The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-02-08
Council Proceedings.

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the council az follows:
With due Difference to this body, |
must say that We do not believe you
have taken the proper steps to get
transfers. For laboring people living
at the Steel Plant and working in the
East End, the street car expense every
day is 20 cents or about 30 per cent of
the wages they receive.
The former committee of the council
and the committee from the Trade 4
Labor Assembly met Mr.. Norvell, and
/ he informed them that the financial
condition of the company would not
permit it to grant relief.
This is always the custom Of cor
pOration, to return evasive answers
when ever privileges are asked for.
Possibly so much fictitious stock has
been issued as to compel insolvency. IN
Detroit the street car company returned
a similar answer and they thought that
Mayor Pingree was crazy when he put
his foot down on the company.
Duluth, st. Louis and other cities
have transfers and il has been made a
success in these cities because the
mayor and the powers that be have
been behind the movement. Perhaps
you have been told that your contract
with the company prevents you from
getting any legal relief. Corporations,
however, seem to be able to squeeze
out of their contracts"
At the close Of Mr. Newberg's address
some of the aldermen were in favor Of
beginning suit Immediately to revoke
the companv's franchise unless trans
fcrs were granted, but the cooler heads
thought it best to have another com
mIttee appointed to wait upon the re-
Ceivers and motion by Aid. Cutler
that a committee of three. including
the mayor, be appointed to confer with
the Receivers Oakley and Noryell was
carried.
y communication was received from
the city treasurer informing the coun-
Gil that in his opinion it was for the
best interest Of the city to receive the
general tax only on whatever property
the special assessments are contested.
The tax collection lately has fallen
off considerably, and from the present
indications there is possibility of there
not being a sufficient amount paid in to
meet school, library and Judgment
funds, which nece ssarily have first to
be set aside before further funds are
available
The treasurer's report was followed
by communication from the city at
tornev. in which he held that. after a
careful study of the laws, he was GER
tain that the city had legal right to ac-
cept the general tax, and to return the
balance OF the taxes against such tax
payers, returning such balance delin-
quent, the same as if no part OF the tax
had been collected.
Petitions for wells were received from
the Fifth, Fourth Seventh and Ninth
wards, and We're referred to the alder
men from the respective wards.
+. :. Martin was retained for one
l'loI'Iil 't0 t0ololdHt ~ thc CLtE dltOiHtf
at so per month.
The board of nnbiie works r"norted
'n"t 'le ioit"o pier was unsafe ana
re'oiniheh .u' ,hat me l'aSca pump be
'o'"'e'' '' l M u ''iu iie''n'p'n'
Aldermen Bertrand and Green sent
IN strong report recommending that
neither the city nor the county redeem
at the present time, any tax certificates
which were being contested IN the
courts, and that 4 committee be APP
pointed to confer with the county otfic-
laIS to reach an agreement to carry out
TINS recommendation.
inc report stated 'L"t the report"
"nlr" were Oelns sent our concerning
the nilhclaI coniltlon OF the city were