The Daily Tombstone., 1885-10-22
City Council.

4 IeE uIar meeting Ot the City Council Was held last evening ct 6 o'clock
 The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the roll called. Present Mayor Thomas. Councilmen Cohn, Rafferty and Knight. Councilman Pidwell, absent.
 On motion the reading of the min utes was dispensed with.
 The Mayor stated that the bonds of w. II. Savage as city attorney and J. L. Melgren as city treasurer had been filed with him. The bonds were then filed with the clerk to be acted upon at tl,e next meeti,.g.
 Tie Mayor stated that tue commit tee appoiYted to lyamine the city water works had performed that duty and found that tie rooi Oi the Luild- ing covering the wells lad fallen in The fa.i oi thc roof had thrown tine small pump into tne well The large pump was foupd iptact. The com mittee had entered into 2 contract with certain parties to clear anay the debris from the wells. Tie amount of the contract was $49 and tie wor!, had been completed
 NIT. Cohen moved that warrant for $i0 in favor of Jerome Johnson be drawn on tue contingent fund in set tirmcnt of the above contract. lir Knigi,, seconded the motion. Vote stood as follows
 Ayes-Cohcn, Knight, Raffcrty and Mayor Tknmas. Pidwell, absent tar- rie,l
 On motion il va, oyieJed tha, the committee on buildings be instructed to consult with Mr. Woods. the lcssaG oi the water works. with view oi making tie necessary repairs at the wqr;,s
 fo cium, addressing tn" Mayor, stated that as city recorder there were certain matters he desired to bring to the attention of the council. He stated that he had been instrqetcd by tie city attorney t!lat in al! eases be- fore the recorder, where conviction was olitaincd-=whcthcr upon ] pi9a of guilty or not, tie ,ecordcr was com lcllcd hy law to assess, as casts, fee of Sl0 for the city attorney. Under these instruct;oGs any party brought before the recorder, upon the most trivia. QileEsc against a city or,iinancc, where. pp2n 3 plea Of guilty. fine of $l would he imposed by thc court, the costs would, in all cases. ampunt tp $l4 so that the lightaGt SeDtepcc of tie court, upon pica of guiltY, would be Sl5 fine ar i5 days in jail. Pc cll.m stated ti.at II such Was the law t seemed to h!m very unjust. A magistrate s,,ouid hc allowed some di,crotior in matters brought before him and not Inc required to scEtCDcc ! prisoner to pay S,l IT. o;C:cr ta co,lpct fine oi Sl
 Tie recorder asked the cooperation of th" cou- cil in testing the legality ui the claim of 'hc city attorney io~ fees i'll cases oi minor violations 0i a city ordinanc: ard upon plea oi guilty.
 City Attorney Savage stated to the council that his fees were fixed by law and no action of the council could prevent him from collecting them. Up to this time he had remi,tcG most of his fees in minor offences, but since the question had been raised he had and would insist upon the collection Q, all fees. Since his right to these fees had hren questioned, he proposed to demonstrate to the council that his position Tn the matter was correct.
 Mir Raiierty then moved that this matter he referred to a special com mitteC. II was so ordered.
 The Mayor appointed Mr. Raiierty. Cohen and Knight as such spccia, committee.
 The Mayor then stated that the cur ta;ns in the city nall had been torn by the wind, the curtains been drawn during the meeting of societies. and left down while the windows were left