Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-27

with indiyiduaI comments on the
eide.
The COuncllmen are in favor OF the
Commissioners. They are also In ia
yor Of satire.
AUTOMOBILE AGAIN.
Criticism Of the payroll, called up
the automobile question again. The
itemized statement OF the cost OF ma
terlals used In constructing the auto
mobile patrol, which statement Council
requested City Clerk Isbell to procure,
has never been secured.
81 asked Mechanical Engineer Loom.
Is to prepare me an tcmized state.
ment of the cost of the vehicle" said
Clerk Isbell. 81 thought that his being
more familiar with the facts than 1
would enable him to procure 1t easier
than I could. His reply was: Il can't
give you a report. You will have to
get from Mr.. McMillen.' Mr.. McMillen
said to me: When / get u report you
shall see IT, About Christmas time,
Mr.. Loom:s presented this report TO
the Commissioners. / have never seen
1t, and besides MIR. MclIillen, there is
but one other member of the Board
that knows what the report is.
"Wc, who wanted to know what the
report was, were told to go to the
Central engine house, where the ar-
tomobile was being construed, to get
Our information. That's rice way
of doing thlngs-CouncilIrcu being OBJ
liged to go the engine house for lie.
ports that should be obtained at the
Commissioners office Councilmen, IL
you don't inquire into these matters,
this practice on the part of the Com.
missioners will be kept up. You're lot
being treated right.
IL have inquired into the cost of the
automobile patrol, and have discover
ed that it cost $3.50 more than was
represented In Mr.. Loomis' report Of
the total cost. The automobile patrol
! cost $2,34S.
''The Finance committee of Council
makes no purchases. The Commits,
sioners do this; and ] tell you that
the proposed levying of another mill
for taxation is not right. This extrav-
agance will go on just the same"
Mr.. McMillen said: "The City Clerk
is paid $4,000 to do the clerical work
of this city. He can furnish you all
the report you need.'
Mr.. Merz said: III am anxious to Sc
cure an itemized statement of the cost
of. the automobile patrol, because my
constituents have been asking me for
it. / believe that when the people have
to furnish money to pay for things,
they should be informed as the man
|
ner in which the money should be ex-
pended"
Mr.. MciMillen was accredited with
the remark that the Councilmen
didn't need to know about the exact
cost of the autobobile, and Mr.. Paul
said: II always knew that the Fl
nance committee had little control of
the city finances, but think that Mr.
McMillen has gone too far"
This caused Mr.. McMillen to say that
he had never made such a statement
Clerk Isbell inquired: ''Isn't it a
fact Mr.. McMillen, that you told us to
go the engine house for our report?'
II did," replied Mr.. McMillen.
ITEMS IN PAY ROLL.
Foote, Pierson & Company's claim
in the pay roll for $4OO for electrical
apparatus attracted Mr.. Brady's atten'
tion. He asked what the apparatus
was for, and was told that it was fol
fire alarm boxes and other necessities
of this city.
Mr.. McMillen said that it was the
fault of the Financial committee that
the members didu't know all these
things.
IMPROVEMENTS COST Too
MUCH.
1t was stated that the few changes
made about police headquarters by
carpenters would cost in the neigh
Dorhood Of $3.50. This sum, Mr.
Brady declared, was too much fol. the
amount OF work done.
The pay ordinance was passed, hui
it had very close call.
STREET CAR SERVICE.
MI. Carlton presented motion thai
the City Clerk be asked to inform the
Street Car company that Council was
of the opinion that the corporation
wasn't living up to its franchise, ac
cording TO section 10 of the City Or
dlnSnce, enacted March 13, 1899. Car
ricd. 1t is claimed that the quality
a ~ f,,. at.n lnt