, 1906-08-08

Iotal II
The council was called to order at
7:45 last evening by President N. F.
Spicer in the absence of MAJOR Mckee.
with the following present. Councilmen
Downey, Johnson, Phillips. Soderstrom
and Spicer, Clerk Tyvold aud Marshal
Sigman. Absent, Mayor Mckee, Coun-
Gilman Beemer and ATTORNEY McMur-
ray.
The minutes of the meeting of July
IT were read and approved,
Private Pipe at Cemetery.
Mrs. w. e. Towle asked permission
to tap the cemetery water pipe east
of her lot and south of the main drive
way at the cemetery with a halt-inch
pipe, she agreeing to pay ill the ex.
penses, and allow the city to use the
hydrant at any time she is not using it
On motion of Mr.. Downey. the petit
ton was referred to the cemetery CON-
mittee with power to act
Patent Medicine Shows.
DR.. Elton of Kansas City asked as to
license for medicine companies selling
on the streets or vacant lots, and the
clerk was directed to make reply that
the state laws prohibited the sale Of
''cure-alls"
The reports of the police justice, lex
ton of the city cemetery aa6 city mar
shall were rea by the clerk and re,
ferred to the finance committee for TX
animation Inc report.
Reports of City Officers.
The report of w. P. Wright, sexton
of the city cemetery, for July showed
one lot sold for 50 and three inter-
ments.
Police Justice Grant collected SlS7
in fines in city criminal cases.
Marshal Sigman reported the collec-
ton of $1,657 from all sources, to
which was added the s1S7 collected by
the police justice, making a total of
s1,S44.
Eleventh Street Sewer.
Mr.. Johnson, from the sewer commit
tee, said funds appeared to be avail
able for the building of the in
the alley between Tenth and Elev-
enth streets, but asked that the COM
mittee be given further time, which
was granted.
Mr.. Downey, from the street and al
ley committee, recommended a street
lamp at Tenth and Garfield streets,
and on motion of Mr.. Johnson, the light
was ordered.
Mr.. Spicer, from the eve commit
tee, noted the progress of the Tregon-
ing sewer, and MI. Tregoning was al
lowed $1,000 on his contract. He had
beer delayed for a few days with a Sc
vere attack of rheumatism.
Cemetery Water Pipe.
N. F. Spicer, the special committee
man, announced to the council the CON-
pletion of the water pipe to the GENE
terry and Mr.. Naismith entitled to set
Element.
On motion of Mr.. Downey, the report
of the special committee was accepted
and the committee of three, consisting
of Messrs. Spicer, Phillips and BEEN
err, was appointed to settle with Mr..
Naismith, the contractor, Mr.. Spicer
being added to the committee at the
suggestion of Mr.. Downey, that gentle
man being familiar with the work. All
bills relating to the cost Of the extern
sion of the water system to the GENE
terry were referred to this committee.
Health Officers Report.
DR.. A. B. Hamilton reported the to-
tai number of houses under quarantine,
number of patients, number treated in
pest house and number of houses un-
der quarantine on Tuesday, the date of
the report. Number of free ~vaccina-
lions, $40. The health officer has fun
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public school houses and books and
the university library. He has ordered
all public halls treated in the same
way.
On motion of Mr. Phillips, the report
was accepted and placed on file and
a vote of thanks extended to DR.. Hamil-
ton.
Concrete Crossings.
Mr.. Phillips moved that the matter
of stone street crossings be left over
and the street and alley committee be
authorized to investigate the question
of concrete instead, and the motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Downey suggested that the city
have two gutter crossings placed at
the corner of Fourth and Thornourgh
streets, a continuation of the concrete