Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-04
PASSED
The Payroll Or
dinance,
Giving 100000 to
City's Creditors.
Held Up Claim For
Feeding Soldiers.
Explanations and Fiery
Comments.
Committee Appointed to Change
Rules Governing Council.

Rules Governing Council.
Council passed the payroll ordinance
and apportoned that $4,000 Tuesday
night, SO that claims amounting to
nearly 100000 might be paid Wed
nesday. The City Clerk certified to
there being enough money in the
treasury to pay the claims, and there
were representatives from nearly ev-
cry city department present to hear the
good news that pay was forthcoming.
The vote to pass the payroll ordinance
was unanimous, the following Coun-
cilmen being in attendapce. Gauthier,
Hill, Rooms, Linehan, Martin, Merz,
Piske, Sawyer, Seidell Sorrick, Walk
er, Winum.
OF course one or two bills were
stricken from the pay roll Most inn
portant of these was the claim of the
State for the citys share of keeping
the soldiers here during the riot last
August. Mr.. Gauthier said: II was
once National Guardsman myself,
and know why this bill should not be
allowed. The soldiers are supposed
to live within their allowance of 40
cents per day, but here we boarded
them in fine style. at the hotels. 1t
wasn't that way when I was SOL
dier."
"There was niger in the question,
though" said Commissioner McMillen,
by way of explanation. '"rhe soldiers
had started with their colored cooks,
but didn't like to bring them here
while feeling was so strong against the
colored race. Mayor Young agreed that
the city of Akron would pay the hotel
bills in excess Of 40 cents per day for
each soldier and this was done. The
state has long since paid Its share, and
the only people kept out of the money
are your fellow townsmen. They are
the ones who suffer by your delay"
Mr.. Merz asked that the bill be
stricken out pending Investigation by
the City Solicitor. Mr.. Walker in ex-
tenuation of his usual habit of irrele-
vancy, remarked: IF Mayor Young
had only kept cool on the night of the
riot our City Building would still be
standing"
There Will not be enough money to
pay the claims of the N. o. II. Co. and
the Sun Vapor Light Co. for lighting
the city, and Mr., Seidell presented IA
motion that the Sun Vapor company
he paid as far as the money would go.
The motion was not passed. Mr.. Win
um called down the Commissioners for
buying 5000 worth of fire hose when
the law allowed them TO spend only
5000 mt time. Mr.. McAIillen said
the 5000 did not represent II single
purchase, but several made from time
TO time.
That $4,000 was borrowed from the
Dollar Savings & Trust Co., of Akron.
1t has been apportloned as follows:
General, $4,000 street, $4,000; fire,
$4,000; police, $0,00o park. $1,000.
TREAsuRER'S BONDS.
The bonds of Homer E. Berger, as
City Treasurer and Treasurer of the
Firemen's Pension Fund, for 500, 900
and $4,000 respectively, were ap,
proved, The bonds Were signed by
Homer II, Berger, j. N. Beck, Aaron
Wagner. A. II. Rinehart, Wm. Buch.
tel, N. II. Steiner Joseph s. Benner
c. Il, Grant, u. 7. Otis, Geo. ID. Bates
]. Il, Mutt, l.. G. Miles, win Chrlsty
Fred ID. Smith, A. ID. Alexander, E
A. Hershey, and NJ. II. Howe.
| TO CHANGE RULES.
President Rooms appointed com.
mittee to revise the rules governing
the City Council. Its members are
Messrs. Gauthier. Seidell, Winum and
the City Solicitor. The old rules have
been in force for eight years.
+, resolution TO the effect that Coun
ell meet every week was referred tC
the Ordinance Committee.
A resolution authorizing the Com
1 missioners to contract with Edw. Nc
shaffrey for construction of the Miller
ave. sewer was adopted.
| lcitlzens petition that the bridge