Evening journal., 1888-08-24
HE CITY STATESMEN.
Considerable Business in n short Time
Transacted.


1t took an even half hour for City
Council to transact the city's business
last evening. There was pretty good
attendance of the members aud President
Farra held the gavel as usual After
reading the minutes Councilman Quinn
as usual set the ball rolling by presenting
a favorable report of the Financial Com
mittee upon the claim Of John Bennett
for $2.46 overpaid caPitation tax. The
report of the committee was adopted as
was another report releasing John p.
Donahoe as surety upon the bond Of
Richard Il. Griffith. City Treasurer. The
committee had examined that officers ac-
counts and found them correct. The city
treasurer's report showed that the city
had the snug balance in bank of S245
036 %, divided as follows: current ex-
penses S242 1865 "a, TO buy sand lots,
SO, lO3 81, and what Is left Of the money
TO buy parks. 1927 ;,04 To increase the
balance last week +. p Moody turned in
S4S7, Martin j. Mealey, $500 ID and the
Board of Water Commissioners s., 400.
Mr.. Quinn presented communication
from City Auditor Newell stating that
he had sold the property of Henry
Dougherty to Francis S, Bradley to
a Altn ukhilinl IL anu hohlhE tHt
City Council 10 confirm. The request
was complied with ON motion of Mr..
Quinn and the proper persons were
directed to prepare a deed of conveyance
The Finance committee again took the
floor and sho we'd that they were a hard
working committee. Mr. Quinn pre-
scented q report stating that the commit
tee had examined the accounts Of Dennis
Il all aots 81 F.,. he 4,
ern district of the city, from June 1887
to the expiration Of his term Of office
and had found them correct, with a bal
ance due Mr.. Kane Of S1,117,57.
Mr. Quinn stated that the accounts
had not been examined since June 1888
by any one, and no settlement had been
made by any one for that time The
former chairman of the committee during
Mr. kanes term was dead He hoped
that in the future these accounts would
not be allowed to run so long. 1t was
not business-like The neglect of some
one had caused the auditor. treasurer and
clerk two or three weeks to find every
entry, and to have them verified From
the best authority and evidence obtain
able, the account was correct. and his
motion to draw an order in favor of Mr.
Kane for the amount due him was then
adopted.
Mr. Chambers presented communica-
tons from Mrs +. b. McComb asking for
$22. SO and Robert McCaulley for $40. 81
overpaid taxes.
The Board Of Education will receive an
order for $l9l6.67, its monthly stipend.
The Finance and Police committees pre-
sented a joint report favoring police
patrol WAGON The report of the commit
tee was adopted. Mr. Baugh called the
ordinance, establishing the patrol service
for third reading.
Mr.. Quinn requested the gentlemen
to withdraw the motion for one week SO
as to allow the matter to be thoroughly
considered by the members of Council.
He was himself in favor of the wagon,
but he wanted TO know how the patrol
was to be maintained He had fire.
quently seen disgusting arrests which
were bad examples TO the rising genera
ton. He felt that it was his duty TO aid
in securing a wagon for the police officers.
The motion was then withdrawn
1t was asserted after Council adjourned
last evening that the real cause Of tho
/ opposition came from the Republican
members of Council They are said to b,
solidly against IT, The point taken b,
| them is on the score of economy but tn,
real cause is said to be feeling
against Mayor Harrington
30 p m. Council adjourned. During
/ the evening the following orders wer,
drawn. Tucker & Cox, $3. Is: Held 4
Brother So "a; II. f. Reed $25; Thomas
G. Young, So and James 7. Gray
/ BIZ so.