The Seward gateway., 1916-09-06
City Lights to Be
 Sent For at Once
If Half Taxes Paid by November l
 Other Half Not Due Till Feb. 1.

At its meeting last night the city council decided to send out for the poles and equipment generally for the city lights as soon as it can be learn ed what is needed. The decision was definitely arrived at, however, to put the lights in. Previous to the vote a discussion took place in which some of the councilmen expressed them selves as being in favor of changing the location of the cluster lights now installed by private parties. Leo Margules, as one of those private parties, told the council that he had put his own cluster light in, had kept it lighted and he guessed he could do so if he wanted to. He agreed, how ever, to let the city change the loca- tion of the pole, the city to maintain the top light of the cluster and he to keep the other lights going. The idea of moving the poles is to give light 70 the cross streets as well.
 The council also took the important step of passing a resolution which provides that any tax payer who pays half his taxes before November 1 this ca novu nVV PUy s,'> Vs.'Ns .'s''. SN,. fore February l. By paying half his taxes before November l none os his taxes will be delinquent before Feb ruary but if he fails to pay half be. fore February 1 all his taxes become delinquent immediately.
 Councilman Dubreuil gave a little touch to the meeting by of- fering his resignation as foreman of the street work. q cant please peO- ple", he said and he also complained of the inability to secure teams fer the work. The members of the coun- cil, however, declared that Mr. Du- breuil had done very well and they re- fused to accept his resignation.
 In his report Mir. Dubreuil said that the Fifth avenue bridge is 100 by 30 feet and cost s717. It cost $S5 to clear Third to the Laubner addition. The road at the head of the bay cost S2O6 and so on. The report was adopted but it gave rise to discus sion during which Acting Mayor Sauers insisted that the Broadway bridge should be fixed up. There was quite a difference of opinion about this and nothing was done.
 In the discussion about the addi- tiOnal lights for the city it was stated that the new lighting system would cost S2,695 including three more cluster lights but the single lights were decided upon. The cost of the lighting would be slightly over hun- dred dollars a month.
 A statement was made to the effect that if the people who are to move their houses from the beach move them some place else in the city limits they must conform to the fire regula- tions.
 The committee having the proposed telephone franchise in its care asked for further time but Judge s. O. Nor. ford for the company warned tho council that too much delay might prevent the installation of the serivc' ! this year. It was decided to postpone the matter until next Monday and il the meantime the question will b' gone into. The company declares it' willingness to fix rates for telephone!
 until six hundred subscribers are SC cured when a new equipment alto
 gether would have to be installed
 City Attorney Green declared tha
 a council cannot give a telephon
 franchise but could make a contract
 He said congress had so worded tn
 law that a council can give a franchis for water or light service but it con