The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-13
STRICTLY BUSINESS ADMINISTERS
TON BYNEW COUNCIL F0RESEEN
Proposition of Installation of Goose Neck
Electric Lights in City is Submitted
to Committee Swindell Introduces
Innovation in Allowance of Bills

seat formerly held by l.. Tanner,
Nangilder has Bucks position.
Swindell takes the chair of Jacob
Ness, Shakes is seated at the emf
of the table where former clerk
!. NJ. Olds was won't to sit, Cliz-
be has ]. d. McCoy's place. and
Hess is still city attorney, Daniel
Jacoby Marshal, ]. c. Butler,
street commissioner, etc. as none
CT the appointive Offices have been
changed as yet.
Obviously the council business
moves slow and laborious. at first
until the new regime becomes
more thoroughly acquainted with
the routine of business. and &C
quire dispatch in disposal AS IS
always the case in changes OF al
ministration the council feels its
way rather gingerly. discussing
IT length all detisils.
Joke on Bowel.
Councilman ]. B. Bowel ask
ed the first foolish question. and
was greeted with a merry laugh
from the other members. The
topic under discussion was the
sale OF city maps. City engineer
Butler reported to the council.
that the new maps which had
been ordered had arrived. and
that after the city officers were
supplied there would be about %
maps left for sale TO the public
He asked the council to set
price ON them In explanation.
Butler said that the cost OF the
maps was about s. cents. but
that cid not at all represent the
work that had been PLACED upon
them. The city engineer had
drawn the map. and had put in
what worsld represent a long pc
Rod OF time, in completing and
perfecting the map. Il have work
ed at that map for eighteen
years. he Said, every time |
have CHANGED across any data
which | Thought would be useful
in the making of this map. | jot-
ted it down, and have finally COM
Dleted the work you see here.
Thus the council should put an
increased price on the selling
price Of the maps, to sufficiently
compensate the labor which has
hitfertofore been put upon
them. Councilman Bowel asked
quickly. if Butler had received his
pay Tor those eighteen years of
'work--at which everybody laugh
ed. Butler then explained that he
did not work for 10 years con-
stantly at the maps, but did the
work at odd times, all of which
went to make up his per diem, for
which he had been paid. The
council finally decided to place
the maps on sale at the price of
$3.50 apiece for the paper maps,
and 81. for the cloth maps. The
maps will be on sale at the office
OF the city clerk in the NJ. Ryan
business room. The maps are a
ine work, and are as perfect as
such a work can possibly be. 1t is
considered the most nearly true
map that has ever been made of
the city of Plymouth.
City Property Valuation.
| City Treasurer William Hahn.
reported to the council that he
had obtained from the office of
the county auditor, figures con-
cerning the valuation of Ply
mouth property which he read as
follows. '"The total valuation for
| the city is $1,712,030. The mort
gage exemption is SOL 1905. leav-
ling a balance of 81 ,66O,225 of
taxable property in the city.
Treasurer Myers Report.
| County Treasurer Fred II. N.Y.
ers was present and reported
concerning the collection of city
taxes He explained to the council
| how the funds were collected. and
how paid over to the city after
the first of every month. Six per
cent is allowed by law for the
collection of delinquent city
taxes. The report of city taxes
collected from Nov. 18th. to Jan.
| 1St. lis as follows: Received on
first installment 1910 taxes $61.31.
on delinquent $l4l.36, making a
! total OF $2O2.73. He state that
this was approximately correct,
and that about $175 would be
available to the city.
Marshall Reports.
City Marshall Daniel Jacoby
reported that a nuisance was
caused in front of flre Ormond
livery barn, by obstruction of part
of the street, in allowing vehicles
to stand in the street. The coun-
Gil ordered written notice served
on the proprietor to keep said We
hicles off the street.
The council allowed bills in the
amount of $695S4, which were
read by items in open council.
New Machines Received.
o-,I aopnt Fred TT X MIN nm