Iron County register., 1896-03-12
Council Proceedings.

IRoNToN, Mo-, March 9th, 1896.
Council met at stated session. Pres
ent: Hon. w. R. Edgar, Mayor; M.
L. Claybaugh, J. N. Bishop, John I.
Baldwin, George D. Marks, Henry
Kendall and L. J. Giovanoni, Council
men; Thomas B. Pruitt, Marshal; and
Arthur Huff, Clerk.
The following proceedings were had:
Minutes of last meetings read and ap-
proved.
Moved and carried that the follow
ing bills be allowed, and that warrants
be drawn on the City Treasurer there
for to wit:
City of Ironton VS.. Charles Williams
Thomas b. Pruitt, Marshal, $500;
VIM. r. Edgar, Mayor, $2.10; VIM. T.
O'Neal, Jailer, boarding defendant Z
day at SOC per day, and commitment,
$3.50. A. Huff, Clerk, making Finan-
cial Statement, etc., $3.50. M. n.
Lashley, for 81 days. work on street,
$3.50. Herman Weise, for 6 days.
work on street, Sc. Thomas B. Pruitt,
Marshal, z days work on street, and
repairing bridge, $14.25. T. B. Pru-
lit, Assignee of Robert Hill, 8 yards
and "a feet of gravel, 81. David Kin
del, days. work on street, 81. Robt.
Farmer, 80 yards gravel. at 222c,
$18.45; II. NJ. Collins, % yards gravel,
and half days hauling, $7.42; John
Hedger, 81 yards gravel, 1929; Bald
win Bros, IL yards gravel, $2.48; F.
Martin, 26 yards and feet gravel,
$5.87; Robert Hill, 364 yards gravel,
IS. IA; w. T. Gay, IA loads clay, at
1Oc, $14.40; Liepner & Mathews, Is
dog License Checks, $3.50; Eli D.
AXE, printing and publishing Financial
Statement, etc., $3.50.
The Mayor then appointed Thomas
B. Pruitt Marshal of the City of Iron
ton, until the next regular meeting of
the Council, which appointment was
duly confirmed by the Council.
Thereupon said Thomas B. Pruitt
came forward, took the oath of Office
and presented his bond as Marshal
aforesaid in the sum of $1,000, signed
by himself, as principal, with VIM. FL.
Whitworth, P. w. Whitworth, w. T..
Gay, and Anton Roehry, as his sure
ties; which is duly approved by the
Council and ordered to be filed and re-
corded.
A settlement was then had with said
Thomas B. Pruitt as Marshal, where
by 1t was shown that he had made the
following collections since the last
regular meeting of this Council, to wit:
To amount collected on Merchants
Licenses since last meeting, $50. 90:
Peddlers' Licenses, $5.; Dramshop
Licenses, $50; total $115.
And it appearing to the Council that
said Thomas B. Pruitt has deducted
his commission on q portion of said
collections, to wit: on the sum of $25,
being the Merchants and Peddlers' Liz
eenses aforesaid, which were collected
prior to March 1st, 1885. 1t Is moved
and carried thai warrant be issued
for the residue of the commission un-
deducted by said Marshal being per
cent. on the sum OF $50 the Saloon LIZ
censes aforesaid, amounting to $40.
and that the same be delivered to said
Marshal.
A settlement was then made with
Walter ii. Fisher. City Collector.
whereby the following collections were
shown to have been made by him since
the last regular meeting Of the Council.
to witt To amount collected on delin-
auent list OF 1895, since last meeting.
$76.S1; to amount collected on delin-
quent lists OF 1894, since last meeting.
67.le; total, e8a. 81. And it appearing
to to the Council that the full amount
OF said collections have been covered
into the City Treasury, it is moved and
carried that warrant be drawn in IA
vor of said Collector for his commits
sions thereon as follows: per cent.
commission on the sum Of e76.81, 1898,
taxes COLLECTED, $3.50; 10 par cent.
commission on the sym Of &7.la. 1894.
taxes collected. Tie; total, 1881.
And It further appearing to the Coun-
Icil that there are solvent persons
whose names appear on said delinquanl
lists, whose taxes are unpaid, and the
QollectoF Is unable BY reason thereof,