, 1896-07-22

Der OF the honorable body who failed to
to roll call was Councilman
Pennington.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The bond Of City Clerk Charles S.
having upon it as sureties
the names of C. E. Golden and n. X.
Boswell, was read and after some dis
cussion was duly approved. Council
man Fees was the only negative vote
when the motion TO accept the same
was passed. Mr.. Fee raised objection
to the bondsmen on the ground that
n of the sureties had his name on the
bond Of the city treasurer.
The ordinance relating to the wages
OF employees of the city was brought up
again and on being placed on its final
passage was passed. Mayor Brown re-
fused to approve the measure and
Councilman Lohlein voted against it.
The new ordinance cuts the wages of
city employees on the streets from 81 to
SLIGO for eight hours work and pro-
vides that men and teams be paid at
the rate of 20 cents per hour for labor
performed, thus bringing the cost of a
mar and team on street work down to
$500 per day of eight hours instead of
81 as has heretofore been paid for the
same labor.
The ordinance relating to the duties
and powers of the mayor was brought
up and also placed on its final passage
and carried, all voting in the afirma-
tive. The new measure gives the may
or the right to exercise his own judg-
ment in the matter of regulating OBJ
structions on the sidewalks. etc.
Under the head of reports of finance
committee, the bill Of J. l.. Pennington
was brought up. This was for team
hire and amounted to $34. Mr.. Pen
nington claimed that the charges were
just and proper and in keeping with his
regular rates. The one item to which
objection was taken was a charge of SIS
for the use of team in hauling the fire
engine to the practice grounds of the
flremen before the races on July 4th.
Mr.. Fee thought that it was rather too
much On the part of the fire department
to ask the city to pay this. particularly
as the department had been voted $3.50
from the city treasury with the under
standing that the amount would cover
everything.
The bill was laid over on the ground
that Mr.. Pennington had failed to
swear to it.
The cemetery committee reported
that Mr.. Stryker was willing to take
oath that a lot in the burial ground
charged to Mrs. Aabel had been paid for
although not recorded as such. On mo-
tion a deed was ordered to be made III
for the same in the name of the owner.
Councilman Fee reported that work
on the creek bed near the residence of
Mrs. Jackson Brown was progressing
in good shape.
Councilman Jones of the finance COM
mittee reported that no examination
had been made of the books of the out
going clerk as yet. but the matter would
be acted upon by the committee in a
day or two and a report rendered at the
next meeting.
Mr.. ]. M. Ingersoll appeared before
the meeting and asked whether some
thing could not be done to put a stop
to the wholesale destruction of vacant
buildings. He stated that on some Of
his unoccupied houses the windows had
not only been broken but doors had
been smashed in and much damage
done the interior. Mr.. Ingersoll was of
the opinion that the council would do
we'll to offer a reward for the apprehen-
sion Of the culprits. The mayor quoted
the ordinance, stating that the offense
was punishable by a fine of $50 if the
offenders we're caught. After some talk
the city attorney was instructed 10
draw up an ordinance making it lawful
for the council to offer a reward for the
arrest OF all persons guilty Of the Of
Tense of m%aliciously destroying proper
ty.
The water question came up again
and was discussed at length. Atten-
ton was called to its present impure
condition and plans were suggested for
an improvement. Mr.. Lohlein thought
that the springs could be damned up
In such a as to permit the water
to run through the flume into the res
ervoir. This method was practiced be-
fore and gave good results so far as
giving the city pure water. Mr.. Lob
lein stated that the change could be
made at a cost OF not more than $50.
Mayor Brown stated the only way he
could see to remedy the trouble in
proper name was either to build a
reservoir, wall In and v over the
springs or to conduct the flow from
each spring into the main pipe by
means Of small piping. Either one of
these plans II carried out would entail
big expenses On the city.
The matter Of making a contract with
the electric Hight company came up and
the committee on streets and alleys was
to wait ON the management
and make some sort of an agreement.
The mayor thought that II the company
could be persuaded to put in arc lights
Tor the caty;s use the change would give
satisfaction. Mr.. Miller was