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On motion such report Water Committee and it recommended such liEht be installed. was adopted. The Boar,4 of Viewers filed its report of the pro pssed opening of 12th Avenue from Willsmette to 0live St~., recommending such matter, be laid on the table and abandoned. On motion such repo~ted mas unanimously adopted. The following estimates were read and ordered paid': L.P. Harmon, Victoria Blvd. from maple St. to City Limits. .... ~LOS0.00 A.C.Mathews, alley bet. University and Onyx 22nd to 23rd Aves.. 230.02 Oscar Snow., Sewer 120 £ee~ west of Potter St. 24th to 25 Aves..59?.84 A.C.Mathews, Birch Lane from Fairmount BLvd. to Maple ~t........996.45 A warrant fo~ $125.00 was ordered drawn to Jt~lian Strait for Police Service for theMo nth of December. Awarrant for $100.00 was ordered drawn to W.J. Donnelly for street '~ork for month of December 1926. The matter of the petition filed by Att,~rney King was laid over till the next council meeting on account of ~he abseno~ of Councilman NcCully of the Ju,ilc lary Committee. The Judiciary ~ommittee reported on the petition of the Doctors of the city a,~ktng of privileges for parking not granted others and recommended such petition be denied. On motion such report w~s adopted. The ~inance Committee reported on the matter of auditing the City's books and recmnmended the ~ecorder advertise for bids for such services. On motlon such report was adopted. A petition was received to pave Polk St. fr~m 5th to 6th Aves. Said matter was refaced to the Street Committee and it reco~nended such petition be granted. On motion such report was adopted.. The Street Committee repot ted adversely on the request that Almaden St. near 6th Avenues be repaired. On motion such report was adopted. The Street Committee reported on the Woo~ claim f~r alleged damages to a sidewalk on .CharneltonStreet betw-:eh ]5 th and lYth Aves. recommending the same be denied. On motion ~uoh report was a~'lopted. The Street Committee stated the county is improving the County road south Sf Alder Street and the city is asked to repair Alder Street From the end of thepavement to the city limits and the estimated cost thereof for the city's part to be $441.00, and r commended such expenditure be made. On motion such report was ~iopt ed. The Street Committee spoke on various other improvements needing attention especially 4th Ave. between Pearl and High and Graud St., on which Jack McKy offers of payh all the cost of repairs, Birch Lane, the condition of a manhole on 20th Ave. between ~merald and University Streets, and also sidewalks in various parts of the city and stated he would have a more detailed report of th ese matters to present to the next council n~etlng. The City Engineer was directed to look up thereafter of the paving of yth Avenue from High to Mill race and ref~ort at next meeting. Counoilma~ Monroe, stated M.M. Davls Has heretofore promised t'he city that when Mrs. Huidleston died her estate w,m~ld deed to the city the st:~p on l~he south side of 8th Avenue and also on the east side of Monroe St. next 'ichor property so as to make 11~11 width streetsln those places. That Mrs. Huddleston la now d'eceased end means should now be taken to get such sire'ets widened. No action was taken. The matte~ of a bridge over the Mill race on Alder St. and of widening Alder Street from 9th to llth Aves., was agaln~iscussed. On motion, the Engineer was'directed to prepare plans and specifications for a ~4 foot street on Alder Street from 9th to llth Avenues ~nd also plans and speciflcalons for a bridge over the Mill race on Alder in conformity to a ~4 foot street. The Pire an~j Water Committee spoke on the need of more firemen, and recommended two addltiomal men be hired at $95.00 to commence Pebruary 1,192~, Also that the Fire Chiefs salary be increased from $140.00 to $150.00 per month. Also that Also Llfourteen turn out suits be purchased for the flremen at $19.25 per suit.