Daily Republican., 1884-01-18
CITY COUNCIL.
A Report from tho CITY Auditor
that Causes Considerable Discus.
sion.


johnson, the reading of the minutes
were dispensed with. The Street Com
mittee, TO whom was referred the prti-
tion Of johnson Il Miles, the contractors
who constructed part OF the sewer on
Delaware avenue and DUPONT streets,
claiming f526. 81 damages for delays
caused by the city, reported IN favor OF
allowing johnson ~ Miles, $275.
The report caused some discussion,
and Mr.. Farrell wanted to know whose
fault it was that the work was delayed,
when Mr.. Smith answered, that part
Of the delay was caused by reason Of the
city not owning the ground. Mr.. East.
burn said the committee had conferred
with johnson Il Miles, aud they were
willing to take $275 In settlement Of all
claims. A vote WAS then taken and the
report adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance
Of $50, 1861 .07 In bank to the credit Of the
city.
The checks drawn in favor Of the
Water Department were as usual re-
turned by the City Auditor without his
signature, and passed by the adoption
OF Mr.. Stevenson's weekly resolution.
The Chief En- ngineer Of the Water DE
partment reported 10 men employed,
with payroll amounting TO S222. The
report was not audited, and was
passed by an aye and nay vote of Il
to9.
The Street Commissioner reported
men employed in cleaning and repair
iLg the streets of this city, with pay.
roll amounting 10 t9.94.
Mr.. Farrell said that the sum was 80
extraordinary large tor this work that
some Of the Taxpayers might object,
but he would assure all such tax xpayers
II any such there should be-, that IL
there is any objection, the Street Com.
missioner will pay 1t out Of his own
pocket.
Collin Duffy asked to have S26.37
overpaid tax returned. His communi-
cation, which stated that he had by
mistake paid that amount of tax twice
on the property at No. IA Orange
street, was referred to the Finance
Col mittee.
John Campbell asked that the lamp
on klund street, between Pine anu
Spruce streets, be lighted at night, and
the petition was referred TO the Lamp
Committee.
Mr.. Pickels offered resolution, tina,
was adopted, empowering Milton s.
Shippers TO sign checks and transact all
other business pertaining to the office
during the temporary absence Of City
Treasurer Pierce.
Mr.. Pickles also offered resolution
instructing the assessors to prepare as
,tsslnent books for the use Of tn,
Board of Revision. The resolution caus
ed some discussion, during which i
was shown that the majority Of thu
members were in favor Ct either de
stroying the old books, or locking then
up where they would not be available
for the Board TO refer to. II was finally
stated that the Boa d had completed
the revision with the exception Of the
Eleventh ward, ard the matter was
dropped
The following communication from
City Auditor Ball was received and
read
4" havs returned without my sigma
ture check No. 4, 800 drawn in favor OF
the Pusey 4 Jones Company for s., 97t
TO pay for boilers furnished the Water
% .aina rsasons 70 wit.
a W -
flrst' Inc sara Gheck ~ oIh"ll
against wrong iuhd, sl'zSo oeine
charged 10 appropriations ior nre com
panies, tZ,'2o 10 hlisceiiameous anu III,
cidentais. In May OF 1909 Wy oouhci'
made the appropriations iof 'ne eAieii'
ses OF the ens"ih- hscai year accoruihR
TO sectien 90 new charter, AZ "hicl
time the sum OF s'o,ooo was regularly
appropriated 70 meet the eARenu'.urrs .i IRE,
y, .no "'o .nJoa Inius ,ssY bv IN.
nan.o .'aaa, =" Go"no;i =" tho sai3 annronris,inn
Ptss1n. Pssn 90 Sou sna Wv Wa,a ranart'nan,
~ s'o'o"J w. a. ooO Tbs hajancs
oe' ,muooa n,.t,"n W s,,,VuUr r,.;niu, ] mnnatd
u sa'u app'V, ~, " go a,o ~ ,nora la
JANUARY ), loo,, 10 go s-,TJ H,Ji D and .m an;'i
en"ush W pa! ha W. a a;ra,, ~ W. sa;i
Dill sho9Iu NC 'h"'seo ui'''' " OAHU
"pp'SUp,;aocr Spa,;aa cr =, ,.v oh.r,e, .avs
os,vn w ~, ,ho, t"nIas, soyna
among o.her 'hlnsn 'n". n,So n,,o,,'otn1 eo1
exttaorainary ~ed,ion w.. nos raa";S "pS al
at tho pSoo" .i.
nance Snail feduo .u,t ~ ,ba naar appd upds,
s,on' .no ~ i,a,, ~ annronriat;o, and
any heau or i.eni Vi pPpiI; spPsopti"IG;n' ~; o." ~
!, iui'.ef Pio'.s,on P..n,;.tioa yo % y. ~ aJs
aitioh 70 'ne apP,Un.,'o" ,oa,iu" " " " NJ o ao
at the last siatea ~ ulee..ns III nay anS. s;a ~ ~
Aforesaid, the ehsf'ny ., aa'n shyy,, oo,o. ba sn,
or necessi.y lol .ne n"Io t;nn eu tha u aS o1'
iorth III the oruIiiahoo ;l.1 aSs nS in' "a; az
ditiohai apPropI"t'un, "hu ia 'Sn .S % ~.
nance shaii no. pass w ioa" hs sn"h sno g
vote OF t~o'thl.us " at tth !ho no.a annIi u,
Couhcii, RECORD Vi WnlGu w" 'a"''
DE made upon the Journal
"Such vote shall be by yeas and
nays. Charging this Dill to the appro-
priations for incidentals and fire COM
papies is contrary to law, as this is dis
tinctly adebt of the Water Department,
and creates an extraordinary app-opri'
alton for the Water Department
to the manner of making such
"a laid down in said
charter. To charge this bill to the ap.
against which the check is
drawn raises the Water Department
from $4,000 to t4S,975,
and is tho same in substance az an ex-
,-o :, rd;,nry anpronriatinn for the Water