The Nome nugget., 1901-11-27
Will Not Pay Warrants Drawn
 on School Fund.
UP TO THE COUNCIL
The Kitty Treasurer States to the
 Council That No More Warrants On
 the School Fund Will Be Paid by
 Him Until Authorized to Do So.

Features of the regular meeting of the city council on Monday evening were the report of City Treasurer Sol ner, wherein he expressed to the coun- cil his intention of refusing to pay war rants drawn by the school board until authorized by resolution of the council to do so, or until so directed by the district court, and the report of United States Commissioner T. M. Beed, who is also municipal judge, stating that as he construed the law he felt it his duty to credit the, costs taxed in municipal cases to the United States government. Judge Reeds report covered the period between Nov. 12 and Nov. 23. The sum total received was $6S5.55: of this sum $20S.55 was court costs, $i6O costs of chief of police, and $263 fines. In his report Judge Reed stated that after careful consideration he is of the opinion that the court, by virtue Of being court constituted under the statutes of the United States, the costs in municipal cases cannot properly be paid over to the city, but are fees which should be credited to the United States, as coming to the commissioner. The sum of S21S.55 was therefore re- tained by him to be reported to the United States as fees collected as mu- nicipal judge, and the sum of S423 was turned over to the city. Judge Reed says his opinion may be wrong, and he suggests the submission of the question to the judge of the district court.
 City Treasurer Solner's report showed that the amount available in the gen eral fund was $4, l23.03; cash on hand in the school fund, $2, 7693l; cash on hand in special street fund. SlOO.25 Attached to Mir. Solner's report was the following:
 Under that portion of the Alaska Code reading as follows: ':All moneys received by the treasurer from the clerk of the district court, for licenses,
 
 council for school purposes" 1 would request that the city council pass a resolution authorizing the treasurer to pay warrants drawn by J. J. Chambers, president. and Miner Bruce, secretary of the school board. wonld not feel justified In paying warrants drawn by the school board unless specially au- thOrized by the city council or upon an hv tho 6ictrint Tt malyaS no difference to the treasurer whether he pays the school funds upon warrants issued by the school board or city council. so long as the treasurer is sat- isfied that he is proceeding legally. Until authorized by the city council, or by an order of the district court, l will refuse to pay any further warrants drawn upon me as treasurer of the school board.
 Action on the matter went over for a week.
 A. w. Hall, who is waging a meritorious war against the spieling habit, addressed another petition to the council, setting forth the necessity of the abolishment of the nuisance, and urging reasons therefor. This matter was also laid over until the next meet ing.
 In the matter of street lighting. Councilman Geiger said that the cleo trio light company was too busy to put in street lights, and he iptimated that it might be necessary for the city to use lamps.
 Stevens, of the fire committee, re- ported that Fire Chief Palmer had in- spected the fues and chimneys on Front street, and that they were now in good order. He also brought up the matter of the purchase of ccal for the fire departments; he said that he had contracted to purchase 15 tons at S32.25. Captain Hansen, president of the volunteer fire department, had purchased or agreed to purchase 15 tons at $32.5O.
 Stevens wanted authorization to pur- chase his 15 tons at $32.25.
 Harris objected. He said Captain Hansen had got price of S32.5O per ton where others could not; at that time $40 and S45 ton was asked for coal, but now it could be got for $31.50 Mir. Casey having offered it at that figure. It could be got, he thought for less than that figure.
 "What time did you receive that bid from Mir. Casey?" asked Mir. Stevens.
 'Before you made your ticker for $32. 25," Harris answered.
 Gieger meved that Captain Hansen's