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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-12-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-12-22

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

money which may subsequently, come into the proper fund from delinquent taxes or other uncollected income or revenue for such year. Such demands shall be paid out of such de.---quent revenue, when collected, in the order of their registration.
 Sec. '. When there shall be to the credit of any sinking fund in the treas ury sum not less than twenty thou sand dollars which may be applied to the redemption of any outstanding bonds to which such fund .s applicable, which are not reueemable before their maturity, 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor, Auditor and Treasurer to ad- vertise for thirty days, inviting pro- posals for the surrender and redemp tion of the bonds.
 After such advertisement the money in such Sinking Fund, or such portion thereof as may be required therefor, shall be awarded to the person or per sons offering to surrender said bonds for the lowest price. Upon such award, when duly audited, the Treasurer shall, upon the surrender of the bonds, pay the amount to the person or persons to whom the same was awarded. No bid for the surrender of any of the bonds shall be accepted, which shall require a greater sum of money for their redemp- ton than the then worth of the princi- pal and interest of the bonds, calculat- ed with interest, not exceeding four per centum per annum.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

kinds of material or supplies than has been actually received, slall De deemed euiItv of misfeasance ard shall be re- moved from office.
 Sec. 5. All contracts provided for In this Chapter must be n writing and executed in the name T the City and County bv the Mayor All such con tracts must be countrsigned by the Clerk of the Supervisors, and register ed by number and dae in book kept by him for that purp'se. When a con- tractor fails to enter into the contract awarded to him or toperform the same. new bids must be invited, and a con tract awarded as provided herein in the first instance. When the Supervis ors believe that the prices bid are too high, or that bidde's have combined to prevent competitiCn, or that the public interest will be su)served thereby. thev may reject any and all bids and causs the notice for proposals to be readver- tised.
 Sec. 6. No contract for lighting streets, public buildings, places or of fees. shall be made for a longer period than one year nor shall any contract to pay for gas electric light or any it. luminating material at a higher rate than the minimum price charged to any other consumer. be valid Demands for lighting public buildings shall be presented monthly to the board or de partment Ising or having charge thereof, ani shall specify the amount of gas, electric light or Illuminating material consumed in such building during the month
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
CHAPTEk' ".
Payment of Claims.

SECTION 1. The salaries and com pensation of all officers, including po- licemen and employees of all classes. and all teachers in the public schools, and others employed at fixed wages, shall be payable monthly. Any demand upon the treasury accruing under this Charter shall not be paid, but shall be forever barred by limitation of time
 unless the same be presented for pay ment, properly audited, within one month after such demand became due and payable; or. if 1t be a demand which must be passed and approved by the Supervisors OF Board of Education, or by any other Board, then within one month after the first regular meeting of the proper board held next after the demand accrued; or, unless the Super visors shall, within six months after the demand accrued as aforesaid, on a careful examination of the facts, re- solve that the same is in all respects just and legal, and the presentation of 1t, as above required, was not in the power either of the original party interested or his agent, or the present holder; in which case they may by or dinance revive such claim; but 1t shall be barred in the same manner unless presented for payment within twenty days thereafter. No valid demand aris- ing subsequent to the claim which may be revived as aforesaid shall be rem dered invalid by reason of such revival exhausting the fund out of which sub seuuent claims might otherwise be paid. Such revived claim shall take rank as of the day of it's revival.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
CHAPTER ".
The Assessor.

SECTION l. There shall be an As sessor of the City and County, who shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election and who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. He shall be elected by the people and hold office for four years. He shall receive an annual salary of four thousand dol lars, which shall be in full compensa- ton for all his services. He may ap- point a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary of twenty-four hun- dred dollars: one cashier who shall re- ceive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; six assistant deputies who shall each receive an annual sal ary of eighteen hundred dollars; twen- ty-one clerks who shall each receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; and during four months of the year not more than one hundred clerks who shall each be paid at the rate of not more than one hundred dollars 8 month during the time of their employ ment.
 Sec. 3. The Assessor shall assess all taxable property within the City and County at the time and in the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State,
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

mand presented, also when presented. the date, amount, name of original holder. and on what account allowed and against what appropriation drawn and out of what specific fund payable. All demands shall be paid in the order of their registration. Each demand upon being so registered shall be re- turned to the party presenting 1t, with the endorsernent of the word Register ed,'' and dated and signed by the Treasurer; but the registration of any demand shall not operate to recognize or make valid such demand if incurred contrary to any of the provisions of this Charter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

official returns or reports In the man- ner and at the time required Dy law, ordinance, or the regulations of the Su- pervisors; nor In favor of any ofhcer who has neglected or refused to comply with any of the provisions or law regulating his duties, nor in favor of any officer or employee for the time he shall have absented himself without legal cause from the duties Of his ofnce during office hours. The Auditor must always examine on oath any person re- ceiving a salary from the City and County touching such absence.
 The Auditor may require any person presenting for settlement an account or claim for any cause against the City and County to be sworn before him touching such account or claim, and when so sworn, to answer orally as to any facts relative to the justice of such account or claim. Moneys placed in the Special Deposit Fund shall not be subject to the provisions of this sec tiop.
 Sec. 2. Every demand upon the Treasurer, except the salary of the Au- ditor, must, before it can be paid, be presented to the Auditor. who shall sat 1sfy himself whether the money Is le- gally due, and its payment authorized by law, and against what appropriation payable and out of what fund 1t is pay able. If he allow 1t, he shall endorse upon 1t the word Allowed" with the name of the fund out of which 1t is payable, and the date of such allow ance, and sign his name thereto. No demand shall be approved. allowed. au- dited or paid unless it specify each spe- cial item, date and amount composing it, and refer by chapter and section to the provisions of this Charter authoriz- ing the same.
 Sec 8. The Auditor shall keep a reg ister of warrants, showing the funds upon which they are drawn, the num- Der, in whose favor, for what service. the appropriation applicable to the pay ment thereof, when the liability ac- crued, and a receipt from the person to whom the warrant is delivered. He shall not allow any demand out of its order, nor give priority to one demand over another drawn upon the same spe- cific fund, except for the purpose of de- termining its legality
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
ARTICLE ".
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER I.
The Mayor.

SECTION 1. The chief executive off, cer of the City and County shall be des- ignated the Mayor. He shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election. and must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. He shall be elected by the people and hold office for two years He shall receive an annual salary of six thousand dollal s. He may appoint Secretary who shall receive an annual salary of twenty four hundred dollars: an usher who shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars: and a stenographer and typewriter who shall receive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
CHAPTER VI.
The Coroner.

SECTION 1. There shall be Coro- ner of the City and County,who shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election. and who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such election. He shall be elected by the people and hold office for two years. He shall receive an an- nual salary of four thousand dollars. He shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. He shall have the control and manage ment of the Morgue of the City and County under such ordinances as the Supervisors may adopt.
 Sec. 2. He may appoint an autopsy physician. who shall receive an annual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars: a chi f deputy, who shall receive an a.n- nual salary of twenty-four hundred dol- lars; three assistant deputies who shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars; a stenographer and typewriter who shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; and a messenger who shall receive an an- nual salary of nine hundred dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
CHAPTER VII.
The Recorder,

SECTION l. There shall be a Re- corder of the City and County, who shall be an elector of the City and County at the time of his election and who must have been such for at least five years next preceding such election. He shall be elected by the people and hoid office for two years. He shall receive an an- nual salary of thirty-six hundred dol lars. He may appoint Chief Deputy, who shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; two assist ant deputies who shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dol lars. He may also appoint as many copyists as he may deem necessary, who shall receive not more than eight cents for each one hundred words ac- tually written; but no copyist shall be paid greater compensation at this rate than amounts in the aggregate to one hundred dollars month.
 Sec. g. The Recorder shall take into
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
GAMBLER MEN IN LINE.
Permanent Organization VIII Be
Perfected Monday Night.

The Allen D. Gambler Club held another
meeting at the court house last night to
receive the report of the committee APP
pointed to select district canvassers. In
cidentally considerable other business
was transacted.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton, composed of Col. NJ. w. Dixon, Capt.
John r. Dillon, Maj G. NJ. Ryals, Messrs.
Waring Russell and H. NJ. Lotion, was
not ready to make a report. but still has
in consideration the selection of a presi-
dent, who will be some prominent Savan-
nahian who has not taken a prominent
part in local politics. The president will
no doubt be selected at the next meeting
of the club on Monday night This COM
mittee win only select a president. and
the vice presidents of the club will be
chosen by the club itself.
The names of about seventy-five new
members were enrolled brought in by
those who attended the first meeting.
This was before any of the canvassers
mad been named.
The same spirit of harmony as be-
tween the members of the two local fac
tons that was noticeable the night before
perVaded the meeting, and the only de-
termination of the members is that the
county shall give their candidate big
majority. The committee on district can
vassers reported the following committees
for the different militia districts, which
wlll be furnished with application blanks
ana urged to bring in as many new men,
oers as possible when the next meeting
Is heid at the court house at $50 O'Clock
next Monday night:
FIRST District-James Mcclure, r. Wick
ham, r. H. Clements, c. c. Jordan. VIII
liam Mccormack, w. F. Corbett, c. A.
Lamotte. Henry Garwes. William Reagan
M. J. Barrett, d. J. Kiley and E. W.
O'Connor.
Second District--T. ]. sheftan H. NJ
Lotton, Waring Russell, Frank McDer-
molt' %. j. Whelan, Neil Gildea w. p
bailey. H. e. Wilson, Charles Collman
theodore Groot and B. 0. Rogers.
Third District-J. H EstiII. George W
owens, w. c. Hartridge, G. NJ. Ryals
Gustave Fox, 7. S. Morgan, Jr., John r,
Dillon, John Rourke, Julius Perlinski
John D. Robinson, a. J. Garfunkel, r. j.
Warrlck, Charles Brant and j, Fl. Helm.
ken, e. A. Silva.
Fourth strict-Samuel Reynolds. Pope
Barrow Edward Karow, u. H. McLaws
q. kiesllng, j. f. Fallon, John j. Stat
ford, James Mcbride, John A. Goette
FRANK Gaffney. John Carr f. w. Cam.
pos Patrick Buttimer, William M. Wal
lace and /. d. Goodwin
Fifth Distriet-B. ]. Mcintyre. Henry
Ambos, ]. A Sawyer. George w. Wyl.
ly, Jr.
Sixth Distinctly. J. Shuman, Wash
Nelson, J. F. Guilmartin and b. s. Wells
seventh District-W. J. Cleary, p. L
Constantine
Eighth District. B. Newton, c. R
Patterson, David L. Christian.
1t will also be decided a Monday, nigb+,s
meeting when and where the first Cand
Ter rally in Chatham county shall be held
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
The Mutual Life.

The annual report of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York just
issued shows that company to have made
noteworthy advances, as usual, in every
department of its business. The assets
on Dec. 81, 1897, amounted to 1858. 7sS. 437,
showing an increase for the year of sl9.
42,2S9.4. The cash income for the twelve
months aggregated So, 1862, SOS. %. and the
disbursements for death claims matured
endowments, dividends and other ac-
counts to $36,12f,O6O.99. The surplus fund
from which dividends ,-ares paid now
amounts to $35,50S, 1874 cR
With the growth of Income IL will be
observed that corresponding benefit is
derived by those who hold the companv's
contracts The presentation OF the re-
suits of the years business. published
elsewhere in this issue. is the best trjhu,e
TO the care and segacity shown bv the
management of this great company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
LOW RATES FOR DRUMMERS.
Half Fare Granted by the Railroads
For Their Convention.

Half Fare Granted by the Railroads
For Their Convention.
The rate to govern the travel of the
drummers to and from Savannah during
the week of their convention has just been
decided. Members of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association Of Georgia and every
body else who may desire may come from
their homes within certain limits, for one
fare for the round trip.
The drummers put in a request some
time ago to have the railroads name low
rate for the convention. The roads inter-
ested requested the rate from the South
eastern Passenger Associations confer
ence committee. The general passenger
agents think a good travel TO Savannah
during the week of the convention win be
had on account of the public being then
able to make the return trip at one-half
the usual cost
When rates as low as one fare for the
round trip are granted by the railroads
they never shut out the public from the
privilege of riding at the reduced figure
The privilege is not restricted, as in some
cases, 10 the members of the organization
for which the rates were secured. When
the certificate plan is worked, only those
going to conventions as delegates can
travel on the reduced rate.
The tickets to the Savannah convention
will be on sale April 10. They will be good
on the trains scheduled 40 reach here the
morning OF. April 20. which is the first
of the three days the convention is to
be in session. The final limit of the tickets
win be april %. The application for the
rates by the committee of the drummers
was only made from certain points and
others intermediate. Many cities have no
posts of the r. T. A., so rates from them
were not requested. The places from which
tickets will be sod are jacksonville, Fla,
Townsville. Albany, Eufaula, Ala, Co
lumbus, Carrollton Atlanta, Macon,
Athens, Augusta, and intermediate sta
lions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
INSURANCE RATES IN STATU QUO.
No New Developments Looked TO,
Until the Local Agents NJae+

No New Developments Looked for
Until the Local Agents Meet.
No further developments in the insur-
ance situation are looked for until the To-
cal agents hold their meeting, which will
be when a special committee gets ready to
report.
There is considerable objection to the nm
iversal system of rating, and the probable
lty Is that the tariff association will not
apply 1t. 1t is possible for an influence 10
DC brought in its favor but this would not
likely succeed unless it received the an
prevail of local underwriters. Chief among
the objections is that satisfactory rates are
not obtained, and that the system is too
complex TO be practical. The local agents
say ita application would require a great
deal of labor in the way of going over and
rerating the city, to, say nothing of the
standing expense its maintenance would
entail.
While it is admitted the schedule has
been successful in the North, and that the
tariff association has satisfactorily applied
1t in many cases, the agents do not seem
inclined to concede it much merit, which
might be accounted for in a large measure
to the feeling existing between companies
applying 1t and those which do not
Unless there is considerable discussion in
quiet way the insurance men themselves
are entirely at sea as to what they intend
doing about The rate raise. The object of
a meeting has never yet been made known
and the fact it has been postponed several
times indicates that no action of an i'm
portant nature is to be taken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
RATES FOR WAR MATERIAL.
Government Wants 100000 Tons OF
Coal Carried to Key West.

COnI Carried to Key West.
The Plant System has been receiving in
quiries Of late regarding rates and trans
portation facilities for carrying govern
ment material of different kinds from the
North to Key West.
The latest inquiry was to ascertain what
rates could be named for the transporta,
ton Of 100000 tons of coal from Charles
ton. The road cannot carry the coal on
account of a lack of sufficiently large
steamers plying between Port Tampa and
Key West. The system has a line, but
the vessels, while excellent for the large
passenger business and the lighter classes
of freight they handle, are inadequate for
the transportation of such great weights
as it is desired to ship. 1t is said the
rates, even if furnished would be too high
by the rail route to admit of the govern
ment, sending its coal that way. 1t would
cost from 81 to 50 per ton to haul the
coal as far south as Port Tampa. Barging
or shipping by steamers from that place
would be an additional cost. The estab-
lishment of the intended coaling station
toward which the request for informa tion
regarding transportation evidently points
at Key West will prove a good means of
getting rid of a part of the big extra APP
Propratlon made Tor defense by Congress.
-Four hundred thousand tons of coal will
cost round sum at the mines in Penn
sylvania. Add. to this the transportation
charges to Key West and the million-mark
is overreached by several hundred thous-
ands
1t is thought by the railroad people that
the coal will not be shipped by rail, I'M
less special contingency, as probable war,
should arise. They believe vessels will
be chartered to carry the coal from Bal
timore or Norfolk to Key West, as this
would prove less costly method for its
transportation. When the enormous guam
THY of coal is considered it can be under
stood that the government would hardly
resort to such method If there were any
urgent need of the immediate establish
ment of the coaling station.
If ten steamers, each capable of carry
ing 5000 tons, were secured, it would take
the fleet something like four months to
move all the coal II is estimated that
the freight trains of the railroads could
get the entire shipment through In far
less time. The interrogatories received by
the general freight office of the Plant Sys-
tenn came from the Pennsylvania lines,
which had evidently been approached by
| government officials
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
SAID HE DIDN'T PUT 1T THERE.
Mr.. Springer's Endorsement on l.. n.
RobinsOn's Notes.


RObinsOn's Notes.
Developments are apt to follow the pro-
ceedings against the Robinson Printing
Company, the affairs of which are in the
hands of numerous creditors. Whether
there will be criminal accusations against
Germ remains to be seen, but it is said
there are a number of transactions that
are doubtful in their character.
Attachments have already been levied
against the property in favor of the Chat
ham Bank ,for $1,714 and Harry Karger
for 1915. On these notes appears the name
of Mr.. Peter B. Springer Mr.. Springer
denied to a representative of the Morning
News that he ever signed or authorized
the signing of his name 10 them. After
the departure of Louis R. Robinson, the
former manager of the company. Mr..
Springer received notice from the banks
and promptly notified them that it was
a case of mon est factum." What seems
TO be incomprehensible to him Is the fact
the paper was repeatedly renewed, but
he heard nothing of it, How the bank
took such a note without first consult
ing him; or how the matter remained I'M
Ger cover, is something Mr.. Springer says
he does not understand. He knew moth
ing of the Karger note, he said, until it
was protested.
1t also seems Mr. Springer's name was
used in ordering material for the print
ing house He stated that on one or two
occasions bills for paper and other mate
rails commonly used in, printing houses
came to him. With regard to this he said
he never authorized orders to be made
on his credit. There are several notes
which Mr. Springer endorsed for Louis r.
Robinson, but states they did not amount
to what is claimed by different people
He endorsed one for $3.50 Feb. %. he said.
and made a memoranda to that effect.
He also has an account of the other notes
he endorsed.
1t is not apparent what turn the case
Will take, though Mr.. Springer denies he
signed number of the notes upon which
payment Is being demanded.
Another feature that throws shadov
on the transaction of parties connected
with the affair is the fact that nunepons
worthless checks were passed Saturday
night by young man connected with the
business at the time. The checks were for
small amounts, the highest being about SIS.