Our City Fathers

The recular monthly meeting of the council met in the eouncil chamber Mon day evening, Mayor Robinson in the ohair. Recorder Pond called the roll and the following aldermen responded : Aid. R bison, Allmendinger, Walz, Hen, Kt-arns, Neithammer and Martin. Aids. Keating and Swift came in afterwards. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The recorder presented a petitior. from Dr. P. G. Sukey, asking that the city pay him $51. He bases his claim on the fact that while he was Crossing the new rail road bridge about two months ago the Rteam from a locomotivo passing under, came up through the flior of the bridge and scalded hig horse in such a manner as to render him useless for some time ; that he paid out money for doctcing, extra horse hire and divers other expenses. The petition was referred to the city attorney who reported adversely on the request. Dean & Co. were granted permission to tear up the alley in the rear of their store for the purpoge of running a pipe into their warehouse. The Finance Cammittee through their chairman, Aid. Almendinger, reported the following amounts correct and moved thm orders for their payment be ordered by the council, excepting the water bill, which was referred to the street com miitee: First ward, $14.00 ; gecond ward, $8 38 ; third ward, $13.25; fourth ward, $18 06; fifth ward, $2 00: eixth ward, $5.46 ; general street fumi, $6.50 ; general fund, $584 03; contingent fund, $525 97 water fund, $'2,316.67; total fund, $3,469.86. The street committee after connidering the water bill reported in favor of witholding $150, which amount would be necessary to repair certain pUces that were torn up by the water works company. which was passed. City Attorney Kinne presented anordinance rela'ive to amending the hack ordinance as per resolution passed last montli, which was adopted. Il was as published in proceedings of the laat meeting. The petition of Mrs. Gilbert which was presented at the last meeting, asking for damages sustained by falling through a defectivo side walk, was brought up and considered. The city attorney who was present said that he was informed by Judge Cheever, Mr?. Gilbert's attorney, that tBey would settle for $500, and from his knowledge of the case he considered t au exhorbitant price and recommended that they should not pay her that amount. The Recorder then read the City Mar shal's report of the amount he had expended in the several wards from the poor fund, which was adopted : First ward, $21.89; second ward, $20.92; third ward, $47 64 ; tourth ward, $84.43 : aah ward, $60 91; sixth ward, $15.25; total, $251.03. A motion was made and carried that the Mayor appoint a committee of three to investígate the recent action of certain city officials. Mxyor appointed Aids. Martin, Keating and Robison. Aid. Martin presented the following resilution which was adopted : Resolved, That ths City Marshal be instrucied to remove the peanut stands on the corner of Hurón and Main street and on the corner of Washington and Main street within three days after the passage of this resolution. Adjourned.