The Nome nugget., 1903-09-09
IS SE ! I LED
City Settles With the Moonlight Springs Water Co. and Levies
 Taxes for the Year.

By far the most important business transact ed by the city council at their regular meeting last Monday night was the settlement of the long-standing dispute between the city and the Moonlight Springs Water Co. The terms of settlement were in the form of compromise submitted to the council by the water company, as follows:
 To the Mayor and Common Council of the City
 of Nome, Gentlemen:
 Referring to the controversy and litigation between the city of Nome and the Moonlight Springs Water Co.,, in order to amicably adjust the matter. the Moonlight Springs Water Co. submits the following proposition:
 t'irst-An litigation between the Moonlight Springs Water Company and the city of Nome is to be dismissed without prejudice, each party paying it's own costs
 Sccond-rhe city of Nome Is to issue war rants to the Moonlight Springs Water Co. for the balance due the Moonlight Springs Water Co. for the season 1902 us per contract amount ing to til33.2j.
 Third The city is to repeal the ordinance levyng @501 license tax on the water company and to waive the collection of this license tax for the years 1902 and 1903.
 Fourth The city of Nome is to pay the Moon. light Springs Water Co., for the use of water at it's engine house and for fire purposes for the summer season of 1905 the additional sum of t5O1 to be paid by warrant drawn on the gen. eral fund. Very respectfully submitted;
 MOONLIGHT SPRISG3 WATER Co.
 By J. J. COLE.
 Councilman Stevens, as chairman of the finance committee, recommended that the gen. eral fund warrants 1l77 to 1910 inclusive be ac- cepted by the city in payment Of taxes, MT. Stevens stated that this would include all war rants issued up to about Feb 1 of the present year; that many of these were salary warrants and were now held by merchants. Councilman Hoxsie opposed this proposition and pointed out that it is only fair to all who hold general fund warrants to let them be paid in turn Mir, Hoxsie moved the recommendation be rejected, which was carried, Stevens only voting no.
 The city clerk collected $ls3 during the week, 4170 of which was license and sl3 delinquent taxes.
 The city treasurer reported S52l070 in the treasury divided as follows: General fund sl007.l2; school fund, S3s9405; hospital fund sl7S; attorney fund, $3760; fire fund.- $l9.7S; sal. ary fund, S73.20
 uCouncilman Rowe, of the street committee re. ported that the electric light company would furnish street lights at l5 cen, each to Oct. 1, and 20 cents thereafter
 The report Of the council sitting as q board of equalization showed the permanent assessment roll Sl ,ol3 0i32 reduction of SIG 7OO % from | the assessment of the city clerk. Councilman HoXsie then stated that the cit zcnS had demanded and received n free ferry Dry creek bridge, street lights, fire protection | in the way of another fire engine, hose, etc. hospital for the city's sick as good as any city might wish for, patent for townsite whici had cost much and will cost more, sewers ant other city improvements, which all cost money and must be paid for. In view of all these de mands he moved that the tax levy be placed al li4 per cent, which would amount to S32 7Os 3j The motion carried