Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

The following communication nom
the Mayor was read and ordered spread
In full upon the journal, on motion OF
Alderman Pack: -
To he Honorable Ne Common Council of
de city ef sAtpena: Oh" 3i4oa
sGESrLEMrs AT our last session the
following resolution was adopted: Gi
70 BY Alderman Seage, That the Record
err draw orders on the City Treasurer In
favor of engine companies Nos and .
for ten dollars each ,.antkdeliver the same
10 the Treasures of said fire companies.
Ayes-GilIett, Seage, Shcahy and Trims.
No-Pack, and Richardson. Carried.
4 have withheld my signature Of APP
prevail Of the warrants, for the reason,
in dlsbnrsing the city moneys the resolu-
tion Is not in compliance with the chart
err. See seetfonf4o "The accounts and,
dem5nds OF all persons against the city
shall be verified by affidavit, and shall
set forth the items in detail" ,4sT
!, No account bias been rendered against
the city, for the amounts embraced In
the resolution. The issuing OF the war
rants stands as a donations, which the
Common Council has no authority TO.
give. In issuing these warrants IN ac-
cordance with the resolution, you are
establishing a precedent which has not
existed during our administration. The
Common Council has not the power TO
donate the public moneys for any object.
Our taxpayers can recall the lavish ma :
ner in which the'city and county FUND ;,
when disbursed but few years ago, and
when, they had to take active measures
in the Ku Klux style. The Supreme
Court has decided that municipal bodies
cannot donate moneys for any purposes,
not even for the celebration OF the 4th
day of'July. The resolution itself, rs
you are aware, was for the purpose OF
lodging certain bills to be reported on
by the Committee on Ways and Means,
and still in their possession.
am of the opinion that you do not
treasury by increasing taxation, or by
sustaining resolutions Of donating the
public funds.
/ am respectfully,
Io-- i''.i GEO. L. MALTZ,
$3.50 "l 'f Mayor.
would recommend to your Honorable
Body, that some action be taken in re-
gard to proper compensation to be paid
the fire companies for taking care Of the
fire hose. At present no compensation
is paid.
i-i GEO. L. MALTZ,
Mayor.
i- REPogTs OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Ways and
Means, recommending the payment OF
the following bills: .l ....
J. II. Fletcher & Co., sundry
A. J.. Stout, VIM. Dixon, Jos.
Panow and s. Westrope, taxi III
ing care Of hose for engine No.
|, six months, .fl $500 $500
A. MoCallum, work on bridge. lcl5 lo.l5
Moved by Alderman Seage, that the
report be accepted and adopted and war
rants drawn for the payment of the re-
spective amounts. Adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. Ayes-Pack, Richardson,
Seage and Timms. Nays, none.
Ways and Means, reporting adversely
on the bill of $3.50 presented by j. Gillett
& Co., for oysters furnished fire COM
pany No2 Report accepted and adopt.
cd, on motion of Alderman Seage. u
REPORTS OF OFFICERS. !.
Douglass Scott, Street Commissioner,
called the attention of the Council to
the imperfect and dangerous condition
of the bridge at section 1G, and recon-
mended that immediate steps DO taken
to repair the same. III, 8
Moved by Alderman Scage, that the
Street Commissioner be and is hereby
authorized to cause the necessary re-
pairs to be made on the bridge at section
10, expense to be as reasonable as pos
sible. Ayes-Pack, Richardson, Seage
and Timms. Carried. 4jyr{"
D., ..of.-.. RESOLUTIONS. ....,
By Alderman Pack, That the City
Treasurer is hereby directed to pay the
Silsby Manufacturing Company $1,000
of the engine orders held by them. Ayes
Pack, Richardson, Seage and Timms.
Carried - -
On motion OF Alderman Pack the
Council adjourned. ---,r-,~