Daily Republican., 1885-02-20

LITTLE BUsINEaD TRANS
AETED-AyENDME
CIT Y TREA>U RERS REPORT

CIT Y TREAS i RERS REPORT
The regular weekly meeting Of City
Council was held issst evening, and In
the absence of President Conrad, Mr..
Robert II. Taylor was called to the
chair. The roll was called and the
minutes of the last neeting partly read i,
when on motion they were dispensed
with, aud the standing committees cal
led.
The Public Buildings COMMITTEES
reported adversely on the petition Of
the City Market Compsny tor permis-
sion to have two fish stalls on King
street during market hours. The Law
Committee, TO whom was referred tho
petition OF George w. Griffith, to have
Thatcher street brought to grade to
prevent it being overflowed. reported
In favor Of referring it to the Opening
Streets Committee.
The City Treasurer reported balance
OF $5,692 80 in the Union National
Bank to the credit of the city, and that
during the week he had received the
following amounts: Tax Collector
Moody, s1,170; Tax Collector Kane,
$4,000; Edward P. Moody, for Edmund
Provost. deceased, 1882; City Auditor
Ball, $2,671.5O.
On motion of Mr.. Mention, the City
Auditor was instructed to enter salts.
faction on the lien book in favor of the
parties who have settled the claims
that were against them.
The Street Commissioner reported 4
men employed, with pay y-roll amount
ing to $24. IS. and the Sewer Depart
ment reported / man employed, with a
payroll of 50.
A communication was received from
the Fame Hose Company, asking that
they be paid the full amount of their
appropriation, and it was referred to
the Fire Committee.
Charles Lofland and others petitioned
for lamp on Harrison street and the
petition was referred to the Lamp Com
mittee.
David Costello petitioned for the re-
funding of overpaid taxes. ::and the petit
tion went to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Speakman offered resolution in
structing the Street Commissioner to
have the ice removed from Mullins
pavement at Sixth and Market streets,
without delay.
Mr.. Adele said that the Public
Buildings Committee would have the
gutter in front of the City Hall cleaned
out, and he thought that II those doing
business in the vicinity would do the
same there would not be any trouble
about the matter.
Mr.. Speakman said that the whole
trouble was caused by the city not
having the gutter opened in front of the
hall, and as Mr.. Mullin had been noti-
fed by the police that unless it was re-
moved he would be fined, he thought it
was the duty OF the Street Commits
sioner to attend to It, IS lie did not
think citizen should be made to suffer
for the city's negligence.
A discussion ensued that was par.
ticipated in by Messrs. Blake, Adele,
Mention and r. II. Taylor, when M,;
Speakman was assured by Mr.. Farrell
that the matter wonld be attended to,
and he withdrew the resolution.
The proposed act comforting additional
power on the Finance Committee was
then taken up and read by the clerk.
This act relates TO the appropriations,
and provides that no committee Of
Council shall allow the expenditures TO
exceed the amount appropriated, and
that no transfers can be made except
with the approval of the Finance Com
mittee and two-taird vote of City
Council. After the act was read, Mr..
Merris Taylor withdrew the amend
ment offered by bin two weeks since,
and the bill was adopted as originally
read ,all the Democrats, except Mr.. Nc
Kenna voting aye, and all the Repub-
licans except Messrs. Baynard, Latimer.
Miller, ,Speakman and President Conrad
voting nay.
The bill tran sferrirg the powers and
duties of the Board OF Revision upon
the Finance Committee of City Council
was called up, and the yeas and nays
being called the vote resulted as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Baugh, Blake. Denny, Farrell,
Latimer, Mentor, Miller, McKenna,
Murray, Newell, Speakman, r. Fl. Tay-
lor, Merris Taylor and President Con-
rad--14. Nsys-Abele, Baypard, Bri-
son, LitzeDherR, Ly nm, Moore and Smith
Council then adjourned.
During the evening the following
bills were passed and orders drawn:
Walsh & Company, S5.s8 James
Mills, S54 so; w d. Chandler, 81
Balli& Company, $31 ; j. V. Carlisle 81
Company, 60 cents Adams & Bro.
$134 80; Allen Speakman, $40 II |,
Lewis T. Grubb, $16.17 e. A. Parker,
S35 McKartpey KeDney & Company.
S4.34 j. ID. German, So Southern
Electric Ligbr Company, $50 "a go
and 81 The Pusey & Jones Company,
$6 20 ; Adams g. Brother, s. AS and
50 10 Boughman and Company, 60
cents Hugh Mcconnell, $31.06 H.
r. BrinRhurst Si9 95, Kennebec Ice
Keables, IS; Eliza Frazer, So Patrick
Hanley. IS Boughman and Com
pany, $lo.75, 90 cents and sl0.10 |;
Adams & Rro-hgr s2T5. Danial