Evening journal., 1891-08-07
DAMAGES MUST BE PAID.
City Council TO Provide For an Extraor,
nary Appropriation.


The regular meeting Of City Council
was held last evening. The Finance
Committee recommended the balance OF
So SO TO Mary T. Hamilton overpaid
capitation tax. It also recommended
that the several national banks be known
as depository banks for the clty's taxes
subject TO the rule already laid down.
The report was adopted.
The city treasurer reported balance In
bank to current expenses $207. 929. 46;
special account, 81, 454 90; John J,
Mealey's collections amounted TO $53, 400 7;
Edmund Mitchell Jr's.. TO $50. 100: VIII
liam B. HylRnd's TO $5SS go Building In
spector Dillon reported having issued "a
permits for the month, the estimf ed
Durney reported having inspected
roll Of $249 90 was read, when James
Murray dem anded that the amount dus
each councilman be separately read IL
was done The amount due each man
was found to vary from $i4 to $32
except that of Mr. Murray which only
amounted to So He aaid he took this
step because not having standing In
committee he had no other way Of ascer-
AAAhAhE AnhAl iAAANNAbHcrs
A communication from the residents
of the vicinity Of Second and Monroe
streets. making formal demand for dam
ages done by the late storm, was re-
ferred to the Street and Sewer Depart
ment
Requests from the following persons
for the refunding of overpaid taxes were
referred to the Finance Committee
Joseph Jenkins, 81 20; Harry Johnson.
az 20; Jennie Lncon, 50 Ia; Daniel
Toner, &l7i Harry W. Perkins, $5 80.
A communication from Walter ID.
Bush end others asking for the passage
Of an ordinance 10 prevent cattle from
running at large in that part Of the city
west OF Madison and south of Front
street, was referred 70 the Law and
| Police Committees The park appro
priation Of $40, 600 and one of 10000
| for the Street and Sewer Department
we're drawn
Mr. Cotton offered resolution asking
the city solicitor to prepare an ordinances
to provide for the making OF an extraor
/ dinary appropriation OF $500, to bs
charged to the incidental and miscel
laneous expenses, and taken from what
ever funds there WAS the least demand
1 tht w Atcb Aht tAaiiAo Va mAbNuhlu Ahu
| DeVRlenger,
James Murray could not understand
why provisions had not been made fol
/ these appropriations heretofore, as this
| Street and Sewer Department knew that
the judgments were pending. He con.
tended that 1t was acting against the
city charter TO pay the money now
James A. Magee thought Mr. Murray
might be right so far as he went, but thu
money would have to be paid either nov
or hereafter. he thought II better {,
| postpone the consideration of the matte
/ for week and moved an amendment 3,
that effect Mr.. Cotton opposed tn
amendment on the ground that the par
| ties were poor and needed the money
Mr. Murray further contended that q
make such an extraordinary appropria
tion was contrary to the city charter
Mr. Perkins wondered why Mr. Murra,
bad not notified Council In time when h.
was q member Of the Street aud Sewe
Department. Mr. Murray replied tha
be was there as be was in Council at the
tail end. Mr.. Perkins replied that kick
ing was all done at the tail end Tn
motion to postpone was lost by a stric
/ party vote.
The resolution was adopted by a vot
OF 8 10 5. Mr. Griffin having voted b
mistake with the Republicans, had hl
vote corrected.
A committee Of three was appointed I
prepare the Council manual.