, 1874-06-28
THE COUNCIL.
Consideration Of The Appropriation
Bill Continued.
Salary Of the Comptroller Put Back
at:$A,000. ,:
Superintendent Rehm Is .Increased.'-
No Deputy Superintendent.
Discussion on the Increase o1
N1r. O'Hara's Salary.



It Is Stricken Out.
The Common Council met again yesterday al
ternoon in Committee of the Whole to rcsum
consideration Of the Appropriation bill, Ak
6cha1ner in the chair.
.. r.. HOUSE OF CORRECTION
One Deputy Superintendent 81 ,60o Que clerk, S,At
foar asistat eae sss
guards at $40 each, $3.50; ons engineer. sato OF
assis.ant engineer. $40: one policeman to omnibu
three assistant matrons At $3.50 each, s1:oso
dieting prisoners and officers, estimated dail
aas ~ p'5sssSas eaiesl 'aa sspe. o
AND light, and seam repairs account, $3.50
Ssuae .1R :1s furau1e oot for hopse and rrso
horses. omnibus, wagons, repairs, horse,eed, ehoe
a s2 9,as sen neae oe fa1 1
3c1lte etc. brushes, broons. hmc dts1nfectaHs, soa1
and other. lnnEdsy msterials. printing, stationery
postage, etc, less estimated iueome from aho
Of prisrac-s. and other sources, s2o, ,ooo
Adopted
For 1ay7neut Of interest on the general
bonded {rnun,ciIal} debt Of the city, md
expended balance, Apr;l l, 1874, aud to
Ad bxon sad iSs ns that
an nnexhaustod balance Of S42, ,0S3.74 on inter-
est account, and he did not sec how $500, 900 WAS
required.
The Chairman explained that it would be rs-
qni1cd to pay interest on temporary loans recent
II effected.
Tho item w.s adopted,
JUDGMENT ACCOUNT.
For payment Of temporary loans for tudg-
ments sglinst the city since last annual
appropriation, and interest thereon. 90
adopted.
LEGAL EXPENSE.
For costs Of Cfznrts ami other legal expcnHes,
and outstanding bills, in addition to une1-
pended balance, April l. 1874 Is 10000
Aid. Richardson inquired what this was for.
Aid. Heath said it WIS to cover m outstanding
Indebtedness.
The item was adopted.
POLICE COURTS.
North Divlsiol-Eor fncl, booEs blanks,
stationery, rcp.irs, and miscellaneous e1-
FeEscs in ad.itiou to uneSreuded bal
South Ds,ision--rcr fuel. booit, blanks, '''''0'
stationery, furniture, rer.:rs and miscel-
lsoeous expenses, i'll addition to ne1pent-
VT p,,izienFor % faci. books: blanks: eis S000'
tsonery, furniture, rnrafrs, aud nisceI-
laneo,is expenses, in addition to unexpcnd-
cd balance, April !, 1574.-.--............ 10000
Adopted.
POLICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
For three Commissioners, at So 600 each.-.s 100000
Fur ,hree clerks, ii s, zoo each. 3,eooop
Adopted.
Aid. Foley moved to increase the salary Of the
GenerA Superintendent of Police FROM 33, 500 to
<5oC0 Lost.
Ala. Dixon moved to make the salary 81, 900.
Carried.
AID. Dixon moved to insert an item of $o,500,
for the salary OF 8 Deputy Superintendent.
The Clerk read the Recommendation OF the Po-
HrA Hoard that 61c41 a ha
AID. Moo!man fioned the motion would not
prevail. We could get along without Deputy
SnpTintcndeut.
AID. Cullcrton believed there was pressing ne-
oessitv for such an officer: otherwise Suparin-
tendcEt Rehn, would not have asked for It.
49, Az, ID Plek1tr1ng was opposed to voting away
S2.500. needlessly.
= AID. Lensacher did not understand that the
: Dcnnty Superintendent. Ho believed the
officer could be dispensed with for year.
, Aid. SFnrldlns said it was not asked for by the
superintendent.
AID; con:o,an said that, in case Deputy were
provided for, the present Sergeant OF Detectives
could te dispensed with. o1r. Rehm actually
needed an assistant. and It ought to be allowed
him. It would onTv cost $500 year.
n The item Of u 500 was adopted, BY a vote of
AID Moore mored to strike out the item of
f1.5oo for custodian. Let the Deputy superiu-
senient have something to do. Iost. ]
AID Stone moved TO reduce to 81, 1,20o. Lost. /
Tae item Of a1,5o0 was adopted. =.
+. txsnt5 serseants It s1 500 ao,oeoco ]
For 523 patro'men at 81 COO each ..... 525 90
for ons cu9freer for eight months ut Harri-
sou Street Station. Observation-Disclosures. G0o,o0 ]
Adopted without debate
On motion Of Aid. CaEno2, the engineer at the |
Harrison Street station waa voted 81, ,2gD, in- |
etcad OF 81 900. Ms recommended, and IN addi-- |
tioaal S2l9 for services prior to April |, 80
Al e,,,3 of
tectivcs, sj,3u5- |
Adopted:
For sesEe police Service in addition to unc1penled
tnlnnce of ast years approximation, S. oGU for eas
1ttona. stars, furniture for stations, and jxntors
Ias 49, ot= for spectal policemen for emergencies,
It oa. elections ets teleeraphng hostage blank
for repairs of Stations 5000 for rent Of lot for Ear-
r*on Street Station to school fund.- 1880; for inter
ct on Temporary onnr, s25 oo: for building barn at
Harrison sl.es Station, $500; for completion Of
harrison Street ststiun- including heating apparatus
sreyt stion, S3o5o or deace1y IL roprs.ion
Expenses. 10000.
Adopted.
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
Fer printing Council proceedings III newspapers and
Pamphlet; Comproer's REPORTS and other advertising
bank books, blanks, and stationery and outstanding
ks o0o. : - '1tH@ 1'N'
Adopted.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Fur nantainiug Public Libru1s, in addition to the
pended balance, April ], 1874. $4,000. |
AID Dixon moved to increase this Sum to |
s50, 100, as he understood that the rnexpeudet1 |
balance OF $27 600 would ba wholly eaten IN by
inniltles already incurred, 30 that SIS, 600 would
ouly pay the running expenses, leaving nothing
for improving or adding to tile library, He
hoped that the Council would not be miscrly in
this direction.
AID. Pickering seconded the motion to appro-
priate $4,000.
E1-Ald- McGrath stated that Mr. Hoype and
Mr. Raster were satisfied that they could ret
Elong with 250o0. There remained from last
year's appropriation to the credit OF the Library.
stter nl debts were paid, 81, QUO. This would
lenye 575, coo with which to bur new books
during tie year:
. Ad. Sidwcll moved to make the appropriation
e.0, 000
AID: White moved to st.ike out the entire ap-
prop1latiou.
. AID Cnl]crton supported this motion, believ-
EnS tnat the une1pended balance was sufficient
Ald, richardson thought it would be better to !
PROVIDE some amusement for young men in the
evening than 70 be perretuaily bowling about
saloons aud eilliard-has. II would Be false ]
economy to cripple the Public Lib,atv,
1Go motion to make tho appropriation $40, 600
@as lost. US was also the motion to STRIKE AZ