Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-19
City Council Proceedings.

1RoHToS. Mo-, July Il, 1897.
Council met al its regular session.
Present: Hon. Wm. r. Edgar, Mayor:
/ L. j. Giovanoni, ]. N Bishop, Geo.
d. Marks. G. A. Buckley, ". j.
Schwab and Henry Kendall, Council
men; Jno. /. Marshall. Marshal, and
/ Arthur HUFF, Clerk.
Minutes of last meeting read and
| approved.
Rate Of taxation for 1897, fixed at
25c on the $4,000.
Walter Fl. Fisher, City Collector,
presented his bond under his appoint
ment al last meeting. In the sum Of
! $1,000, signed by himself as principal.
! with L @. sWhitworih, Jr.. George
/ Schultz and John Blemel. as securities.
! which bond Is approved by the Coun-
ell and ordered TO be fled and record
ed.
Jos. A. Zwart. City Treasurer. also
presented his bond under his appoint
ment at last meeting, In the sum Of
$1,000. signed By himself Rs principal,
| with Anselm Begley and Aug. Rieke,
as securities, which bond is approved
by the Council and ordered to be fled
and recorded
Moved and carried that the follow
ing bills be allowed and thai warrants
therefor be drawn on the City Treas
urer, payable to the persons entitled
thereto, respectively, viz:
Herman Davis, making assessment
for 1897, 1854; amount advanced for
Assessors Tax books. 1897. $1.00;
total, $49-S4
Eli d. AXE, publishing fnahciRl
statement for one year ending March
\, 1897, s20; printing Assessors
blanks, $50; total. So. 80.
Mrs. P. c. HRller, B. cotton twine,
soc.
A. HUFF. clerical work, $3.50
amount advanced fer express on dog
license checks. 40e; total. $500
Il. C. Liepsner & Co.. IS dog license
checks, 1915.
Jno. / Marshall. Marshal. Is days
work on street, $50; burging dog. SOC;
repairing bridge. SOC; 25 per cent.
commission On $50 dog Licenses, 1897,
collected, 17.25. s per cent. commits
sion Oh So. 80 merchants licenses,
1897, collected, 81 Is; total. S55. 50.
Cad Lash1ey, 13 days work on.
street. $500.
NJ H Lashley. ] days work on.
street. 81.
Nose Lax. i days work on street,
$I0o.
Allen Hampton, ! days work pn
street, 81.
Jos, Henson. hauling 3 yards gravel
and ] load lumber. st 22Ic, 9oe; ]
days work with team. =; hanling 2
loads lumber. 45c; total, $3.50.
E. Farmer, ! days work with team.
g so.
W z Edgar. months rent Of Of
6ce. 81
1t appearing 10 The Council that
Poll tax for 1896, was erroneously col
iected OF W 6. FairchiId and John
Albert, who are over 80 years Of age,
il Is moEed and carried that said Poll
tax amounting TO 81 cash. be refunded
10 SAID W g. FairehIld anc Jno. Al
bert Rnd that warrants for said amounts
be drawn on the City Treasurer. para !
bic 70 the persons aforesaid IN sails
faction Of the above mentioned error.
The Council then proceeded 10 set !
tie with Jos. - ZwRrt. City Treasurer.
wherefrom The following monies we're
shown 10 hare been received and die ]
bnrsenen1s made By him. 70 vii:
To balance on hard last settlement. !
Dee. "A. 1896. S6s7 -g6: 70 as1oapt re-
ce9Ted since. s441.67; total, s112s s.: ]
by amounf paid ou1 on warrants.
S4gs p. balance in hands Of Treasur~
er. &6S6 So.
A resolution was introduced thai the ]
Ordinadce Committee draft al Orai-
nance 10 the effect that all trains OF