The Bessemer indicator., 1893-10-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Retrenclmeht In Expenses the Order
Of the Evening.

| to be 3 mills.
The city council held regular meet
ing Wednesday evening, full board of
aldermen present with Mayor Dempsey
in the chair.
Clerk Johnston read the minutes of
the last meeting which were approved
as read.
Aid. Pannebaker of the special COM
mittee reported progress on the fill
ing up of Washington street.
The street and bridge committee
submitted a written report showing the
most practicable route for road from
the city to Vineland. In this connec
ton Aid. Miles said that Commissioner
Hubbard favored the laying out of the
road at once. The report was received
and fled
The same committee also reported
that the Bessemer Ditch Co. would
build the necessary bridges due the
city as soon as money could be raised.
Police Magistrate Willauer reported
no cases for September. and Marshal
Shay reported no arrests for same
month. On motion of Aid. Kirk re-
ceived and filed.
Mayor Dempsey suggested that in
asmuch ms il was the duty of the
county to furnish Office room for the
justice of the peace that Bessemer
should be remunerated for providing
an office for Justice Willauer. To
this effect Aid. Pannebaker moved that
the clerk be instructed to send bill to
the county commissioner for office
rent at $40 per month to cover the
time in which the justice occupied the
office, So ordained.
A communication from the Ameri-
can Bridge Co. of Chicago to Mayor
Dempsey relative to the viaduct was
read and apparently not well received.
The letter is published elsewhere in
these columns.)
The monthly pay roll was disposed Of.
The mayor informed tho council that
the election of city physician was in
order. Aid Fisher nominated DR.. W.
o. Patterson, whO was unanimously
elected to fill vacancy. On Aid. Fish
ers motion also the clerk was in
structad to draw IA warrant at $40 per
month covering the time of DR.. Z. s.
Dodd's services
Aid. Martin moved to have three
dark lanterns provided for the police
force. Carried
City Attorney Lennard reported that
the case of The People vs. Thomas Cox
is still pending in the county court.
Mayor Dempsey stated that he had
received communication from County
Assessor Walpole containing the In
formation that the assessed valuation of
Besscmer property for 1898 would be
$1,6ss,885 as against $1,9O6, ,982 for
1902. II being in order to levy the
the assessment for city purposes for
the ensuing year Aid. Miles moved to
make levy of 10 mills which motion
prevailed.
The question of retrenchmen. in ex
penses coming up Aid. Pannebaker said
it was necessary as it could not be
hoped to collect the total assessment of
last year; to make the two ends meet,
therefore, retrenchment was in order.
Aid. Miles moved to take off the
sprinklers. Carried.
Aid. Pannebaker moved to discon-
tinue paying the janitors at hose CON-
panies Nos. 3 and 8. Carried.
Aid. Keltner moved to hereafter have
the street commissioner flush the sew
ers and save an item of expense.
Carried. In this connection Aid. Kelt-
ner moved to have the man holes to
the sewers on Northern avenue re-
paired as they were in dangerous
condition. 30 ordered.
Aid. Miles moved to take off COW
herder. Referred to police committee
watch, after holding consultation
reported to take of herder and to lay
of each policeman one-fourth Of each
month. Carried.
While pruning expenses was in order
Aid. Jackson received the applause of
the spectators by moving to discon-
tinue the salary Of the aldermen. The
mayor saw danger in this as 1t would
hardly be possible to get quorum to
attend the meetings should the alder
men serve without pay. and suggested
that the pay for each meeting be re-
duced from 45 to o. Aid. Jackson
acting on the suggestion moved that
the city attorney draw up an ordinance
to that effect amending that part of
ordinance No. ~ relating to salaries.
Carried.
Aid. Miles favored the plan Of hav-
Ing the city treasurer advertise for all
outstanding warrants against the city
when there II money in the treasury.
Heretofore the bank doing the buainess
Of the city. he said, took all warrants
bat now individuais were buying them
up for speculation and would likely
Aoid them for the Interest they were
driving. TAe ocancii adjourned
wisAoss taaias sessos.