Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINS.
The Old City Council Subsidies and the New One is Put in Operation. The New Committees--Finan The City s3, 900 Behind for 1889.

At the City Hall last night there wa large number of spectators present t see the beginning of the new council. l was getting of the old and getting ol the new. Charley Meyer, the clerk, wa engaged in getting every paper in it proper place, preparatory to drawing ; line of demarkation between the busi ness of 1889 and 1890. About the only break he has in the monotony of his of ficial duties as city clerk, year in anC year out, is in getting new members ot the council properly broke into the harness. All of them, new and old, go tC the clerk for information about every. thing pertaining to the city, and they never go in vain, as he is a
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 in all matters pertaining to the munici- pal government of Tucson, having been the clerk from the day the city was in- corporated.
 There was good deal of lobbying go- ing on before Mayor Maish wrapped the old council to order. It was under stood that new policeman was to be appointed, and there was more than one applicant for tho place. The vacancy in the police force was caused by the resig- nation of MT. McCleary, who made a good officer but did not like the place.
 The new councilmen, elect-Billy Reid and Julius Goldbaum-were among the first arrivals at the City Hall. MT. Goldbaun, as soon as he entered the room, hunted up copy of the city ordi nances and applied himself closely to it's perusal until the council met. It was s o'clock when the clerk
 CALLED THE ROLL of the old council, when Messrs. Gros- setta, Hoff, Allison and Miltenberg an- swered to their names.
 The minutes of previous meetings were read and approved.
 FINANCIAL.
 The clerk then read statement of the City Treasurer covering the period between March 1st and December 31st, 1889. He also read statement prepar- ed by himself, giving the receipts and expenditures of the city for the year 1889, showing total collection of cash from all sources of S20, 1886, and to- tai expenditure for all purposes for the same time of S20, ,503.90. There arelyet un- paid taxes on the city tax-roll amount ing to S2,81S.21. There was brought ov CT from 1888 an indebtedness of over $3,000, which has been increased to over S3500, notwithstanding the city received from the sale of the old cemetery lots over S2,000.
 MT. Hoff, retiring member of the council. and chairman of the finance promised to file written report of his committee at the next meeting. He submitted few figures from which he showed that the city had increased its indebtedness during the year 1889, over S3,0OO.
 THE NEW COUNCIL.
 There being no further business the old council adjourned and the roll of the new council was called; present, Julius Goldbaum, Wm. Reid, Frank Frank Allison and A. V. Grossetta.
 The first business submitted to the new council was the bonds of the new off city, or rather the old ones who were all reelected at the late city election. On motion of MT. Allison, it was agreed that all official bonds should be referred to the Finance committee for investigation before approval by the council. The bonds submitted were as follows:
 City Treasurer-M. P. Freeman as principal, in the sum of s15,O00 with Geo. Pusch, H. E. Lacy, Sam Hughes, Thos. Driscoll and Albert Steinfield, as 5ureties.
 City Collector Foster as princi- pal, in the sum of S5,OO0, with Thos Alex Mckay, M. G. Samaniego, Frank l.. Proctor and Oscar Buckalew as sureties.
 City Recorder Chas. H. Meyer as principal, in the sum of 5000, with A. Hittingsr and Thos. Hughes, as sure ties.
 City Marshal-Wm. Roche as princi- pal, in the sum of S1000, with George Pusch and John Zellwegger as sureties.
 The Fire Department sent in a list of officers elected by the Department for the year 1890, which was approved by the council. The officers are as follows: D. J. Bolyn, Chief; Frank Saladin, As sistant Chief; and George Hookc, Stew ard.
 The resignation of Mr. McClsary was presented and accepted. A petition was then presented from MT. McClarty ask ing position on the police force. Chief Roche objected to his appointment, and the matter was postponed for future 
 A petition from citizens in the neigh borheod was read asking that the brush be cleared from the lot in front of the Gregory Block, and the old adobe hole be filled up, On motion of MT. Reid a legal notice was ordered posted on the lot as required by law.
 NIT. Goldbaum brought up the matter of street crossings which was referred to the street committee.
 WHO GOT IT,
 The following is tho expenditures in the various departments of the city gov ernment for last year:
 Streets and bridges. s, ,562 S8 City jail 1,336.50 Police department. 389093 Fire department. t............. 250.55 634 15 Stationary and printing ..... 297.45 City hall and engine house. .... S98.25 and health .. 45515 Judiciary department. ........ 33066 Tucson Water Go. 3,80000 Tucson Gas Go. 1,644.30 Tucson library y............. 3OOOO City hound .. 609O