Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-08
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The Finance Committee Makes
an Elaborate Report.
Full Proceedings OF the City Council in
Monthly Session at the New
Hall Last Nihht.

The Board OF Mayor and Alder
men for the great city of GAINESVILLE
met 10 regular monthly meeting
last night at the City Hall, All the
Aldermen were present with the cx
ception of w. b. Young, who went
out to Sing Hamhaugh's to spend the
night angling for suckers in
West Fork. The routine work was
gone through with and the City Re
corder read petition from the
GAINESVILLE Ice and Coal Co. asking
that the tax levy on their ice factory
be released under the manufacturing
ordinance passed years ago by the
City Council. The assessor had put
the plant down on his books at 81
200, and after a debate on the ques-
ton of releasing it, the matter was
referred to the City attorney.
Jno. Young, from the special COM
mittee appointed to consider the
practicability of limited paid fire
department, reported that the SER
vice necessary would cost the city
about 81 900 per annum. The mat
ter was dropped, after some little dis
cussiOn.
The committee on the division of
the new territory into wards reported
favorably for the passing Of the re
solution. DR.. Marable from the 10th
ward, and Jas. T. Rudolph from the
9th were elected representatives.
These representatives are not clothed
with aldermanic powers, but in deal
ing with any matter coming up for
consideration from their respective
wards they will be heard by the
| board.
The ordinance closing the contract
with the Electric Light and Power
Co. passed final reading. The con
tract is the same as last year.
The finance committee made an
elaborate report on the condition Of
the city treasury. 1t called special
attention to the diminished amount
of money in the treasury since last
report, and pointed out the large ex-
penditures in some of the depart.
ments 1t also urged due caution in
spending money. The fire depart
merrt, from this report, showed an
expenditure for the past year Of
| 81 ,043.30. The finance cOmmittt G
can account for this to the amount
paid II. Ledbetter for the lot on
which the engine house stands and
to $40 paid Joe FARRELL for salary
as city engineer. "The balance"
continues the report, twill probably
be accounted for by the fire commit
tee" This "balance" is $500. The
street account showed that $1,000
was paid l. N. Belote for broken
stone, and that $178.86 had been paid
to w. j. Manning for building the
College street retaining wall. These
two items are over half the total
amount paid for street work. The
report also called attention to the fact
that by an ordinance the treasurer is
re quired to set aside every year an
amount equal to the net income of
the lower Red river bridge for the
payment of bridge bonds. This
amount will have to be set aside by
the first of July, and it will further
cut down the balance on hand with
the treasurer. In view of the fact
that economy should be observed the
report recommended that monthly
reports should be made by chairmen
of all the committees, showing for
what purposes expenditures were
made. The report was adopted.
The following releases from excess
taxation were made: Isador Bach.
erig, 1925; w. A. Shelby, $3.50.
A, H. Munford thought his property
was assessed too high and asked that
a committee be appointed to exam
inc into the matter. The petition
was referred to the regular commit
tee.
DIR. Beach, chairman of The sewer
committee, reported that work on
the sewer system is now progressing
nicely and the hope was expressed |
that by the next monthly meeting of
the board the work would be com
pleted.
DIR. NOrthington, chairman of the
school committee, wanted an addi- |
tional room built to the colored |
school building. The matter was re,
ferred back to the committee for fur
Their specifications.
John Hurst had evidently been
falling down on the pavemC nt5 some
where and introduced an ordinance
prohibiting people making "step
offs" where two pavements Join. 1t
passed first reading.
JAS. Black appeared before the
board in the interest of the Street
Car Company, asking permission to
put clay over the rock between the
car rails, The petition was rejected.
Several pavement resolutions were