The Columbus journal., 1893-06-21

having investigated the bill of John
SchmOker for furnishing medical attend
ance for the Arabian woman, and con-
suited the city attorney, and arrived at
the conclusion that the city is not legally
responsible for the bill. Report adopted.
Committee on streets and grades re-
ported recommending that the report of
the street commissioner be referred back
to him.
The same committee reported upon
the petition OF Saley and others that
granting their request would require a
large fill to be made, and as there was no
ground available, and the benefit would
not Justify the expense, they recon-
mended the request be not granted, and
the report of the committee was adopted
by the council.
The city attorney was directed to draft
a contract with A. Dussel & Son, also
their bond in 5000 for faithful perform
ance of contract, for the extension of
water mains according to specifications,
and the mayor was authorized to sign
such contract on behalf of the city when
proper bond has been signed.
Three resolutions, offered by Newman,
were adopted, as follows:
Resolved, That the city attorney be
and is hereby requested to present his
written opinion at the next meeting of
the council as to the license fund of this
city, whether the said fund, when paid
into the city treasury, belongs to the
school fund as soon as paid into said
treasury and is under the control of the
school board, or whether the said license
fund, as paid into the city treasury is a
city fund and must be transferred by
resolution Of the city council to the
treasury of the school board.
Resolved, That the city treasurer be
and he is hereby instructed to report to
this council at its next meeting the total
amount collected on the general fund
levy Of the years 1890, 81 and ~, the
amount collected on each levy to be re-
ported separately, whether the same was
collected by him or by former treasurers.
Resolved, That the city treasurer be
and he is hereby instructed to transfer
the sum of $79.6l from the special mis-
cellaneOus fund to the general fund.
C. A. Newman and Jonas Welch, of
finance committee, made a majority re-
port after having examined the final re-
port of the city treasurer, as presented
by I. Sibbernsen as deputy treasurer,
showing receipts and disbursements of
the various funds. and their present con-
dition briefly as follows: General fund,
overpaid. s2,5399G; occupation tax, on
hand, Sl2.S7; water works (maintaining),
overpaid, S578.O4: water works bond, on
hand, $295.9O; special police, overpaid,
special sidewalk tax, on hand, $2O.23;
street, alley and highway. on hand,
$3O,82; Platte river bridge bond, over
paid, S35618; Loup river bridge bond,
on hand, S416.75; special miscellaneous,
on hand, $79.6l, the balance showing
funds of the city overpaid s2,65O9l.
Your committee finds that there is a
difference between the final report of
the city treasurer and the report of Your
committee of 500 in favor of the city as
follows: there is reported as collected
for occupation tax the sum of S4,766.5O
when it should be $4,7'6.5O, difference
of $40. There is reported as paid out
for interest coupons on April 9, 1893, on
the water works bond fund, the sum of
LEO. Your committee has received
interest coupons on tie water works
bond fund, as paid April 3, 1893 to the
amount of only $3.50, a difference of
S2l0, making a total of $40, which is
charged to the city treasurer, in the re-
spective funds as above set forth.
Gray made a minority report as fol-
lows: 'The minority Of your committee
on finance would respectfully report
that I have examined the final report of
the late city treasurer and find the same
correct except a clerical error of ten
dollars in extending amount collected
on account of occupation tax. I also
found that three coupons for $40 each
to S2lO, have not been re-
ceived by the city treasurer, said cou-
pons being for interest due and payable
in the city Of New York April 9, 1893,
and the late treasurer showed satisfac-
tory evidence that the money to pay
same had been duly forwarded to the
bank at which coupons are payable, and
when same are received the apparent
discrepancy reported by the majority of
the committee will entirely disappear"
Gray moved the adoption of the mi
nOrity report; seconded by Hoffman.
Newman moved an amendment to adopt
the majority report seconded by Welch.
An exciting discussion followed in which
all the members OF the council took a
lively part, also Mr.. Sibbernsen. After
this. Councilman Spoerry moved an
amendment to the amendment, to adopt
the majority report, spread the minority
report upon the record, and accept Mr..
Sibbersen's explanation as satisfactory
After more talk Spoerry's motion carried
unanimously, seeming to cover the whole
country and part of the Sandwich
islands.
On motion of Galley, the city engineer
was authorized to lay off the lines for
work on the water mains, under the
supervision of the water commissioners.
On motion Of SpOerry, the water COM
missioner was ordered to make his report
for the last year, and present it at the
next meeting of the council.