The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-14
TOTAL TAX RATE IN PLYMOUTH
IS $685. SLIGHT INCREASE
City Council Appoints Election Inspectors
and Names Voting Places-Prices
Put on Cemetery Lots.

and Pearl streets, and the bond
IN the amount of $662 was ap-
proved.
Drainage on LaPorte.
The city engineer reported on
the drainage OF the west end of
LaPorte street, across the Van
dalia and l.. L. & w. tracks, and
recommended the construction of
: sewer and catch basin, on
through to the west. 1t is prob
,lble that the grade for the new
pavement, which will extend
from the west end of the pave
ment to the Nandalia track, will
be started 30 feet east of the pres
snt end of the pavement.
The assessment against the
Woodward property, for pave
nent OF the alley in the rear, was
reduced by the council, it being
found that the assessment should
not have been made.
Finances Getting Low.
Bills amounting to S1490.76
were allowed by the council last
evening The report of the f.
nance committee showed a cash
on hand of $50S.29, with the bills
allowed, left deficit of $9S2.47.
On Wednesday of this week there
falls due the contractors on the
recently constructed pavement
the amount of S204S, which
would bring the deficit up to
S3030.41. Councilman Tanner as
chairman of the finance commit
tee recommended loan OF $4,000
to defray expenses. A discussion
over the financial situation of the
city now arose. Mayor Logan
stated TO the council that he be-
lieved that there was at present
enough city money in the hands
lof the county treasurer to dSfray
The present expenses. THE law
requires that the county treasurer
make a report at the first OF ev-
cry month concerning the city's
finances. This has been neglected
by the county treasurer simply
because of the inconvenience
caused the treasurer, evidently.
If we have money-in the county
treasury | fail to see why we
must be forced to- borrow money
and pay interest on it. By the
first of November there will be
$1,000 OF city money in the hands
Of the county treasurer. | believe
that the bulk of this money is
there now" The above in part,
was the statement made by the
mayor to the council. The city
attorney was instructed to inves-
tigate the matter. In the mean
while the resolution for borrow
ing the $4,000 will remain unsign-
ed ~ the mayor. Ii no money is
available from the county treas
urer. the loan will be made, one
half from the State, and one half
from the First National banks.
Finds no Street.
City Attorney w. B. Hess n
ported on the matter of a street
back of the property of A. T.
Wallace ON Jefferson street,
across from the Morris .nill. The
question was whether or not a
legal street existed in the rear of
BE lot. The alto. ley repored
that no legal street existed as
none had ever been dedicated, or
opened.
Bids on Boilers.
Bids for new boilers for the
City Water Works station were
opened. The bids were call,d
for two new tubular boilers of 100
horse power capacity each, with
stack and equipment. Seven bids
were received. The council took
recess until next Thursday
night, that the bids may b. ex-
amined, and the tellnicalities con-
tanned in the descriptions exam
ined and compared. The contract
will be let ON Thursday evening.