Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-28
ALLFUNDS AREL0W
Mayor Stuart Gives a Lecture
on Economy.
HIS GOOD ADVICE IGNORED
suggestions Made Last Spring Hot Yet
Actsd on-Lyon Street ImpFovsm-nt
RoH ConhImzd-Oth-f BUSINESS.

Mayor Stuart fred another broad
sds at the council lass nlghs on the
subject OF economy. He reminded the
aldermen that soms OF the funds were
exhausted and others nearly So he
also dropped hint that Il would De
good thing 10 10 something IN accord
ance with his suggestion OF eight
months ago. he would like to see
some of the valid tar title claims held
by the city collected.
The assessment roll for improving
Lyon street from Barclay TO Union was
ratified and confirmed. THIS - the
roll over which 50 much trouble has
arisen and which Will doubtless end IN
the courts, as tho residents are oppossd
10 pavng for the ground between tie
street ear tracks.
Mrs. Alice r.. Dyer presented pitt
fnl tale OF poverty and distress and
stated that Mr.. Moerdyks had refused
to give her more assistance. Referred
10 the committee on poor.
Economical suggestions
Mayor Stuart's veto of the Sherlock
saloon license was read and accepted
and then the mayor read communal
cation in which ne again called atten-
ton 10 the fac. that the appropriations
FOR some years have not been large
enough 10 meet tho annual expenses
OF me city government. lie said the
statement OF the treasurer, made
December ~, shows that the funds
were in some eases exhausted and
others were runnlug very low. Inc
highway funds are low As we'll as the
park funds except JOnn Ball park
fund. lie suggested that, except IN
extgaord mary Cases. the annual aDpro-
priation should be the limit of expend-
itures for one year. He was not salts
flrd with The manner IN which expend-
ltures were made at random from she
various funds nor the manner Of keep
ing the accounts of sucn expenditures.
tie had had the co npiroller draw OF
the items of expenditure OF the varl-
Gus expenditures from the various
park funds for seven months past, and
tor al the money drawn from the
general park fund, amounting 10 over
. 900, IN no instance do the books show
upon which or how many OF the city
parks this expenditure was made, ex-
cept 10 one instance where s2lO was
paid Tor interest on mortgage cover
ing portion of John Ball park, and
should not have been paid from the
general park fund. As John Ball park
has fund of It's own. The books of
the city should show AZ q glance, prop
erty tabulsted, the exact amounts ex-
pended upon each park and for what
objects.
Paying High Intersst.
lie also called attention TO the mort
gsgs on an acre addition to Ball park,
bearing per cent. The mortgage is
for s. 900, IS past due and should be
paid AZ once. lie expressed regret that
eight months after he suggested q way
20 collect the outstanding claims for
tar titles be found that nothing had
been done. lie suggested that If the
comptroller could not do his regular
work and attend to the tax title busi-
ness without additional help and IL was
decided that the receipts would not
pay for the additional help, that the
work be let TO some one VINO would
collect these claims on percentage
basis. The portion referring TO parks
was referred to the committee on parks
and the balance 10 the committee on
ways and means.
Inc comptro.ler's report was read,
and after the lecture on economy. the
report Of bills payable threw the au-
gust body into commissions. Alderman
Hauser saw q small bill presented by
Isaiah stewart for serving summons
IN the dock line suits. The alderman
said every one had got an idea they
could .. X. bulls, and ne moved that
tina hill BE- strlckeu ont and referred TO
tna committee on claims and accounts.
Alderman Gllden wished 10 have the
whole report referred to that commit
tee. Alderman Hauser's motion pre-
vailed.