Evening journal., 1890-01-31
clTY COUNCIL IN SESSION.
A Railroad Company Wants Taxes x,
funded Board OF Health Report.

\ Nh4lrofu tonpany wants Taxes Re-
funded-B Board OF Health Report.
Last evenings session OF City Council
WAS brief and rather unimportant.
The Finance Committee reported favor.
ably on the communication from the
Board Of Health asking for an appropria.
ton of $500 An order was drawn for
the amount. The committee also re
ported favorably on the communication
4 rom the mayor of Grand Rapids. Mich,
ass ing for an exchange of public docu-
ments. The clerk of Council was
direct.'d TO send the city documents to
Grand Rapids.
City Treasurer Griffith reported a bal
ance in bank to the credit Of current
expenses of $3.50, S5673; park fund.
81, 464 04; received of Martin J. Mealey,
81, $50; Board of Water Commissioners,
for interest of bonds, So, 1870; City Audi
tor John M. Newell, for sale Of old tele-
graph poles, 500 80
The annual report Of the secretary and
registrar Of the Board OF Health was
received 1t was moved to accept it and
have 800 copies printed The question
was raised as to who would pay for the
printing; whether Council would, or
whether the cost should be charged to
the appropriation for health. The report
was finally referred to the Printing Com
mittee
The miscellaneous pay roll of 81 .S47. II
and the police pay roll of IS, 27S.30, for
the month Of January. were passed
Mr.. Shea presented communication
from the p, w. & B. r. r. Co., asking
for the refundlng Of $204.6s overpaid
| taxes The communication was signed
by John c. Wilson, real estate agent for
the company II stated that in 1888, the
company was assessed on 2S6 acres of
marsh land; a value of $26 100 being
put on the same. On 1t taxes Of 1921.
were paid OF this tract of land, 139
acres had been wrongfully assessed by
the city. as they were outside Of the city
/ limits and part of Brandywine hundred.
They had been assessed in that hundred
and the taxes paid The amount Of city
taxes paid ON these 139 acres was $204. 6S.
This amount the company asked to have
returned. The communication was re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Dillon presented q communication
from DIR. James H. Morgan, chairman OF
the Room Committee of the Board Of
Education, asking that Council Arrange
matters so that the board might still
occupy its present room. It had gone {,
considerable expense in identifying II
and it was conveniently situated for the
meetings of the board. Referred TO thu
Committee on Public Buildings.
A communication from the secretar,
Of the Board Of Health, announced thu
awarding Of garbage contracts for tn
ensuing year, at an expense of 81, 760 90
THE names Of the successful contractor
have been published.) Referred to th
Finance Committee.
Orders were direcced to be drawn TO
interest on the city debt, due Februar
l, amounting to so, 755.
After adjournment, at Mr.. Baugh's in
vitation, members visited the batter
room of the Fire Alarm Telegraph in tn
basement Of the City Hall The new re
peater and other electrical apparatus wa
inspected and explained.
Bills were passed as sollows Ayars
Son, @17; Southern Electric Company
1901. 90; Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company, 81, 450: Wilmington Transfe
Company, $50. %; NJ McElverly, S5.40
James Anderson, s.; Wilmington Trans
fer Company, $l4.15; Francis P. Dillon
$34 Robert Kahn. $36; Gamewell Fir
Alarm Telegraph Company, 81.