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authorized to contribute, for and in behalf of the citizens of Cedar City, the sum of $200 to the General Relief Committee of Salt Lake City: said amount to be forwarded, as the contribution in aid of the s u f f e r e r s of the earthquake and fire, from the inhabitants of Cedar City. Utah. It was f u r t h e r resolved t h a t said amount of $200 be provided for in the General Tax Levy for the year 1906. I t was f u r t h e r o r d e r e d , on the motion of Henry W . Lunt, that Mayor Leigh be authorized to receive subscriptions from other sources in aid of the s u f f e r e r s and forward same. May 1 2 , 1906.. . T h e Mayor called the attention of the Council to the action taken a t the citizen's mass meeting and expressed himself in favor of assistance being r e n d e r e d , b u t was of the opinion that the action taken could not be carried out Lawfully a s there was no provisions in the city ordinance to justify the appropriation of public funds in the manner requested. Councilman Corry was in favor, and signified his willingness to contribute of his private f u n d s , but was of the opinion that the action of the citizen's mass meeting could not be carried out lawfully, and he considered the amount appropriated excessive considering the financial condition of the City. Councilman Rollo expressed himself a s being desirous of acting lawfully in the expenditure of the public f u n d s of the City: a n d , if there was no law to support such an appropriation, he was against the appropriation. Councilman Wood expressed himself on similar lines. Councilman Foster thought the conditions existing in the stricken city warranted the action, and did not think any citizens of the City would e n t e r an objection and cause trouble for the Council: he considered the course suggested at the mass meeting to be the most equitable plan to render assistance, as it would be borne b y all the citizens according to property evaluations, and he was in favor of making the appropriation. I t was decided to table the matter. May 1 5 , 1906.. .Water to be used in sprinkling. All citizens on the east side of Main S t r e e t , the water should he used for a period of 15 minutes commencing a t 7 p.m. Monday. Wednesday, and Friday of each week. West of Main Street were to water on Tuesday, T h u r s d a y , and Saturday. [License for such purpose is required] June 4 , 1906.. .Mayor Leigh reported t h a t he had authorized the Recorder to issue a Warrant for the sum of $150 in aid of the sufferers of the San Francisco calamity a n d , as the money had to be borrowed, he also authorized t h a t a warrant be issued for the amount of interest necessary to pay the Bank of Southern Utah for the use of said amount, said interest being computed for a period of six months and amounting to $7.50. Sustained.
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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