The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
VERBAL CLASHES IN lIlNC|L
SESSION; MAYOR DUMLAvY'S
PLANS BLOCKED BY ALDERMEN

I statement to the council for mxc ni
city funds or forfeit their right ia
hold said city funds.
In suggesting that the ordinance
he rejected Alderman Donahie criti-
eised the city attorney. lie asked
by what rixht the city attorney drew
up ordinances without being asked
by the ordinance committee or the
council. The city attorney explained
TINT he was not present when tho
proposition Of ". q. Picstcd hnd beer,
made and that he had prepared the
ordinance In ease demand was
made for II.
The mayor declared that the mat
ter had been left to the finance COM
ml,iec and that the committee had
| not reported. Alderman l.nnncy said
that he had found the council had no
jnrisdiction. The mayor thought the
council should be the guardian Of the
city funds aud that It was PROPOSE
ton that should appeal 10 every bust.
ness man TO secure interest on city
money.
Alderman Kahn. the conciiiaior
moved that the city treasurer and
the cashiers OF the four banks get
together and arrange u distribution
Of the city funds. Alderman Dona.
hue amended the motion by MOVING
that the matter he left to tho treas.
urcr as In the past. This amendment
| carried by u vote Of u to 4.
This action was no; approved b!
the mayor and he remarked. - vent
urc To Say ,hat there Ia no, man
here who would do that In his own
business" Alderman Marty then In.
troduced motion that the city treas.
urcr Try 10 secure interest At all
banks In which city money 10 deposit
ed. The motion carried by = vote oi
nine au6 DOnahue roiuSsd 70 vote. de-
clarink the motion to be y ridiculous
one.
All this time City Treasurer T.. ].
McMahon had been listening In sill
cncc and finally rose up and assert :
cd himself. lie declared that as
treasurer he was under bond and
should be permitted to handle the
! city funds rs lIr saw III. as regards
the depositing OF the funds and that
either he was TO be- treasurer or the
council. George Mason replied that
the city had n right to he the guar.
dien Of city funds and that the coun.
ell In seeking to secure interest was
not trespassing upon the rights OF the
treasurer.
A mass OF routine business WIS
transacted last night. Al the open
ing Of the meeting ". D. Warren
representing the executive commit.
tee Of tho L. s. W. ", extended an
invitation to the mayor and council
to appear in the parade OF July /.
and asked that an escora OF police bt
provided to head the parade and that
the fire department be granted per-
mission to appear In the parade and
put on an exhibition fire run In the
evening. The mayor assured Mr.. War
rem that the city officials would nc.
cept the invitation and the matter
concerning the fire department was
referred to the fire committee.
s. c. Ramngc. proprietor of the
West dance hall. submitted bond
for renewal OF license and explained
his attitude relative to the com.
plants OF Objectionable dances. He
declared It was impossible to ciimin.
ate Objectionable dancing without ar
order from the council and he want
ed to be assured that the same order.
would be given to govern all dance
halls. He also asked for a commits.
sion to enforce the orders. The mat.
ter was referred to the police com.
mittee and bond was accepted.
Pople Bros. who hold the contrac,
for cleaning and sprinkling the
paved streets. asked that water
crane be erected on West MAR
street and also on Grant avenue 81
that the sprinkler may be filled ant
that the crane on Ash street . ht
planked 80 that the sprinkler car
be filled. The water committee wa
instructed to have the cranes put in
Fire Chief Il A. Daugherty repre-
: sented in n petition that the presen
supply OF fire hose had been reduced
to $500 feet. which Is 500 feet las
than required by the underwater
and that the shortage necessitate,
taking hose from reserve carts. thu
Gripping the department. He aske'
that the city purchase 500 feet Of tw'
and half inch rubber lined cottol
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