144 Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the City Council of Clustia Iowa April 03, 1899. Hon: Jno. D. McCall, Mayor presiding. Roll Called. Present, Aldermen, Beaty, Brady, Crockett, Haynes, Norton, Heslin, Maddox, Miller Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Read, Rosingreen, Rudey, & Stempel 15, Absent, Aldermen, Belvin, Fehr, Fiescher, Groos, McLemore, Wachter[illegible], 7. On motion the minutes of the last meeting now approved as recorded without reading. Petitions Memorials etc. By Alderman Nitschke. Petition of D. L. Springfield. for permission to erect wagon & stock scale at Corner of Trinity & 7th Streets. On motion the petition now granted. Reports of City Officers. Reports City Officers The mayor laid before the Council, the reports of the City Officers for the month of March, 1899. which were on motion referred to their appropriate without reading. The following is a synopsis of the reports. Assessor Collector By the Assessor and Collector. To Collections as follows. Genl. Revenue Taxes. $5502.22 License Tax. 606.50 Fines in Recorder's Court. 81.50 Pound Fees and Sales. 17.20 Pnalty Int & Cost (at taxes) 42.20 Total Genl. Fund. $6949.62 Interest & Sinking Fund N & L bonds. 8625.31 " " old " 302.09 School Tax. 2,063.39 Total Collections $17,938.41 Referred to Finance Committee. City Clerk By the City Clerk. Total amount of Warrants drawn during the month acct of General Fund $5,191.49. acct of Interest & Sinking Fund N & L bonds. 38,375.00. " " old bonds 7,175.00. Referred to Finance Committee. City Treasurer By the City Treasurer General Fund: Balance on hand Mch 1st. 1,259.49 Receipts during the month. 6,249.62 Interest & Sinking fund old bonds Balance on hand Mch 1/99. 9,031.47 Receipts during the month. 360.29 Total. 9,890.77 Disbursements. Paid Warrants during the month $4,158.11. Remitted to New York to pay interest due Apl 1st. 7,175.00 Balances. a/c Genl. Fund. 3,024.00 " Int and Sinking Fund old bonds 206.66 9,892.77 --- Page break --- 145 Int and Sinking Fund W.L bonds. Balance on hand March 1st Int. fund. 9,500.00. " " " " Sinking fund. 1,666.70. Receipts during the Month 8,565.31. Total # 19,632.01. Disbursements. Remitted to pay Int. due April 1st 99. $16,112.50. Paid Coupons held by Sinking Fund 75.00. Balance April 1st Int. fund 3,000.00. " " Sinking fund. 1144.21 $19,632.01. Earnings fund Bal on hand April 1st. 5,317.00. Receipts during the month. 6,204.40. 12,221.40. Paid Warrants during the Month. 7,124.05. Balance on hand April 1st. # 5,097.35. Referred to Finance Committee. City Marshal By the City Marshal. Total amount of fines assessed in Recorders Court. # 190.00. Paid in Cash. 145.00. Worked out 34.00. Carried forward 11.00. 190.00 Total number of arrests during the month 33. Pound fees Collected # 35.55 Referred to Police Committee. City Physician By the City Physician Total number of patients in Hospital Mch 1/99. 30. Admitted during March 19. Dismissed " " 19. Died " " 4. Remaining " 31st. 26. No visits to [illegible] " " 145. Prescriptions to [illegible] " 406. No contagious or infectious diseases reported. Several cases of measles in the City Referred to Hospital Committee. Sexton By the City Sexton. Total number of deaths 25. White 19. Mexican 2. Colored 4. Male 13. Female 12. Referred to Cemetary Committee. Alderman [illegible] entered the Council Chamber. New Business. By Alderman Morris. An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $1,418.22 to pay approved accounts. Alderman Fischer entered the Council Chamber the Ordinance was read first time, and a motion made to suspend the rule and placed on the second reading which motion [illegible] by the following vote: Yeas Aldermen. Matz, Brady, [illegible] Fischer, Haynes, Norton, [illegible] --- Page break --- 146 Maddox, Miller, Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Slumff, Hacker, 17 Nays. None. The Ordinance was read the second time and on motion was laid on the table subject to call. Alderman Powell moved that the action of the Marshal appointing Jos. Evans, a Special Policeman during the month of July in place of Griggard suspended, be approved and the Clerk authorized and directed to draw Warrant for Evans for the time to serve. Which motion prevailed. By Alderman Norton, An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $100. to purchase & place an Iron Gate at the south entrance of the City Cemetery. The Ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote; Yeas. Aldermen, Beaty, Brady, Crooker, Fischer, Haynes, Norton, Hukis, Maddox, Miller, Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Redd, Rosengren, Shelley, Slumff, Hacker Nays. None. 17 Ald. Zitler entered Alderman Zitler entered in Council Chamber. Ald. Redd excused On motion Alderman Redd, was excused from further attendance at this session of the Council. Alderman Maddox, for the Claims and accounts Committee Rept. of Claims acct. to whom was referred the petition of Jno. B. Taylor, for loss for household Comm. on pet. of goods, destroyed in 1890, on account of Small pox, presented a report recomJBO Taylor. mending that the petition be granted. The report of the Committee which Ord. appro. for appro. accts. motion prevailed. Alderman Maddox, moved to take up the Ordinance Called up appropriating the sum of $1018.00 to pay approved accounts, which motion Mo. to amend Ord. prevailed. Alderman Maddox moved to amend the Ordinance, by adding to pay the claim of Jno. B. Taylor for household goods destroyed in 1890. [illegible] Which motion prevailed by the following Vote: Yeas. Aldermen, Beaty, Brady, Crooker, Fischer, Haynes, Norton, Hukis, Maddox, Miller, Morris, Powell, Rosengren, Shelley, Slumff, Hacker, Zitler. 16 Nays. Alderman. Nitschke. 1 Ord. approved and The Ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote; amended Yeas. Aldermen, Beaty, Brady, Crooker, Fischer, Haynes, Norton, Hukis, Maddox, Miller, Morris, Nitschke, Powell, Rosengren, Shelley, Slumff, Hacker & Zitler. 17. Nays None. 0. Rept. of Special Comm. Alderman, Maddox, for the Special Committee appointed to investigate the to investigate Sewer sewer question, presented a report stating that they had not had the time question. to confer with the U.S. and State Authorities and the Sewer Company and therefore moved that the matter be referred to the incoming Council. The report was adopted. The Mayor laid before the Council a report Rept. of Fire Commis- from the Fire Commissioners, on the petition of Joseph Nalls for permission sioners on pet. of to erect a Corrugated Iron roof Shed within the fire limits, returning the Jos. Nalls. petition to the Council. Alderman Belvin entered the Council Chamber. Alderman Maddox moved that the petition of Joseph Nalls be referred to the City Attorney and City Marshal, which motion prevailed. The Mayor then laid before the Council the petition of E.E. Smith, to erect a stairway to building at corner of East 6th & Braggs Sts. together with the report of the Fire Commissioners on same. On motion the petition & report was ordered filed. Alderman Nooter for the Special Committee on the Communication of Compromi[illegible] the City Attorney looking to a compromise of the case of Cornelia Hall. --- Page break --- 147. v8, the city presented the following report. " that the proposition to Compromise be not Accepted." Which was adopted. On motion the Council adjourned. Jero. O. Johnson City Clerk.