Evening journal., 1896-08-05
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
The Way Large Property
Owners Treat City Council.
IT'S DIGNITY MUST BIS PRESERVED

Aud After a Sharp Discussion, the Ooun-
cIlmen Decide to Allow mr. Dobbirs
just rwenty Days and Give Col HOLT
day ose Last Fighting Lbsnoe Trans
actions of Tho Regular Meeting.
All the members OF City Council ex-
cept Mr. Sc uhsrdt were present AZ the
regular meeting lfst night aud President
Morriscn u WAS In tho chair.
Clerk Eckles refd recsipts from City
Treasurer Ferris for 81 1885 deposited to
the city's credit. on this amount @l6 80
vas collected by Mayor Boyd In fines and
licenses fl35 from Cby Cillecter Tobin
on account OF city taxes for 1895: $500
from collector Tobln on account OF school
taxes for 1895; 800 on account Of city
taxes for 1896
Mr.. Cooper reported that the Brandy
wire Granite Company had bssn paid in
full for stone used this season to repair
the streets,
Obisotlng to "LoaflnR" On the City.
Mr. Harrington offered an obi ,ctIon to
some of the men who are employed on
the streets, and said he would take his
solemn oatn that one man who has had
regular employ ment, couldn't do a b,y's
work A lively debate then ensued be
tween Mr.. Harrington and President
Morrison. Harrington clEining that the
old men ou, ht TO be done away with and
some OF no idle taxpayers ought TO bs
used President Morrison said he would
never favor movement TO give men Jobs
Of work at the city's expense to pay
their taxes.
Mr. Cooper Makes au Explanation.
Mr.. Harrington dsmauded to know
why City Councils Street CJmmittee
had covered the macadsm q ID road way
on S)nth street with sand and gravel
Hs said that taxpayers who had noticed
the cost OF that job would now have that
stuff blown IN Their eyes Mr. Cooper
claimed that Council could not sffOrd TO
put more stone screenings on the road,
and that Mr Hlrn, OF ths Bfaudy
Granite Company, had said that the ma
terial used would cement all right
Repeatedly Treated With Contempt
Mr.. Fsgan stated that he was tired Of
the way Council Is being treated by large
property owners Ia the city limits aud
thought that II Councll had any disnity
and power Il WAS high time Il was being
exeroi'ed The railroad companies aud
Mr. Dobblns especially seemed dlsposed
to treat any and all Communications from
City Council with utmost contempt TIE
New Castle accommodation train. be
said, was the only one running through
town to comply vita the conditions set
forth by Council
la the case OF Mr. Dobblns or his
agsnts, they have simply replied by
putting cif Councils demands aud tas
condition OF d Jbbinavllle CUTTERS remains
almost the same Hs gave notice Of a
resolution In the shape OF an ordiusucs
attaching penalty to property owners
who failed TO comply with formal notices
sent from the City Council chamber.
Council ordered that notification be
seat Mr.. Rapp general agent OF the
Dobblnsville properly to abRte the gutter
nuisance at Dobblnsville within twenty
DAYS or suffer council to have the repairs
maze at the expense OF the property
Mr. Pagan dleputsd a bill OF Samuel
Ferguson for repairs to a city we'll
on the ground that s. Was enongh for
two men In one dAy, and moved that the
bill be reduced from So DAY Me
Cooper favored the full allowance
clAimiog that we'll digging aud WE'LL
working could not bs compared with
work on the streets, and moved that the
nil be allowed IL Was 80 ordered.