The herald., 1896-07-19
FINANCES Of. THE CITY
Weekly Meeting OF the
Council Committee
1RANSLAT|NG SPANISH ARCHIVES
Most Competent Parties Will
Secure the Contract
THE RAILWAY. FRANCHISES
The Wiltshire Company Voluntarily Sur.
render Privileges Granted
They Do Not Wish to Proceed Against Pop.
uIar Opposition
hsnIth officer steddom Submits His Estimates
Of Expenses for the Coming Yeor-A
Special Appropriation Is Asked
for Sunset Park
The Wiltshire Company Voluntarily Sur.
render Privileges Granted
they Do Not Wish to Proceed Against Pop.
uIar Opposition

Inc nnanCc COmnllttce Oh tUc CITY
council held a meeting In the office of
the city clerk yesterday In addition to
the approval of the usual demands, the
following recommendations were adopt
ed for submission to the city council
Monday:
First-Recommend that the reports of
the city auditor on the condition Of the
funds, for the week ending July 1lth,
and on. his books for the month ending
June 80. 1896, be filed.
Second-Recommend that the demand
of Ernest Koenig for rebate on account
Of saloon license be denied
Third-Recommend that the demand
of Al. Kappes for $50 rebate on account
of saloon license be referred to the board
of police commissioners.
Fourth--Recommen that petition No.
Gil, from Ferraro Bros, asking return
to him of taxes paid on $3.50 worth of
personal property be denied.
Fifth-Recommend that the sum OF
s529.24 be referred to the water system
improvement fund, and $50 to the West
lake park fund from the interest and
sinking fund of 1870, and the city audi
such transfer.
Sixth-Recommend that communica-
tions No. 332 from T. Masac and 355 from
f. Coffey, in reference to the translation
of the Spanish archives, be referred to
the city attorney with instructions to
prepare and present for approval of the
council contract with the party whom
he believes can best perform this work
for the interest of the city.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT EX PENSES
Health Officer Steddom has compiled
his estimate Of the expenses of the
health department for the ensuing year.
The department wants something more
than the demands for last year, but as
all the items are given the taxpayers
can figure them out for themselves and
ascertain. Wh ftbar the increased amount
To begin WITH $24OO is asked for the
salary of the health officer, with $3.50
for the hire of his clerk and S45OO for his
inspectors. For the expenses of his
city hospital $50 is asked. and 1t is esti
mated that the milk room, where the
lacteal fluid for the citizens is tested.
Will cost 500 moro. For printing $3.50
is asked, and it is estimated that the
stationery bill will be $3.50. Drugs, it Is
estimated, Will cost s12Oo, while new
books will foot up $50 and postage $50.
The monthly reports will cost sloO. For
the inspection of meat ard milk the in
spector VIII have to be paid $500 in sal
ary. To remove the garbage Will cost
S12,5o0, and the removal of dead animals
Will entail an additional cost of $120O
The wages of the hand gutter -sweepers
VIII amount to S3744, while the contrac.
tor for street sprinkling will receive
4So 10 Oversee this work and SEE.
that the work is properly done $10S0 will
nave to be paid an inspector, and 1t will
cost $1,000 to repair the sprinkine hy.
drants From the foregoing it will be
seen that the health department is be-
ginning to be quite an expense in Itself.
SURRENDERED THEIR FRAN
CHISES
A communication was filed with the
clty clerk yesterday, to be submitted to
the city council Monday from the Will
shire company, surrenderng their fran
chises Tor an electric railroad franchise
from the corner of Lake and Ninth
stfeets thence to Seventh street, thence
OUT seventh street to Rampant, thence
TO Sixth. thence to Alvarado; also on
seventh and Alvarado and Seventh ana
Lake. The Wiltshire company saws that
they wish it understood that they for
Ielt all the money they have paid for the
franchises which they surrender. They
also say they do not ask for a franchise
on Sixth street. in front of the park on
the ground that it is understood that
there is opposition to the same. Ir the
communication the company saws thar
tnlS action is taken because of the oppo-
sltlqn which they understand there is
against this measure. They further ex-
pam that their action is taken because
OF tne action of the council in striking
out the seventh street extension asked
lor: The company says that thew will
make an application for an entirely new
franchise eiS iie"
UNSET PARK APPROPRIATION
me Wiltshire company yesterday filed
petltlon asking that social fund he
set aside from the general park fnnS
~, M the exclusive use of Sunset narlS
ne matter viii come up at tbe meat;no
~ the council NRnday, and will nroh,
apiyl DC referred to the park commits
sionefs Tor action at the next meetino
Will CREATE A NUISANCE
ID: and E. French have nrotas+oa
ct cSsullls. inc construction of a sewer on
SteWaTf street, between Eighth and
iNA' ~ streets on the ground that IT will
DE deti1inental to property. as dirtv
wafer VIII accumulate on the cornerand
be nuisance >'' 'e' ana
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