Evening journal., 1889-09-13
HORSES AND SALARIES.
ONE IS SICK AND THE OTHER NOT
PAID.

City Council held its regular session
last evening with President Farra in the
chair. In the absence Of Clerk A. F.
Messick, John F. Callahan, clerk to tax
collector John j. Mealey, occupied Mr.
| Messick's desk.
The Finance Committee reported fav-
orably on the petition Of David Goldberg
for the return of 81 so overpaid capita.
tion tax 1t was adopted and the amount
allowed.
The Police Committe presented bill
of SIS. 70 for Jester q Mcdaniel for board
for the police patrol horse. which is sick,
and for hire Of $3.50 per day for q horse
in its place.
The motion to allow the bill caused a
protracted discussion. Mr.. Sawdon.
chairman Of the Police Committee,
stated that the committee desired in
structions in the matter. The horse had
been sick ever since it had been pur-
chased and unable to be used Conse.
qnently another horse had 90 be hired at
a 81. 90 day. Mr. Sawdon considered
that the wagon was used too much and
unnecessarily. 1t was also too heavy for
one horse and calculated to make any
horse sick with seventeen men in il as he
had seen at one time.
Mr. Baugh affirmed what Mr. Sawdon
said and asserted that the horse was eat
ing its head off
Mr. Dillon asked If Jester & Mcdaniel
did not guarantee satisfaction and prom
Use to let Council have another horse If
that one was not satisfactory. Mr..
Sawdon said they did They said If the
horse was not all right they would make
it so.
Some one asked how the horse got into
Jester & McDaniel's stable when Trsynor
had contracted for the care of the horse.
Mr.. Sawdon explained how the horse had
been sent to Jester 4 McDaniel's stable
because DR.. Ewes, who attended is, pre-
. scribed a box stall, which prescription
Traynor could not fiji. In the discussion
Mr.. Roberts's name was mentioned, and
he felt called upon to give an explana-
ton, and did so at length. Some one
| suggested that the horse be sent out to
pasture and acclimated
A motion to refer the bill back to the
committee to see If any abate would be
made on the price of the horse, before
the bill was passed, was lost, and it was
ordered paid
City Treasurer R. R. Griffith reported
balance in bank to the credit of current
expenses Of $1s9, 1852. SO; park fund.
$1,000 o.; received Of Martin ]. Mealey,
1925; Patrick Dillon, building inspec-
tor, permits for August. $1O6
A Suggestion from an Inspector.
Mr.. Dillon presented the following
communication from Plumbing Inspector
r. F. Kane which was referred to the
/ Law Committee
President and Members Of City Council.
GENTLEMEN; Permit me to respect
fully call your attention to charge
brought against certain plumber Of this
city for violating the plumbing ordinance,
and heard in the Municipal Court on
| wednesday, September II, to which the
party entered the plea of guilty and
simply paid the fine. The court ruled
that under the ordinance as IL now
exists the party offending could not be
compelled toremove the cause Of complaint
and as it might in many cases be less
expensive to pay the fine than to comply
with the wishes of Council as expressed
in the ordinance, / would therefore re-
spectfully suggest that the plumbing
ordinance be so amended by your honora-
BILE body as to require the removal Of all
work not in accordance with the ordi.
nance (for instance, as the building laws
are); also to increase the amount of the
fine. Trusting you will give this matter
your early consideration, l am. very
respectfully, EDWARD f. KANE,
Inspector.
Mr.. Baugh gave notice that he would
| intro duce an ordinance amending the
building inspector ordinance and relating
to fire escapes.
Reformer sharkev,s Eeror,s.
Mr.. sharkey introduced the following
resolution:
"R esolved, That the city solicitor be
and he is hereby instructed to collect an
moneys paid to members of Council in
May and June last in excess of what was
due according to law.
Mr.. Forrest said: Chow is the City
Solicitor to collect the money!"
The Chair-''The chair Is unable 70
answer"
Mr.. Sharkey suggested that as all
| members of Council were supposed to be
freeholders, he could do it easily.
Mr.. johnson raised the point that IL
was paid by a vote of Council to members
who got it justly and honestly, and
Council had no right to order it paid
back under compulsion, Mr.. Hawkins
wanted the city solicitor to sue for it and
the judgments would be good at any
time
The clause of the Biennial bill was read
affecting the salaries Of members Of
Council and Mr. Roberts backed the reso-
luton Mr.. Johnson made a few more
remarks in opposition, in the course of
which he said that many of the opinions
Of the city solicitor would not pass the
courts and he did not expect them to. but
they prevented Council from doing as it
desired
Mr. Chambers thought the extra sala-
ries should be paid back, but he was
opposed to prosecuting members for IL.
Mr.. Ayars remarked that the resolu.
tion was for buncombe and Mr.. Sharkey
jumped up and wanted 1.-THE gentleman to
understand that it was offered for no
buncombe but at the suggestion of a
prominent citizen and heavy taxpayer of
the city"
Mr.. Sharkey's resolution was then lost
by the following aye and nay vote
Ayes-Messrs Hawkins, Mccall, Rob
erts. Sharkey-4 Nays-Messrs. Ayars
Baugh, Beale Chambers. Cotton, Curran
Davis, Dillin, Forrest, johnson, Lawson,
McGonigal, Perkins, Roberts, Sawdon.
Shea, White, Farra-1S.
An order for the monthly appropriation
of the Board of Education for Septem-
Der, amounting to IS 3l2 81, was directed
TO be drawn; also one in favor of John
Hartmann and the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Company for "a, 500, in pay
ment Of park lands.