The daily sentinel., 1903-04-29
RIGHT AT 1T.
New Aldermen Work Like
Old HmerS-MuCh BuSi-
ness and Some Excellent
Recommendations Made.

The new city council met In adjourn
ed session last night at the council
chamber. All members We're present,
including Mayor Sampliner, and a
large amount of important business
was transacted by the council.
From the appearance of things the
new council proposes to do things up
in style.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read by City Clerk Leslie. and
there being no errors were approved
by Mayor Sampliner and council.
There was present Mr.. Bowerman
and under the call for petitions Mr..
Bowerman. who was the representative
of a large manufacturing hose house,
was permitted to address council up-
on the question of hose for the fire de-
partment.
He presented the proposition and
told of the character of hose manu-
factured by his firm. The matter was
taken under advisement by council
and Mr.. Bowerman was asked to send
samples of the hose which he repre-
sented for the inspection of the coun-
Gil.
C.B. Rich, city treasurer, addressed
the council upon the condition of the
fund for the maintenance of the city
library. He stated that there were no
funds to pay the warrants that were
being drawn ON the supposed fund for
the maintenance of the library.
When the library was built all ordi-
nance was passed providing for the
collection of a one mill levy for the
maintenance of the library This levy
has never been made lately. There
have been appropriations made from
time to time upon the general fund,
but this fund is usually drawn up to
the limit therefore leaving the fund
empty for the payment of the warrants
being drawn for the library.
The neglect has come about through
the opposition of several members of
the last city council, notably McCary,
who usually opposed anything of this
character. The former city attorney
| also should have seen that this levy
the use of the library. Strong posi-
tion in favor of properly maintaining
the library was taken last night by
council and under motion made by
Alderman Ramey, one-twelfth of the
twelve mills of the general fund was
by resolution appropriated for the Ii
brary fund.
City Attorney Carnahan advised that
| hereafter the levy be made regularly,
as provided for in the ordinances.
J. b. Boyer presented, as the mana
ger of the City Union band PROPOSE
tion to play any number of concerts
that the city might desire, for the
sum of $lS. 80 per concert. The pro-
posal was referred to the finance com
mittee.
The petition and bond of Garrison
and Fletcher, plumbers. for plumbers
license was referred to council and
bond accepted and license granted.
John G. Broenser and DIR. A. G..
Taylor presented a petition asking
that the water mains be extended west
on Belford avenue to Fourth street.
The matter was referred to the water
and sewer committee.
George A. Currie appeared befor e
council and verbally petitioned that
hody to change the width of the side
walks on Fourth and Fifth streets, and
especially on the west side of the
street from four feet, which is the
present width, to six feet. He present.
ed arguments in favor of the change.
The H. G. Bedwell Co.. presented
bid for furnishing a new Studebaker
sprinkler, of 600 gallons capacity for
the sum of 1870, f. o. B. Denver.
The matter was placed ON file.
About this time the council was
treated to somewhat of a surprise.
About twenty members of the Law En-
forcement League filed into the room,
the delegation containing two women.
They asked to be heard ON the propo-
sition of taking from the table the re-
solution, which had been tabled at the
previous meeting and which had been
introduced by Alderman Merrill.
Those of the League who addressed the
council were Rev. Sanderson and Beck