The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-07-09
The City Council.

session Monday evening.
The first petition read was one
from Mrs. Lavinia f.. Clarke, re.
questing that the city remove the
partition between the marshal's Office
and the clerks office, in the Bragg
hall building, making one prominent
room in which to place the bronze
statute Of the late Maj. j. Nj. Clarke.
and the life-sized paintings of Marcus
h., and Junius L., and Mrs. l.. f..
Clarke. Referred to the Bragg hall
trustees and the building committee.
a remonstrapcc from property
owners on Madison street. between
Miller and Elm, against the proposed
reconstruction of Madison, was read
and fled. The signers were Mrs. S.
I. Winston, John Kieselbach, James
Madison and Harriet Brooks.
The remonstrance against granting
n franchise for a steam motcr street
railway was read and filed.
The A. NJ. Bcckers Lumber Co..
the Simonsen-Waltcr MANUFACTURING
Co., the Giesecke Boot and Shoe
Co., and others submitted Il petition
calling attention to the nuisance on
Water street in front of the old stone
building. Referred to the street
committee with instructions to act at
once.
The report of the financial Com.
mlttee, submitted by Chairman
Shoup, showed the condition of the
city treasury as follows:
Bala..cc in treasury June L.. SID O5
receipts for June. ..... gGl 4G
fund. ............ l,g6l 26
lotal .."'.........',...... SlO,3il II
Deducting disburscments.... 6GG 40
Leaves balance........... 81, G75 81
This general balance is apportioned as
follows:
Interest fund Sl,3Gl As
Revenue fund. 966 81
hall fund..,......... 2,3S5 -
fund. ................ 1,9Gl 26
Total. S9,615 81
On motion of Mr.. Shoup, r. S. |
workhouse-keeper, was al
lowed $50 per month extra for police
duty in addition to the salary al.
Owed as workhouse-keeper.
An ordinance appropriatipg $933.33
the expenses of the city for the
month of June was introduced, read
irst, second and third times and
The appropriation in detail
vas as follows:
FAY OF officers ...... S521 GJ
Work on streets. ....... 1871 IS
Contingent Expenses 277 20
Total I}3 33
Mr.. Vaughan, introduced an ordi-
lance regulating the passage of steam
Engines and threshers through the
,treets OF the city. Under its pro-
'isions traction engines must be
moved through the streets by teams,
With all steam shut off, and it is a
nisdemeanor to sound the whistle in
,oing through the city. The ordi-
lance passed.
Mr.. Vaughan also introduced an
ordinance relating to the fire depart
nent. 1t provides a compensation Of
~ cents. to each MEMBER of the de-
lartnent for n drill per month, and
200 for services at each fire.
Passed.
Mr.. Jens introduced an ordinance
o provide for the levy and collection
# city taxes and establishing the rate
If taxes for city purposes for the
'ear 1891. The ordinance provides.
for the purpose of paying cur
ent expenses of the city for the
iscal year, so cents on the 500 val
second, for the purpose of
the interest on the bonded in
~lebtedness of the city and for the
purpose of creating a sinking fund to
edecm outstanding bonds of the city,
o cents on the 500 valuation of
axable property as the same appears
n the certified abstract of tho county
SCISSORS books and merchants
tatemcnts for the current year.
PASSED.
Under the head of resolutions, Mr..
Iurt submitted a resolution provi.
ing for the reconstruction of Jack
on street, between Main and Water
treets. Adopted.
Under the head Of unfinished bust.
ess, the confirmation of the mar
appointments came up. Mar
hal Schlrmer is still unable to be
ut, and on motion of Mr.. Brother
On, action was deferred until such
Ime as he 4 be present at u meet.
lg of the council. The street rail.
ordinance was discussed, but
done with it,
Notice OF Final Settlement.