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for the building of the Library Building, found the lowest bid to be $9,500, not considering the heating and plumbing which came to $2,600 to erect the building complete for occupancy. They wished the Council to assist them in raising funds sufficient for i t s completion. Matter of raising the $2,600 referred to Committee on Finance. April 21, 1913. . .The Building Commissioner, having conferred with G . A . Wood contractor, felt the Library could be erected for $10,000--fund donated to Cedar City by Andrew Carnegie for Library. Decided to call a mass meeting. On motion Councilman Thorley, 'Pete Indian' was allowed $22.50 for grubbing the brush and clearing the land on the new extension of the cemetery. April 2 2 , 1913.. .Citizens voted to follow the specifications of the library as put f o r t h , even though $2,500 needed to be raised, instead of changing the plans in order to stay within the $10.000. E . C. Williams made motion, seconded by T . J . Jones, that the committee in charge of building the library be instructed to use their best judgment in procuring labor and making sufficient levy to cover the additional expense necessary. Accepted by overwhelming majority. May 1. 1913. . . Council, not being certain as to whom the responsibility would fall in case of floods.. .Councilman Higbee motioned that the matter of determining the liable p a r t y , in case of floods damaging property etc. in the northern part of the City, be referred to Attorney. On motion Councilman Higbee, the City Marshal was to be instructed to close up all delinquent license payer's stores, etc. May 2 , and keep them closed until payment of license is made. May 1 9 , 1913.. .Council awarded the contract for building the Library to the lowest bidder, Frederickson and Son, for $9,450, using pressed brick. The heating and plumbing was awarded A . B. Utley for $1,280--gravity system. June 19, 1913...Mercantile Company asked $1,000 for Barnhurst Spring, which would increase water supply 50%. A committee was appointed to wait upon the Mercantile to see what arrangements could be made to acquire the spring at a lower price. June 25, 1913.. .Councilman Higbee, representing the West Ward Relief Society, petitioned Council for the privilege of using the Council Room to hold a bazaar. Granted. July 14, 1913.. .After considerable discussion, the Mayor was instructed to appoint a "Weed Day."
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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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