Putnam patriot., 1925-04-10
EVERY ALDERMAN
 ATTENDS MEETING
Delinqucnts and Regulars All On Hand At City Council.
 Little Business

A1srmeu Nfa attend reesirgs of sre common cBgucil regularly, sg Heii es fhase sao have been absent for aeV- eFaa months fn e1eaeaslsHs serH all aFeseut at the meeting Tueeday eve ninR af sraa week s@aarai Of tkeae members who hase aot been in attend 2nce for a long tiuae renewed oia ac- IagaIntauaeshir Nitn tke others. There was 90 very rsarnentgus business done at tne meeting. Two motions affect ling the watef department were offered. tat action on them was deferred until | the next meeting of the co9ncIl The | first provided that from January l. 1925. fhe city government should pay no more hgdraut rentals 10 the water fdepartn1ent- The second provided that | ln return for ths the water depart ment shall tse exempted from paying city taxee Alderman Ragers made ifhese notions. but wnen an amend merf bY Alderman Richard vas adopt
 cd. tbey were tabled until the next
 meeting.
 B Arrests To March
 Police Captain Jarvis reported thir-
 fv-shFaa arrests for March. 8f which
 eleven were for fufaxicatiou. eight for
 violation Of the motor vehicle laws.
 seven for violation of the liquor law. one for couuterfeitinv. tw8 for fraud snd txe for non-sarport- Of these ar l rEafed seven were sent Co jail. i've bound over 70 the Superior cu4rt. and 2 fifteen paid fnes and costs tdtslling l sZ,67s.ss The city had forty tramps as it's g1estz.
 1 There were nine petitions for build E ing permits; power fo build garages
 was asked iu most 0f the cases. All were referred to the highway commit l tee
 1 The highway committee reported ] that there had been no complaints Of | damages due 10 the layout of new streets, and therefore recommended that TO damages b. awarded This ] recommendation was ad8uted. AL phunze Dumas. representative of Mil street. protested that two poles re- eenfly set on that street by the Light and Power Company were on his land and not in the pole line. R. E. Thurs ton. manager of the company. agreed to look up the matter.
 More Hose Needed fn the opinion of Aldermen Labby and Richard, the purchase of addition At AtaE A9t Atts iAt6 AH sAaf HstAHtak s tAA Ai.
 q necessity within q very short time.
 Accordingly 8 motion was passed au-
 thorIzing the fire committee t0 secure
 prices on hose ft is believed that at
 least a thousand feel vii have to be
 purchased
 Fire Chief Thursfan spoke of the
 number of wooden ash barrels iH use
 in the center of the business section
 and the prevalence of the practice Of
 putting them next t0 wooden buildings and putting hot ashes into them He ] thought that since there seemed Co be no particular rush of council business. l the meeting might start en drawing ap some fire and building ordinances. No action was taken, however
 Alderman Ames. chairman of the street lighting committee. recommend
 cd that bulbs Of a higher candle power
 be used iH the street light on Previ-
 dence street at the intersection of ] Church and Marshall streets. replac- E ing the present bulbs There all be
 additional lights located on this street,
 however The council adopted the
 recommendation The meeting ad-
 journed at 5 0'cloek.