The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-07
MUSIC WAS TOO CLASSICAL.
"SWEET MfRIE," ETC., VAS NOT
 PLATED AT BAND CONCERTS.

Complaint Made to Members of the Board
 of Finance-Meeting of City FInanciers-
 Several Bills Were Not Approved-
 Queries for Corporation Counsel.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of finance was held yesterday afternoon and before a final adjourn ment had been taken proved decidedly interesting. All the members of the board were present and Mayor Sargent presided. The discussion was princi- pally over the payment of certain bills and the discussion waXed unusually warm several times during the after noon. Finally several bills were left without the approval of the city finan- ciers and it is q question whether or not they will be paid.
 The discussion was opened by the presentation of bill for $500 from the Second Regiment band for the concerts given by the band on the several greens of the city during the summer. The board of finance committee finally de- cided that the bill was not properly be- fore them as it had not been presented to and approved by the members of the committee on band concerts. Conse- quently the bill was referred to that committee to inquire into and report. While the bill was under discussion, several of the members of the board stated that there had been several com plaints made against the character of the selections rendered at the concerts. These complaints came principally from the Grand avenue section of the city, the residents of which claimed that the selections rendered were altogether of too classical character. As one of the members of the board stated it, com paint had been made to him that the band had not rendered such popular and high class selections as 1.-Two Little Girls in Bue," Sweet Marie, " "After the Ball, and others. The statement was also made that there was no con- tract between the city and the band and consequently it was decided to re- fer the entire matter to the committee on band concerts.
  of Health Officer Wright and Clerk Bai- ley of the board of health for expenses incurred in defending themselves against the charges of malfeasance in office Stenographer Frederick H. Cogs- we'll also presented bill for $379.96 for services rendered in taking the testi- mony at the trial City Sheriff Bran nagan also presented little bill of $40 | for subpoenaing witnesses. The bills of the health officer and Clerk Bailey were not presented to the board, but Mayor Sargent stated that they had been presented to the board of health and were for s200 each.
 Finally after considerable discussion the board voted to submit the question of the approval of these bills to the corporation counsel It was also de- cided to have that official answer the following list of knotty questions: Did the board of health have author ity to conduct the recent investigation of the charges against Health Officer Wright and Clerk Bailey?
 Will it be within the power of the board of finance to approve the bills of City Sheriff Brannagan and Stenog- rapher F. H. Cogswell?
 If these questions are answered in the affirmative, out of what appropriation should they be paid?
 Will it be lawful to pay the bills out of the amount appropriated for the re- moval of garbage?
 Several members of the board uues- toned the authority of the board to conduct the investigation, and it was for this reason that the matter was re- ferred to the corporation counsel.
 The list of delinquent taxpayers pre- pared by Tax Collector Futile was pre- sented to the board, but action on it was deferred until the next meeting. The board also approved the bills of Patrolmen Hoffman and McKeon for injury to their clothing while arresting | Maurice Reilly July 16 on which ad- | verse action was taken by the board at l it's last meeting. Hoffmans bill was for $S and McKeon's $12
 | The weekly pay rolls of the several departments of the city government were approved as follows: Public works $1,532.14, police $3,3S4S6, fire s1.- 634 health S11d cauorc eOos