Evening journal., 1899-01-06
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES STATE
MENTS OF CITY OFFICIALS.


OF VACCINE PHYsICIANs-NilAT2-
RaAGE OF COUNCILMAN SMITH.
An the regular meeting Of City Coun-
ci, last night the annual statements OF
the officials in charge of the different
departments Of the city government
were received and read.
Councilman Cannon, Of The Engineer
ing Committee, presented arport Of the
Engineering and Surveying Depart
ment. prepared by CHIEF Engineer
George w. Boughman, for the veal
1898.
The statement shbws that the amount
Of fees collected during the year was
s776.1O. Assessments were made during
the year for 21S56 feet Of new curb,
valued ait 81 i2O6l, and for 1909 yards
OF sidewalks, valued at Sl25.S6.
Lines were marked for 207 buildings,
divided as Gollows: Stores, 8; stableS,
II; blacksmith shop, /, dwellings, 164,
stores and dwellings, 6; additions t.
dwellings, 10, to factory, 1; TO stores,
o to stable, 1; to laundry, /; new Of
fees, s store and stable, /; bootblack
shop, 1. han, 4; school, /; bowling al.
LEY, !. warehouse, 1. The total of 2Oi
is the largest number OF buildings foI
which lines have been marked since
1894. The total number in 1895 was
l76; in 1896 it was l22, and in 1897 II
wee 144 The total number of build
lings for which lines have been marked
since 1871. when the department wat
established, lis 9,549,
The total rainfall for the year wa,
1895 inches, and the amount that fel
tael. month was: january, 4.35 inches
February, 2.40; March. 2.s6; April
llS9; May, 5.29; June, 1.61; july, 422
August, IS; September. 2.11; October
5.27; November. 4S4; December, 3.S4
The ,cport OF the registry depar.
ment shows that 70 January 1, 1893
the total number OF lois filed and re
corded is S5,i15. During the past year
TIE following transfers Of city prop
erty were registered: Original entrlee
2ol; transfers, 945; not entered, 50
total, 1905
Coal Oh Inspector Kelly repo-te
that during Lecember he inspected H.
$40 gallons. Milk Inspector McHZvili
made the following report for Decom
ber; Number Of inspections, 22O; quart
examined $3.50; warnings given,
samples collected 40; dairies inspected
i Is. Building Inspector Cassidy reporl
I cd that during December he Issued /
! permits for buildings. valued at Sl9
= C4s.5C, and collected $3.50 in fees.
MIX Inspector MelEvilly made th
z following report for the year: Numbe
/ Of inspections. 2,9SS; quarts examine,
/ iO9, ,S77; condemned, So; samples co
{ letted 567 samples anAlyzed, 4
= quarts aduEerated, 20; SKINNED, 30
colored, 5; warnings given, 70; dairie
e inspected, 151.
4 City Treasurer Curry reported tt
= balance in the Union National Bank I
0 be SiS7, ,3O5.09. and in each OF the for
y depository banks, S9,S36. He reporte
the following co<Sctlous: Tax Collie
tor sayers, sS25; Tax Collector Levi
s2l6; ex-Tax collector Mitchell, $500
s. P. c. A., $3.50; Water Department
surplus. SS6,S3S62; Chief Engine,
Boughman, S6O5; Chief of Police d,
IAN, s47.OS; Auditor Pyle, So, Buildin
e Inspector Cassidy, $3.50.
Dr. George A. Steinicken, vaccir
+. physician for the Fourth district, r.
Il ported that during the year he va
Is cinated II persons. DR.. Thomas
Is Cook, vaccine physician FOR the Thil
/, district, reported that he had vaccil
Il aiod 1O2 persons.
i The following vaccine phyeicial
I'd were reelected unanimously for "a
year: First district, Dr. Emil Herte
Second. DR.. b. /. McColiey; Third I
M Thomas d. Cook; Fourth, DR.. George
Stenicken.
The Park Commission seat cor
munication to Council asking THAT 4
n premium paid on the b. nds winch we
,s !, issued to pay for improving park Ian
- be turned over to the commission,
D.. the opinion Of the City solicitor was
the effect that the park board is e
titled to the premium. The c5mmur
ne cation was referred TO the Finan
Committee.
Just previous to adjournment n
O'NeiI arose and surprised Council
er announcing the mariage Of Counc
Cd man Harry SMITH, of the Eleven
y ward. Mr.. O'NeiN congraulated n
. Smith upon the event and suggest
.is that the other members Of Council co
ly gratulate the happy bridegroom. II
suggestion was at once acted upon al
Mr. Smith received the best wishes
- all the members present for his I
ees ture happiness and that Of his wi
ed The genial councilman from the Ele