The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-12

Taxes paid In..... D.
On hand Sept. 1... 541.23
The foregoing report was received
with qualification in view of the heavy
expenses now being incurred for street
improvements.
The city attorney presented the an
nual ordance for the tax levy for city
purposes and it was deferred until
next meeting i'm order that close eSti-
mates may be made and the levy fixed
judiciously. The council is agreed
that tie levy for general purposes must
be increased, probably to s1.0O, which
is the legal limit, but this will be Off
set by reductions in the other funds
made possible by the payment of the
waterworkS and schoolhouse bonds
and the consequent decrease in interest
charges.
The city attorney reported that his
correspondence with the Pennsylvania
railway officials had been unproduc-
tive of results and suggested that d
resolution, which he had prepared, be
adopted in order to get the matter of
railway crossings under way. Coun-
Gilman Parker then stated that he
had held some conversation with Sup
erintendent McKim, of the railway,
and that a conference between the
city officials and the Pennsylvania
people was desired in order to deter
mine just what is wanted here and
how much the company will deign to
grant. NJ. Parker said that surveys
had been made aud plans drawn for a
subway at Center street, to give a
clear passage twelve feet high and
sufficiently wide for two teams to
pass, covered by an iron bridge and
protected by stone abutments, the
approaches to be of easy grade. This
would be submitted for consideration
at the proposed conference. He said
further that the company regarded a
crossing at Third street as impractical
because of the cost, but did not say
how it would be any less expensive in
the future, when it will be absolutely
necessary, nor did he admit that the
expense would have been much less
if the work had been done long ago
when the company ought to have
done it. The Miner street crossing
received no mention whatever At
the next meeting Mr.. McKim is to be
present, if he can.
Sidewalks were ordered to be built
by number of property owners on
Thayer street, and it seemed to be a
great deal easier to make an order af-
fecting widows than to exhibit any
purpose of compelling railway COM
pany 10 90 It's uuUy.
City Attorney Hess asked for furth-
er time in the matter of the damage
done in the Kloepfer basement by the
overflow of sewer and also asked fer
more time in arranging for the con-
tractors bond in the South Michigan
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The bills allowed footed up 81, 163-
SO, leaving balance of 81, S53.71 in
the treasury.
The city engineer presented a de-
tailed report of his tests Of the cement
used in the cUrbing, showing the &C.
ment to be of excellent quality. In
this connection it was explained that
the curb will not be perfectly harden
ed for several months and should be
used carefully in that time, and Judge
Hess was directed to prepare an ordi-
nance covering the matter. The
grading of the lawns between the
sidewalk and the curb has in some
cases interfered with fire hydrants and
this was referred to the proper COM
mittee for action.
"a discussion of sewers and drains,
especially in the northwest portion
of the city, led to the decision that al