Evening journal., 1888-08-31
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Cheap Talk About Raiiroad Corporations.
wxuch business Done-An Order Drawn
for Judge Cummins's salary.

night in transac:iag its weekly business.
The first matter attended to Was to direct
that an order 81 ould by drawn in favor
of Mrs. Elizabeth B. McCombs Tor 500. OS
for overpaid taxes. An order was also
drawn ~ f"ver of Robert McCaulley for
the same purpose, and the assessor was
instfl.. i. .y Ina out who the property
on which the latter rebate was paid be-
1onged to.
The committee on law presented an
opl4iol. ,4.,..4 tne clty solicitor on the
right Of the City Council to pass the or
dinance preventing the erection Of GER
tain classes Of buildings within the city
limits. The opinion was read by the
clerk. In erihstance it stated that the
City Council has power to extend the
limits pronlbiting the erection OF frame
buildings The opinion was backed by
, rrcd arguments. 1t was accepted and
Eled.
Tne pay roll Of city officers amounting
70 81, 69S SO was read. Mr.. Hawkins
oh'erfnd ~ the item of 1925 for
Walter Cummins He said he was a
fugitive lroin justice and an absconding
dehtn- NJ orinn moved that on orb
Eor $125 be drawn to the order Of Walter
Cum anus "a ovarer. lie ~ not thlnk
the city, but he had surely not performed
Abe duties Of his Office and the salary
should be paid to the gentleman who
did perform the duties Of the city judge.
Mr. Johnson was in favor of drawing
4he salary for bearer, If the bearer could
get 1t. He wanted to see the present
Judge have the money if possible. de de-
served it. Mr. Quinn stated that Mr.
~ ha at
Mr.. Sharkey asked for the opinion Of the
city solicitor, which Mr. Quinn had on
hand and had read, 1t stated that it was
perfectly safe Co draw the order to
bearer
mr. Baugh wanted to postpone the
matter for one week and have the opin-
ION Of the solicitor procured. Mr. Quinn
said the solicitor was present and just as
well prepared to give his opinion now as
at any time Mr. McMenRmin was op-
posed 10 postponing the matter. Judge
Turner ought to have the money No
money could be attached in tho hands OF
the city corporation Mr.. Ball was then
formally requested to give his opinion
He said he had always objected to
giving an opinion ON an important mat
ter on short notice and WAS glad Council
had not SO asked it often, but he felt
justified in giving his opinion on this
matter now and was glad to do II. Under
ordinary circumstances no one could col
lect this money but Mr.. Cummins, but
this ease was an extraordinary one Mr..
Cummine left the city for reasons he need
not mention, without giving notice to
anyone. II was perfectly proper under
these circumstances, and only under
these circumstances TO draw the order in
favor Of Judge Cummins or bearer. 1t
could not be drawn to the order of the
deputy Judge because there had been
two deputy judges in the past month";
Arrangements would be made with the
city treasurer ba which the acting deputy
judge could draw the money. There was
mo possibility Of Mr.. Cummins attaching
money in the hands Of the Council He
would be laughed out Of court il be at
tempted IT,,
Mr. Quinn's motion 20 draw the ohler
IN favor Of Walter Cummins or bearer
was then carried, and Judge Turner win
get the money The pay roll was then
passed as amended. The policepay roll
Tor August, amounting to @293i6S, was
passed. A communication was read from
a citizen of the Second ward asking per-
mission to erect a brick building and hog
Strengthening house at Twenty eighth and
Tatnal streets. Referred to the law
committee. A communication from H.
b. Dalton asking to have overpaid taxes
of $25 0d refunded was read and referred
TO the law committee A communication
from Michael Hay stating that he had
been charged and paid taxes for three
years on stable that did not exist, and
asking reimbursement was read and re-
ferred to the finance committed
The report Of the City Treasurer was
adopted as follows Balance 20 the acl
-eount Of Current Expenses, $240, 5S2
Sand Lot. SO. 1903 g.; Park Fund, $427 04
Total, SPA, l1271 Received of e. p.
Moody for city and school taxes $4 800
M j. Mealy 81, 725; Dennis Kane,
-$513.25 An order for $500, the
yearly appropriation for parks was d.
rected TO be drawn in favor Of William
NJ Candy, president of the Park
Commissioners. Orders TO the amount Of
So 800 were directed drawn in favor of
sundry persons for interest due on the
city bonds
Mr. Chambers now offered the follow
5ng resolution
Resolved, That the city solicitor b,
instructed TO notify the proper officers Of
the B. q o. r. r. to erect safety gates al
the crossing at Pennsylvania avenue anl
Union street and also TO keep a watch
man continually al the crossing al
Fourteenth and Scott streets
Mr.. Chambers made vigorous
speech ia favor of the resolution in which
he said that the railroad companies
should be made to live up to their con
fracts and prevent accidents and hoped
70 see gates at every CROSSING in the city
He said that eighteen months ago wheI
Council passed am ordinance establishing
grade crossings, the papers opposed i
and were the friends of the people, bu'
this week when an esitmable citizen wal
killed at certain grade crossing neithei
the Morning News, Every Evening o.
Republican noticed it editorially. TIL
EvENINGe JOURNAL did however, bu
IL might as well have KEEP
silence He insinuated that som
people would do anything for
smile from the grasping railroad corpora
tions, and proceeded to read the editoris
mentioned, which appeared in the JOIN
NAL of August %. He secuted the sug
gestions made therein and said how can
man cross the track without walking o
the railroad, snd otherwise took exceI
tions 20 the editorial in question.
Mr Quinn bel eved that an Ordinane
covered the matter, and thought it wonl
be well TO enfoi ce it and not notify til
railroad company In granting the rigl
OF way to railroad companies, measure
were taken for the safety Of peoples live
which the companies did not regard. h
thought that the trains ran too fas