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MAYOR VETOES
ORDINANCE
COUNCILMEN REFUSE TO VOTE
State Street Assessment Receives Pro.
teSt---Final Passage Provides for
Proper Sewer Connections.

Judge Derby as city attorney, be re-
considered. The motion was duly Sec
onded and passed. DR.. Brosius there.
upon moved that the ordinance be re-
ferred to the finance committee. How.
ever, by declaring the motion out of
order, Mayor Hartwig threw damper
on the plans of Judge Derby's support
ers. AS authority for his action the
mayor cited chapter III, section II, OF
the city charter, the provisions of
which are as follows: "At .the first
meeting of the council after the return
by the mayor of any ordinance not ap.
proved, the recorder shall present the
same to the council, with the objec-
tons of the mayor, all of which must
be read to the council; and such ordi-
nance must then be put upon its pass
age again, and if two thirds of all
members constituting the council as
provided by law shall vote in favor OF
such ordinance, it shall thereupon be-
! come law without the approval of
the mayor, but rot otherwise. Ac-
cording to this procedure the Mayor s
veto, which was filed with the recorder
last week after the council had held its
regular meeting, was read to the
council. When the ordinance came up
for its passage those members, who
support the ordinance, re fused to vote.
Ssince the motion for recon-
sideration was passed before the
Mayors veto was filed, they condiser
it valid and binding, and that thus the
ordinance was placed in such position
as not to be affected by the veto.
Their stand is Strengthened by the fact
that second motion, calling for re-
consideration and confirming the
former action, was passed Monday
night before the mayor made any move
to declare the procedure out of order.
A petition, signed not only by the re-
quired number of citizens who are resi-
dents of the territory affected but also
by citizens of the city, was submitted
to the council asking that an election
be held for the purpsoe of voting on
the proposition of bringing within the
city limits that portion of the
Heights lying between Wilson street
and the Boulevard to run along the
south boundary of the property donated
to the city by Dr. Eliot as city park
and taking in the property contiguous
to the Ball Park. The petition was
referred to the Judiciary committee
with instructions that an ordinance be
submitted to the council at its next
meeting providing for the requested
election. A counter petition signed by
a small per centage of those who own
property in the affected district twas
also read before the council.
| Residents of the Heights, who live
near the ditch of the Farmers Irriga-
ting Co. submitted a petition request
ing that the company be made to dis
continue furnishing water withing the
city limits in open bitches. Council
mansSmith, in reporting the findings
of the investigation of the fire and
water committee in regard to this mat
ter, said that it would be more Just to
allow the irrigatnig company to use
the bitches in their present condition
than to follow the requests of the petit
tioners. However, the committee will
further investigate .and report on it
| later.
A remonstrance Of property owners
on State Street was presented to the
council. S. W. Stark, as attorney for
the claimans, explained the remon-
STRANGE, asserting that the work done
on the street was not according to the
contract. This statement, however,
was questioned and for short time a
warm discussion followed. The matter
was closed by referring the remon-
| STRANGE to the street committee.
A communication from Guy Talbot,
president of the Pacific Light & Power
Co., to Chas. Hall was read. The
company desires the city to take up
the matter of purchasing the water
plant. By motion of Councilman
Brosius the communication was re-
ferred to the fire and water committee
with instructions that the power comp
any be acquainted with the report Of
the state board Of health.
A blue print, containing the changes
in the boundary of the tract of land
donated by DR.. Eliot for a city park,
was submitted to the council. The
city recorder was instructed to send
the blue print to the donor, who upon
receipt of it will make out the proper
deed of gift of the land to the city.
A message from the mayor to the
council was read by the recorder.
Mayor Hartwig states that the sum of
$40, 500 in city warrants is at present
outstanding against the city, when by
statute and constitutional provision
they shouldibe limited to the sum of
$1,000. The city is at present expend-
ing $50 per month for interest. This
message may be taken to explain the
mayors attitude toward the payment
of salaries of city employees.
A communication, proposing to pur-
chase the unsold State Street improve
ment bonds, was received from W. C.
Aldred. His offer was accepted.
Roberts, Of the firm of Roberts &
Crandall, who has been auditing the
city's books, made a short verbal
report to the council. He stated that
full written report would be ready
for the next meeting Of the body. Mr..
Roberts suggested that the city make
changes in its systems Of books. The
recorder, he said. should receive all
the city's income instead of acting in
conjunction with the treasurer in this
matter, as is the case at present.
Councilman Smith reported that the
street committee held a conference
with the property owners of Columbia
Street last Friday in regard to the
construction of curbing along that
street. 1t seemed to be the desire, he
SAID, Of those at the meeting to have
the street proprely paved and curbed.
However, a number Of protests were
heard from property owners along the
street who were present at the meet
ing. The report of Mr.. Smith was
accepted.
Ordinance No. 272, providing for
supplemental assessments of adjoining
property to pay for the improvement
work done on State Street, was re-
ferred to the street committee 10 be
considered with the remonstrances Of