The herald., 1896-02-09
\ RULE WORKING
hat Cash Fund Rule Will Have
to Be Broken
TIlE CITY NOW HAS MONEY
Discarded Work Horses Bring in Over
$500
~ Investigation into the Secret lille gal Prac-
tlces Of the Police Department Is at an
End-John Drain May Resign

4 End-John Drain May Resign
4 The city council is again placed in a most
1 peculiar position, the result of the IRON
Eolad rule made short time ago in the in
lsterest of the depleted cash fund. The sup
ply committee yesterday filed the follow
ing:
We beg leave to report in the matter of
repairs to plumbing in the city hall, which
repairs, they are advised, were ordered by
the council, that they have heretofore APP
proved and your honorable body granted
requisition for $3.50 for this work; that the
superintendent of buildings has presented
: supplemental requsition for the balance
Of the work performed, amounting to
I $1O2.37; that under the rules of your hon.
orable body it is without the power of this
committee to approve this requisition, but
I the work having been ordered by the coun-
Gil, your supply committee present the
same without recommendation, for your
action.
THE INVESTIGATION ENDED
The investigation alleging illegal secret
/ practices by the police department ended
yesterday afternoon. A reporter for
morning newspaper yesterday detailed be-
fore the investigating committee how an
Italian by the name of Morel, had last fall
been apprehended at Santa Barbara, having
been brought here secretly and unknown to
anyone but the police, slowed away in
cell in the city prison, where, after being
kept for several days, he had to be re-
leased, because it had been another case of
mistaken identity. Morel was sup
posed to have been one of the
Naf1a murderers OF Chief of Police Hen
messy of New Orleans and a $4,000 re-
ward was said to be extant for his deten-
tjon. This information at the time came,
scthe reporter testified, from Chief Glass
himself. Detective Goodman denied hav-
ine made the arrest in question, but he de-
clined to give any of the details of the mat
ter to the investigators yesterday. Re-
porter Richard Colver yesterday filed
list of persons who had been illegally jailed
brought successful suits for damages
against the parties who procured their ar
rest for false Imprisonment.
DRAIN MAY RESIGN
John Dram, superintendent of street
sprinkling, may resign his position. He
objects to the new duties foisted upon him
by the council in connection with the
street sweeping. Drain, in the economy
deal of ten days ago, fell in for the inspec-
ton of the latter work. Ho says that he
has no time for the additional labors de-
VOlVlIR upon DltUs LIE WuOlo I1dtteF Is 10
be aired in the regular weekly council
meeting tomorrow.
ANOTHER FUND BUSTED
City Treasurer Hartwell yesterday paid
to Mackey & Young the sum of $4,000
upon their school building account. The
money was paid out in checks upon local
banks. On February /, the fund out of
which this payment was made, contained
4 $lO7 ,O39.93. out of the original 1907 800
For which the people last year voted bonds
for the new school buildings. The $4,000
premium received in the sale of the bonds,
is soon to be transferred from the interest
and sinking fund, to the school construc-
ton fund. The money is to be used to pay
for heating the buildings, which item was
not included in the original building esti-
mates.
The common school fund which pays the
salaries of teachers and other incidental
expenses of the public school system was
depleted yesterday and warrants upon the
same are being registered by the treasurer.
The fund will again be replenished in May,
when more of the taxes will have been col
lected and apportioned for the purpose.
LEssENING AN EXPENSE
The sewer committee of the council is
considering the advisabilty of recommend
ing that the inspection of new sewer work
from the street to the property line be
- v6eUeQ VIII tuo piuIIlOlu2 Inspector, III
stead of the street superintendent, as is
the case at present. Both officials now in
spect the work, and the new move is in
tended to discontinue the services of
one of Street Superintendent Howard's in
spectors.
The street superintendent's Office an
nounces that the improvement of Sixteenth
street, from Main to Central avenue, is
ready for acceptance. The job cost $500.
The sewer assessments for Twenty
third and Santee streets, and First and
Hope streets, will be recorded early dur
ing the present week.
The assessment for the opening and
widening of Ninth street from Pear, to the
city limits, are now in and will be deln-
quent on March Sd.
MONEY IN THE CASH FUND
The nineteen horses lately discarded by
the city because the street department was
pnnving itself expensive, were yesterday
s0ed at public auction at the city corral.
The animals brought from So to $5S each.
the total amount realized from the sale
having been $50. This sum averages
about $50 for each animal. The money
received from the sale goes into the de-
pleted cash fund.
NOTHING VERY SENSATIONAL
The experts employed upon the munici.
pal books will have their various reports in
to the grand jury by Februa ary 20, by which
time the latter body will also have filed it's
final report with Superior Judge Smith. 1t
is given out, upon reliable authority, that
% far nothing wrong has been uncovered
about the city hall.
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