The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-01-10
RrcoRDER's REroRr.

a kEcoRDER'S REfoRT. A@#s& HA
2 To the Mayor and ComBsOa Connect et' the
City Of Albany
The undersignsd. City Recorder in and for
said City Of Albany, spectfully prasanta the
following report Of his transactions with the
city, and its financial operations during the
year 1873, 90 far the same can be mAde.up
At the hour of receiving the necessary data
from the Treasurer's Ofiee:
, Attached hereto and made part of this re.
port is . list of the orders drawn upon the
City Treasurer by the Recorder, upon the
order Of the Common Council, for the year
1873, showing 347 orders drawn and amount.
ing in the aggregate to the sum OF s., ,S47. 50.
Seven OF these Orders, amounting in the az
gregats to the sum Of 1922 80, were issued by
the previous Council, but drawn within the
year; and in addition 70 this about $3.50 Of
the orders drawn during the firsttwo months
Of the year were for expenSes incurred dur
ing Ohe preceding year
In accounting for moneys received and
paid into the City Treasury this report. will
include only such sums As were received on
and subsequent to the sth day Of January,
1873, but viii include the frSt quarters Il.
eenae OF the year 1873, 80 far Is the same is
collected up to date.
The number Of orders redeemed by the
Treasurer and returned 70 this ofios properly
cancelled sinee the sth day Of January, Isis, |
to date II 294, asd amounts in the aggregate
to the sum Of q, ,3oA IS. The number of or |
ders issned in 1878 outstanding Is fifty.three, |
and amounts in the aggregate to the sum OF
II, ,O99 80. which Is the amount Of the city's |
entire indebtedness on this day SO far as the |
same has been passed upon.
The Treasurer's receipts show cash paid in
by the undersigned for licenses between the |
Sth day Of January and the 3lst day of De- |
cembsr, 1878, inclusive, to be 81, 94S. So bat |
the amount actually collected within that /
period for licenses as the record shows, was /
~, ,9I1-63 The amount overpaid on account /
Of license as above shown was $32 %.
1t may not be out Of the way Of the report |
Tor me TO say that Of the expenditures Of the
past year the city treasury can, by proper
action OF the City Council, be relieved OF is
the item Of Helr cToas-lcnLkS, Al IN number
costing the treasury $922. so, and the street
work at strest crossings has cost the sum Of
$3.50 6O-to say nothing of cross-walks re-
paired Aad drainage At street crossings.
The foregoing statement shows that not
Withstanding the extraordinary expenses OF
eross- walks and repairing street crossings,
the issue OF warrants on the treasury for the
year amounted to only the sum Of S543. OF
over the orders redeemed.
am unable now 70 state the amount Of
fines assessed for violation Of the city ordin-
ances during the year, bat / have col.
leesed and paid into the treasury S72 aud for
forfeitures Of bail $40.
In eonelnding this report regret to say
that cannot make It more full for want Of
time.
In thus SeVering our official relations re-
turn my thanks to sll for their courtesies
and fOrbearAnee during the past year.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted
J. W. BALDWIN,
City Recorder.
The above reports were received and
placed on fiIe,. and, on motion, the Council
Of 1878 adjourned sine die
Judge Baldwin then swore in the follow.
ing officers to serve daring the ensuing year:
Mayor-Thos Monteith.
Recorder-P C Harper.
AaEhal-J W Anderson.
Treasurer-T Msaley.
Aldernen-lst Ward, L Martin and L
Kline; ID Ward, D Mason and w B Scott;
ID ward, L g Rice and Rob't Bentley.
The Mayor then called the new Council to
order and delivered the following brief and
pointed address:
GentLeHeR Of tie Council
Inhsaking the Mayors chair Of the City Of
Albany am not in6ensibl0 to the honor con-
ferTed uPOn me by the citizens, and il shall
be my aim TO serve them to the best Of my
ability during my term Of office Politics
figured bat very little in our city election, |
and for that reason, and may say, also, for
the BEST interests Of the city, my public acts
will not be influenced in any degree by party
prejudice, and think l can safely say the
same for every one of the new Council, and j
by working together with an eye single to
the promotion of the eity's welfare we can
depend upon having the appreciation Of all
Wh0 know their own interests and that of I
the city, and the man, if any there De, who ]
objects to TO the cleaning of alleys and the
removal of the filth therefrom, must, like
poor Indian, give way to civilization, for
there must be some sanitary means adopted
if we expect TO enjoy good health.
/ did think Of making some other sugges.
tiOns, bat viii not do so at this time.
Mayor Monteith then appointed the fol-
lowing standing committees:
Fire and Water-Rice, Kline and Bentley.
Streets and Public Property Kline, Mason
and Bentley.
Health and Police Scott, Martin and
Bentley.
Ordinances Mason, Martin and Rice.
Ways ena Means Bentley, Scott and
Martin.
Current Expenses Kline, Scott and Rice.
Licenses Mason and Rice.
The Council then adjourned to meet on
Tuesday evening of next week.