Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
WATCH PUT UPON
 RETIRING MAYOR
MT. Goldwater Subjected to an Ordeal Upon Leaving His Office
 As Executive.
(From Tuesdays Daily

please everybody but have always tried to do right 1 appreciate this all the more because I was not ex- pecting anything of the kind. I would have appreciated it if I knew that my work had been appreciated by only a few" Here the speaker broke down and finally added: q hope you will excuse me if I say nothing more at this time"
 The new officials were then sworn in by City Clerk Robinson and May or Timerhoff announced that he would make no address at this time He said that the members had held an informal conference during the week and had reached a conclusion as to some of the work that was planned. He hoped to be able to make some recommendation and trusted that his colleagues would not hesitate to offer suggestions which they deemed would be of benefit to the city. He then announced the Standing Committees and made the appointments listed above, which were ratified unanimously by the council.
 Mrs. Jay Wallace filed written demand upon the city for Sl0,000 damages alleged 10 have been sus- tained on December 4, 1912, by fall ing into a cut on South Montezuma street. She also asks for $250 for medical services and for $50 month for loss of time from date of in jury to the date of trial The mat ter was referred to Councilman Head for investigation and report at next meeting.
 The matter of cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce and the Monday Club for arranging for a Cleaning Day, was referred to the Sanitary Committee.
 The Mayor announced that he had been approached by a number of ladies in reference to bill that was to be submitted to the legislature for the establishment of an orphans home. They desired the city to do- nate tract of land for the insti- tuition. After some discussion as to available sites, the Council voted as favoring the proposition.
 The matter of placing metallic street signs at all of the corners, was referred to the street commit tee.
 The clerk was authorized to ad- vertise for bids for the city print ing, fuel oil for Del Rio, and for feeding the city prisoners The city printing contract upon the sugges- ton of the Mayor will include the publishing of the minutes of each meeting of the Council.
 There was received during Janu- ary $S,498.64 while the disbursements were S5,52S.S1, the balance on hand being S41 ,24384
 There were B arrests made dur ing the month The expense for the water department was $2,4l42S. while the water billed out amounted to S4,l9ll7 and the collections $3,- 37993.
 City Recorder Robinson's report showed collection of $l30 for fines. License collections aggregated ST.. 25l
 The annual report of Tex Collect or Williams showed the following receipts: Taxes, $33,94O.33; delin- quent taxes $5O6S; water, $45, ,1042S; licenses, $l2,751SO; Marina street improvement fund, SIPS; Willis street fund, $l7525; Alarcon street fund, S4,30804; rent for dam $500; rent for city ranch, $500; sale of horses and property, $325l. Total receipts, S96,987.S9.
 Twelve deaths and eleven. births in January were reported by the Health Officer who asks for the CO., operation of the citizens in keeping their back yards clean, in providing regulation garbage cans, and the | systematic removal of all manure and debris.
 The annual reports of Chief Johns of the fire department and of City Clerk Robinson were read and ord cred published in the city official paper as being of interest to the, ! taxpayers
 City Treasurer Scholey's report for the year ending Feb. l, is sum- marized thus: Cash on hand, Feb. l, 1912, $2949464, receipts, $1OO,-