Daily Republican., 1889-08-02
CITY COUNCIL.
WON'T PAY THE FIFTY THOU
SAND DOLLAR SURPLUS.
The July City council Pay-Roll-AIr.
Baugh Anxious to Kill tho
Committee Meeting
Ordinance.

A regular meeting of the City Counci
was held last night, but the proceeding
were brief.
On motion Of Mr.. McGonIgal order
were drawn to pay the garbage con
tractors.
Mr.. Forrest, from the committee Of
law, reported that the ordinance reeulat.
Ing the number OF committee meeting
and the ordinance forbiddirg bicyclists
riding on tie sidewalks had noting il
them contrary to law. The reports weri
adopted.
The City treasurer reported S27i, 806.G'
In bank TO the credit OF the city and
Si27, ,04 to the credit OF tine park fund.
The following collections were report.
ed Received Of Tax Collector Z. p
Moody, SIS. $50 Tax Collector NJ. J.
Mealey, S97 600 Clerk OF the City Court
William b. Hyland, S504. 4.45; Chief Of
Police, W. Y. swiggett, S27 George II.
BoughmaD, chief engineer Of Surveying
Department, Sl42 is Aaron S. Beale,
ov, rpaid salary, $3.50 James p. Nc
Gonisal, overpaid salary, S7.5U.
On motion Of Mr.. McGonigal, the City
Council pay roll amounting to 1879. 20
was ordered to be paid.
The city treasurer sent the following
com muOlcatlOn:
''To the Honorable Council: Enclosed
please find check OF Mayor and Council
Of July IL, 1889, payable to Joseph l..
Carpenter, Jr., j. Newlin Gawthrop and
James Murray, directors, for $4,000,
charged to the appropriation for Inter
cepting sewer.'
Having carefully examined the list OF
appropriations furnished INC by the clerk
f,f (itv GNnnnil OF tha hnuippfny nj tha
fiscal year, fail to discover any appro-
priation such as is named In the said
check, hence l return the said check
without my signature.
"Very respectfully,
'R. X. GRIFFITH, City Treasurer"
On motion of Mr.. McGonigai the COM
munication was referred to the Financial
Committee.
Mr.. MeGonigal offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Finance Commit
I tee be and they hereby are authorized to
cause the official bond of William I.
Writ, late clerk of the market, to be
cancelled upon the payment for the use
of the Mayor and Council of Whining
ton the sum OF 500 ia full satisfaction
Of all claims due and owing by the eaid
Writ TO the said Mayor aid Courcll
arising out of his conduct In said office
OF the clerk Of the market"
Mr.. Baugh asked for the third reading
of the ordinance regulating committee
meetings.
Mr.. Roberts said he hoped the gentle
man would not call up the ordinance in
the absence of the gentleman (Mr. Shar-
key) who introduced it. He would lcok
upon 1t as mark of great disrespeot to
call 1t up now.
Mr.. Baugh said the ordinance was the
property Of Council, and any member
bad right to call IL up. AS II affected
the salaries OF members OF Council 1t
should be decided as soon as possible, go
that members might know what they
were getting for the month of August.
Mr.. Chambers, too, thought 1t would
be an act OF great dIscourtesy to the origi.
nstor of the ordinance to call up the ordi-
nancA in bis absence.
Mr.. White moved to postpone taking
up the ordinance at this time.
The chair decided the motion out of |
order, as no N 3iion had been made to
take it up. Council then adjourned.
The following were the bills passed:
John Mcbride, Sl14.5S; p. Dugan, 500. 75; |
]. E. johnson, Sl20.i6; L. f. Crumllsh,
s2l6 66; William Dollard, e4O.5O; Will
mington Frele Presse, S63.6S.