The Columbus journal., 1893-12-20

City oooeu
An adjourned meeting of The council
was held Thursday evening. An prsssak.
Tho minutes q The Previous meeting
were read and approved
The communioatien of Nm. Becker
was referred to tho committee on vstse
w0rka.s
The bill Of L. Schroeder for sass vss
allowed and warrant ordered drawn.
The bills Of B Jenlinsoo amounting
to so were allowed, and warrant ordered
drawn, g, due for wstsr rent, being
reserved by the city.
The bin Of A. Haints foe electric light
$ll7!65, was allowed and warrant ordered,
S57 being reserved by the city for water
rent due. and $3.50 fos shortage on light.
The report Of water Commissioners for
six months ending Nov. Let, was placed
on file. It shows receipts from consum-'
ers, $l14O.06; from Union Pacific r B.
Co, &99.l7, total 92089.22 The disburse-
mcnts, in salaries Of engineer, &C., $751;
So; coal 4847.l1; extension Of water
mains, $996t78; sundries. 4S1l.16; total
disbursements, @2742.46, or . balance
overdrawn of $7O8I2a. Last years over
draft wa S676.96, making total overdraft
of $138O.19.
The bill Of ]. A. Van Schoik VA re-
ferred back for correction.
The report Of Chief Of Police Coleman
was read and placed ON file. Among
others arrested during the month, were
three boys for jumping on . train while
in motion. There seemed to be an un.
usual number Of sbumsr around, at least
quite an array Of them vatS included in
the apolice doings" for the month"; Three
men needed at Schuyler were arrested,
and the legendary ~Richard Roe" was
also booked for an offence against the
peace and welfare Of the community.
The street commissioner reported the
number OF those whose poll-tax had been
worked out as 100 for the First ward, 100
for the Second, and 50 for the Third, the
number Of delinquents being z, IL and 10
in the wards respectively. The lists
were read over and ELECTED quite q bit OF
discussion. Commissioner McCray said
that he usually notified parties three
times: some of these had said they
wouldn't work, some that they didn't
have to, etc. Councilman Sporty was
decidedly in favor Of proceeding without
delay to collect, by distress, il necessary,
of all who were delinquent, ss the city
had been at considerable e~xpensein max
ing good the streets, and it was not far
that this expense should fall upon q part
only Of those subject to poll-tax. His
motion, however, was modified by Gray
and accepted by Sporty, to the effect
that the subject be referred to the COM
mittee on finance to report their recon-
mendations at the next meeting, and
this was decided upon.
On motion Of Sporty the city attorney
wa unanimously instructed to proceed
without delay against l. Gluck for vio-
lation Of the fre-limit ordinance. In
support of his motion, Mi. Sperry said
that a second violation OF the ordinance
had taken place, the last removal having
been from lot 6 to lot z; the mayor stat
ed that the building had been moved
only about q feet, and simply faced
another way.
The council then took up the subject
of occupation tax license, discussing
several features that may appear moro
prominent as suits are brought against
delinquents. The debate was quite ami
mated, and resulted in the adoption of Q
motion offered by Galley that the city
attorney be requested to look up the
matter whether an occupation-tax license
is transferable.
On motion Of Gray, the council resolv-
ed itself into committee of the whole,
with Councilman WEIGH in the chair,
for the consideration of the list OF de-
~linquents on occupation tax.
After rising, the committee made their
report to the council recommending that
the list be turned over to the city attor-
ney with instructions to proceed with
collection.
On motion of Gray, warrant No. 80 for
$6.4O, in favor Of the Argus Printing Co.
was ordered cancelled, and a new war
rant issued, the city reserving $500 for
delinquent occupation tax.
Councilman Hoffman suggested the
filing OF a bond by Night Policeman
Phillips, recently appointed. Adjourned.
Tax Sales.
Taxes are due October LIST, each year.
Personal tax is delinquent Feb. LIST.
Land tax is delinquent May LIST; in
terest ten per cent from date Of delin-
quency.
Real estate is advertised for sale the
first week in October, and subject to
sale for taxes the first Monday in No
vember, after becoming delinquent;
upon sale the rate of interest allowed by
law is twenty per cent per annum. They
can be redeemed any time within two
years from date OF sale.
We purpose giving from time to time
the sales in thie county bepinninu with