Evening journal., 1891-12-04
A FURRY In COUNCIL.
MR. MURRAY AS AN lNvEsTl
GATOR.

lie Implies That Councilman nagee Is
Drawing Too Much money-The Great
obiector In the w inority.
City Council met last night.
Brosius aud Smedley were elected
weighmssters individually and not as
firm
The police payroll aggregating So,
$50 81, was presented and passed.
all the members of Council were made
Committee on Fuel with Mr. White as
chairman.
The report of City Treasurer Adams
showed the following figures:
Balance in Union National Bank to
current expenses, $50, 1855: in
each of the four depository banks. IS, $50 !;
In Union National Bauk to special fund,
$4.45S 81; received of Tax Collector
Eealey, 1925: Collector Mitchell, 5000;
Clerk Of Municipal Court HylRud,
$500. 40; Chief Engineer Boughman,
$50 oO; City Auditor Billany, $3.50.
Clerk Hyland reported collections of
$500. 40 during November; Coal Oil In
speetor Durney, 80. 945 gallons of oil in
spected in November
The miscellaneous payroll, amounting
to W, 600 81, was passed.
A CouncllmAnic Payroll.
When the Councilmanic payroll was
called up COUNCILMAN james Murray
asked that the items be read in full.
This WAS done. It amounted to $240 76
Mr., Murray then attacked the pay
roll. He said be did not know how the
Republican members got so many com
mittes meetings to their credit, as he
did not know that the business of the
Council required them. To draw $20 q
month 1t is necessary, he said, to have
thlrty-two committee meetings There was
q time when committee meetings were
held in every corner. Then Council had
something to do, but now it has not. In
conclusion he moved that action be de-
ferred and that an investigation com
mittee Of three be appointed TO act in
the matter
Mr.. Magee did not agree with him and
called for the previous question.
In reply TO this Mr. Murray said that
the reason the Democratic members
would not stand by him in his demand
was because some of them are well pro.
yided on committees.
Mr.. Magee in reply teld Mr.. Murray
that he liked to hear him air his
eloquence, as 1t was a privilege, aud
privileges are few. He tMagee) did not
want any more money than he earned
Mr.. Cotton said that the remuneration
Of city councilmen is very small
Mr.. Murray was not to be drawn off
from Magee and asked what be had done
during the last month to claim 500 he
knew that 81 committee meetings had
not been held.
Without further debate the pay roll
was ordered to be paid
Mr. Pagan gave notice Of an ordinance
amending the ordinance governing pay
rolls, and Mr. Cotton gave notice of an
ordinance to amend the ordinance gov
erning the salaries Of assessors and col
lectors clerks.
The Law Committee reported an
opinion from the city solicitor concerning
the liability Of the Police Committee OF
Council for bills that are or
may be contracted by the Board
of Police Commissioners The solicitor
said there were two views that might De
taken, namely that the commission may
or may not have the right 80 contract
bills He believed that the commission
has the right to contract bills and Conn
Gil must pay the same providing the bills
are Legitimate and proper In regard to
the objection of the city auditor to ap-
proving the bill Of Jones Guthrie & Co
for $l0S go, withouiIa contract being
entered into or estimates asked, the So
licitor held that the point was we'll
taken.
The opinion was fled and all bills
passed but that Of Guthrie. Council
then adjourned