The Daily Tombstone., 1885-12-07
City C0Mncll.

The adjourned regular meeting of
the City Council met this afternoon
at 2 O'Clock. Present, Councilmen
Rafferty,, Cohn and Pidwell, Mayor
Thomas in the chair.
The following motion was put and
carried:
WHEREAS, it appearing to the coun-
Gil that Mr.. Pidwill had not been alb
sent for four consecutive regular meet
ings, he be allowed to take his seat as
member of the council.
The reports Of the city tax collector,
city attorney, chief of police, city
recorder and city auditor were received
and placed on file.
Mr.. Mauk appeared before the
the board and stated that warrant
for three dollars, drawn in July 1884,
had been DESTROYED by fire, and he
asked that duplicate warrant be
drawn in his favor. On motion the
auditor was instructed to draw a du-
plicate warrant in favor Of Mr.. Mauk.
A bill of $25 against the city and in
favor of L. A. Atchison was referred
to the finance committee.
The finance committee reported
favorably upon the following bills.
Huachuca Water CO.. ...$ 10 90
w. d. Coleman ...... w
Tombstone Gas Co. ......... l32 w
J. f. Palmer. ....... Az w
On motion warrants were ordered
drawn upon the contingent fund for
bills of w. d. Coleman and J, E.
Palmer.
On motion warrants were ordered
drawn on the general fund in favor
of the Huachuca Water Company
and the Tombstone Gas Company for
the amount of their bills.
On motion the city attorney was
ordered to draw up lease between
. the city and the Grand Army of the
Republic for the use OF the City Hall
for one year.
A resolution in regards to the Office
hours of city officers was then read
and passed.
On motion the council adjourned.
, The Prescott Journal states that
the new secretary of the Territory
, stands over six feet high, and that he
is single, and advices the girls to
"catch on"
> If Gen. Sheridan had been in Will
cox when little Willie Clark was buried
few days ago, he would not have
needed any instructions on the In
> dian question That little mutilated
body would have spoken for itself.
Cleveland was afraid to ride in the
cars from Washington to Indiana
polls. to attend the vice-President':
funeral. 1t looks to us as though he
desired to state to the world at large
a that the United States was another
Russia, and that its chief executive
i cannot leave the White House fol
fear of assassination.
: At n meeting OF the committee o
the fire department this afternoon, ii
r was decided that the team selected
O from each company to take two hose
carts, should run a match race at the
, race track for purse of fifty dollar
= on Christmas day. After the adjourn
ment OF the meeting, Chief Engineel
Keefe said to our reporter that HI
would not allow the hose carts to g
outside the city limits.
Mr.. A. T. Jones who is the proprie
It tor of the race track desiring to give
e the people OF Tombstone little spor
on Chirtmas day, first mentioned thu
t race, and offered purse of fifty dol
e lars to the fire companies, to run I
race on the track, but we say RICH
~ here if it is against the wishes of tn
v the people of this city, that Mr.. A. I
Jones is not the man to go agains
them.
4 Andy CARAT and his nephew An
- drew Garrett got angry at each othe
- yesterday and INDUCED in some yer.
rough language ON both sides, wheI
Andy thinking to put an end to j