The Dickinson press., 1907-04-06
City Council.

The last regular meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall Monday
evening, with Mayor Manning in the
chair.
The report of the previous meeting
was read and approved.
The report Of Police Magistrate van
der Las for the month of March shows
the total number of cases tried, all for
violation OF city ordinances, FL; total
amount of fines collected, S428; paid
fees and sustenance, $500, and
magistrates fees, $3.50, or a total of
$3.50; paid city treasurer to balance,
$422.5o.
The receipts in fines, licenses, etc.,
according to the report of City Treas
urer J. S. White for the month ending
March 81, 1907, were s6,125.64; cash on.
hand March I, $3,31o.16; grand total,
s~o,435.8o; payments, warrants of the gen.
eral fund paid, s1,4o8.75; paid j. S.
White, salary, $4,000; cash on hand to
balance, s7,o12.o5; total, so,435.8o.
The following bills were presented.
allowed and warrants ordered drawn for
payment of same: A. J. Osborn, salary
and additional salary, $50; Hughes &
Deiters, lights and phone, s1o4; P. b.
Corbett, salary, and amount paid three
watchmen at the Greene fire, 500; L. A.
care of engine, $40; John McDonough,
missioner, $40; w: A. Carter, printing,
of cinders, $3.50; Falentlin Schaf, nH
days work for street commissioner, s23;
John Uchytel, "a days work for street
commissioner s48; J: P. Jingle, printing,
S24; Pat Walsh, services as street com
missioner, s62.5 so; S. L. Carroll, for teams
on fire carts and ambulance, SIG; T.
Cuskelly, for milk delivered at the pest
house, $2.l2; Kate Coleman, copying city
ordinances, $685.; Walton & Davis, lum.
Der and material for pest house, $45.2o;
City Dray Line, drayage. S; special cleo
ton cost bills, S48; general election cost
bills, s12o.4o. -.a. ).
: A petition was received from the prop
erty owners in the first ward asking that
the sidewalk on Cakes street be ex-
tended further west, also that a crossing
be put in on Wales street, and to have
Cakes and Billings streets graded west
to Marguerite street, and Wales street
graded north to Haupt street. This pc.
tition was approved by the council and
on motion it vas voted that a temporary
grade be made in order to protect the
property owners from damage until the
water and sewer pipes are laid.
John McDonough appeared before the
council and asked that the taxes be re-
duced on lot /, block F, of McDonough's
addition to South Dickinson, on account
of excessive valuation. The council
voted to investigate the matter and if the
valuation is unjust to reduce the same to
the valuation OF lots 2 and 3 in the same
block.
A communication from the Dickinson
Commercial club in regard to a crossing
over the N. P. R. r. from Barnes street
to South Dickinson was read and placed
on file. The petition sets forth the fact
that many of the citizens of North and
South Dickinson have business interests
necessitating a more convenient and de-
sirable crossing between the two local.
tiles, and states that the present cross
ings, in their unguarded' state, are a
menace to the public safety. The coun-
Gil instructed the city attorney to COM
municate with the NJ R. R. Co. in re-
gard to opening a crossing at Barnes or
Sims street.
The auditor was instructed to notify
James Kennedy that the council expect
him to commence work at once and rush
the work or the water works to compile
ton.
Mayor Manning appointed D. Fouts as
city assessor.
The public improvement, committee
was empowered to make as complete an
extension of the water works system as
possible and to report on the evening oil
April 8.
The council.resolved into a -canvassing
board and made the following report Of
the general election Monday, April 1;
R. H. Johnson Of the first ward received
26 of the rs votes cast fsf alderman;
Frank kim Of the secondward received
IS Of the 26 votes cast; ]. K. Porter Of
the third ward received of the IL votes
cast; Charles Tear of the fourth ward re
ceived ~ of 20 votes cast MesAs. John
son, kim, Porter and Tear were de-
clared elected as aldermen for theii
respective wards.
The council adjourned subject to cal
of the mayor. IA