Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-07
PROVO.
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
Message and Appointments OF Mayor
g. y. Decker~-HeaIth Report.


q. y. Deckei~-Health Report.
Special Correspondence.
Provo, Jan. THE last session of
the old city council was held yester>
day, at 10 q. IN. All of the member.
were present except Councillor john
son who Is confined to his home
through sickness. The reports of the
inherent committees and officers were
read, accepted and filed
The retiring councilmen and officers
made feicitous addresses, congratu-
latlng each other on the haramony
which had characterized the sessions in
the two years just past, and for the
work accomplished.
The table being cleared and the hour
OF " having arrived, the incoming
members entered upon their duties.
being called to order by the city re-
corder-eect, David Johnson, who am
nounced that the first order of business
would be the selection of a temporary
chairman. George Powelson was nom
mated and elected.
The first order of business was made
the selection of the president for the
next two years. Councilman Giles. a
Democrat, nominated Geo. Powelson,
a Republican, for this position to which
he was unanimously elected. Presi-
dent Powelson spoke briefly in accept
'''6 Nit IVNOl, ipDillS l1ldl the same
good spirit and work would oharac-
terize the incoming administration, as
that which had characterized the re-
firing council
Mayor c. T.. Decker was present and
congratulated the outgoing council for
the splendid spring water and the
improved system that Provo can boast
OF, and the many other improvements.
Council then adjourned till o'clock
TTn ltat ,4..,- .
at p. m, the mayors message was
read, accepted and fled.
The mayor recommended a number of
improvements on the streets, also to
the waterworls system and the COM
pletion of the extension of the latter.
already under way. He favors the
municipal ownership of an electric
light and power system; the redistrict-
ing of the city according to the pres
ent population. and the extension OF
the sewer system.
The rules governing the actions of
the retiring council were read by Pres
ident Powelson and re-adopted.
MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.
The mayors appointments for con-
sideration and confirmation of the
council were presented as follows:
j. w. Holloway as superintendent
of waterworks and sewer; VIM Carter
as road supervisor Thomas John Far
rer as watermaster: Evan Wride as
sexton: Arthur Craven as building and
electric wiring inspector; II. c. Kirk
wood, as sealer of weights and meas
ures and provision inspector; Joseph
W. Loveless. as chief fire department.
Dean strong. pound keeper; +. A. ia
cobs. city engineer: DIR. j. e. Hosmer
city physician: Thomas Ward city
scavenger: r. r. Briinhall, dog tax col
lector.
All were confirmed by the council.
The appointment of the marshal.
with the approval of the mayor Of the
following policemen was approved
James c. Snow and Ernest Martin.
The presidents appointments were
read but deferred for one week, SO
that the members may get together
and suggest any changes that may con-
Germ them individually. The applica-
lions for positions rs teamsters We're
also deferred for one week.
Pastor j. f, Curtis of the Reorgau-
lied church petitioned for light on the
street in front of the denominations
chapel, which was tabled for one
week. Likewise the communication
of Mary Boshard asking TO be appoint
ed deputy in the waterworks and re-
corder's office,
Councilman Knudsen moved for
special committee to be appointed to
investigate the locating of the springs
in Provo Canyon.
The council then adjourned for one
week.
POSTAL BUSINESS,
BY the comparison of the report for
the past year with the previous one,
the postofice has made a gain of IL
per cent The receipts for 1907 were
$17 O57. 35. and for 1906, s15,0ss.20 making
a gain of s2,02l is. The station No l,
as an experiment, was established six
months ago, and the stamp sales for
that period are 1855. and the amount
of money orders SS25.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
The report of DR.. j. IL. Slater, health
officer for the month Of December, Is
as follows: Scarlet fever. A. diphtheria
and membranous Group, !; typhoid fe-
Yer, 3; whooping cough. 1: measles, 2O5;