Evening journal., 1889-11-30
NO MORE SANDWICH SWAG
CITY COUNCIL WILL ALLOW SEVEN
AND A-HALF CENTS FOR MEALS.

Intimations That Mr.. Pyle win Not
Accept It-Jogging UP the city soiici.
tor-street Numbering Ordinance
Knocking Out Proposal.
City Council met in adjourned session
last evening with President Farra in the
chair.
Mr.. sswdon. chairman Of the Police
Committee presented the following re-
port:
ITO the President and Members Of Coun.
ell.
Gentleman Your Committee on Po-
lice TO whom the previous majority and
minority reports Of the committee on the
bill Of Chief of Police Swiggett for feed
ing prisoners during the month Of Sep
temher, 1889. $63. 60 were referred for
further consideration in connection with
the statement presented by the chief Of
police, make the following report
''The bill for September was at the rate
of 10 cents per meal, and was accompa-
MED by an affidavit made by the chief,
certifying that the bill was correct as to
the number of meals and the price paid
for the same The investigation made
showed the city checks for the previous
bills had been endorsed by the chief of
police and by him turned over to Isaac G.
Pyle, with whom he had made a contract
for furnishing meals at the above rate
Mr.. Pyle then returned to the chief a
portion Of the money, amounting to
one-half of the sum, SO far as could be
ascertained. 1t was explained that
this had been done under the supposi-
tion that an ordinaece Of the city author
lied the payment of Is cents for each
meal and in ignorance of a provision of
the city charter providing that the actual
cost of such meal shall be paid by City
Council. Upon this finding your com
mittee reported in favor of drawing an
order for the September bill at the rate
Of u cents. The above facts have been
sustained by the statement referred to
the committee and by later communica.
tion from Mayor Harrington to
the Council returning the sum OF
$46S. S3. gratuities received by the chief
of police from Mr.. Pyle on account OF
payments for meals. This amount is
n cents for each meal paid for from July,
1883, to August, 1882 inclusive, and rep
resents the difference between the price
paid and the actual cost of the meals.
The meals having been furnished fol
fourteen months for 2 cents, your COM
mittee see no reason why this cost should
be exceeded for the month of Septem Der,
and they therefore renew the recommen-
dation that one-half the amount be
allowed.
''The October bill being at the rate OF
10 cents per meal, 500. 40, your committee
recommend that one-half of this bill be
allowed In reference to the recommen.
dation of the minority report that an
ordinance be proposed by the city solic-
itor providing that hereafter meals be
furnished by contract, your committee is
of the opinion that such action is nnnec-
essary, as the chief of police has authority
under the city charter to provide for the
meals in such manner If he desires. We
are convinced that this method would
reduce the cost, as few inquiries made
by the committee has shown rates rang
ing from to 10 cents.
''In regard to the recommendation o.
the minority report that William Y
| Swiggett be exonerated for his pas
actions, while your committee do no
deem it proper to excuse ignorance of tn
law in regars to the duties of one holdin
such an office as that of chief of police
they cheerfullY attest to the promp
manner in which he made reparation, b,
returning to the city treasury the amour
of money wrongfully received in conse
quence of such ignorance, notwithstand
ing that he had been advised by counse
that be was not legally liable for tn
same. ''F. I. SAwDoN,
"W. g. BAUGH,
'JoHN WHITE,
| uP r. SHEA y