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street. he stated that the report
showed a violation of the ordinance
permitting only $50 worth of work
on any street without certain formal
tiles which were not complied with.
He said the report showed that the
street committee had violated the or
dinance and should pay for the i'm
provements out of their own pockets
and that Councilman Butler had TAX
en- that position. Councilman But
Ter thought he was between two fires,
as he was also on the street commit
tee. Mr.. Fraley had informed him
that it was necessary to do the work
to make a good job, and the fact that
Mr.. Hicks had paid $3.50 of the
$25 promised if a good job was done,
showed that he, Hicks, was satisfied
that the work had been properly
done.
Councilman Cunningham believed
that the ordinance involved should
be either enforced or repealed. He
believed that it should be repealed;
that it opened the way to graft,
thought there had been no graft in
this instance.
The usual pay rolls were allowed,
the principal variation being the pay
ing OF three extra policemen which
were put on for a time after the num-
erous fires of a few weeks ago.
Dr.. A. j. Fawcett asked that grade
at the corner of Iowa and Fairview
streets, as he desired to put in cement
walks and curbs. The matter was re-
ferred to the city engineer and the
street committee with power to act
A petition from property owners
on and near A street for the opening
of that street through blocks Y and
w was referred to the street COM
nlittee.
A petition or property owners on
Fifth street for a four-inch water
main on Fifth between Main and B
streets was referred to the street
committee.
A communication was read from
Mr.. Palethorpe asking the city not
to order in a sidewalk in front of
property at the corner of Mechanic
and Helman streets, and was placed
on file.
On favorable report of the fire and
water committee a refund to E. G.
Owen of water rent improperly col
lected was granted.
The fire and water committee re-
ported favorably upon the petition
for a new main on Mountain avenue
between Main street and the railroad
track, stating that the old main was
in very bad condition and had cost
great deal for repairs the past few
months. Councilman Butler asked
if there were sufficient funds avail
able in that department, and being
| informed that there were, and that
the proposed improvements would
cost about $500, the council ordered
that the water superintendent be in
structed to purchase and put in the
main.
A resolution ordering sidewalks
on the Palethorpe property at the
corner of Mechanic and Helmar
streets was read, and on motion o.
| Councilman Butler the rules were
suspended and the resolution passed
The matter of the assessment on
the Smith and Drake property on B
street was brought up, having been
! considered in the committee of the
whole by the city council. There was
extended discussion over this matter
1t seems that when the notice of in
| tention to pave was published, also
when the time for appeal from said
notice had expired and when the con-
tract for paving had been let, the
property had been all in one piece,
and notice had been issued upon that
! basis, but that before the viewers
acted there had been piece of prop
erty so decided as to throw almost
the entire frontage of tract of sew
eral acres onto a small piece which
would not be worth the assessment
thus evading it. The viewers as
sessed the pieces separately and il
was so assessed, but the lein was GER
titled against the whole tract accord
J ing to the original notice of intention
to pave. The property owners threat
en- to bring suit TO annul the assess
ment against the Smith portion
leaving the city a strip of land moi
worht the assessment. Councilman
Butler believed the city should fight
to hold the assessment upon the
whole property, while Mayor Nei
thought it doubtful. Mr.. Olson, o.
the Warren Construction Company
was present and Mayor Neil called
for his opinion in the matter. He
held that the city had legal claim
against the whole tract according tC
the notice of intention to pave. That
it was a matter to be settled between
the parties to the sale as to wha
part of the assessment each should
pay. The matter was finally re
J ferred to the street committee will
instructions to get the opinion of 1
good attorney in the matter
The matter of the Barney Nichol!
gutter episode, like Banquos ghost
/ will not down, and came up agaiI
through Recorder Hurts report tha
! Nichols was threatening to sue the
city for damages for false arrest. Mr.
Hurt said that the attorney for Mich
OILS admitted to him that there wa!
a way by which the gutter and curl
referred to could be legally ordered
in or reassessed and the mayor was
instructed to take the matter up anC
consult an attorney.
The mayor brought up the reques
of the Portland Mausoleum Company
for permission TO erect a mausoleun
in Mountain View cemetery. Record
er Hurt expressed the opinion tha
the calling of an election would bt
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