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':'12~ - - --~ ~- As per the call, the following bids were received for sidewalk construction: - I C'- Ordinance No. 7070 "i"" Peter A.. Nelson, !51.20 -approved E,dgar Re ad ~- ~52.00 ~-~ ~.!i:, Ordinance No. 7071 rl"- Peter A. Nelson *85.76 -approved Egar Read . 87.'10 Ordinance No. 7073 Peter A. Nelson 151.20 -ap:proved Edgar Read '52.00 Ordinance No. 7074 Pe ter A. Ne 18 on $44.80 -approved Edgar Read $45.60 Ordinance No. 7075 Peter A. Nelson f5~~60 -approved Edgar Read 90.00 Said bids were referred to the Street ,Committee for report, and it recommen[e those bids be accepted after which the work "approved" is wri tten as to each Ordin- ande number. On motion, such report was approved. Committee reports were calle'd for: - - The Judiciary, Street Health, Printing, and Police Committees had no reports to make. , The Finance Committee redommended that all bills as approved be allowed. On roll call, such recommendati'on was approved. The Finance Commi ttee rec ommencled~ the following estima te be paid. I The estimate of Hargreaves and Lindsay for the improvement of Fifteenth Avenue from University Street to Agate Street by paving the same with concrete. $12,056.32. On Eo!l call such recommendation was app~oved. The Fire and Water COffimitt~e recommended the City ~ngineer investigate the matter of the need of fire hydrants in Rive~flood Addition, and that he report at the next meeting of the Council. Councilman Large stated the light s on the columns at the East City Entrance are out most of the time, and he is informed that the boys break the light s as 0 fast as they are installed, and the matter was discuss~d as to the advisability of discontinuing such service. Said matter was referred to the Fire and Water Committee for report. The Sewer Committee reported that work is now commenced on the sewer between Oak and Pearl Street, and will go forward from this time on. It also reported work is not yet started on the deepening of the Amazon West of town. The matter of the petition for a Police Patrol in the East end of town was discussed, but as no means has been found by the petitioners to finance the payment of such patrolman, no action was taken. The reports of the Library, the Buildi~g Inspector, and the Meat Inspector were pre sented and duly fi led. A petition was received from Mrs. S. D. Read, asking for a light in Kincaid Park at,the point were Sylvan Drive crosses tpe railroad track~ and also a petition was received from A. Ralph Gray and others for, a light on North Park Street, and also another petition w~s received, asking for a light at the inter- section of 9th and Jackson St~eet. All three of said petitions were referred to the Fir e and Wa ter C ommi t tee. I ~he matter of discontinuing the service of electric l~ghts and the t.6ade I' at the Avia ti on Field, was taken up and di scussed. The matter of the upkeep of , the Rest Room at such point was also discussed. It was decided that the whole ma tterbe refer red to the Park Board far a report a t the next meeting of tae C cuncil. There having been filed at the ,preceding m~eting qf the Common Council, al protest to the paving of 1st Avenue between Van Buren Street and J.l.1adison Street, the matter was again brought before the Gouncil. ihe original Ordinance for the I ~ I. ~--- -