The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-29
COUNCIL DECIDES TO
RECEIVE NEW ELEC-
TRIO LIGHT BIDS
COUNCIL MEETS.
check payable to Frank Van
Glider, City Treasurer.

Glider, City Treasurer.
Signature of bidder
Execute affidavit on reverse side
State of Indiana, Marshall Co.,
IS:
The undersigned, who has ex-
ecuted bid and proposal to the
City OF Plymouth, Indiana, on
the reverse side hereof, for the
street Lighting pursuant to notice
given by the common council,
being duly sworn upon his oath,
says: That as such bidder, he
has not, directly or indirectly, en-
tered into any combination, col
fusion, undertaking or agree
ment with any other bidder to
maintain the price for such con-
tract, or to prevent or induce any
other bidder from bidding, or to
induce any bidder to refrain from
bidding on such contract and
that the bid of this affiant is
made without regard or refer
ence to any other bid, and with
out any agreement, undertaking
or combination either directly or
indirectly with any other person
with reference to such bidding
in any way or manner whatever
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this -. day of May,
1909.
Other Council Business.
\ petition signed by Frank
VanGilder, William Kyle and
Others, was presented to the
council, asking that a curb be
built on Dixon. Thayer and Pearl
streets. Matter was referred to
the committee on streets and al.
legs.
Mrs. l.. E. Dial was given per.
mission to tap the Walnut street
sewer.
\ representative OF the Fidel-
ity and Casualty Co., of New
York, appeared before the coun-
Gil and asked for the boiler in
surance OF the city. The present
policy OF the city expires on May
10Th. The boilers of the water
works plant are now insured in
the Hartford Co. The council
will compare rates, and act on
matter at next meeting.
A complaint to- the grade set
for the pavement on west CAIRO
street, was filed by Chas. Kelli-
son, who maintained that the
city engineer has set the stakes
much higher than the grade
adopted by the council. The
grade as adopted, provided for a
raise of six inches in the pave
ment from Plum street to the
Vandalia railway, the rise to be
uniform. The engineer reported
that the grade had been estab-
lished exactly as ordered. The
council will investigate.
City Attorney Hess rendered
an opinion in reference to the
payment OF court costs in the re-
cent electric light injunction lit
igation, that the city was party
to the suit, and that the costs
..hould be paid by the city, and
not by the individual council
men. The costs amounted to
S32.90. which was allowed in the
regular list of bills.
Bills Not Sworn to.
| In the allowance of bills, a
large number were found, which
had not been sworn to. 1t de-
veloPed that the council has been
allowing bills, at every meeting
which, had not been sworn to. A
number of those in question last
evening, were sworn to by the
water works superintendent and
others who had sufficient knowl-
edge of them. 1t is illegal TO al
low any bill which has not been
sworn to. The reason for the
discrepancy was careleSsness
| The city clerk said that some
times the bills were signed be-
fore him and sometimes not
Bills to the amount of $1902.3e
were allowed. The committee on
finance reported,
Cash on hand 49,. s. S50.41
Bills allowed .$1902.3e
Bal. deficit .$1052. 8a
| The chairman Of the finance
committee reported that suffi.
cient money would be forthcom-
ing within a few days, to meet
the deficit, and the clerk was or
dered TO issue warrants for the
payment of the bills, money for
which should be overdrawn on
the First National Bank.
Report of Treasurer.
The report OF the city treasur-
er was read as follows:
Report of Finance.
April 26, 1909
To Finance Committee
Gentlemen:
| | beg leave to submit sup
Elemental report of balances.
| Collections and disbursements
from the first of April 1909 to
the Goth of April 1909 inclusive
| To amt. collected from
To balance on hand April
1, 1909 ...........$ 1850.
Apr 1, to Apr 26 '09 174O.45
Total .$2165. SO
To amt. disbursed on or
ders 1315.05