Show LIGHT ACCOUNTS TS IN B AD SHAPE SHOWN TO CITY COUNCIL IN SPECIAL REPORT Ree revelations lations concerning concer cing the status of the electric elec trIe light meter and electric light ail ai power flomer as a mule to the council Tue night race gare that loly lo 10 ly considerable food for discussion the 1 matter was as embodied in the re te lort I 1 ort of 8 A ballinger who had been employed to read every meter lu 10 the city ind check it up with the he city book books the report showed that many meters iu in the city had lied not been read for f 0 r everal several months and ably not n at t all the check il at owed in some cases that the user waa was greatly indebted to tte city oi 01 account of the meter be ing anil and that in other abea cases the consumer conium cr had been overcharge ed due to the meter having been over guessed the report alio also showe I 1 other alleged irregularities which mill ill take same time to investigate and straighten out several member members of the council coune 11 w were e r a not n 0 t inclined to entirely blame the e electrician e t r I 1 c inn morg king due to the fact that he has had bad a large amount 0 of out aide work in the way of cn which hai has not left him time for the th a complete om reading of the dieter the report also snowed that many meter meters were placed on the wall at a height of from twelve to eighteen feet and in practically blacks pl acts there being nothing reach on which to chimu to tle meter some members of the council blame 1 tut 1 city elee for not having load a full fall re to port ai an to these conditi vaSt addielu lu luz the city clerk as a to what meter meters were being guessed so 0 o that the matter could have been looked into earlier it wa was decided to retain mr wro king on outside work and mr my ballinger on bading and land the meter meters for the present and it li Is probable that all meter meters will be orde reil put where they can be eailler rand tend td meana devised for having them properly property fead ach each month barber of the city through attorney 40 K clay bade made objection to being compelled to pay license a to do altru iness houe houses under the new now ordinance lit no action wa was taken tf spool a pool hall aen alto also objected to the tb figure figures at chieh their icetty wai was placed tat ing that they would be compelled compel lied to resort to boot leggia to make eapen esene es se L the matter wee referred to a special ommittee omm itee operator operators of I 1 sty veral oral hotels and ad rooming ro hoasea a roomed the at council coul kell through IL il graff offet 61 ai spokesman po kerman relative to mr Braf tatt explained lit that 1444 a lit bad had installs a metr motor his 04 water bill wa was cut ut almont la 14 two AWO hd ad to be lwe ed ahat ties nf of metals woal tal tva tb probed pi oba the matter hiis o 0 refe red to committee V f it has ha bra beera boand ahat of tk tim years 1 levy belonging belo aging to the litral hail had never cover ba transferred erred to taj tas credit of that lr and eions were riven that proper action be token taken at once 11 G clarmon has gone to pro 0 to take some sa s1 bair cc at n rork ork in law and his lis resignation 3 city attorney aa ae cepter george mas a ap pointed to till fill the it had long ago been decided that city hall would need a new furnace thia this winter inter and it was as ordered installed immediately the rooms prepared for the fire engine and the fireman to care for same have been made ready and nd gomer peacock and it 8 robinett were named as a committee to look after the matter it wa was voted to allow the churche churches of the city a half rate on rater water it was reported thit george storrs had used a large a of water la in connection with his railroad d operations tons tiona and payment ii according ce to tl ti a e con tract have not been made marshal W 8 peacock and water mater superintendent J NN plant were instructed to take vi measure to collect the amount die and see to furfure payment mayor mcgee reported that he had bad not been bees able to make suitable arrange ments for having a man devote his en on tire time to the city streets following the flood and that it would not be done at mt the present time |