American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-02-25
CITY FATHERS
TRANSACT BUSINESS

Inv wy COUNCIL convened Saturday
night at the City hall. All members
we're present. j. w. johnson petit
loned the council to install a water
pipe line on the north drive way OF
me cemetery. The matter was | II
With the public property committee
Tor investigation. Mr.. Johnson also
asked that man be hired TO care
for the cemetery lots The matter
was discussed and referred to the
proper committee for further investi-
CATION.
The following water transfers
were made. BENJAMIN Wright, one
acre on the Gardner ditch to Frank
Rheims; from Benjmain Wright, one
acre on the Gardner ditch to Carl s.
Dickerson; from Walter c. Brown,
acres on the Gardner ditch TO Sam
R. Kirk.
The heirs Of the VIM. Linn estate re-
Quested that the city council make
. certificate for the water right 80
that 1t could be transferred to he heirs.
The matter was left with the irrig-
alton committee and the recorder
with power to act.
, The City justice report Of January
Sth to February 18th was received
and ordered filed.
The following committee reports
were made. Chairman Olpin stated
that he discussed the crawling OF
roads with the county superintendent
of roads and reprted that the coun-
~ would stand one half the expense
of certan roads but that Il would pre-
fer TO supervise only the county's
portion and let the city assume the
responsibility Of the city's portion
The report was accepted. Chairman
Carlson Of the irrigation committee
Recommended that the distriLutinl
box at Battle Greek be repaired I,
Iprevent further trouble between thu
Irrigation company and the city. wat
or works officers. The recommend
elton was adopted and the work or
'dered doxA
Mayor West read communicat
Jon from the city attorney stain,
iAat Pleasant Grove city should re
fused water to all delinquent waite
tax payers but that the said tax pay
Ter may enter. suit II. his crops stuff
cred seriously because Of this. Tn
attorney also stated that the delhi
Equent tax payers we're being notifie
THAT they must pay up before Marc
1st or suit would be started agains
them. After some discussion the mot
ion carried that meeting would
Ilcalled for all water users TO be bel
at 1880 =. NJ. March LIST In the Cit
Hall. The recorder was instructe
to send notifications. ANN. 49,.
Councilman warburton recon
mended that the city supervise tn
work of the Locust Ave system. Tn
motion carried.
/. Chairman Holloway read a lette
from the city attorney advising tn
city not to enter into contracts out
Iside OF the city limits for the cit.
water.
II was reported that the prope
committee had gone over the license
of the city and that some few al
justments had been recommends
where the licenses we're too low. TIL
marshall was authorized to collec
the license fees immediately.
Y The mayor stated that Geo. ID. Yves
had demanded that tire $4,000 paid b
HIS son for bail DO refunded. H
stated that the justice accepted tn
bail money as fine which he shout
mot have done. The recorder was in
structed to confer with the city al
itorney regarding the matter.
The council decided not to sell an
Of the city hall property to Raymon
Nelson as per HIS request.
! The mayor read letter Stain
had demanded that the $50. paid b
Gently ordered by the city hod bee
shipped from California February s.
The mayor recommended the fol
lowing appointments for offices whicl
were all unanimously sustained b,
the council: Justice Of the Peace. II
Nv. Jacobs, Fire Chief. Raymond Mel
son; Supervisor OF Water Works
Owen Christiangon. Pound Keeper