The herald., 1898-11-06
CHARTER BILLS PASSED
Finance Committee Favors Payment of
$4,000 for the Printing

Bills for the printing of the new charter
were presented to and passed on by the
finance committee yesterday. The Herald
Publishing company's demand for $352l.25
for twenty insertions of the proposed city
charter was approved and passed. The
Records bill for the same number of in
sertions at official rates, making the de-
mand $25ll.2O, was also approved. These
bills have brought the expense connected
with the charter, for printing alone, up to
and over the $4,000 mark.
Another feature of the expense the city
has been put to in attempting to change the
charter came before the committee in the
form of demand for $685. presented by
Mai. Nolan, secretary of the board of free
holders. This demand, which represented
extra work done by him while secretary Of
the board was approved by the freehold
ers. Councilman Toll objected to the fin
ance committee giving its approval until the
demand was presented in the usual form.
He said that heretofore the board had CIV
en- the freeholders money when the board
had asked for it, and had never asked that
body what it was for. The justice of the
claim Mr.. Toll said he did not question, but
was not in favor of the finance committee
passing on separate bills connected with the
board of freeholders. On his recommenda-
ton the bill will be returned to the council
to be returned to the freeholders for that
body to send a freeholders' demand for
SlS3.
Mrs. j. A. Kays, wife of the pesthousc
manager, appeared before the committee
to secure its approval of her bill of Sll6.33
for the care of a varioloid patient last Sep.
tenber. The case was in her hands for
seventeen days. She presented an itemized
account, which included $50 for nursing and
cooking. Mr.. Mathuss questioned the size
of the demand, saying that ordinary
months the city only paid Mr.. and Mrs.
Kays $50 each for keeping the pesthouse,
and he thought the bill was little in ex-
cess of what was right. Mrs kays resented
this and said that if Mr.. Mathuss would
visit the old shack called pesthouse when
she was caring for case she would soon
convheN him the case was worth the price.
She was instructed to present the usual
demand and the extra bill at the next meet
ing of the committee.
The committee then turned it's attention
to the demand of j. M. Griffith Co., being
for amount of judgment obtained by the
company against the city for balance due
from the city to Grant & Mansfield upon
their contract for the construction of por.
tions of the outfall sewer, and an item of
$l02.30 charged as interest. This it rec
commended referred to the city attorney for
his opinion as to the liability Of the city for
the payment of the interest item.
VIM. Hayes demands for $9072 and 81 SO,
being amount of taxes paid to tax collector
upon double assessments of property, were
favored.
The petition of Meta Smith, asking for
rebate of $3.50 by reason of double assess
ment of real property, also met with ap-
proval. The committee will recommend the
council to instruct the city clerk to present
the demand upon the tax fund of l897-98.
Chas. Steel's bill of $2.75 due by erroneous
payment of taxes upon improvements that
never existed was considered a lust claim.
VIM. Peterson, the contractor, whose
duty requires him to dispose of dead ami
mails, presented a bill for $2O525. This
represented the caring for "a horses, 80
cows, l32 dogs and 36 cats. The bill was
6led,