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Jan. 20, 1927.. .Gronway Parry and Kumen L. Jones of the Rotary Club, Dr. A . C. Johnson and Moroni Corry of the Chamber of Commerce present. Purpose: assisting the City in adding more water to the system. Suggested that the City take steps at once to pipe down 'Cluff Springs' and 'Hamilton's Fort Creek.' They contended that the growth, safety, and health of the City depends upon more water. Feb. 3, 1 9 2 7 . . .On motion Councilman Ray H . Lunt, City purchase a standard 'LaFrance' Fire Engine a t a cost of $6,750. (Three years to pay for it1 Carried. Mayor reported that the Board of Health has made a ruling to get rid of the hogs kept within the City. May 23, 1 9 2 7 . . .From Dixie Power Company to City Council-M r . A . L. Woodhouse: In order to better serve this important part of our system, we have decided to move in our two 300 h . p . gas engines from Iron Springs (Vermillion Iron Mine had closed1 and install them on the Leigh Hill. These engines require considerable water for cooling purposes. W e have purchased a 5,000 gallon redwood tank that we desire to erect just outside our substation. Dimension of tank--11 feet diameter, 8 feet high, and 1 4 feet above the ground. A s far as we can see, this strip of land will not be necessary for sidewalk purposes for many years to come, and we request permission to erect this tank on said s t r i p of ground. ( 1 6 0 0 West and 200 North) Matter of conducting Tuberculin t e s t s of milk cows within the City was discussed, and Council favored the going from corral to corral to conduct the test rather than having cows coming to a common place, stating that the disease may be spread by intermingling of healthy cows with reactors. Council finally advised the building of a chute through unused s t r e e t s to drive the cows through for the t e s t s , with allowing bunching up of different herds. The ordinance providing a system of numbering of houses and s t r e e t s with the City passed. Mayor Christensen recommended the name of Orson Haight as Poundkeeper to fill the vacancy made by the death of former Poundkeeper, I . C. Haight. Confirmed. Mayor reported that the City Relief Societies and Lady organizations advised the paying of bounty on flies trapped and killed within the City. On motion W . H . Leigh, the City pays 1 0 o per quart for all flies collected during the summer-flies to be received and burned under the direction of the Relief Society. Ordinance taking middle ditches out of corrals was called to the attention the Council by Sanitary Inspector, Dr. Johnson, who stated that ditches running through corrals i s one of the greatest menaces that the City has to meet-promotes the spreading of disease and breeding of flies.
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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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