Evening journal., 1905-11-17
ARGUMENT OVER
AN OLD BILL
City Council Orders Smith
Company Paid for Printing
Health Report
BOTH FACTIONS ARGUE POINT

With the Democratic members Of
City Council charging the Republican
.Councilmen with passing a ripper BILL
and the latter believing themselves in
the right. and that a just debt Of the
city had been ordered paid the two
factions are at loggerheads. The bill
was for SS7 and was presented last
night through the printing committee
by the Charles NJ. Smith Printing and
Stationery Company II was for
printing a report Of Joseph Wiggles-
worth, former secretary of the Board
of Health. 1t was not approved by
the Democratic printing committee Of
the last Council and since then its pay
/ iment has been held up
The trouble between the former City
Council and the Board Of Health was
the fact that the latter body in the
report Of its secretary criticised Coun-
Gil for allowing the garbage contract
ors to become negligent I'm their dut-
les. Council returned the report for
correction and the Board OF Health
L had it printed without the approval OF
the former body or authority of the
printing committee.
Council at the same time also order
ed the report printed without the OBJ
ljectionable matter, and gave the work
to Charles l.. Story This printer was
later paid but the Smith Company's
bin the firm whics printed the other
report. was not paid
Council was severely criticised at
the time for its action in the matter
land a number Of citizens announced
their willingness to subscribe to a fund
Ito defray the expense of printing the
report in its entirety as prepared by
former Secretary Wigglesworth. This
was evidently not done, as the bill was
presented last night and ordered paid.
ASK FOR RE-READING OF BILL.
Immediately before Council adjourn
led, Mr.. McCanerty asked that a bill
which had been passed just before b'
Tread again. The bill was that Of tn,
Smith Company and he said he wat
lpaying no attention when it was reaC
with other bills and ordered paid.
The Tenth ward member said III
Thought this Council had no authorit!
TO pay the bill and then went on t.
explain how the former Council ha'
ignored IT, He concluded by sayin
that he believed favorable opportun
! lfty had been awaited TO slip the bill 4
and have it passed.
Mr. Taylor chairman of the printin
committee, said he believed the bill
be just one and that it should b
lpaid. He said he had had no intentio
of slipping it through the body. an
that he had told several members tina
he intended to present it last nigh
for payment
Mr. McGovern chairman Of the print
/ ing committee of the old Council sal
e that Mr. Wigglesworth had never bee
{ instructed to have the report printed.
< Mr.. McCanerty moved that the vot
D whereby the bill was passed be recon
{ sidered. 1t was lost by vote Of
81 Is. President Leitch voted with -th
q democrats. saying that he was not full
, lily acquainted with the matter an
Favored reconsidering it so that h
could get more information or the sub
, lject
Mr.. Postles refused to vote. claimin
that he was also ignorant of the fact
D connected with the case. Two Demo
e Gratis were absent.
e On motion of Mr. McCafferty, Cit
o Auditor Spence was instructed to max
d a careful Investigation before signin
e the check for the payment Of the print
e ling. This motion was unanimous
lcarried
o. WILL PAY OUT SS061.10.
n The finance committee recommends
t the return Of s11.4O in overpaid tax,
to Josephine E. NJ. White De Lacou
e Continued on Page Five.