The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-23
TProceedings of the Council.

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| banks which has caused so much con-
! tention for tire past few months came
I'D again and caused hot debate dur
| ing which City Attorney Reed was
roughly handled by Aid. Cutler, who
charged him with negligence in not
starting the suits against the bondsmen
of the Superior National bank in &C.
cordance with instructions from the
council. The proposition Of Mr.. Diet
rich to pay the city $l5. 900 for its claim
against the South Superior bank was
declined, as was also the proposition of
DIR. Parker to pay 80 cents on the dollar
for the claims against the Superior
National bank.
Victor Linlev, attorney for the Gill
bert-Arnold Land company, in COM
munication notified the council of the
decision of the supreme court in the
case involving the salary of 1894 alder
men. The amount of the judgment,
together with the costs, is $5O4.S4. The
matter was re erred to the council for
the purpose of securing the pay ment of
the Judgment without further litigation.
finance committee.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the books Of the municipal court,
reported that it had found the accounts
presented to the council correct from
an examination of the books. The
/ committee recommended that in the
future the accounts be certified to by
proper city officers. Aid. Bertrand ex-
planned that IN the past the accounts
had been presented in a type written
form without a signature.
Aid. Bertrand's committee sent in
report on the decision of Judge Vinje
in the case of Bergman vs.. the city.
The committee recommended that the
plaintiff be paid for the labor performed
between June % and August %, the
date on which the court found the
plaintiff to have received a notice of
discharge. The committee further
recommended that the proper officers
pay off the men having similar claims.
The committee, to whom was referred
the matter of investigating the affairs
of the municipal court, reported that it
had found a few irregularities. The
sheriff had been allowed unnecessary
fees for attendance at court; the record
contained instances where fine had
been suspended, which was disap-
i..tn TO hn
latiOn of city ordinance were SEN
fenced to term of Imprisonment in
the county Jail, and the boarding of the
same was heavy burden to the tax
payers; parties convicted of keeping
houses of i'll fame in the city have been
fined $50. These fines have been re-
duced to $25 per month, which were
paid regularly as before.
In closing the committee recommend
ed as follows
That the municipal judge be request
ed to keep in a separate book provided
/ therefor an itemized account of all
moneys by him received by virtue of
his office, as required by section 5,
chapter one, laws of 1891.
That the officers in attendance at
the court be paid one per diem fee and
10 more for each days's attendance.
That the penalties imposed for lola
ton of law be enforced and not sus-
pended
That at as early date as possible a
suitable workshop be constructed
| wherein the prisoners may be confined
and work out their term of imprison-
! ment at some labor to be provided
for, and thus be make to earn their
! board at least.
That instead of licensing keepers of
| houses of iil-iame, such penalties be i'm
posed upon all persons convicted of the
otfense as will tend to deter their com
mission of this or like offenses in the
| future"
The report is signed by Champ
Green, Dan Lund and Jarvis White,
| committee.
The report was received, placed on
| file, and the recomme ndation carried
ferrlng to the work shop.
| The license of J. ID. Smith was trans
| terred from Ga Tower to 10 Tower
| He also requested that it be transferred
to +. ]. Smith. The matter was re-
ferred to the license committee.
THE BANK SETTLEMENT.
The resolution accepting Mr.. Dietrich
proposition to pay $751; for the clty's
claim against the South Superior bank
/ came up for its second reading.
Aid. Atkinson stated that he thought
it was time the banking question be
| brought to a close, and moved AS an
amendment that both Mr.. Parker's
offer of 30 cents on the dollar for the
| claim against the Superior National
! bank and Mr.. Dietrich's offer of $I5,-
! 900 for the claim against the South SUI
perior bank be accepted.
| This amendment aroused the ire of
| Aid. Cutler. He asked tine city attor-
/ ney to inform the council what action
| he had taken TO carry out the resolu-
ton instructing him to bring suit
against the bondsmen of the Superior
/ National bank. The city attorney re-
1 piled that the council had decided to
/ accept the offer of Mr. Parker at the
next meeting after the council had in
structed him to begin the suit, and that
as far as he knew. the council had not
rescinded this last action.
| Aid. Cutler replied: Il am not ut all
| satisfied with the explanation that the
city attorney has given. The laws re-
/ qulre that a notice of thirty DAYS in all
! be given before suit can be started
-Four days before the council accepted
I the Parker proposition, the time al
1 lowed the city attorney 10 begin the
suits had expired. 1t is a sad condition
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