The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-04
TIT. CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY CouNCII.
\ Very Quiet Meeting M Newport
NJ Speeches \ Number ot Hills.
Council met last night at the usual
hour, and was called Ia order by Prrsi-
dent T.asdale. Present Aldermen Boyd
AMI Purcell,
Minutes Of last meeting read AMI az
proved.
\ petition, praying for the opening of
bitches in certain parts of the city, was
read and referred 10 street committee.
ACCOUNTS.
The following bills were read and or
dered paid;
T.. :. Neck. collector. commissions
on taxes for July. ........,.....Sij III
Philip Manucy, marshal, salary for
July NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. III w
j. J.. Cook, policeman. salary for
July .....,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - WV
., =. Mcneil, special policeman,
salary for July ......... ....... 30 %
John McGinnas, special police. > -
John :. de Montmolliu, engineer
fire. department, July ........... II Oh
Jas. Brown, scavenger, July and
part 81 June. ......t. .......,,, " ~
j. II. Fry, for dray cards. ..,,... 10
The following bills were read and r..
ferred to the finance committees
Bill Of Jos. T.. Baldwin. MAYOR,
for court costs, month Of July,
nineteen eases. ................ % -
lIill of Philip Manucy, marshal.
for arrests and maintaining pris.
onerS for July, twCnty. eases a.. ~ 20
Bill Of q. j. Xehnbar, Jr., sheriff,
Jail fees for July, twenty-five
eases OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - ~
The trouble with these bills was, in the
opinion of council. that they did not
tally one with another. The sheriff had
the city charged with more fees than the
marshal hal arrests the marshal had
more arrests than the mayor had tried
eases, nnd for tho discrepancy the bills
went to the finance committee for cx-
animation and correction.
Bills from Drs. Strauss and llawes for
500 each, for examining f. Mitchell
the lunatic, were reported back for the
endorsement of the officer ordering such
examination.
The hill of City Attorney ". II. Wigg,
for services for quarters salary, for
5000 was sent back for correction,
in that no particular quarter was speci'
fled ON face of the bill.
COLLECTORS REPORT.
Tax Collector Neck made the follow
ing report of collections for July;
Special fire and water tax....S 800 q
laxes proper. ...,,...,...,,., loo' %
License ..,................' . !.
Sinking fund ...,...,.......... | -
Total Taxes collected ... Sl50j 3
| OF the above the sum Of Ssjo.s1 wa
paid in script, and the balance Of S6ij.1'
in currency.
REPORT uF COMMITTEES.
|
Owing tn the absence of alderman
Lane, of the street committee, no re-
port was made, but alderman Boyd u
! that committee stated that he aud al
derman Lane had examined the condi
tlon Of great portion II the streets
and needed work was being done.
Alderman Forward sent commuui
cation to the president of the board
stating that. owing tn illness, he la
not had time to make examinations u
tax books. and asked further time
, which request was granted.
FEW STRAY snurs.
The president of the board called fc
the final report of an tx officer made i
May last. but the search of the cler
failed utterly to produce the documen
a diligcnt search was ordered for til
paper. to he on hand at the next meet
ing. The old saw Of looking for nee
die in hay stack is mild ilustra
ton of the search for the missing doc
ument.
Alderman Purcell. called attention I'll
dangerous condition of the bridges ;
several rail road crossings. The marshal
u attention had been called to the sam,
II and that officer had seen the rail roa
u authorities about the matter. III
J. bridges not having been put III rcpai
marshal was ordered to report same
the mayor.
a Alderman Boyd stated that the trac
:. Of the Florida Southern railway had 81
d structcd certain bitches in the wcstct
1t part of town, which kept water standir
X in consequence. The street commit,
n will take steps to have the bitches r
e opened.
d Health officer reported the sanitary col
- dition Of the city, good.
u The president called for more busincs