| Show 4 t i COUNCIL I A d 4 F d 4 1 The Tho regular monthly meeting of city council was held last night with Mayor Fitzgerald and all councilmen present INCONSISTENT NIHl ON Tho The first event came when the February pay roll was read Councilman Council man Fleishman noticed that Councilman Councilman Council Council- man Neilson Nellson had put In his hla claim for Instead of for services as city councilman He lie asked Mr Nielson Nielson Niel Kiel son eon why It was and was Informed by that gentleman he was entitled to It that that he be was elected two years ago I and his hla salary was fixed at per meeting and he proposed to get what was was coming to him lie He was waa was wa's I and Councilmen asked by the Mayor and Paxton If It was I not a fact that he with Mayor ex-Mayor I Ridge JUdge and the last council had not fixed the salary of Mayor and councilmen coun- coun I and aud other city officers at a meeting held hold sixty days prior to the new council taking hold for the Incoming Incoming incoming In in- In- In coming council and that commencIng commencing commencing ing January 1 1 1918 the salary of councilmen was to be per meeting Nellson Neilson admitted this fact but said that the cut would not Include him as li tie he was elected for four years years years- and Insisted on his I IThe The attention was called to the 1 fact tact that he had bad accepted the the tha rate for the January meeting and Nellson Neilson replied that he was aware of that fact but he had decided to get all that was coming to him Can you b beat bat at It What do you know of a man that will work and v te to to cut salaries of his colleagues and then refuse to accept the cut himself Who will deny It Is the paltry dollar that attracts some some men to office rather than service for the community In which he lives Eric the Republicans are ashamed of you you yet yet If you feel It Is your duty to fight for that extra dollar go to it and it-and and may you go broke trying to collect It Every councilman positively refused refus retus ed to allow Councilman Nielson the extra dollar dollar dollar- and the fight Is on BILLS ALLOWED D. D The pay roll for February amount amount- amount Bills DIlls for February ry amounted to making making a total total total to to- tal expenditure of 1700 Ordered paid on motion motion- of Fleishman Fleishman Fleishman Fleish Fleish- man and Lowe OFFICERS REPORTS fol lol- follows 1 to Treasurer ONeil O'Neil reported as lows Gen sur Feb let 1st 1918 Receipts for month Licenses I. I i Police Court Cemetery Dog Taxes Sidewalk tax X 1970 Stray Pound War paid In Feb eb Gen len f fund nd deficit Feb eb 28 Water fund sur Feb 1 Receipts from consumers 9 War paid In February Water fund funds fund s stir sur r Feb 28 Time cards In Feb Cash on hand hand t. t Cal Bal Feb Sink fund Feb 28 City Justice Clark reported total lin fines s for February collected collect collect- ed In cash committed 20 cash from previous m nth 1500 1600 making total cash collected Sexton Gidley reported three deaths for tor February Two adults and one child Two males one female Collected Col Cl for graves etc 41 0 Marshal Tracy reported expended for tor moving snow etc etc collected for dog tax EI Eighteen arrests were made mado MORE MOHE TIME TOm ALLOWED The license committee asked for further time to make report which vas as granted PAID P COUNTY CLAIM ll A letter was waa read from County Clark lork Hortin explaining claim for foi collecting taxes It was satisfactory and the claim of unanimously unanimous unanimous- ly Iv allowed A A NI W HOI SCAVENGER I Five bids were submitted for scavenger work for the coming year Joseph and Hyrum Street put In a aLid abid abid bid Lid for or Sam SaUl Mitchell lower lower lower low low- er part of town Carl Mim and Samuel Mitchel Prospect Prospect Prospect Pros Pros- street After some discussion and a regret regret regret re re- gret expressed that Nim was vas not Dot the lowest bidder the contract contract contract con con- tract was awarded to Samuel Mitchell Mitchell Mit Mit- chell on oa motion of ot Lowe and Paxton Paxton Pax- Pax ton on LICENSE REVOKED Mayor Fitzgerald reported be he had bad hadre re e 1 tho the H PH n of t the tile Vienna Pool fool Hall because of disreputable actions ac uc lions In selling tobacco to minors etc elc The action was unanimously un rail rati lied fied You are to be commended for such acts Mr Mayor at HUI 1 nox 1108 Treasurer ONeil O'Neil asked askell for tor a u s safety safe fe fety ty box In First National llan Hank flank for papers and valuables belonging to ell city Councilman Paxton s sold said ld It if city would secure suitable box he would find u a place Illace for It U in VIlU vault It free of ot charge INTEREST aT REFUNDED On motion of ot NeUlon Neilson and Fleishman Fleish roan man man Mayor was aa empowered to re re- re- re mit mil Interest on delinquent sidewalk tax If it same Is paid before May 1918 INSURANCE Im RENEWED m Jom After some discussion It was decided decided decided de de- to firo tiro insurance on city ball hall on motion of Paxton and arid Lowe WANTED W LIGHT Isaac Graham was present and asked asked asked ask ask- ed that additional electric light be placed on Hassle Hill Ho lie was Instructed to present petition petition petition peti peti- tion to council signed by residents of ot this section PAY lAY YOUR POLL POI TAX T Marshal Tracy asked regarding collecting 1918 poll tax and was instructed In Instructed Instructed In- In to go ahead and collect them Adjourned until April Ap |
