Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-24

Gay, Henry Kendall, L. j. Giovanoni
and w. j. Schwab, Councilmen; Jno.
I. Marshall, Marshal, and Arthur Huff,
Clerk.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Moved and carried that the following
bills be allowed and that warrants
therefor be drawn on the City Treas
urer, to wit:
Arthur Huff, City Clerk, making
financial statement and cancelling 80
warrants. etc., SIG.
j. l. Marshall. Marshal, work on
street, repairing and building bridges,
repairing city lamp, burying dog, and
commission on licenses, $29. 05.
Frank Martin, hauling 6 loads lum-
Der and yds. gravel, $3.50.
Robert Hill, hauling 5 yds. gravel,
$1.13.
Joe Henson, hauling loads lumber,
GOO.
Cad Lashley, 5! days work on
street, $3.50.
NJ. H. Lashley, 81 days's work on
street, $3.50.
Ben Left, u days work on street,
$3.50.
Maria J. Edwards, rent of pound
from Nov. /, '97 to Mar. l, '98, Sc.
VIM. r. Edgar, Office rent from Jan.
10 to Mar. 10. '9S. 81.
City of Ironton VS.. Arthur RUSSELL:
VIM. r. Edgar. Mayor, 50; John I.
Marshall, Marshal, 50; w. I. O'Neal,
Jailer, 81. 80.
1t was moved and carried that the
taxes on the east fractional part of lot
4, in block 6, in the east addition to
the City of Ironton, lying east of r. R.
track, assessed to Charlotte Collier
amounting to soc, be stricken from
the tax book of 1897, on account OF an
erroneous and double assessment, and
that the City Collector be credited
with said amount.
1t appearing to the Council that
Henry Bishop, prior to the payment of
a poll tax to the City of Ironton for
1897, had paid the same in Bismarck,
St. Francois county, Mo-, it was moved
and carried that said poll tax amount
ing to 81 be refunded to said Henry
Bishop, and that a warrant on the
City Treasurer be drawn in his favor
therefor
A settlement with Jno. /. Marshall,
City Marshal, was then had as follows:
To butchers, merchants and saloon
licenses collected. SLY. 80; by Treas
urer's receipts Nos. 50 and 50 pro-
duced, $117.5O.
Moved and carried that the matter
of storing fire hand-pump and pur-
chasing suction hose therefor, etc, be
referred to the committee heretofore
appointed to accept or reject said en-
CINE.
1t is moved and carried that the fol-
lowing named persons be and are
hereby selected as Judges of the City
election, to be held on Tuesday, April
9Th, 1898, viz: VIM. H. Whitworth,
w. B. Newman, Frank P. AXE and A.
S. Prince, for the election of the fol-
lowing City officers: One Mayor to
serve two years; three COuDcilmen to
serve four years; one City Attorney to
serve two years; and one Marshal to
serve two years. And it is ordered
that the Clerk prepare a notice of said
election, and after securing the sigma
lures of said Judges thereto. publish
the same according to law.
A petition to prohibit the sale of
cigarettes and cigarette paper, signed
by citizens of Ironton. Arcadia and
vicinity, was read and referred to the
Ordinance Committee.
Moved and carried that the rate of
taxation on all property subject to tax
alton by the City of Ironton for the
year 1898, be fixed at one-fourth of
one per cent.
Officers were then allowed salary
and per diem, as follows:
w. r. Edgar, salary and per diem, S12 90
G.. d. Marks, per diem, l 90
G. A. Buckley, per diem, 90
w. T. Gay, per diem, l 90
Henry Kendall, per diem, l 90
L. J. Giovanoni, per diem, 1 90
w. J. Schwab, per diem, l 90
J. l. Marshall, salary and per diem, 81 90
Arthur Huff, Clerk, per diem, 90
The action of the City Clerk in pay
ing the sum of SOL % for fire engine,
after Its acceptance by committee APP
pointed for that purpose, was duly APP
proved by the Council.
On motion, Council adjourned.