Daily Republican., 1879-02-28
CITY COUNCIL.
Bsxaess AeedanG-A short Sesslon
"A safe that In Very UnAafe-A
New One ordered.

| New Om0 Of0ofe0.
Promptly at "A o'clock last evenin
President Lichtsnstein took his seat an
calling Council to order, tho roll wa
called and a quorum Of members or
swered to their names.
The City Treasurer reported returns,
checks from persons outside the Stat
amounting to Sl6, which on motion @
Dir. Guthrie were ordered to be cancel
led; also that there were in the Unio,
National Bank to the credit of the city
"A, 4,376.4S, and that there were pait
out to the Water Commissioners up I,
date sl46, ,2l5.36.
The Street Commissioner reported l,
men employed with pay roll Of $9s. .G3
The Chief Engineer of the water de
partment reported Is men employet
with pay roll Of $l49.37.
Mr.. Downing presented a petition
from James Kennedy and others askinl
that a lamp be placed on French stree
between Twelfth and Thirteenth.
William Pennell and Mary Yatel
asked for the privilege of establishing
two fish stalls at the corner of Seconc
and King streets.
President Lichtenstein presented .
communication from Rev. James M
Williams, President of the Wesleyan
Female College asking that $40 watel
tax which he claimed had been over.
paid, be returned.
Mr.. Paynter, Chairman of the Water
Committee, stated that the Water De-
partment's safe was very insecure, and
that cn the books it contains about
$50, 200 due the city. The money when
collected will 60 into the general fund
and not into the Water Department,
appropriation, and as a new safe is
badly needed, he thought one should
be purchased and the amount charged
to the appropriation tor incidentals. II
this could n0t be done, the ri TX of los.
ing the books would have to be in.
Cured. The new safe would cost from
$3.50 to $500.
Mr.. Guthrie hoped council would
not be extravagant, as the tax collector Z
Office needed new safe, and also the
Auditors office, and the city had not
the money at present to buy three safes.
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie the proper
officers were authorized to make notes
for 60 days, one for $4,000 in favor OF
Philip Quigley and the other for $2O,-
600 in favor of John Peoples, Cashier of
the Union National Bank to meet notes
coming due.
Mr.. Norton offered resolution in
structing the Public Building Commit
tee TO report at the next meeting on the
petition OF J. +. Sharp and others, ask
ing Ter free market. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Lynch, returning to the safe
question said that Council could not
risk the loss of books worth $50, 900 for
want Of a safe to keep them in, and he
moved that the Water Committee be
in Instructed TO purchase a new safe not
to exceed $3.50, and to be paid for out
of the appropriation for miscellaneous
and incidental expenses.
Mr.. McCilinChey said two thirds OF
that appropriation had already been
expended, and he d,d not sea how it
could be paid out of that appropria-
ton.
Mr.. Chandler wanted to know if the
Did safe was not good one. 1t was
bad time he thought now to increase
Nj. Norton concurred with Mr.. Lynch,
nut thought that better safe should
De purchased.
Mr.. Guthrie reminded Council that
here We're only $525 in the sppropri-
.tion for miscellaneous and incidenta!
expenses.
Mr.. Paynter said the committee vas
,tf-red $50 for the old safe in exchange
or a new one.
Mr.. Guthrie said that the old safe
would do for the tax collectors office.
Mr.. Adams wanted to know if i'll
would keep books any more secure in
he tax Collectors Office, than it did
Ii the Water Department.
After some more remarks and cross
ring between Messrs. Chandler. Hart
nd others, the motion get a safe not
0 exceed 1926 in cost was adopted by
he following yea and nay vote;
Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Downing,
vans, Hart, Jones, Knight, Lynch,
'orton, Painter, Price, Rove, aud
'ownscnd.-l2.
Nays-Messrs. Chandler, Moere, Guth-
lie, iIuested, Walton, Mcflinchey, and
resident Lltchtenstein.-7.
Absent-Messrs. Taylor and Wood.
There being 10 other business, Coun-