Evening journal., 1895-09-20
COUNCIL MAY INVESTIGATE.
Mr.. SMITH WORRIED ABOUT PRINT
ING APPROPRIATIONS.

Various Committees Are Put 20 Iu-
convenience and Are Ht Sea as to How
They VIII BE Able to Meet the Neces-
sary Running Expenses for Next Year.
At the Meeting Of City Council last
night fsvora ble report on the refunding
Of overpsid taxes Was adopted
The city treasurer reported the balance
in Union National Bank TO be $93 4i3 70
for current expenses, and $50 600 special
fuad fer tho Park Commission; In each
OF the four depository banks. $27, 227
Interest amounting to $lSl 4S WAS
received from the four depository banks,
and the following other collections:
From Eugene NJ Ssyera. 81 56S; from
Edmund Mitchell. Jr, $500
A communication from Lewis Adams
asking that cspitstion tex be refunded
to him was referred to the Finance
Committee.
reply was received from Mayor
Jefferis recommending the payment to
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals for the impounding Of dogs
from July IL to August II for $3.50 On
recommendation, the bin WAS ordered
paid.
Ia q Communication accompanying che
bill Of the s P @ A, It was stated
that eight dogs ve~e c,ptured and killed
during July, aud "a dogs ia August.
Two CANNES were sold, and two hoses
aud three COWS were redeemed.
The interest list for October, amount
ing to $2S 456 was ordered paid The
amount Of sinking fund payable on
October 1, is $10,952 90
Just here Mr.. smith struck gas and
broke to light condition OF affairs that
will rfquire an explanation from the
members Of old Council II is regarding
the annual appropriation for the Print
ing Committee of which he Ia chairman
There we're bills, amounting to el96 AZ,
contracted fer but for which there was
no money at the time by the late Council
This amount was paid out Of the appro
priation for this year.
Mr.. Smith wanted an investigation and
moved that the Finance Committee, In
conf junction with the city auditor,
examine the old accounts and find out
how tbs shortage comes in.
Mr.. McNulty said that the Printing
Committee was not the only one that has
been subjected to such an inconvenience
de amended the motion by adding that
this committee appointed should look
over all the bills OF the late body aud 1t
WAS adopted without dissenting vote
The old Council had, aceor ling TO
statements. made by it h surplus of
about SIC, 600 before the appropriations
were made. 1t merged into the general
fund, said a member of the Council last
night. yet bills amounting to nearly that
amount were unpaid and taken out Of
the present appropriations The
member further said that he knew Of an
order that was drawn In April. but the
check WAS not made out until July L.
The CrematOry and Public Squares
Committees suffer from this manipula
tion, about $3.50 Of the latter's appropri-
stion is not accounted for by bills
approved during July.
Two months rent for q room WAS paid
out of this years appropriation by the
Ella zion Committee of the old Council
What manipulatiols Of the old Council
may next be revealed will be brought
out when the joint committee reports to
Council In the meantime the variou'
committees are ct sea IS to how they
will be able to meet the necessary run
ming expenses for the next year.