Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-05-13

Jaseph Lang. 21a da labor with team. II 50
D. c.. Jacka, carriage NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Peter Sieger. labor w W dept. 90
c. NJ, & ST.. P. r. R.. freight on cannon 81 50
Will Horn. sec, fire company. fires at
J. Basting's and B. Jackas.......... "a %
Peter Quier. burying dog ..........'..... SO
Earl Mari, ................ so
J. P Hawkins, allowance for police
court two months .................'... 81
Roy j. Penberthy livery. Is
M. P. Pub Ser Co., st light. S410.41
city hall light. .......... 2.08
water works power. 83.15- 495 "a
NJ. P. Telephone Co.. rent and toll ...... So
Neptune Meter Co.. meter 1epairs...... 49
M. p. Heating Co., heat for city hail.. 81 ~
T. M. Priestey, service and expense
for April OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o. ~
H. {. Miller Co., receipt books for city
treasurer .......... ....-............ 10 IA
M. P. Zinc Co., fuel for aid of poor. Is
Tribune, printing and publishing mos 40 95
Crawford Bros. printing and publishing 49 40
City Treasurers report was read
and on motion of Aid. Sims it was
accepted and ordered placed on file.
Aid. Horn, Chairman Of the FL
nance Committee addressed the
Council with reference to eXpendi-
lures of money by the different de-
partments of the city and state that
the Council was unjustly accused of
spending in the neighbOrhOOd OF
$4,000 during the last fiscal year
whereas the expenditures of the
Board of Education was more than
One-half of that amount. Upon Aid.
Horns suggestion the Council in
structed the City Clerk to report to
them when any account is overdrawn
and the finance committee of the
department having the overdraft
must appear before the Council for
an additional sum before any checks
are issued to cover the bills of that
department, in order that notation
may be made in the proceedings Of
the Council and to charge the depart
ment making application with said
allowance.
Aid. Horn introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Be it resolved by the Common
Council of the city of Mineral Point
that the Mayor, City Treasurer, and
Chairman of the Finance Committee
be authorized to handle city money
now deposited in banks to the best
interest Of City.
On motion of Aid. Sims the above
resolution was unanimously adopted
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
Whereas the train service of the
G.. M. and st. P. Railway Company
to the city of Mineral Point is I'M
satisfactory in that it is impossible
for persons desiring to do business
in this city, to come to the city by
the C. NJ. and ST. P. Railway and get
away the same day over said road,
and whereas, similar conditions eX-
lists over large part of the Mineral
Point division, and whereas, such
conditions operate to the detriment
of the city Of Mineral Point.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Common Council of the city of
Mineral Point, that the mayor and
clerk be and they are hereby author
| lied to request the officials Of the G.
M. and St. P. Railway Company to
put on an additional train which
shall leave GAINESVILLE about O'Clock
in the morning and arrive at Miner
al Point about 1890 a. m. and leave
Mineral Point about p. m.
Be it further resolved, that said
mayor and clerk are authorized and
directed to transmit a copy of this
resolution to the proper officials OF
said railway.
Moved by Aid. Gilman that above
resolution be adopted and transmit
ted to proper officials of G. M. and
ST. P. Ry. Motion carried.
Letter from Hon. J. G. Monahar
stating that he had secured from the
War Department supply of gas
masks at a nominal price of so cents
each, and wishing to know if the city
desires to purchase a number Of
these masks for use in the Fire
Department.
Moved by Aid. Horn that the City
purchase 10 gas masks for use il
Fire Department. Motion carried
Aid. Sims chairman of streets con
mittee, reported on prices asked BY