The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-04-27
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Proceedings Of Our City Fathers In
Their Last Session.

We give below the proceedings OF the
regular monthly meeting of the City
Council of the city of Tallahassee held
April 18th, 1906.
Those present were President McIn-
tosh and Messrs. Chittenden, Levy, !
Lowry, Saxon and Spiller. A quorum
present :,
The minutes of the meeting of March
9Th, 18th and 22nd, 1906, were read and
approved.
After the completion of the reading
of the report it was ordered that the
same be received and filed. 1t was also
directed that the report, in full, be
spread upon the minutes Of this meet
ing of the Council.
Reports were submitted by the sew
eral city officials, read and ordered hled;;
The Special Committee appointed
March 9Th, 1906, to examine the BOOKS
and accounts of the Board OF Mana
gers of the City Electric Light Plant
published last week..
Mr.. c. r. Miller, Manager OF the
Tallahassee Water Works Company,
appeared before the Council in connec-
ton with matters relative to the extern
sion of water mains on Jefferson and
other streets, and asked if the City
Council would have fire MIGRANTS put IN
along the line, if extended. The mat
ter was referred to the Water Works
Committee of the Council.
MIR, r. ]. Phillips, City Sewerage En-.
pineer. appeared before the Council
and stated that it was necessary that
the Council purchase coke or cinders,
for use at the septic tanks OF the CITY
sewerage system and asked that the
Council take s6me steps IN the matter.
This matter was referred to the Sanl-
tary Committee of the Council FOR their
examination and consideration; the said
committee to have full power to do
whatever was necessary in the matter.
- A communication was received from
the Mayor recommending that the city
furnish the Chief of Police horse, or
allow him extra compensation and he 70
furnish his own horse, in order that the
CITY might be the better looked after,
and after consideration of the matter 1t
was decided to allow the Chief Of Po-
lice $500 additional compensation. upon
the condition that he furnish the horse
for his use.
A communication was received from
the Mayor setting forth his veto OF an
ordinance adopted at the March meet
ing of the Council changing the rate OF
commission to be paid to the City Tax
taken by the Council in the matter the
veto stands and the commissions of the
tax collector will be as heretofore, VIZ
ten per cent of the first two thousand
dollars, five per cent on next two thou
sand dollars and two per cent on bal
ance of collections.
An ordinance changing the Mayor
salary from FIVE hundred TO three hun
dred dollars was voted on by the Council
and adopted by the following vote
Yeas: Messrs. Chittenden, Levy, Lowry
and Saxon. Nays: President Mcintosh
and Messrs. James and Spiller.
A communication was received from
the manager of the Water Works Com
pany, advising the Council OF the IN
stallation of the additional MIGRANTS fol
use of the fire department.
The bond of Mr.. w. D. Wilson, al
CITY Tax Collector, with Julius Ball, W
c. Hodges and L. C. Yaeger as suretiei
thereon, each for the sum of one thou
sand dollars, was presented TO th'
Council for it's consideration, said bono
having been previously approved by thu
Mavor. The bond was accepted by TIT
Council and delivered to the Mayor
who was present at the meeting OF TIT
Council.
The matter of connecting the gov
eminent sewer pipe with the seWe
pipes of the city sewerage system wa
brought up for consideration Of tn
Council, and, upon motion of Mr.. Saxon
said motion being duly seconded an
unanimously adopted, it was directe
that the city sewerage engineer hav
the connection made.
The question of renting part tive
thirds) of stall No in the city marke
for two-thirds of the amount prescribe
by the city ordinances for the rent 70
the entire stall was brought to the al
tention of the Council, and the matte
was referred TO the Council Commute
on City Markets. said committee TO haV
mower TO act in the matter.
The City Treasurer reported the oa
ances to the credit of the several cit
funds to be as follows:
General revenue fund ----.Sl,2l2 10
Water and fire fund ------ $50 "a
Interest fund -------.--.- 4S9 %
Cemetery fund ------.---- 339 20
Sewerage fund -.--------- W
81, 437 %
A statement was received from u
RoE rd of Managers Of the City Electr
Light plant, showing earnings and e.
penses OF said plant for the month
March, 1896.
The following resolution was pr
aanAed nv Mr. Lowry: