The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
VERBAL CLASHES
IN THE COUNCIL
CONTINUED from PAGE oas.)

cost Of the hose to be 40 or so cents
u foot. The city clerk was Instruct.
ed to advertise for bids for new hose.
+. S. Hand made application for u
licesne to do sanitary plumbing In
the city and submitted bond az re.
qulred. Attached to the application
was u recommendation from John
ConkIe. plumbing Inspector. License
was granted and bond approved.
Ora Gertrude Yakey. administers.
trIx OF the estate OF the late ". B
Rhodes. asked for n renewal OF the
Lynch Hall dance license on West
Main street. Referred to police com.
mittce.
| The sewer committee submitted u
report on various petitions for sewers
and extensions. The report recon.
mendcd the granting OF petitions foi
sewer extensions on South CONNER
cial and Fourth street. on First and
Oak street. providing that u connec.
tion could be made with sewer on
Spruce street. and also that petition
for sewer extension on Spruce street
between Second and Fourth he grant
ed. The report recommended also
that the petition of A. II. Axar for
sewer extension OF West Main be re-.
jcetcd on account of inability to cor.
meet with present sewer line there
and that petition Of r. r Brown for
sewer on State street he rejected. Re-
port was accepted and city clerk
authorized to advertise for bids for
sewer work.
| The townsitc committee reported
on the petition of d. l.. Taylor and
George Reynolds to vAcatc alley In
back OF lots .. ). I In block ~ on
cn'rcrssty street and recommended
that MIR. Reynolds bc allowed to
fence off the alley until such time as
the city needed the ground. Report
WAS accepted.
Oak street from W. y. Merrill To the
city was accepted.
Contract and specifications gov
crnin. contractor for ronHt r,iction oi
sidewalks and curbs were approved.
Contract and specifications for
cleaning. swccpinx and sprinkiinR
the paved street were read and con.
tract approved. Contract and sp~cl.
n.ations for consi ruriion Of sewer on
Third street was approved.
The city attorney stated that un.
In the city that are on a county road
or highway should bc paid for by the
county and asked that the street
comm missioner prepare u statement %,
tho coat Of all bridges - located and
a motion carried that the street COM
missioner do this and that = refund
Of cost be- secured from the county.
Alderman wccicn called attention
to the need Of having the &. & $. rail.
road put n watchman on at the Lin.
den avenue crossing. The city u 1
torncy was instructed to communi.
cate with the railroad and have the
waterman placed there.
The applications Of forty-onc ~.
Icons for renewal of liquor license
were granted and bonds approved.
An ordinance amending certain
section OF an ordinance passci June
6. 1SSS. providing for u System OF
street and avenues numbering ne
| n,ucn n,i.d lac s,rJl ., ,,.., ,,r..,., r......
Der 20. 1919. was read and passed for
first publication. This ordinance
provided for for the REMEMBERING OF
houses and streets In accordance with
the plan recently adopted by the city
council and recommended by tho
Chamber Of Commerce.
4 bill from Street Commissioner
Whitcscarvcr In the sum OF S35 for
maintenance of automobile used in
city work. was uucstton.d by Alder
man Donahuc OF the finance commit.
: tee. lie stated that the ordinance
specified that the street comm ission.
or should have and maintain his own
rig. The mayor explained that when
Whitcscarvcr accepted the position
he was given to understand that he
would not bc required to pay for the
upkcep Of his car at u salary of S11a
n month. less than he wis receiving
M road supervisor for tho county.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney to see what could be done.
The bills for the month of May
were ordered paid and other matters
Of minor Importance taken up.