Evening journal., 1898-11-04
WANTS MORE MONEY
rect and Sewer Department
.equests Aid From Council.
lTTBR CREATED A BREEZE

UNABLE TO PAY AWARDS MADE
iY COMMISSION TO ASSESS DAM
4GES FOR OPENING NEW
TIREETS-NO ACT8ONTAKEN BY
|OUNCIL-oFFICERs' REPORTs.
he confirmation Of awards made by
commission appointed to fix dam
5 on properties by the opening of
yenth and Monroe streets was pre-
led to City Council by MIR. Oberly
night.
fter the reading Of the list by Clerk
'rison, Mr. oberlE stated that these
lemnation proceedings had been &C.
on for several years and had
sed a great deal of comment, and
therefore moved that the statement
i referred to the Law and Finance
lmittees to confer with the Street
Sewer Department on the mat
II r. Smith stated that he would like
\ know what the Street and Sewer
artment wanted Council to do in
8 matter, as it had sent no communl-
81 ON relative to it to Council.
n r. O'Neill: L agree with my fel-
councilman in this matter, and
* we should know more about IT..
hey WANT an appropriation from
neil that cannot be granted with
legislative action. The only thing
done in that way by Council be-
has been to pay the expenses of
commission making the awards"
r. Oberly was reticent on the mat
and was not inclined to make any
Ianation.
r. Smith said that Council should
VI more about the matter before
ng any action and that he would
vote for any motion until he was
e fully in1Ormed about it. He
moved that the statement be re-
s ed back to the Street and Sewer
artment with the request that in
Council more fully what it wants.
r. Oberly stated that the Law and
nice Committees had held eau
with the Street and Sewer Board
preceding night upon the subject.
r. Smith demanded to know what
caucus was about, as all members
entitled TO be enlightened upon
matter.
r. Leary moved that the statement
read be referred to the committees
ed through courtesy to the chair
r. O'Neill stated that he was moi
suspicious, but he had his ideas
thought that there was a "niggel
he wood pile" some place. He fail
o see what right the committees
to hold a caucus without notify
Council of such action. He haC
ect confidence in the committees.
r. Oberly then stated that th'
ct and Sewer Department member
asked the Finance Committee L
'er with them sometime previous
heir regular meeting, and that th'
mittee had met the board Wednes
night, and that they desired t
the streets mentioned, but hat
the money to pay the awards an'
ted help from Council.
an aye and nay vote Mr. Oherly'
ion to refer was lost by to 4. nh
rds made 10Y the commission wer
ollows: To Edgar HOunsfeld, fins
mission, S2,5OO; second commits
S2,8OO; to John Craig, $50; vii
4 Medholt, G cents; to w. t. Porter
72.4O. The awards were made o.
)erty condemned for opening @
7enth street from Monroe to Adam
Monroe to Eleventh street.
motion of Mr.. Oberly $3.50 over
taxes was ordered refunded b
ector Savers to Samuel Culber
Illustrator Of James Culbert, dc
ed. The money had been collecte
ugh a clerical error. The reques
Ann Boulden for the refunding {
4 overpaid taxes was granted.
he crematory superintendent r'
ed 677, ,29O pounds Of garbage burr
n ocBober, and $162, 600 pounds
used.
r. O'Neill presented a communlc'
from Secretary Wigglesworth,
Board of Health enclosing bills Il
purchase of anti-toxine and dish
ants for the suppression OF dip
ria. Mr.. wigglesworth, for u
I'd thanked Council for it's prom
hearty support in the matter, al
that it was by their cooperate
he was enabled to report tn
htheria was ON the decrease,
Z re were but sixteen cases on Fl
against forty when Council W
ed for aid. Twenty recoveries HI
n reported and four deaths. ~
amounted to sS4. s71 being +
z5 i-toxine serum and $1S for disi