Evening journal., 1894-12-21
CITY HALL DECORATIONS
The Minority Objects to Help
ing Celebrate a Defeat.
TIE BILL IS PAID JUST TIE SAME


Law-City Council Business.
The only member Of the City Council
absent last evening was Mr.. Dannen-
burg, and Colonel Wainwright acted IS
chief of the fnsncial department, in his
absence After several bills were paid,
the interest list was read showing So 400
due on loan No 25 Several bills we're
presented from the Committee on Public
Buildings, one Of them for $24 85 from
Adams & Bro.
CouncilnAn Smith, of the Eleventh
ward, asked that the bill be read by
items, and 1t was done There were
three flags at SO, So and 50, poles and
fxtures, etc, amounting in all to about
$24, the balance being toilet paper,
blacking and scrubbing brushes. Mr..
Smith asked the chairman of the com
mittee to explain why the flags were
bought There had been originally a
charge for a dozen lanterns, but that
had been eliminated, the committee not
caring TO be held responsible for their
purchase.
Nr. Kirby explained that the flags
were used for decorating the front Of
the City Hall
Mr.. smith-"Will the chairman ex-
plain when, recently, there has been any
decorations required, for which the tax
payers Of the city were responsible2
Money is too scarce for any such expen
ditures, and | don't think 1t our duty or
place to raise money to squander In this
way"
Mr.. O'Neill-"Not long ego we had
visiting fremen here and the City Hall
was decorated II these flags were pur
chased then it is all right and will not
hesitate to vote for the bill J."
Mr.. Tyre-"When the fremen were
here the cost of decorating the City Hall
was $35, and when the occasion was
over with the decorators took the stuff
away again. These flags now belong to
the city and can be used again. It is a
good Investment"
Mr.. DoDahoe-" 1--WE have at last found
out the object for which the flags were
purchased. 1t was on the occasion Of the
great parade to celebrate the recent
Republican victory. Now the question
arises. Is that what money is raised for2
Do We raise this money from the tax
payers to celebra q party victory? II the
other party had won would the majority
Ia this Council for moment submitted
TO any such an expenditure to celebrate
their victoryg ! see the lanterns or
torches which were on the bill when It
came to this committee last night have
been crossed out. Paid for by someone
else perhaps. l think Ad3icks should
be called on to pay this bill, and not tho
great mass Of taxpayers
Mr. Ratledge-"There have been dec
oratiOns on other occasions when the
other party has won. It has cost con-
siderable money to decorate the building,
and now the city ownsits own decorations
and think it has been good investment
We represent the majority Of tax payers
any ywsy, and they will not kick at this
expenditure II the gentlemen Of the
minority had won they would have
decorated just the same"
Mr.. O'Neill-''It has not been so long
ago when the party represented by the
minority had lots OF occasion to decorate.
When they did, however, the decorations
were paid for out of their pockets, not
out Of the public purse
Mr.. Donahoe-"The majority of the
Council may represent the majority OF the
taxpayers, but that does not warrant
them In spending one cent OF the peo-
ples money foolishly"
Mr.. O'Nsill-"It is n bsd precedent to
establish to spend the public money in
celebrating the victory of any party.
No politics should be allowed to work
into the public treasury. hope this will
never occur again.
The bill was then audited, the Demo-
cratic members not voting. The report
OF the city treasurer showed bal
snce In Union National Bank, $57, 1865 80;
receipts, Edmund Mitchell, Jr. $500
NJ
mum, So; Water Commissioners, S7iS 20
A communication from Philip g
Plunkett and others asking for prompt
action on the demolition OF the Arcade
on Tatnall, between Front and Second
streets, was referred.
Building Inspector Dohl submitted his
report In which ne stated that the row
of shsnties was formerly an open lumber
shed. but had gradually been enclosed
until now junk shops, and rag warehouses
were the occupants. Ten or twelve stove
pipes ran through the roof, making the
row a menace to surrounding property.
the foundation posts were rotten, and
under heavy snow the entire row might
collapse, and there was 9 stable on the
premises which WAS very dangerous.
The Inspector was directed TO proceed
An order FOR $40, 1O2 65 was drawn to
the order Of L B Jones, secretary Of the
Board Of Public Education, for the
monthly appropriation
The ordinance relative to transferring
81 200s from the contingent expense to
the Public Building fund was returned
with the mayors signature.
Mr. Tyre called up for third reading
the amendment to the ordinance relative
to cremating dogs instead of burying
them Several OF the Democratic mem
bers wanted the ordinance laid over for
. week in order that a provision doing
away with the expense Of having the
bsiliff witness the killing Of the CANNES
could be introduced. The ordinance was
passed, however, and will take its place
on tue statutes.
There we're a number Of police bills
and other sccounts which were audited,
and the Council adjourned
sEnJ JOyable Exercises at school No. 1.
The pupils of school No. 1, held their
Christmas entertainment Yesterday