Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-21

City council met last night in regu-
lar session. Mayor Goodman pre-
sided and all alderman were present
About thirty representative citizens
were in attendance
The minutes of the regular meeting
OF April 9Th and The regular adjourn
ed meeting of April were read and
declared approved.
The report of Water Superintendent
Schalles, which stated that the total
collections for the month were SI00.63,
was read and ordered placed on file.
Chairman Turner Of the finance com
mittee stated that the report OF the
auditing committee had been approved
Upon motion tn.s report was placed on
file He also reported the committee
had checked The water superintend
ent's book and found a receipt for
the total collections for the month h
tS400 63) with the city treasurer.
Chairman Smith of The street and
alley committee made the following
iCtolu hdi TIE
counter near The Parsons drug store
be removed from the street at the ex-
piration of the owners water license
That the city repair. at its own ex
pense, sidewalks that must receive at
tention In improvement district The
clerk was instructed to look up the
date of expiration of license of the
owner of the lunch counter The coun.
Gil agreed that ii was not just to com
pei property owners to repair at their
own expense walks in the improve.
ment district.
Chairman Morelock of the electric
light committee stated thar the super
intendent of the light plant had in
formed him that the new arc lights
would be placed as soon as possible
Chairman Cummins OF the sewer
committee recommended that the
street supervisor be instructed to pro
ceed with the work of completing the
Fifth avenue storm sewer as soon as
the street cleaning was completed
Alderman Smith objected to street
work being stopped while this work
is being done. The mayor called at
tention to the necessity of completing
the Eighth street grading before work
IN the sidewalk improvement district
was commenced Upon motion the
suggestion of Alderman Cummins re-
garding the storm sewer was unani-
mously accepted.
In connection with his report Alder
man Cummins stated there were com
plants being made about property
owners not connecting with the sewer.
Water Superintendent Schalles was
asked ii there was any justification for
such complaints. He answered that
there was. He stated that pursuant to
the Instructions of the city council he
had not required property owners to
make connection during the winter.
He called the councils attention 10 the
statement they issued last fall that
they would not force people to make
the sewer connections until spring as
they did not desire to work Il hard
ship on any one. Upon motion the
marshal was instructed to give notice
to property owners in sewer district
No. l that connections must be made
Immediately and also in district No. 2
where the places not connected are
complained of as nuisance.
Upon recommendation of Alderman
Graden OF the fire and wafer commit.
tee, the fire chief was instructed to
have the hose wagon painted before
May both.
A communication from the state
board Of health calling attention 10
the danger from rabies existing in the
T state and asking that dogs not 10 be
allowed to run at large without being
muzzled for a period of at least ninety
days was read. Upon motion the mat.
ter was referred to the health officers
and city attorney with power to act.
Chairman Dudley Of The building