The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-27
CITY COUNCIL
TRANSACTS BUSINESS.

CITY COUNCIL
TRANSACTS BUSINESS
The city council held a regula
meeting last Thursday night and tn
session proved to be one of unusua
interest. The following business wa
transacted:
The contract for tables for the do
mestic science department at the neV
high school building was awarded t.
the Exum Furniture Company, a
$404.
The fire and police committee rec
commended that no additional expense
be incurred in employing a fourtf
regular policeman. Their report was
adopted, retaining H. H. Yost as al
extra policeman. Policeman Marion
Wilson was advanced to the rank Of
first assistant, vice w. G. Fogleman
who resigned some time ago.
The delinquent tax and paving as.
sessment ordinance, directing the city
attorney to sell property upon which
claims of this character are unpaid
was passed on its second reading.
The matter of covering the new fire
auto truck with fire and liability in
surance was referred to the fire and
police committee.
The claim of NJ l. Gump for the loss
of plate glass in the Sterchi Furni-
ture store, caused by the carless chip
ping of iron from a fire hydrant by
the foreman of the water crew, was
referred to the city attorney for re-
port.
Mayor Miller and Recorder Pouder
were directed to issue voucher to
G. B. Walker for $94.59 to cover grad
ing done for sidewalks, 315 1-3 cubic
yards at 30c per cubic yard.
The recorders reports for July were
adopted.
The mayor and recorder were direct
ed to issue a voucher for $S5 f'.r pay
ment for the safe cabinet. to be in
stalled for filing city records. The
safe was purchased from the Safe
Cabinet Company, of Marietta. Ohio.
The claim of John Lowry for DAM
age done horse injured by stepping
through hole in a bridge. was re-
ferred to Commissioner Mcdonald.
An order was passed directing \. n.
Feathers, P. A. Woolvine and. Mrs.
Mary Gibbons to construc- sidewalks
in front of their property ON the north
side of west Market streer, west OF
Watauga avenue.
An ordinance was passed on it's first
reading declaring the peddling of ice
cream on the streets to be nuisance
and menace to the health Of the
of Johnson City.
One peddler of ice cream was re.
ported to have been habitually seen
to "lick" his spoon when filling ice
cream cones so as to cause the cream
to shed fully from the spoon. Other
peddlers were reported to have kept
heir cones exposed to flies and street
lust and to have kept the tops of their
cream cans opened to such sources of
Infection.
A resolution was adopted requiring |
I'll owners of rented buildings having
more than one tenant, supplied |
through single water service con-
lection, to pay for the water service
themselves instead of permitting ten-
Ints to do this. The water department |
las experienced trouble where only
me cut off supplied two or more fam
lies. The family who paid was cut
If along with one who had not paid
n such cases.
The request of city judge Pierce for
he remission of $9.40 fine assessed
gainst Tilden Landingham and sec
nded by Capt Dickinson, was denied
y the board.
The gas franchise of Wagner and
'unn, was passed on its first reading
y a vote Of four ayes to two nays.