Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-26
o! r CITY PAPAS.
THEY MET IN REGULAR SESSION
MONDAY NIGHT.
Not Very Much business Transacted The
C"rbinand Bowman Piits 1" the city of
Plymouth Accepted.


Council met Monday night in regular
session. all members present at roll call
except alderman Reynolds who came IN
shortly after the reading of the min
utes.
y petition was presented regarding
the water rent IN the lodge room Of the
Masonic society. which was soon ad
luSted
When the mayor asked If any one
present desired to present any matter
Of importance TO the council. Jas. f.
lIoughton announced that he desired
10 call the attention of the council to
the need OF sidewalks on Center street
in his locality.
j. W. MaXey. our Fourth ward rep
reSentatiye, called the attention of the
council to the necessity of walks on 9TH
street. The attent ion OF Alderman Bal
ley was ca He'd To this latter complaint,
which brought out pun OF some kind
regarding gravel. 1t was too deep for
those on the outside.
The report of Treasurer Kelley was
received and concurred in.
The superintendent OF the water
works read his report stating that j. +.
Leonard had been employed To take
charge of the pumping station, receiv-
ing "A salary of $40 per month, and be-
ing held responsible for all damages
He had given a bond in the sum of
$4,000 with approved security. The
superintendent also stated that the con
tracts for water with the l.. E.& W. and
the court house had about expired
The repairs for the pumps had been
ordered and were on the road.
The report was received and an order
rendered To contract with the l.. f.. X
W, for three years, and the courthouse
for one year.
Alderman Tibbitt presented an ordi-
nance which passed its first reading,
that compels the school board TO report
to the city council every month,o mon
les expended, etc.
Alderman Reynolds wanted to know,
If the ordinance were passed, If the
school board could be compelled tomake
such reports: if 1t were the law.
Attorney Logan-'It is the law.
At this juncture Alderman Bailey
spoke in regard To the validity of the
ordinance If passed, owing to tie con
dltion of affairs, citing for instance the
snow ordinance recently passed; how
some of our citizens refused To comply
with the SNOW ordinance, because they
SAID it was not legally passed. lie said
he did not mention this for any desire
/ to create a controversy, but To simply
show how some of the people viewed
the matter.
The matter of adjusting rates for
water motors for printing offices was
deferred until next meeting.
At this time the plats of Corbin's and
Bowmans additions to Plymouth were
received and ordered placed on record
Mayor Swindell called the at
tention of the council to the ordinance
pertaining to fees and salaries. lie
desired that something should be done
10y the council to relieve him from any
embarrassment, especially i'll signing
warrants for salaries.
Alderman Reynolds took the llool
and gave conclusive evidence that ht
had been reading the law very closely
in regard to the matter which will soor
come before the court respecting the
Fourth ward matter, and mapped ou
interested. But he said he thought the
best thing to do was for a republican
and democratic attorney in conjunction
with City Attorney Logan to investi
gate this matter and inform the mayor
just how he could act. "The onl!
question in controversy resumed Al
erman Reynolds, 'ls- whether the coun
ell is working under legal set o
rules Alderman Bailey said that wa
the case exactly and that the attorney
would get at loggerheads on that sam,
point and could not straighten tina
matter out.
The subject was dropped at th
point and the report of the superinten
dent of water works and bond of j. /
Leonard received.
Board adjourned.
No Move Made.
From Saturdays Daily.
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