The herald., 1893-12-19
THE CITY SOLONS IN SESSION,
Proceedings of the Weekly
Council Meeting.
Reports of City officials to Be
Investigated.
Large Amount OF Routine Business
Reports, Crosswalks,
Petitions and Protests,
Etc, Considered.

tne mem nefs present except MT. 1aAsy'
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
SEWER ON HOPE.
Mr., Mrnson moved that the city en-
gineer be instructed to present an ordi-
nance for the sewering OF Hope street
between First and Third streets.
Adopted.
CFFIcERs' REPORTS.
Mr.. Strohm moved that the city clerk
be instructed to notify all the city offi
GERS who he'd not already done go
and who were required by the city char
ter to DO 30, to present their annual re-
ports forthwith. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickel moved to take the annual
reports OF the city officials which had
been presented to the finance commit
lee out OF the hands of that committee
and refer them to O special committee
for an investigation. A lengthy debate
epruug up on this matter, but 1t finally
passed and the chair appointed Messrs
Rhodes, Innes and Campbell. As these
three gentlemen constitute the finance
committee OF the council there was an
audible smile at the chairman q selec-
ton.
REPORT OF SUPPLY COMMITTEE.
The supply committee reported back
come $l700 worth of requisitions with
out recommendation and that the sev-
eral officers OF the city had been notified
that no supplies could be purchased
without requisition cOuntersigned by
the supply committee. These requisi-
tions were laid over to the afternoon
session for action.
Other acquisitions for supplies in the
fire and police departments, being in
regular form, we're then taken up and
allowed.
THE CITY AUDITOR.
The city auditor reported the follow
inr condition of the several city funds !:
Cash fund, sSs, 365.6O; in salary fund,
$2,741 OF; fire department, $40, 0,942.75 /;
new water fund, $4,269.29. He also re-
ports the school fund overdrawn to the
amount OF $2l5 80. The teachers salary
fund is behind to the amount of $54,-
ga 80.
SIDEWALK FIGHT.
When the report of the board of pub
lie works was taken up one section was
to sidewalk Fourth street from Hill
street to Grand avenue, and Mr..
Rhodes objected to it on the ground that
the only parties to be benefited thereby
were the keepers of O lodging house at
Fourth and Hill.
Mr.. Munson eaid there were people
living above and below that block who
wanted such sidewalk. He had known
the councilman from the Fourth ward
to advocate sidewalks in his ward on
property where nobody lived or thought
of living. After n pretty lively little
tilt that section was adopted, as well as
the other recommendations of the
board. cine report WAS published in
Sundays HERALD
MORE HELP WANTED.
The street superintendent presented a
petition asking for two extra teams and
five extra men, on account of the extra
work entailed by the opening of the
Fret street cut.
Mr.. Rhodes thought this was 80 me-
thing that must be approached care
fully. This is season of the year when
forces are generally reduced and ex-
lenses of the street department cut
down. He regarded this as dangerous
innovation, and as he did not see where
the money was coming from, he moved
it's reference to the finance committee.
MIR. Munson said that the members of
this council had been introducing no
tices to order the street superintendent
to perform work in this street and that
street, till more work has accumulated
than the street superintendent can per-
form. On the question to refer to the
finance committee the motion Was lost by
tie. 1t was :hen brought up on mo-
tion to allow the force required, and
that WAS lost by a tie. Subsequently q
motion was made to refer to the finance
committee and carried.
BIDS FOR PROPOSALS.
The following bids and proposals were
then taken up: Hope.street gutter-L
Roche, $65; Dodd q O'Gara. Ga cents
per square foot. Hellman strest-Rob-
ert Shearer, $l.25 per foot grading and
25 cents; E. Baldwin, gutter 49, cents
per linear loot; j. w. Avery, w grad
ing, gutter Al cents per foot; H. s. Hud-
'epeth. $3.50 per linear foot, complete !;
+. A. McGreal. $l.S9 per linear foot,
complete; &. I. McLane, $l.68 per
linear foot, complete.
M. Zoretti had bid in for the Hope
street gutter and no check accompanied
1t. The clerk said there was bond,
but the proposals required check.
Mr.. Rhodes moved to read the bid,
which was lost on tie.
For culvert across First street M. Zor-
etti presented bid with bond instead
OF a check, which was rejected. Frick
Bros. bid $l875 for the work completed !;
Ii. @. Register, s44S Sc for same in
wood; III. q. Register, same work in
brick, $l448. These bids were all re.
ferred to the board of public works.
ie THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Reported in favor of returning taxes
OF $2.4O to G. M. Randall; returning
and cancelling tax sale of property of
E. O. Gruhler; d. G. Morrison, $14.4O,
on property in Highland Villa tract.
In matter of grading Temple street,
the commissioners appointed to open
the work were allowed to hire compe.
tent clerk at $3.50 for the entire work.
MIR. Teed asked if this whole work
was dependent upon the appointment
Of clerk. AS he understood the case,
If there was no clerk appointed the
+ work would not 60 ahead.
v Mr.. Innes said that was the case.
Mr.. Strohm inquired for how long
service this $3.50 was to be paid. Was
1t for one month or for three?
3 Mr.. Innes replied that the clerk hire
was to be paid from time to time as the
work progressed, and only upon a
voucher of the commissioners.