| Show COUNCILMAN HALL SEEMS UNPOPULAR Has Persistent Way of Inquiring Into Financial Condition DISTASTEFUL TO AMERICANS Want to lo Know Iello Wh Auditors ul Duo nuo Vet Feb 1 h line HUD Nol Not Item Sub Stub Submitted Council Jio Councilman L E Hull Hall has hall been boen trying B a to find out the tho financial condition of ot the th city elt that ho hI In is coming to tu bo ho looked upon as asa II a IL by tho thi financiers of ot the thc American party art Mr Hall hail added lidded to hl hI hili unpopularity ull l lost last In t evening by h hay hayIng sav savIn Ine Ing In a II communication from flom City Audi Auditor tar taI Alft Bant sont back to him Some Hone ago a n resolution of or Mr Ir halts Halls vas rae adopted by b tho the council calling upon him tho auditor for tOI his lilu hl annual annu 1 report r for tor reasons why ho had not mado made his report in iii compliance with the law lav which requires that tho the report be bo submitted not later than he the first Monday In tn February The communication e I cation from the auditor last night was wali wast I to t tho th effect that because oC tIC u tho t o change from ho hc old 01 oh to the now nc way of accounting ho III was unable to make tho report and that ho he did not nol have sufficient help In his office to make tho report anyhow This communication did not nol antis fy r MI Mr Hall He wonted wanted to know when the tim council might expect n a re ro report report port Ho lie said they were vero a to 10 vote oto money week and tt It the Iho Slime same time they thov know kne nothing us as lo to lothe the tIme financial condition ot of the city ell The treasurers report rl ort lie he 11 said 1 was misleading because It reported GO of ot a I balance In Imi time the bank barth when hon honas as its n mi matter of vt it fact the balance was as but He some Ol e way WO ot nt getting gettling at nt tine the figures and amid If II tho tue now new I of ot bookkeeping did thu not furnish this Information ho lie thought thin tho city hotter botter get back to 10 toome some ome old way Wl of ot bookkeeping He lie thought the special audit of tho the accounts WIts yas no flO for tor violation of t the law In Assurance was wall given Riven that the full report would be In In four days NO MONEY FOR FOH Two lively communications wore were sent ent I to the council by Chief of Police Pitt One was a II demand domand for tor the confirmation of ot the 15 now police policemen policemen men recently appointed It II was pointed out that much of tho the rest resi residence r sl dence denee portion of ot the tho city ell Is having no nn protection prote that the present preson t force toree is overworked that of or orthe the mon men now on tho the force toreo are aro Mik sIek from overwork This communication went to the time finance committee 01 as u it iti li III i understood that tho tile now police if f hears cannot bo be put ut on 01 the payroll until the tho money mOlloy Is secured from from some nomo source to pay their salaries CITY WANTS NEW LAWS The Tho second communication related to Sunday SlInda closing and tho I social evil Chief Pitt demands new mw ordinances to enable him to cope copo with these thes problems Ho He cited the ln ances of or Los Angeles Angela These penult no person to enter unter saloons on Sunday for any purpose se they the provide for nit nn unobstructed view Into tho the saloons it at all alt times they tho prohibit card arid and wino wine rooms In saloons they prohibit wo 10 women mon men entering saloons they prohibit booths boxa in restaurants they th It ouster easier to convict of ot gambling In that it Is III not to 10 see ael seethe tho the actual of money mone This lila communication went euit to t tho the municipal al nl la laws 1111 s committee Chief Pitt ex expressed pressed the thc determination to tu stamp out gambling anti and Sunday Sunda liquor sell dell delling hIS ing I WILL BE BP MAYOR PRO PHO TEM TEl TEMA TElA A communication from Mayor John S 13 Bransford convoyed conveyed tho In Information Information formation that ho he expected to li to nb sent cent from the city for tor some somo days and naked that a member of ot tho the council be bo designated to act In his aloud dur during dUrIna tug ing his hU absence Councilmen Councilman Ferry was chosen by b unanimous vote ote on OIl mo motion motion tion of Councilman LAUGH GOES ROUND HOUND ROUNDA BOUNDA A laugh lauch wont went ent around the council chamber when whon a II communication was read from S G a Gemert of ot St Louis LouisIn In which tho the writer said lie hue h under understood stood tho the city elt was vas preparing to tel t Issue municipal bowls bands Ho lie asked the tho lul lego of ot printing them It H would from tills this l that tho tIme condition of ot the time city treasury li is known as nIl far Car east en t tIIU as St Loula If not further CLAIMS LICENSE IS W 13 FJ Dray Bray Kid Kill Who Wile runs a lunch hunch lunchroom room mont at lit 41 J east Second South sent in a 1 communication protesting against t tho of oC the enl or ordinance regulating the tine ot of restaurants and asking for tor n a 1 tint Hut into Und Under r tho tim ordinance restaurants with n II seating capacity of nr 30 or 01 more moro persona p must nay hay 76 5 tux tax seating Boating between 30 20 0 anil 30 pity 40 10 Mr MI ti Bray Uray holds that thaI these rates rated pro aro unjust for or tho timo reason that a It restaurant seating Heating 00 persons pays no rio than the tue small ue In lila Ills class Tho matter will bo l con considered by h tho the license committee lImI THURSDAY Y NINO After disposing of part of L tho batch of busIness the lilt hl i took a I I CI till Thursday |
