The Glenwood post., 1914-03-14
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At recessed meeting of the city
corueil held last Monday evening
some surprises were sprung on the few
spectators present. One of these WAS
the outstanding warrant indebtedness
which the city is now facing. When
the report of the city treasurer show
ing outstanding warrants against the
city to the amount Of &2s,377O.77 WAS
read it created mild stir among those
who heard it as it has not been ger
orally believed that the Indebtedness
was SO great although it has been ger
orally known that the Drach admins,
trations were profligate in their ex-
penditures through water surveys, lii.
cation, lawyers fees, etc.
When Ole Thorson few years ago
stepped out of the office of town treas
urer the warrant Indebtedness was
&4,7OO and when Elmer Lucas retired
from term as town treasurer a little
later the Indebtedness was $4,000. A
little later than this the Drach admin.
istration secured control and now the
present council find themselves with
an unpaid warrant issue of over
$685. 900, a small portion Of which, per
haps $1,000, will come back through
the county treasurer in the way of a
sewer and sidewalk collections which
the city has already advAaced. Last
year the city xSpropsiated III, ,seo asA
spent $4,000 and this year they have
appropriated $l9,5OO, setting aside
$500 of that as warrant redemr-
tion fund and hoping that at the end
of the year they may be able to in
crease that by transferring to that
fund such balances as may be left
after transacting the legitimate bus'
ness of the city. But at that rate it
will take q long time to pay off tn. +.
present Indebtedness and Alderman
Ksndrick WAS not in favor of the new
plan. but Attorney Bell said it was the
only thing to do unless the board
wanted to make a special levy or the
people wanted to vote q bond issue
70 take up all old warrants.
At the suggestion Of the city attos-
ney the appropriation ordinance passed
at the last meeting was rescinded, all
voting aye except Alderman Kendrick.
In discussing the matter the members
Of the ecouncil were agreed that it will
be necessary to practice the most rigid
economy in the future and it was said
that no more subscriptions for baseball
games, strawberry days, road races,
bands, or publicity schemes of any
kind would be considered in the future
and that every effort would be male
to live within the income of the city.
In. the discussion that followed Alder
man Kendrick said the whole state
would 90 dry in four years while an
other alderman corrected him with the
prediction that two years would bring
about the arid condition.
When it came time to order the pub
lication of the new appropriation o.
dinance Alderman Rittmayer moved
that it be published in the Avalanche
and Shelton seconded the motion. On
\ vote these two voted aye and all the
rest voted no. Mayor Barnes said the
ordinance must have publicity if they
had to tack it to = telephone pole.
Kirwan then moved that it be pub
lished in the Post and Davis seconded
the motion. A vote On this showed
ayes, Kirwan, Langston and Davis;
and noes, Rittmayer, Shelton and Ken
drick. Mayor Barnes voted off the
tie and gave it to the Post.
The request Of Mrs. Cunninghan IA
be allowed to move . frame shack ia
the rear Of her property on Ninth
and Cooper was refused ~ the property
l. within the fire limits.
The matter Of automobile license.
was taken up and while no definite
action was taken it seemed to Be th<
sense Of the eouseil that all autos 10
ing business for hire should Be subject
70 license fee just the sane - tAs
AASks.
TIE beard seemed also Of tAe opin
ion that tAs present paaa Of sssisainl