Evening journal., 1916-07-07
NEXT council WORK
IN new BUILDING
Solons Will Move From
Old City Hall Early
Next Week
FORD REFLECTED
NEAT INSPECTOR


IN the old City Hall last night. Upon
motion of Councilman Oscar e.
Draper it was decided to move all the
CITY offices to the new municipal
building by next Monday and to hold
the next session of Council there on
July 13.
Last nights session was just like
preceding ones, the business being
transacted with precision and dis
patch. The meeting was over in less
than an hour. II there were any re-
grets at leaving the old building they
we're not expressed officially by any
Of the Councilmen.
Councilman Draper's resolution rel
ative to removal was the final item OF
business transacted. He recited that
during the week the certificates of the
public building commission had been
returned, that the telephone compan-
les had assured him that telephone
service would be installed before the
end OF the week. and he moved that
Council direct the Mayors Office and
that of the city auditor, treasurer,
clerk Of Council etc, be moved so
that they could be located in their
new quarters by July TO- and Council
could meet next Thursday night in
the new building. The motion put
the task of supervising the removal
up to the Public Buildings Commits
sion.
In connection with this matter
Councilman Draper declared that a
proclamation to the effect that Coun-
ell and the city officers were about
10 move was necessary, and the print
ing committee was instructed to pre-
pare such a proclamation, distribute II
through the proper channels and have
copies of II published in the city news
papers.
With the exception of the election
Of a meat inspector. only routine
business was transacted by Council.
When the call for nominations for this
position was made Councilman
Charles NJ. Smith nominated Samuel
M. Ford the present incumbent for
reelection, and Councilman James
Kane proposed John p. Devine. The
ballot resulted in nine votes for Mr.
Ford and three for Mr.. Devine. Mr.
Ford has already served two terms
Of two years each The salary is
$1,000 a year.
The ordinance providing for a
bond issue Of $4,000 to pay for curb
ing, guttering, paving, sewering and
widening certain streets in the city
was finally adopted and referred tC
the Mayor for his approval. The
bonds Will be issued in denomina-
tions Of $50 or multiples thereof and
will mature in 1941 They will draw
AZ per cent. interest payable semi
annually, April 1 and October o.
each year.
A balance Of S94,807.5S was re
ported 10 the credit of the city il
the banks by City Treasurer High
field The treasurer's statement a:
to the financial condition OF the city
June 80 was not read. but was re-
ferred TO the printing committee who
were given power to have the re
port printed in pamphlet form fol
public distribution. The building in.
spector reported a total of $3SS re
ceived in his department for fees fol
the month Of June.
A communication from the Boart
OF Education recited the various
ways in which the public school ap-
preparation of $3s7,O0O would be ex-
pended this year. Councilman Ora
per- III uONlHB 10 duOpl anu ME INV
report. remarked that he hoped thu
board would keep within its appro
priation this year. and that Council
would cooperate with the board il
helping IL to do so.
The budget presented by the BoarC
OF Education follows:
Liabilities, June /, 1915. 5 21,394.3'
Liabilities, July l, 1916. 29,49O.5I
Salaries ............ ...... O,OOOO
Interest ................ 13,595.0
Books and supplies ....... 14,5OO.OI
Furniture and fixtures .. 10000
Coal and wood ...... 100000
General ................. 7,0121
Heating apparatus and
plumbing repairs ..... $4,000
Teachers retirement fund. 10000
Disinfectant materials .. 100000
Gas, electric light and
power .... ..... 80. 5000
Rental telephones ...... 2400
Election expenses ........ 10000
Graduating expenses ..... 44O.O
Printing ........ 1000
Rental No. % school house 264.0
Supplies for shop .... 5000
New buildings ....... 100000
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