The age-herald., 1900-08-18

Mayor about it, and he gave his consent for them to do so.
 "As to the electric fan, I found an old electric fan, which I presumed belonged to the city which decided I wanted to use. l took it to the Loosely Cycle Company to have it repaired. MT. Stratford told me it was not worth fixing. paid him $9.50 for fixing it.
 MT. Freeman told me he knew where some old wire was hanging up on poles in Avenue D, which had been hanging there for some time. I told him if it was being used by the police or anybody else I didn't want to take it. He said it was doing no good and that it was being cut down all over town
 "I moved to the Northside in July, 1s97 and after that two Mormon elders came to me and asked if they could use the East End fire house in which to hold services. I told them didn't want to rent it for that purpose as the walls might be defaeed. Later Mir. Roberts came to me and wanted 10 rent it, and he promised to be careful and not deface the walls damage the building. That I think, was in the fall of 1897. We agreed on $5 a month as the rent price Not long after that he came to me and asked if l wouldn't take brooms for the rert. l mentioned this to Mr Eustis, and he said 1 had better take that than nothing. After that he paid about half of the rent in cash and the balance in brooms. In the last year or two l haven't received any money at all from MT. Roberts have gotten some brooms, and some have gone to the city schools and to other depart I tp1 tn flo Dif f1s. rarXv cent l received from Roberts I haven't collected any money from Roberts since about the middle of 1S9S After he had been in the building some time 1 had an offer for it, and told him he would have to pay SS per month He consented to do it. Six or eight months ago I had two or three offers for the building, and told him he would have to pay $1O a month.
 ''I had two men in the West End station. One was an Italian. He paid two or three months rent and then got behind After two or three months he went away and sent one of the Locascio boys to tell me he not able to pay the rent due, but that he had left some old lumber, which could take. I have never heard of him snce'
 The treasurers stub book was produced, by which it was shown that Chief Mulln paid money into the treasury on account of rent for West End fire station. He said he had paid into the treasury every cent he had ever received rent for the West End fire department building.
 The Fay Roll Matter
 Referring to the November, 1885, pay roll, which was introduced by City Attorney I oh ha of uoid drew the line through c. w. Days name and wrote returned to the treasury His name appeared twice on the roll. Day was then working extra time, and put in a part of the month at the North Side and a part at the South Side department When up the pay roll l forgot his name was on that part from the North Side. When I discovered it 1 drew line through his name in one of the places. l called at tention to the fact when Mr.. Day called for his pay. To the best of my recolec- ton l paid the money back into the treas- ury. I never saw the pay roll from the time I handed 1t back to the treasurer un- til a few days ago.
 During the fair, or Mardi Gras McKin- ney came to me and asked what I would charge for one of the rooms over the North Side department. told him didn't know, but if he made a fortune I supposed about $1O, not intending to charge him any thing. Sometime later he came to me and offered to pay me $1O, but l didn't accept it.
 q sold buggy to MT. Garner for S10 It was not safe to ride in at the time. I took the money and bought a saddle, as I had to ride on horseback to fires while a new buggy was. being made"
 Cross-eXamnaton: "I don't know what became of the saddle. It may be around the department now.
 q didn't question the Mayors power to authorize me to sell horses. I didn't know
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