Daily Republican., 1883-07-06
ANOTHER VETO.
APPROPRIATION ORDI-
NANCE RETURN ED TO
CITY COUNCIL.

NANCE RETURNED TO
CITY COUNCIL.
Council held their regular week.
ting last evening in the Board o.
tion rooms, with President Con
the chair. There were very few
tors present, as the heat was
Emf to prevent any one attending
vas not obliged 10 do so by busi-
room was close and sultry, and
every member had a fan, which
ed vigorously.
Water Committee reported bills
bting to 81, G54.55, which, as they
hot audited, were passed by al
d nav vote of IL 9, Mr.. Litzen-
eipg absent. The Street Commit
rerorted in favor of awarding
ntract for building Shipley Run
to Patrick Carberry, and in favor
hitting the petition of s. c. Reeves,
Epairipg gutter on Jefferson
between Third and Fourth streets.
committee also reported on the
imitation from the Board OF
in reference to the condition OF
alley that nothing can be done
I, az it is above grade, and on
recommendation it was referred to
bpeping Streets Committee, to as.
If Il belonged to the city.
v also reported adversely on the
bn to pave Morrow street. between
and Sixth streets, and on the pc.
of Seidel & Hastings to pave a
east Of Market and north OF
til with Belgian blocks and the
on of Joshua Bowers to pave JET,
street with Belgian blocks, the
assigned for refusing he two
hamed being that there We're nc
bill for police clothing was re-
tavorahly, and an order drawn
|e amount.
City Treasurer reported S3I ,69l O1
rawn in the Union National Bank.
City Auditor reported that, dur
he past month, he had received
from the building Inspector.
report of the Clerk of the NUM-.
Court for the past month, stating
he had collected $63. 20 for fines and
was received also a Communica-
rom the City Auditor, stating that
ad not audited the report, on ac-
of a difference between the Clerk
himself in regard to the disposition
should be made of the fines the
contendirg that all should be
into the City Treasury, while the
tor was under the impression that
the fines and costs for violation of
ordinances should take thataOurse,
he others revert to the State. The
Rs were referred to the Law Com
BE-, with instructions to obtain the
on of the City Solicitor.
b Chief Engineer Of the Water De-
nent reported twenty-fOur menem'
I'D, with a pay roll amounting to
43. The report was not audited,
WAS passed by an aye and nay
e Street Commissioner reported
ty one men and six teams employ
cleaning, opening and repairing
treets and cutters of this city, with
! roll amounting to $l35.43.
e Coal Oh inspector reported that
hg the month of June he had in
ted 5,7Gl gallons Of coal oil. The re
was received and filed. The
Hing Inspector rep )rted that during
bast month he had received Sl75 for
ling permits.
Billions were received as follows
referred to committees: Samuel
Sphy and j. W. Ware, for curb on
Horth side of Tenth street between
lison and Monroe; George w Bush
|Others, to have Du Pont, Scott, Lin
and Union streets g. aded;J .J.Gal-
ber and others, to curb, pave and
fer Carter street. near Twenty-sec-
4 f Fl .Bridgewater, 10 have the
Fvay and sidewalks at Gilpin avenue
Lincoln street put in proper repair;
amp at Fifth avenue and Brown
|et. A communication was received
b David Martin and others, calling
|ntion to Il pavement belonging t.
McCauIley, on Eleventh street
|Et Of Pine that is below grade, and
Eng that Council take some measures
ave the same remedied. On motion
r Eastburn the Street Commissioner
instructed to notify Mr. McCaulley
ave the pavement brought to grade.
PIE President announced that the
Eor had signed the ordinance estab
ling the grade Of Fourteenth street
had returned the ordinance making
appropriations for the ensuing year
N the following message:
GENTLEMEN: In returning the
|rlinancc to amend an ordinance EN-
I'd an ordinance making appropria
Ps, for the fiscal year ending.June 80
P,' without approval, | do so be
5" of the failure of your honorable
y to reduce the amount appropriated
re companies from $50, 800 to $2l,
which necessitated the changing
several important appropriations
''clng them in the aggregate 1000
city charter plainly states that no
Fe than $500 shall he appropriated
Rny one fire company during any tis
year, You have violated this law
|appropria,ing $4,000, in excess O
|horiztd appropriation, to three O
(rily fire companies. sympathizt
|rllly with the cause for which thu
was made and with tht
rtS of our tiremen in everything tt
lfect their department for the protec
4 Of our homes and property, bu,
Il clear infraction of the law | can
let pass without my official disap
wal.
must confess to my ignorance of tn.
when the ordinance was first pass
and received my signature, and ]
|st now correct what was then an ap
Fent dereliction of duty.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN p. WALES, Mayor.
y hen he Clerk had finished reading
message, the President asked "shal
ordinance become a law nOtwith
nlding the veto of the Mayor"
pr, Garret' asked what the resul,
,nild be if Council failed to pass the
nance over the Mayors veto, when
esldent Conrad replied, that it would
We to be altered or amended SO the
llyor and Council could agree.
'lr. Farrell said that he would answer
question of the gentleman which
President had deliberately avoided.
{, resul wonld be the utter condem.
llon OF two of the Republican mem.