Evening journal., 1918-08-23
CITY PAYS THE
GARBAGE BILL
Contract is Illegal, City
Solicitor Bayard Tells
The Solons
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FIRE COMP ANIES


The shortest session Of City Council
this summer was that OF last night,
forty minutes being consumed. With
In that time considerable business
was transacted, the most important
matter TO be considered being the bill
for city garbage collections last month.
This bill. amounting 10 $1,000, was
approved and ordered paid by Council
without q dissenting vote. the body
having received an opinion from City
Solicitor Bayard last week that the one
year contract entered into by the
Board Of Health with Sylvester Healy,
garbage contractor, was legal.
The legality OF the contract was
questioned by Council, after Robert G..
Harman and other attorneys had ad-
vised the Councilmen that Il was ille-
gal, inasmuch as the law stated that
such contracts were TO be for a period
Of three years. AS a result OF these
opinions the Councilmen had refused
TO pay the July bill sooner. City Treas
urer Banks reported a bank balance Of
si,i39,s65tO.
Another matter disposed Of last
night was the fire departments con-
tract with the city for services for the
coming year. Council passed a reso-
luton empowering Mayor Lawson to
enter into an agreement with the
twelve companies. The majority Of
the twelve companies will receive the
same appropriations allowed them last
year, the only exception being the
Washington company, which has dis
pensed with its chemical apparatus.
Last year tho Washington Fire Com
pany received about $500. but this
year its appropriation is reduced TO
s6,220 A like amount is allowed all
the companies except the Phoenix
Company which receives st0,S20 and
the Weccacoe Fire Company. which re-
ceives s7,52O
Fire Chief Hyndman submitted his
monthly report showing nineteen
alarms Of fire during July, Of which
number five were box alarms. The
property loss was but $40.
City Auditor Souder sent q letter
asking that John G. Taylor, a clerk in
his ONCE, be empowered to act as city
auditor while he. Mr.. Souder, took a
vacation. This suggestion was approved
and the councllmen adopted a resolu-
the duties Of the auditor.
The Street and Sewer Department
sent a letter relative TO the complaint
received by Council last week. OF
hucksters at Fourth and Madison
streets strewlng the street with refuse
on market days. Il was stated by the
Street and Sewer Department that the
street IS flushed twice a week and that
the hucksters had been notified TO cease
throwing refuse in the street.
Building Inspector Preston had Act
ing President Robertson present Assls-
tant Building Inspector Harold S.
Creamer with fountain pen as token
Of his appreciation Of the labor Of the
retiring assistant. The presentation
was made after a letter OF resignation
had been received from Mr.. Cresmer.
He has been appointed labor inspector
Of the Employment Service, U, S. De-
partment Of Labor. In making the pre-
sentation Mr.. Robertson said; "Alr.
Creamer, feel that voice the senti-
ments Of all the oouncilmen when l say
we are sorry TO have you leave US,
but l don't blame you for lettering
yourself. I am glad you can do so and
it shows that you have ability and we
hope that after you assume your new
duties you viii not forget US.
Now in your work you have Ia
bored with Inspector Preston and while
you and he may have differed in de-
tails, / know that IN principle you
agreed and Inspector Preston tenders
YOU this gift as token Of his apprecls-
tion OF your labors"
Mr.. Creamer said that what he had
done in the office was but a part OF
his duties and he lamented the fact
that he was leaving. but he was doing
so because he was lettering himself
and family. The resignation was then
accepted and ordered filed.
William s. Anderson, a local builder, !
presented a letter making application
for the position made vacant by the
resignation Of Mr.. Creamer and the ap- !
pllcation was ordered fled.