
The committee to which was refer
red the matter OF a team for the fire
engine, Messrs. T%regoning, Gates and
Hicks, reported in favor of the pur-
chase Of a team and harness, the team
to be kept in the engine house and used
to sprinkle the streets n in case of
fire and for no other purpose, and that
a competent man be employed to drive
the team.
On motion of Mr.. Hicks the report
of the committee was accepted and
placed on file.
Gus johnson offered to furnish young
trees, of the kind desired for planting
here, at $3.50 each, and the matter was
referred to the committee.
W. E. Yelton, the engineer at the an
CINE house, was appointed special po-
liceman without extra pay, and the ap-
pointment was confirmed by the vote
OF all the members Of the council.
lho pOilCc SOIliliiItco WdS uIICSICu
to purchase II dozen police stars. for
extra police service.
Mayor Spicer stated that the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company had
informed him that it had made the re-
pairs on the fire alarm system free Of
expense to the city. At first the com
pany had agreed to do the work II the
city would furnish the material. The
company notified the mayor of q reduc-
ton Of SIS per quarter in telephone
rental for the city.
Mr.. Yelton was sworn In as a special
policeman without pay.
On motion of Mr.. Gates, Mayor Spi-
Ger was instructed to purchase a suit
able team, each horse to weigh not less
than 1900 pounds.
City Sexton Trewartha asked for
certain improvements at the cemetery.
He recommended that a windmill and
tank be erected and some lumber fur