The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-01-17

MONDAY as Evenings Meeting Of the
Village Council Was Warm
Around the Edges.
Hereafter Patrons Of the Plant Must
Walk up to Capt. Peterson
Office and Settle.
Ehe village council held two meet
lings within the past week.. the first on
Friday evening when it was decided to
run the electric light plant only until
EnaIdnight, and at which. meeting a
Egonmittee Was>ap pointed to- secure
man to take charge of the plant, this
leolamittee to report at an adjourned
line ting to be held on Monday evening.
TIE matter OF appointing marshal
was also brought up, but no action was
taken.
The council also on Friday evening
appointed the board OF health for the
ensuing year. The members are as
f folio Q. c. Tarbox, NJ. D., L. S.
| Briggs, II. B. Jesmer and r. E. Jones.
During Monday a report was Icircu-
! lated that there would be sensation
when the council met that evening.
| TThat pages were missing from the
books and other proofs of fraud had
| been *unearthed. When the council
naet5at the recorders Office there we're
Quite few spectators present to wit
less the explosion of the bomb.
Fh esdrst business taken. up was the
Eeportsof the committee and the pre-
senta tion of applications for positions
electrician and engineer at the pow
] er station. Gene Shaw was hired as
the engineer at a salary Of $40 per
month, and committee was appointed
wait on Electrician Taylor at the
power house to make an agreement
with With him concerning his. salary and du-
ties. The committee reported that
/ Mr.. Taylor agreed to take supervision
lot The plant, do the wiring, repairing,
trimming. and tapping OF the water
mains for the sum OF $50 per month,
and on.m otion he was Immediately en-
5Egaged.
Then the storm burst. D. FL. Nc
ECuaig was present and inquired what
ItheSexpense OF the plant had been dur
Iingsthe past year. No one had a ready
sEreply and then he. asserted that he
sEtlll.a4 believe ths.t aHy one knew or was
:Eikelysto know either, as page III had
been torn out of the ledger. AT this
juncture several people present began
to talk and it was minute or two be-
fore the president could make himself
heard, He said he had no knowledge
OF anything being missing. That as
for that the file of bills,; the order stubs
and the orders themselves would show
what had been expended and for what
purpose so there was no immediate
necessity for anyone to tear his shirt
in the matter. The council had paid
all honest bills that had been presented
to it and the minutes of the meetings
would bear him out in that statement.
1t was preposterous to think that four
or five men would band themselves to-
gether to rob the village of $40, $50,
800 or 5000, although he had frequently
heard such things howled by the coy
otes on the street corners. Recorder
Goulding said such thugs had been
known to have been done, but when
pressed for an explanation said he did
not refer to matters in this village.
No explanation of the disappearance
OF the page was secured for no one
seemed to know anything about it.
Then Mr.. McCuaig called the atten-
ton of the council to the fact that
while the watering fountain had cost
only S45 as stated in one part of the
official report, in the list of assets it
was valued at 800. Ex-Recorder
Scheen, who made the report, was
present and stated that the 800 repre-
Esented the cost Of the fountain when
put in place. The additional S45 re-
presented labor, material for founda-
tion, valves, etc.
Mr.. McCuaig was still of an inquir-
ling mind and wanted to know by what
system of bookkeeping it was possible
to collect from the Commercial hotel
the sum of Is cents per month more
than the account showed was due. It
was explained that the charge in the
books represented only the amount of
light used through: the meter, while
Mr.. Newbert, had three lights in his
tbarn across the street VIII ich. he burned
Ion a fat rate Of Is cents per month. ssas
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