Daily Republican., 1888-01-27
Dtty C0unOil,

City Council met In regular session
last evening. President Bckel being
absent Colonel Norton Was called to
the chair.
The Finance Com mittee reported fAv'
orAbly on the petition Of Charles W
Adams, oolored, sskiDg the return Of
95 for overpaid taxes, also u So 70 WIN.
NcGarvey.
The Finance Committee alto reported
that the accounts OF 4, p, Moody, city
tax oollsc,or for 1884, had been exam
ined, and with the allowance Of 20 SEQ =
90, Vas settled in full. Tho Law Com
mittee reported that there WAS nothiR z
contrary 10 Law In an ordinsnoe ts
amend On ordinance concerning the
heath OF the city. Tho ordinar oe re-
ferred 10 bad been submitted to the
com mittae two weeks before.
Messrs. Quinn, Norton and Hession,
OF the special Committee on Hospital,
made the following report:
"Your com IN ittee 10 confer with the
Board Of Health appointed on January
10, would respectfully report that we
met with the board on January 20lh at
4p. N. After the organisation OF q
Joint meeting tho Board OF Health, on
motion of Mr.. Quinn, WAS Instructed 10
employ suitable persons TO watch the
houses Infected with smallpox and
QuArantined by order Of the board day
and night until the disease has disap-
peared.
at was also on motion resolved that
thu mayor be Instructed TO have the
police report to him any neglect OF duty
on the part of the special quarantine
ofiloars.
Your committee would further state
that they met the Trustees Of the Poor
ut the almshouse on Wednesday last.
During the meeting there WAS consider
able discussion regarding the erection
OF q hospital for the treatment OF oontA-
seous diseases. This was participated
in by DIR. Oglo and kessrs. Laokey,
Mooney and German Of the trustees
and all the members OF your commit.
tee. All agreed as 70 the necessity for
q permanent hospital, but the trustees
were Of the opinion that they could not
move In the matter without instIu ons
from the Lsvy Court, owing 10 the
probable necessity for spending . large
snm Of money.
"a comm ittee OF three trustees vas
sppointed to act jointly with thit
nnittte In presenting the matter To the
Lsvy Court and 10 urge that tho Board
OF Trustees be authorized to erect g
suitable building for . permanent hos,
tiiAl. hsssIA Williams, German and
Mooney were named As that CON mitsee
Yosr committee desire 70 return thAnkl
TO the truLtees for the oouItesy sx
tended 10 Its mem bers, Ahd We believI
that an earnest effort will be male u
provide comfortable quarters for al
patients who may come under eontro
of the inslitution. All Of which Is 70
speotfully submitted" tto.
Tho resolution OF Mr.. Bower provid
ing for an Amendmen to the Iulss o
CJuAcil by which but two meetings
month would bo held then came up
pursuant TO . motion of last meeting Il
lay over for ono week.
The motion Was pus and was lost b.
the following aye and nay voh: Ayes
kessrs. BAynartl, Bower, Cham bers
HawkiHR, Hession, McGonIgAl, NoVey
Miller, RyaB, ShAiksy and NortoA-ll
Nays-MesslB. AyArs, Bsugh, BsAle
Dillon, Forrest, MoBIlde, BcKenny
Moore, QuiBB, BGWdon aud TayloT-l1
The city treasurer reported . bAlAno,
in bank ~ solloWs: Current expenses
eto,, t9l .os6 ~; sAhd lot. IS, ,l09. 81
park purposes, Si27 "a Receipts: J. J
DouRheriy, 4A7; NJ. J. heAlsy, $3.50
Dennis Kane, SlT6; E.P. Moody $abs
The police payroll, amounting 4
- ot1 So, came up and a motion wa
made to pay the EAme.
Mr.. Miller, who Is . member of tb
Polies Cemeittee, stated that he bai
refused TO sign that payroll becAus
the names OF Of1cerB Kelley, Eorrea
aud Lodlnd had been Included. Thes
men, he said, had been appointed b,
the Mayor in accordance with refolu
ton Of Council.
They were wholly under the contro
Of the Park Oonmission but thsy hAt
refused to obty the members Of thA
com mission. They had been used eve
siBce their appointment ss regular pa
trolmsn. The Polios Con miItes hAC
oon ferred With the Mayor and no prom
ised 10 give them orders 70 work ande
the directions Of the Park mmisslon
The men, however, had not done 80
He moved 10 amend by striking thes
names from the pay roll.
Mr. BAynAid thouRht the men uu
derstood the purpose for which the
were appointed, and should be DOM
pelled to do park duty aa tho commits
sion desired.
Mr.. TAy lor was in favor OF insreasin
the police force but not By subterfug
as in this case.
Mr.. OhAmbsrs believed the fault va
the Mayors. Tho men did as the,
were told By hin.
Mr.. Dlllin agreed With Mr.. Cham
; bers,
The motion 10 amend was lost BY Al
aye and nay vote Of 10 toll.
On tho original motion to pass tn
pay only MT. Hawkins voted DeaA
lively. Ar. BAyHard refused 10 vote ii
favor OF paying the three dispnIeC
) salary, but voted aye to the rest OF thl
: names. mr. Miller asked 10 be ex
cuged from voting. MessTs. RoTres
and beale objected, bat Mr.. Miller va
eIculed.
The miscellaneous ay-roll amount
lug to VI t62 II was ordered paid. Mr.
Qnlnn gave notice that at some fnturl
meeting he would Introduce an ordl
rance providing for an increase In th
polioe force.
Through their secretary tho di
reeors Of the Street and 5eve
Department notified Council that ID,
new curb and Sidewalk assessment
we're ready, and Ssbed that they be Ap
proved, suffered on tAe lien book AnC
givon 70 the auditor for collection; /
Uss ordered TO be done.
Tho annual report Of Registrar lie,
was ieisrred 10 tho Commitle on Print
! ing.
II was ordered that the lnteres
ponds dus On February l, amounting /,
9.soO be paid. The following bills wer,
passed; hstate Of Edmund Provost
6,2o.W; W. p. Carr, u 80; Franz Gin
RlebAob, S9SS.
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