Evening journal., 1914-04-17
FIRE CHIEFS AUTO
BILL Causes TALK
Some Members OF Council
Think City Already Pays
Enough for Upkeep
CITY WILL BUY
EAST SIDE TRACT

City Council last evening received
a bill from ELMER c. Fisher amount
ing to $500 for repairs to the auto
mobile of Fire Chief Ainscow. The
bill was ordered paid but not before
considerable discussion had taken
place relative to the expense the au-
tomobile has been TO the city.
After the bill had been read,
Councilman McDermott called atten-
tion to the fact that Council had been
called upon to pay many bills for
repairs to the machine and he be-
lieved it time to call a halt
Councilman StOver remarked that
Chief Ainscow was already allowed
S25 monthly for the upkeep of the
machine, which he believed sufficient,
and he could not understand why
Council paid the $25 monthly and was
then called upon TO pay additional
bills for the upkeep of the car.
He considered the machine as hav-
ing done good work considering the
use it had been put to.
Councilman Williams, chairman of
the fire committee. explained that the
$25 monthly mentioned by Colonel
Slower was for the purchase OF tires,
oil, gasoline, etc. for the machine.
The bill was then ordered paid.
Council adopted a resolution au-
thorizing the finance committee to
purchase for $4,000 the north side
portion of the Diamond State Steel
Company's plant to be used as the
site for a public playground which it
is intended shall replace the Chris
tiana Park
Council adopted resolution ap-
proving the recent bond issue Of
$685. 600 The balance in bank to the
credit OF the city ws reported to be
S136.61377.
No action was taken upon the re-
port of John B. Taylor, police eff
cheney expert, the members not hav-
ing received copy of the report un-
III Wednesday night, and had there
fore not had time to give 1t consider
alton. Mr.. Taylors bill for SS34,
the last payment on the $4,000 which
he is to receive for his services I'm
investigating the Police Department,
was not presented. When the police
bills were called, Colonel Stover ex-
planned that the bills had not been
received by Council until o'clock
that evening and the committee had
not had time TO sign them, therefore
they could not be offered for payment
1 last night
! Prior to the meeting, the new au-
| tomobile engine Of the Friendship
fire company was taken to the city
hall where the members inspected the
machine. During the meeting Mr..
Slower, who represents the Seventh
ward, called the attention OF the
members, to the improvements they
are making there, meaning the
Friendships new engine He also
stated that his ward now has two
fire companies that cannot be
eqHalled in the city and they also
have the members to handle the ap
paratus.
Mr.. McDermott, of the Eleventh
ward, called the members attention
to the fact that his ward will sooI
have a fire company and he gave no
tice that their apparatus will not b
ae'hand organ" as he termed it,
Clarence NJ. Dillon, clerk Of Coun
ell, is suffering from a bad colt
which has affected his throat, ant
last night he was unable to read al
Of the minutes of the long communi
cations. Councilman Draper, of tn
Fifth ward, was elected by Counci
to read for Mr.. Dillon.