The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-11-05
CITY DADS GET
BUSY ON WORK
WITHOUT FRICTION. COUNCIL
lGEEzs AND rRANsACTs MUCH
BusiNEss-MU0wAN TENDERs
RESIGNATION

II Harmony prevailed at the meeting
OF the city council last night. and. %
|la result. the accumulation Of business
was dispossd Of With asatasss and
dispatch. Curious citissns who at
tended the meeting sxpsctins to wit
ness repetition Of scsnes Of the pest
month we're disappointed. Instead.
the city dads proceeded to businsss
with . spirit which Indicated that the
conduct OF the aaAirs Of the city vas
the most important duty Of the coua-
ell after all.
II Councilman Mc0owan. before
handing In his rssisnatiou. made
anal effort to bring about the sstab-
lishmsat Of are bell In the munici-
pal hose tower. instead Of . whistle.
and In the argument on this matter
there was . aash Of old-time scenes.
but the majority Of the council agreed
with Councilman ssvtdss and voted
for the whistle. Mr.. AcGowan &C
cspssd HE defeat gracefully. and then
rendered his resignation. which was
accepted. II appsasy that he hes
moved from The ward from which As
vas elected. and IL no longer auaiinsd
to ssrve.
Il u DO not IKE 20 aespt The rssigna-
uoa. Mr.. Ac0owaa." said the mayor.
I'VE will b lonesome without you."
h The nrs alarm matter was brought
up following the passage of'an ordi-
nance authorizing the employment Of
. man 70 take care Of the ars equip
msnt Of the city. Il vas stated that
at the present time the equipment.
for waat Of attention and care. b 60
lag 10 rack and ruin. With bat the
dissenting vote Of Councilman Doty.
the ordinance was passed. and Ed
Wakefield was appointed 70 the place
at . salary OF Sss.33 Is per month.
Councilman AcGowan moved that
the city recorder bs Instructed TO pur-
chase . 1880 pound bell 70 install In
the hose tower. The motion was lost.
however. and . motion By Council
man savidss 70 call for bids for .
IRE whistle vas carried.
A. y. Crystal made application 70
move his saloon from ~ Main street
70 13o Naia street. In the building
owned By john Houston. There was
NO objection raised. and the spplics-
ton was granted.
2. ,. Powell made app1icstios for
the transfer Of his liquor licsass for
the place known ~ the Smoke" 70
q. b. Gssad. This was granted.
A resolution introduced st the re-
guest OF the city treasurer for the
transfer Of funds from the bond and
sinking fund TO the general fund was
adopted. This action became nsces-
sary because Of the failure Of several
taxpayers TO pay street assessments
and the necessity OF the city meeting
the interest on the bonds.
The bill Of $3.50 Of !. J. Knapp for
services rendered in preparing plans
for . new city hall was brought up
again. and Attorney Mills argued that
The claim b. paid. Objections arose.
however. bscsuss II was hsId that
Ar. Knapp had agreed not 70 ask for
money for the work unless the city
sold bonds for the erection OF the
|,
4 resolution introduced st the re-
lusst Of the Womes's Civic League.
irging the Southern Pacific 70 beau
ify the region In the vicinity Of the
lspot by the establishment there OF
park was adopted.
Lights were ordered Installed ON
.ewis street south Of Bridge street; I
{ Front and Orchard streets. and at q
tukis and Orchard streets. In Mills
dditiop {
Two building permits we're grant ,
d. They we're:
p. y. Rsdy for q ons-story brick 4
uildins On Seventh stssst. ssar u
,lsmath aysnus. d
L. 0. WIN. frame garage os lot ~.
lock so1, Mills addition. r
The Hall 0rill serves special .msr-
aants lunch dshy. IS esats. SIT