The daily tribune., 1905-05-09
NEW SIDEWALKS
On West Aa,n-vots on Wafer
Commissioner Deadlock.

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lar May meeting Last night. Upon
roll call it was noted that Alderman
Jones VA mot present.
"a Drs. Sheridan. Stephenson and
Rambo appeared before the council
and explained the smallpox situation
at Portland They claimed there
ysrs at le.et i've cases Of the d,ssass
and that the proper precautions were
being tetsa to prevent . further
spread 81 the disease. They said that
within forty, ,eis.h hours every man.
woman and child in Portland will
have been ,yaooinatsd. Those who
hsys she smellpox have been quaran.
tined and, guards have been placed
around the town who will $50 that no
one who has been exposed leaves tn,
place. Anyone who breaks through
the quarantine linel will be arrested.
The guards have boon sworn in ~
deputy sherifYs. II was suggested
that the pupils attending the Florence
schools should all be vaocinated.
J. q. Bridges was granted permi.-
sion to use the city lots In West Flor.
ence for gardening purposes this year
70
for q. 80 rental cash in advance.
e. R. Millar was granted permis.
sion to plaoe . set Of wagon scales on
Front street near Pixies Peak avenue.
Alderman Beverstock handed IN =
resolution giving perm ission to those
who cared 70 take better precautions
against fire by connecting their piop-
erty with two-inch pipe to the water
mains and to provide sufficient lose
to fight fires. Those wishing 70 do 80
must make application to the city to
tap the man and that the fee shall be
s5. This work comes under the
direction Of the water superintendent.
He also reported that the water
committee had decided that II the
rights to the waters Of Nevlin creek
we're not perfect that 1t was the best
interests Of the city to prooeed to par
feet them.
The matter OF stringing different
wire from the oity hall to the power
house of the United Oil company's
refinery for occurring better fire signal
service has not been fully deoided up,
on and the committee was granted
two weeks more time.
The monthly report Of the water
commissioner showed that reservoir
No. was two. thirds full; No. . full
and No. one. fourth full. O,her
monthly. report Of officers we're 40
oepted and filed. sr
Alderman Boettler reported shat
people were complaining to him that
certain preson were driving over the
sidewalks and ditohes OF vacant lots
and suggested that some canton BE-
taken for stopping the occurrence.
Frank Moore was present and reg.
istered . kick because the city cot bis
bill down eil.9o for running the list
Of nominations. Alderman q Wilson
stated that he did not think It Just
for the Ex Parts 70 publish and charge
for seventy six inches Of legal msstsr
when The Tribune only publishsd and
charged for sixty inches. when both
papers Published the Same list. This
matter was referred 70 the city st.
torney. IS
A deadlock again resulted On the
vote for water superintendent. Two
ballots were taken and each Of then,
were three votes for stesn and thres
for Lloyd. The matter was left over
till the next meeting and In the
meantime Stem IL the water superin.
tendeut.
Three bills. those presented by r.
II. Clinsan for 90. 20; Chris AcNulty
for N.6o and she Arksusas Valley
Electric company for e2o6 were re.
ferred TO the finance COMMITTEES.
The police committee was instructed
to pecnre proper bedding for the cells
In the jail and to secure new desk
for the city marshal's ofnoe. A
wagon will bs secured for the street
commi issioner.