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licenses collected. Referred to III.
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| IiC0uDe8 COllcCt0us H6lGil6u W II
nance Committee.
| City Tax Collector Carrlllo re-
ported that he had collected since
last report, $2,019 SO city taxes and
$2,048 so, less commissions, for the
sale OF licenses; also, for dsiinque t
licenses $107 10, with Tressurer's
receipts for same. Referred to Fl.
nance Committee.
City Treasurer Hellman SUBJ
mitted his report for the month of
December, showing balances to the
credit Of the various funds amount
Ing to $82. .720 SO. Referred to Fl
nance Committee.
Mr.. Butler, from the Finance
amount authorized to be expended
lin the employment Of an expert to
examine the city account books, is
inadequate and asked to have the
amount increased and to be grant
ed further time in which to make
the examination.
| On motion, one weeks further
time was granted to report the
probable cost of such In vestlgatiou.
Mr.. Blu ,hanan moved that the
| City Attorney be instructed TO
make a report on the conditions Of
the so acre tract grant to the s. P.
Il. r. Co. and Its relations to the
$76. 900 bonds given by the city.
Carried. sqf
The annual report Of the Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department
was presented. II sets forth that
the department, during the past
year, attended sixteen fires and
turned out for thirty-two false
alarms. The cause Of so many
false alarms is attributable to the
fact that brush, straw, etc., are
burned after dark. The Chief sug-
gests strict enforce ment of tho Or
dinance relative to tring brush and
rubbish within the city limits after
dark The losses by fire during the
year amounted to $15.3 the ia
surance on the property amounted
to $4,000. showing a saving Of
$73, 817 to the insurance companies.
The total expenses of the Fire De
partment for the year amount to
S6, ,826. The expense, therefore, is
les than one per cent. per mouth
(about ten per cent. per annum) of
the amount saved to the insurance
agents. This fact proves the
promptDess and efficady of the De.
Partment.
The Chief suggests the appoint.
ment Of a Fire Marshal, the serv-
ices OF such an officer being now an
urgent necessity owing to the ex-
tensiOu Of tho n ra Iinoifu
The water supply In the business
portion Of the city Is good, but man
holes should be constructed ut places
where streets run over and across
the various zanjss, so that water
may be taken from them for the
fire department..
The Chief also recommends the
erection Of hydrants on the hills
supplied by the Beaudry Water
Company, and large double hy-
drant or cistern at the crossing of
Main and Market streets, and two
hydrants on Sixth street.
The purchase of additional hose,
a new team and other supplies is
asked for. an tho recommendation
is made that q new hook and lad.
der truck be purchased, and that
the one now Ia use be disposed Of
to the city ofSan Bsrnardino.
In conclusion he recon m ends
that expenditures for supplies not
in excess Of $40 be made by the
Chief Engineer or his assistant.
Mr.. Francis moved that the rec
concentrations In the report be re-
ferred to- the Committee on Fire
and Water, and that vote of
thanks be returned to the firemen
for their disinterested services.
Carried unanimously.
Communication from Fire Mar
shal Miles asking the appropriation
of $500 for the purchase Of a Iitho-
graphed exempt firemen's certifi.
cate. Referred to Committee on
Fire and Water.
Mr.. Butler moved that the Fire
Marshall be added to the Commit
tee on Fire and Water. No action.
Petition from A. Pelanconi in re-
lation to overflow of water on Of.
vera street. Referred to Board Of
Public Works.
Petition Of I. w. Lord and other
purchasers of city lots at public
sale asking that said purch ases be
confirmed. Referred to Com mittee
on Lands.
Communication from Paul Ken
calling attention to unfinished work
Oh Main street. Referred to B ,ard
of Public Works.
Petition from the Chief of Police
asking Council to reconsider it's ac-
tion In reducing the pay OF mem
bers Of the police forcs. Referred
to Finance Committee.
Petition Of the City Sexton ask.
Ing the city to pay for the water
used at the City Cemetery. Re,
ferred to Fire and Water Com
mittee.
Petition from w. II. ToIer for
the exclusive franchise of pr0pagat.
ing fish In the city reservoirs for 25
years. Referred to Committee Oh
Zajas. -.....
Com munication from J. L. Moren.
haut, French Consul, calling the
attention of the Council to the fact
that his residence and Office, under
the Convention between the United
States and France, Is exempt from
taxation, aud protesting against
the payment OF taxes in the future.
Referred to City Attorney.
MIR. MOlony moved that Council
proceed to the election of Captain
of the chain gang. Carried.
Mr.. Shaffer moved that the cleo
tion he by ballot. Carried.
/ Messrs. Shaffer and Buchanan
were appointed tsllers.
Mr.. Workman nominated James
Cummins. present incumbent.
Mr.. Butler nominated Walter
McGrath.
Mr.. Molony nominated John Sui
livan.
Mr.. Buchanan nominated r.