The introduction by Councilman A. J. Goddard, at a special meeting of the city council yesterday afternoon, of a resolution directing City Engineer A. H. Dimock to immediately stop all work on the Cedar River impounding dam at Camp 3, caused a great commotion.

Motions came so thick and fast that A. F. Haas, acting president of the council, could not follow them.

After confusion had held sway for more than half an hour, with Mr. Goddard and Councilman Austin E. Griffiths paying doubtful compliments to each other, Councilman Charles Marble arose and suggested that perhaps it would be a good idea for the council to study the report of the expert engineers submitted to the council Monday before taking hasty action. He moved that the council adjourn, which it quickly did.

The extra session was held to consider the engineers' report on the Cedar river project, and Mr. Goddard made the occasion one in which to introduce his resolution, which was put over for further consideration until 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning.

His motion to order the board of public works and the city engineer to stop all work at once was lost, only he and Councilman John G. Pierce voting for it.

A bill authorizing the board of public works to incur an expenditure of $50 to have copies of the report printed was referred to the finance committee.