, 1875-09-12
WEST TOWN BOARD.


The West Town Board met lnss evening 8
tteir roop,s, No. Sc Ha1sted street, supei vleo
Baker in the chatr and Justices GcuIly, Sheridan
Salisbury, Morrison. Eberhards and 1ngefsoll
and Town-CleEk LAWN being present. Affef tn
minutes Of the last meeting had been Ieao an'
| approved, the following claims against the to"f
| we're allowed Daniel Adams, clerk OF election
Ninth Ward. 81; c. Mcdonald. additional al
| lousnoe for services as Deputy Collector
rendered before the Collector receired hit
books, $50-be1ng $50 less than Was cla'med
William Ramsey, fitting up rooms OF the boa1e
and moving safe, S150; cameron Amoezg,
stationery, S252.54; ". O'Hsi:, Moderator Ninth
Ward election, SO.
The bill Of Timothy Haves for service {extra)
~ custodian at the Gas Works. $22, WAS first re.
jected and then cut down to $40, when Tim With
drew it, and proclaimed then and there to the
Board thst he'd sue them.
Thomas F. Gleason's Till for buggy hire as
Dopntv Collector Was tabled when he also noti-
fed the Board to their facea that he'd sue them,
and Was advised to 60 ahead.
About this juncturu Thomas F. Giasshrook in
terrupted to ask about his bill for services as
assistant and cashier in the Collectors Office
before Collector O'Brien had received the books
snd given his bopd. Tue bill was for Is
months service at $3.50 per month. The clerk
hunted 90 the bill and it WAS rejected, ayes
LAWN. Salisbury, Sheridan, and BlAke-4; noes
3cully.
Justice Sheridan moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was rejected-carrled, Messrs.
Lawn, Salisbury, Sheridan, scu1ly, and Baker
voting in the Affirmative.
Justice Ingorsoll thon wanted to know what
heaft fnn6eFPH
Collector got tha books and gave his bond.
Messrs- Glassford and Collector O'Brien
further etated that in order to expedite tho
Wolk. it WAS doue at the County Clerks Office
wh4le the Clerk was oar Of tho city, aud there
fore couldn't take the Collectors bond. After
Some disousslop, on motion Of Justice Sculls,
G!assbrook was allowed 30 day for forty-one
days.
Collector o'Bnens petition for extra allow
ance lin addispn to the $1,000 allowed
Justice scullY stated that 1t the
last meeting the bill had been laid over until the
decision OF tho Superior Court in the Wahl case
which involved the question whether the Board
bad power to make any extra allowance. After
fur;Ler discussion, it being generally agreed
3cu Iy WAS correct in bis statement No action
.as taken On O'Btieu's claim. Pending the dig
;ussion. Justice IngersolI ,nsiguifcantly remark
I'd, that If Larry wanted 10 press it now, be
night force ventilation OF CERTAIN matters
Ehat they we're ne did not state. But thereafter
was noted that !" Larry" didn't insist on his
1fsims being passed upon, and Jussice 1ngerson
'Apped in the middle OF a aeuteuce, sotto voce,
hat sounded like $4,000 or $1,000 to be ac-
counted for"
Ga motion of Justice 1ngertoll, the matter Of
appropriation for the year NILS taken up, and
he Clerk Was directed to notify the County Board
hat the Town Board had appropriated the s2o,-
100 voted at the town meeting AS follows Col
ecsor, $500; Assessor. $500; contingent,
b5, 900.
4 motion WIS then carried that when the Board
ole business should be thAt Of a,gning the |
Clerks record Of blla.
On motion Of Justice Sculfy, resolution Was !
dopied declaring shA no orders for bills allowed,
r to be allo Sed, should be issued until list OF |
II such bulls has been made out and furnished |
ach membtr Of the Board.
E1-Clork Fitzgerald'a bill for his arduous ser |
ices a. Tuwn Clerk Wns then taken up--312 !
ays' services at 91.50 pr day. Pending its
JuRsice Morrison offered the fol-
owng. which Was car7ied unanimously:
Resop, That 1t il tho Of this Board thlt the
Ulcers Of this town whose compensation is fixed at
ertaln rate Aha in casa receive 4 larger amount
I'm TINT prescribed by isv, shall said ofcizs
cEe pay fora greater Number Of days than those nee
sszrly devoted BY them to the service Of the town tn
ae duties of their respective o{hces.
Then the majority Of the Board proceeded to |
1t their worda BY allowing Fitzgerald {whoae |
otire services As Town Clerk did not excesd
4 elve days, as stated bY Justice Mortison), for |
70 days work, $500 io all The vote stood as
,[lows on Ftzgerald's bill: -EberhR,dt,
avin, Matson, Salisbury. Sheridan. Baker.
ays-Ingesoll, Morrison, 6cuuy.
Ihe Board then adjourned