The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-04

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coancilnen. 10 sit; ID IromAn and B II
Huston, Of the l., yard. Julius GradwhOl.
os The 2ud and Frank Farrell, Of the Srd
took their seats.
Upon ID. statement a the mayor thz; the
committees would be appointed a: Z rssu
lar meeting 10 be held ;onsgh; the council
/ a3joIrEeI
A charter usegsing =Es appointed fo'
I Tuesday eTcHias Of nsxt wssk.
Tuesday evening, Ian s.
Present - Mzy<. Reooraer, MarxhzI.
Treasurer and Ccancilmea Froznan. Has.on.
Pfease-. Grzd~ohl. Farrell and Walter.
The Mayer announced the following
sssEseling committee:
wsys and mains - Husson. Walter.
Grai~0hl
Ordinances PteiGEer. Farrell. Husaon.
Accounts and current expenses Froman. /.
Pieiger. Graiwohi.
Ssrcsss and pablic property -Graiwohl.
Fru,nan. Farrell.
License -Wal;e-. Hassou. Piessez.
Fire and Eassg-P Pfrs5sf. Frosnzn, Grad
SOIL.
Health and police - FArrsll. Huston.
Walter.
The chief sEgineer, &c DAunAIs reported
that all ire apparatus was IN good oEyisr
and the cisserrss veil sllsd. Recommended
that 800 feet Of hose be purchased and that
tao new cis;rrns os built one a. lss and
Main and enc in vicinity Of the ner school
house.
The city marshal reported sis.5 So Of
| 1893 taxes ooliecsssi and that small SUMS Al
1890 taxes are being paid Daring 1894
/ lodging fer Ss4 and meals for 80 persons
we're furnished al a cost Of $iQa.50. Special
| polios scrvioe sso.S1 Expense of impoansi-
/ ing and killing dogs. Sl{. Deg tax 500
Criminal record light. ibssts amounting 10
less than $780,. lie recommended that city
/ bear part OF expense 0. uniforms for polio.
on account Of losF Ea.arIes, tha; an engineer
and nighiwa;ch and nightw2ich a; large b.
appointed.
u s Hale was recommended by AlhAay
/ Eugine No l as engineer and Otto Clelan
| by Linn Engine Co No >. The following
application. were made for nightwstch
James McHargue. Louis Dyer. " A Nc
Claim. j w Williamson and Graut Kinney.
For engineer Of No 2's John Jones. 70:
Surt streets F NJ Wesitail q y Burkhart,
and J \ Hoffman. For engineer and
| nightwaich L g Hale Applications were
upon mcilon, referred 10 the c9uncil as a
committee Of TIE whole, 10 report at The
next regular meeting.
| The recorder was directed 10 advertise
for bids for city printing board Of prisoners
lumber and gravel.
Tuesday evening was set for the time fol
hearing the reading Of the amended char
/ pfa,Ka- ,x-.xs
| appointed committee 10 confer with MI
| Weathsrfori in reference to the prepare
ton Of the amending Of the charter.
Bills were read and referred.
Mayor Finn read the following mess as'
Gentlemen of tbs Common Council:
IL may not he cut of place 10 remind yoV
in the beginning of your lahors in tn.
management Of the affairs of the city tha
you enter upon your duties at a time o.
great financial depression. The results o
last years business failures are now heinI
felt with more force than ever, and tn,
consequent clrtailment or suspension o
business in many departments OF indnstr,
are conditions which YOU must raeet ant
should be considered in ysur deliberations
The Indebtedness of the city in rounC
numbersis is 395, 900, s15.0 900 of which is il
bonds and so, 600 in outstanding warrants
The greater portion of these warrants ar
of several years standing and some pro
vision should be made for the paymen
thereof. Last year tho council believes
that the income of the city would not ex
cesd the amount of the necessary curren
expenses and interest on the public deb
without making any permanent improve
ments except repairs: that il was necesssr
TO bond the city TO pay off the outstandin,
warrants: that the interest ON the publ
debt should be paid first out of the incom
of the city, and that the road work or IA.
: now paid by the people of Albany to th
county should be paid TO the city for th
permanent improvement of its streets.
These questions were submitted TO u vot
: of the people and the views Of The council
were endorsed by the people of the city
In view of the poor condition of our street
attributable in part to the irregll lar man
/, ner in which the grading and grayelinI
has been done by the owners of propeIt
: under the present provisions of the charter
the last council deemed it would be wise 1
have the charter so amended as 10 permi
, the council to let contracts for grading an
graveling the street TO the lowest bidder
lltt osthie W oC uVAe at tuc CAPthsN VI III
property owners, thus securing unifori
grade, and when so graded and grayeled
then TO be kept in repair by the city.
Messrs Weatherford Il Wyatt were en-
ployed to prepare the amendments TO tn
charter above mentioned and it is expecte
that such amendments will be submitted
you for consideration at an early date.
The total income of tho city last yea
was SIC. .425 "a while the current expenses
for which warrants were issued, includin
interest on the bonded debt. amounted |
SIG, ,700.s6, and excess Of expenditure
over income of 1915. The interest on th
outstanding warrants of about $40, 900
not included in the above statement. Thi
interest has been aecumulating during th
year and at 8 per cent amounts to $1,000.
Although the city has undertaken n
new Improvements, it has gone benin
about $500 during the year. In all prob
ability the income of tho city for 1895 wi
be less than for 1894, therefore the create.
economy consistent with the exigencies {
the public service should be exercised
; every department Of the city government