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There seems to have been a coolness about this time between President Ather- ton and the trustees, and at the August meeting " President Atherton tendered his resignation. Mr. Antis called for ayes and nays. Messrs. Le Roy and Lane voted aye, Messrs. Lott, Antis and Turner nay, where-
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upon the president withdrew his resigna- tion." At the October meeting Chapin Park was ordered to be inelosed. It is now known as the Publie Park. Mr. Dodson resigned and Alban Bennett was elected elerk, Nov. 13, 1854. At the April election, 1855, there were 227 votes cast, and the following were elected: Wm. T. Hopkins, president; B. F. Hall, A. H. Bishop, Robert Long- worth, Nathan B. Dodson, James N. Read- ing and E. B. Ilanna, trustees; H. B. At- water, clerk; Geo. E. Parmelee, assessor and treasurer, and Abel Longworth, con- stable and collector. This was another clean sweep of the old board and a new deal throughout-except assessor and treasurer. Mr. Atwater, however, did not accept the office of elerk and Mr. Bennett held over. Before the next election a new charter had been granted by the Legislature, creating another ward. The election was held April 7, 1856, and resulted in the election of the following: W. T. Hopkins, re-elected president; L. P. Lott, B. F. IIall, S. C. Bliss, Geo. W. Lane, J. B. Jones, Patrick Ilynds, A. Kirkland and Samnel Fatsinger, trustees; J. W. Woodrow, elerk; W. S. Gibson, constable and collector, and Hiram Mallory, assessor and treasurer. Another clean sweep except on president. This retir- ing board had learned to vote aye on ap- propriations and salaries, the clerk's fees allowed being $128.54, for the year; the treasurer reported receipts for the year, $2,877.29; disbursements $2,456.25, and his fees for collecting and paying out the same, $53.33. During this year another charter was obtained, creating Morris a city with a mayor and common council, a police magistrate, street commissioner, etc.
At the April election, 1857, the following
officers were elected: F. S. Gardner, mayor; Elijah Walker, marshal; Patrick Hynds, treasurer; Wmn. Skehan, collector, T. A. Henry, street commissioner ; A. Clark, J. B. Davidson, Wm. B. Grenell, S. W. Harris, Philip Hart, S. Fatsinger, L. P. Lott and L. Ashton, aldermen. This council elected J. M. P. Butler, clerk. At the April election, 1858, the following of- ficers were elected: C. R. Parmelee, mayor; F. S. Goold, marshal; George Selleck, treasurer; H. P. Gillett, collector; J. L. Dow, street commissioner, J. P. South- worth, police justice, and one alderman from each ward, viz .: Miles Gordon, C. H. Goold, Geo. F. Brown, E. S. Webber and C. Storr were elected; Jno. W. Woodrow, was elected city elerk; Oscar Bangher, city attorney. The collector collected $3,588.19 of taxes this year. At the next election, April, 1859, the following were elected: J. W. Newport, mayor; F. S. Goold, mar- shal; F. K. Hulburd, treasurer; J. L. Dow, street commissioner; John Barr, collector; II. C. Goold, J. W. Massey, Jno. G. Armstrong and David Pratt, aldermen.
The taxes collected this year were $3,777.70. L. P. Lott was elected city clerk by the council. At the April elec- tion, 1860, the officers elected were Wm. C. Hammill, mayor; Alex Bushnell, marshal; James McWilliams, collector; Geo. W. Lane, treasurer; James H. Oliver, street commissioner; E. B. Hanna, Hiram Plimp- ton, Daniel Matteson, Wm. A. Kiersted and C. Storr, aldermen. Messrs. James Rear- dan, H. C. Goold and J. W. Massey, hold- ing over.
The council at their meeting of April 23d elected L. P. Lott, city clerk; David Le Roy city attorney ; Nathaniel McBride, survey-
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or ; and C. II. Goold, assessor, who declined, and II. P. Gillett was elected in his place. Samuel B. Thomas and Calquhann Grant were designated as police justices. George Fisher was appointed health officer. Drs. Mathews, Hand and Antis, health commis- sioners, and James Miller, chief of the fire department, and for the first time in the history of the municipal government of Morris, standing committees of three mem- bers each were appointed. May 14, 1860: six standing committees were established, finance and elaims, streets and alleys, licen- ses, judiciary, fire and water, and healthi. The fiscal report of the finance committee shows total receipts for the year ending April 15, 1860, were $4,098.68, of which $855.00 was for liquor licenses, and $80.00 for billiard table lieenses. The expendi- tures were fire dep . tment, $311.26 ; streets and alleys, $$27.05 ; street commissioner's services, 8256.29 ; eity marshal, $56.00 ; eity elerk, $212.34 ; printing charter ordi- nanees, cte .. $364.32, ete. The same commit- tee reported $1,475.81 in hands of the late treasurer. This eity council seem to have gotten down to business and reduced every- thing to rule, while their records were well kept, and are very full. Alderman H. C. Goold having moved out of his ward, L. B. Ray was elected in June of that year as his successor. The late treasurer's bond, if any he ever gave, could not and never has been found. The eity, however, ob- tained some Iowa land for the $1,475.81 in his hands, but were the losers. In the early spring of 1861 a new charter for the eity had been obtained. It was very long, and indeed a copy of the charter of Chicago. It was, however, submitted to a vote of the people March 23d, and literally snowed
under, there being 224 votes against and only 26 for its adoption.
At the city election, April 2, 1861, there were 440 votes cast. This was by far the largest vote ever east before that time and re- sulted in the election of John Antis, mayor; Geo. W. Lane, treasurer; F. M. Robinson, (now member of the Legislature) marshal; Wm. A. Rogers, street commissioner; William MeFarland, Jr., collector; and L. P. Lott, Eli F. Johnson, Charles Comer- ford, and C. G. Conklin, aldermen. The fiscal report for the year ending April 15, 1861, shows total receipts, $4,667.83, of which liquor licenses furnished $1,385; show licenses, $61; ball alley licenses, 848; billiard tables, $40, and fines, $76. Total liabilities of the eity, $4,422.19, with assets of $10,943.05, which was certainly a fair showing. Charles Turner was elected city elerk; John P. Southworth, city attorney ; II. P. Gillett, assessor, and C. Grant and Samuel B. Thomas were designated as eity justices; James Miller was elected chief engineer of the fire department, with Daniel Matteson and John Barr, as- sistants.
On the 1st of April, 1862, there were 462 votes east and Uri B. Couch was elected mayor; Geo. F. Brown, treasurer; John C. Jones, marshal; Jacob Gorich, street com- missioner; John Vesly, collector; with the following aldermen: E. B. Hanna, Hiram Plimpton, M. K. Keller, and Alex. Bush- nell. The receipts for the year were $4,300.77 of which liquor licenses were but $650.00, a falling off of one half from the previous year. The city elerk got $169.30 for his year's service, an income of $162.30 over Capt. Starbuck for like duties ten years before. Charles Turner was re-
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elected clerk; William Grant, city at- torney; A. M. Cleveland, surveyor, and Thomas Reynolds, assessor; Jno. W. Wood- row was elected chief engineer of the fire department, with David Conlong and John Gunlock, assistants. The officers for 1863 were Geo. F. Brown, mayor; Wm. McFar- lan, Jr., collector ; Jacob Gorich, street com- missioner; Gco. W. Lane, treasurer; Wm. Zimmerman, marshal; and S. B. Thomas, D. O. Goodrich, Geo. Fisher and Charles Comerford, aldermen. The retiring Conn- cil for the first time in the history of the corporation tendered a vote of thanks to retiring Mayor Conch "for the impartial, prompt and efficient manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Council during the past year." C. Turner was re-elected city clerk; Hiram C. Goold was elected assessor; James N. Reading, city attorney, and Jno. W. Woodrow chief of the fire department, with David Conlong and Charles B. Ingersoll, as- sistants. B. M. Atherton and Thomas Al- ford were designated as city justices. This new council seem to have been one of great ability in auditing accounts and drawing orders on its treasurer. It was also pretty heavy on dogs, as a large number of bills were presented for " burial of dogs," and allowed at fifty cents each.
At the next election, April 5, 1864, E. B. Hanna was elected mayor; Charles Sparr, treasurer ; E. T. Hopkins, marshal ; J. II. Oliver, collector ; Wm. H. Rogers, street commissioner, and H. E. Reinhart, W. II. Parmelee, N. C. Petteys and T. Donnovan, aldermen. The finance committee report re- ceipts by the treasurer for past year $4,687- .82. Expenditures $4,502.84. The amount received for liquor licenses was $1,055 ;
shows $83.00. Bridge stock dividends, $441.00; fines, $75.00. This was a good year for the city attorney, as he got 8212.00; city clerk, $151.57. The fire department cost $323.72, and the sum of $1,254.49 was expended on street repairs. The adıninis- tration of justice this year was expensive. In addition to the $312.00 paid to the at- torney, there were $331.70 paid to justices and constables for fire and police services. W. H. Parker was elected city clerk ; T. B. Rice, attorney ; J. W. Massey, assessor ; Jno. W. Woodrow, chief of the fire depart- ment, with D. Conlong and Jacob Meyer, assistants, and Nathaniel McBride, in- spector of weights and measures. Whether Mc ever performed service in this office or not the record fails to state. George H. Kiersted was elected surveyor. Mr. Par- ker, the new clerk, kept a very full and well-arranged record of the conneil pro- ceedings. At the meeting of the council, Dec. 19, 1864, a bill of two dollars and fifty cents was paid for "removing" five dogs, and one dollar for hauling them to the boneyard. Did the assassin Guitean steal this term from the common council of the city of Morris ? Page 358 of the record is as follows : "To the memory of Timothy Donnovan, who received injuries from the explosion of an anvil while firing a national salnte on the 22d Feb'y, of which injuries he died Feb'y 26, 1865." Mr. Donnovan was an alderman, and while endeavoring to fire off an anvil on the news of the evacuation of Richmond, on the 22d of Feb'y, he was fatally injured, and John P. Mannahan, one of our best business men, was instantly killed by the bursting of the anvil. Many other people stood near the spot, but fortunately no others were injured.
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The writer stood within a few feet of Man- nahan when he was instantly killed by a piece of the anvil striking his head. Mr. Donnovan was a blacksmith, and it was his own anvil that killed him.
The total receipts by the city treasurer for the year were $5,450.10. Of this sum $1,275 were from liquor licenses, §215.44 from fines and judgments. The clerk's salary was $195.32; attorney's, $163; marshal's, $170.21; fire department cost $356.14, and police $1SS.04. At the April election, 1865, E. B. Hanna was re-elected mayor, and Geo. W. Granby, Geo. W. Lane, Geo. Fisher and C. G. Conklin were elected aldermen. Colquhann Grant was elected elerk; J. W. Massey, assessor; J. N. Reading, attorney ; and Geo. H. Kiersted, surveyor. Judge Grant made an excellent city clerk. David Conlong was elected chief of the fire department, with Miles Gordon and Jacob Geisen, assist- ants. Our friend Geisen must have been many pounds lighter then than now. Ile would make a decidedly weighty fireman now. Deacon Bross was elected collector. The assessor, Mr. J. W. Massey, gave a bond in the sum of $10,000, conditioned that he would well and faithfully perform the duties of assessor, ete. Under no eir- enmstances could the assessor handle the money of the city,-not a dollar came to his hands,-hence we fail to see any reason, good or bad, requiring a $10,000 bond from a town assessor. At the next city election. April 3, 1866, E. B. Hanna was again elected mayor; E. T. Hopkins, mar- shal; Charles Sparr, treasurer; J. R. Combs, collector; Abram Bogart, street commis- sioner; N. MeBride, police magistrate; and James Miller, Edward Sanford, Wm. Shee-
han, aldermen. This conneil elected F. C. Mayo, elerk; A. Bennett, attorney; Thomas Reynolds, assessor; and Joseph Hieks, health officer.
Total receipts of the treasurer for past year were $9,436.51; disbursements, $8,167.30; liquor licenses, $1,150; ex- pended on streets, $2,380.89; gutters, $2,- 339.41. This was a year of taxes and im- provements. Mr. Mayo did not qualify as city clerk, and Judge Grant seems to have held over.
The receipts for the year ending April, 1867, were $10,240.80, and expenditures, $9,717.10. The liquor license money this year was $1,614.30. The total assets of the eity were reported as follows :
In hands of Treasurer $ 523 70
Bridge stoek 6,300 00
S. W. Harris' note 4 33
Fire King engine, hose and carriage .. .. 2,500 00
Niagara do do 1,200 00
Lots in Morris Cemetery 200 00
Furniture in Council room 30 00
Tools in Street Commissioner's hands 50 00
Real estate-Iowa lands, 160 acres .. 800 00
Engine building and lot. 700 00
Total
$9,30S 03
Liabilities were stated at "outstanding orders, $209.50." This was surely a fine showing. The city clerk received for his year's services $299.75.
At the election April 2,1867, S. B. Thomas was elected mayor; E. T. Hopkins, mar- shal; C. Sparr, treasurer; J. R. Combs, collector; and A. Bogart, street com- missioner; with Wm. B. Field, Charles H. Goold, D. R. Holmes, James B. Jones, Joseph Hicks, Win. Selleck, and Samuel Jordan, aldermen. A fifth ward having been added, thus increasing the number of aldermen to ten-Mr. Holmes having been elected to fill a vacancy in the
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seeond ward,-Judge Grant was unani- mously re-elected elerk; Charles Turner was elected attorney; L. Whitney, assess- or; A. M. Cleveland, surveyor; and E. T. Ilopkins, health officer. At this city election nearly 500 votes were east. The total re- ceipts of the year ending April, 1868, were reported to be $12,839.50; expenditures, $8,111.27; leaving a balance in treasury, $5.251.93. Total assets are given at $9,- 141.26, with liabilities for ontstanding or- ders, 880.03. At the election April 7, 1868, E. B. Hanna was again elected mayor; John Unfred, marshal; Nelson Carpenter, col- lector; Abram Bogart, street commission- er; and L. P. Lott, George Galloway, and B. Olin, aldermen, with a tie between E. Pyle and B. F. Hall in the second ward, and between John Vesley and Jacob Goneh in the third ward. These gentlemen "cast lots" for the position, when Pyle and Gouch were the successful ones.
This council elected Lueins Whitney, e'erk; Gen. Wm. Birney, eity attorney; Thomas Reynolds. assessor. The total re- eeipts of the treasurer for the past year were $12,843; disbursements, 88,246.21. The sum of §1.937.08 was expended on street repairs, and $736 for night watch ser- vices. The amount received from liquor lieenses was the large sum of $3,126.47. The amount of fines collected was $473- .55, which was probably the largest amount ever collected in one year in Morris.
On the 10th of August, 1868, Alderman Olin resigned, and Edward Sanford was eleeted to fill the vaeaney. Mr. Unfred, the city marshal, resigned in October of that year and E. T. Hopkins was appointed by the council to fill the vacancy.
At the council meeting of the 8th of
March, 1869, the committee on fire and water submitted a long report on the expense of the fire department, from which we glean the following items. That Shaboneh steam engine eost $4,500; nee- essary hose, $2,925. That the city hall building together with engine, hose and fire apparatus cost $14,927.82.
This committee was composed of Alder- men Lott, Selleck, Field and Jones, with Mayor Hanna. To raise the means to meet these expenditures, interest-bearing bonds to the amount of $9,250 were issued and sold. At the election of April 6, 1869, E. B. Hanna was again eleeted mayor; E. T. Hopkins, marshal; Joel W. Ellis, col- lector; Jacob Geisen, treasurer; Alcx. Bush- nell, street commissioner, and the follow- ing named aldermen: Oliver Hanlen, A. M. Cleveland, J. S. R. Scovill, and Charles Wilkins. There being a tie in the 3d Ward. between James Honie and George Banm, lots were cast and Honie won.
The financial statement shows the total receipts for the past year were $16,575.66, of which " spirit licenses " were $2,625.68, and show licenses $309.00 with $5,251.93 in the treasury at commencement of the year, making a total of $21,837.59, with disbursements of $20,408.70, leaving in the treasury $1.430.89. This was a large sum of money for one year's municipal transactions. J. H. Pettit was elected elerk; A. R. Jordan, attorney; II. Primp- ton, assessor.
The eity election of April 5, 1570, was a warm one, and nearly 600 votes were east, resulting in the election of David D. Spen- cer, of State Savings notoriety, Major E. T. Hopkins, marshal; C. W. Card, collector; Jacob Geisen, treasurer; Wm. Mason, Jr.,
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street commissioner; N. McBride, police magistrate, with E. Gifford, A. P. Buckley, A. F. Ilaud, Geo. W. Rossiter and E. San- ford, aldermen; J. H. Pettit was re-elected clerk; A. R. Jordan, attorney; Thos. Rey- nolds, assessor; E. Ridgeway, chief en- gineer of the fire department, with 11. L. Miller and Geo. Green, assistants. The fiscal report of the year ending April 11, 1870, shows receipts, $11,189.91, with amount in treasury at commencement of the ycar, $1,430.89, making a total of $12,- 620.SO. The liquor licenses for the year were $2.706.99; show licenses, $334.33. The disbursements were $9,491.07, leaving $3,129.73 in the treasury. Among the ex- penditures were $956.75 for repairs on Lis- bon road, and $350 for Wauponsee road, south of the bridge across the Illinois river, and $1,107.82 on street repairs.
At the next election, April 4, 1871, John S. R. Scovill was elected mayor; E. T. Hopkins, marshal; C. W. Card, collector; Leander Irons, treasurer; Alex. Bush- nell, street commissioner; with D. W. Burry, James MeKeen, George Baum, Wn. M. Collins, and Wm. Mason, aldermen.
This was the most hotly contested elec- tion our little city ever had, and the judi- ciary committee assumed judicial functions in canvassing the aldermanic vote, and re- ported that neither Mr. Burry nor Mr. Mc- Keen, aldermen eleet, was eligible to the office -- Mr. Burry, " because he is not a nat- uralized citizen. The papers under which he elaims citizenship, were issued about the last days of March, 1871, by the coun- ty court of Grundy County, Illinois," cit- ing Mills et al. v. MeCabe, 44 Ill. Reports, 195, which, upon examination, it will be found, has no sort of bearing upon the case
whatever. Hence, the opinion of the ju- diciary committee of the common coun- eil of the city of Morris, that county courts under the statute laws of Illinois, have no jurisdiction over naturalization of aliens, was a little " too previous." In the case of Mr. MeKeen, the committee say he has not resided in the city limits one year next preceding his election as required by the city ordinance. Now, it so hap- pened that Mr. MeKeen had been a resi- dent of the county nearly forty years, and of the second ward in the city, from which he was elected, several years, having pur- chased a lot and built a niee residence there, but had been temporarily absent with his wife visiting his son in the town of Mazon, on his old homestead. This report was however, adopted by the old council, and Aldermen-elect Burry and McKeen, by a vote of five to four, were deelared ineligible, and Messrs. Coy and Bliss, by a like vote, were declared elected, though both were defeated at the polls. Mayor Scovill, having qualified as such, called a special meeting of the conncil April 17, 1871, for the purpose of electing city clerk, attorney, assessor, ete. The rec- ord of this meeting, as kept by the clerk, shows a want of accord between the mayor and the elerk. We give one extraet to show the general tenor. It says: "The meeting was called to order by J. S. R. Scovill, mayor, who immediately commenced call- ing the names of individuals, some of whom, as appears from the record, are al- dermen, and others not, omitting the names of Aldermen Hamlin and Bliss, and sub- stituting the names of Messrs. Burry and McKeen. The mayor proceeded to read a paper, no copy of which has been handed
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the clerk, and then proceeded to read the appointments of certain persons as the several committees, some of whom appear from the records to be aldermen, and some do not, but no copy of said appointments has been filed with the clerk." The record of this meeting shows a first-class wrangle covering two full pages, and at a meeting of the council, May 15, 1871, the entire record of this meeting was ordered to be expunged, and the words, "Ex- punged by resolution passed by the com- mon council of the City of Morris, May 15, 1871. George W. Howard, City Clerk." Mr. Howard gives his version of that cele- brated meeting of April 17th on the follow- ing page of the record. It is a very dif- ferent record. At this meeting Messrs. Burry and McKeen were admitted to their seats, and Geo. W. Howard was elected clerk, W. T. Hopkins, attorney, and Thomas Reynolds, assessor. The fiscal report for year ending April, 1871, shows receipts of $10,279.75, with balance over from previous year, $3,129.73, making to- tal of $13,409.48. The spirit licenses amounted to $2,724.00; shows, $322.50; ex- penditures, $12,679.78; leaving in the treasury, $729.70. Mayor Scovill was re- elected April 2, 1872, E. T. Hopkins was elected marshal'; Valentine Zimmerman, collector; Jacob Geisen, treasurer; Alex. Bushnell, street commissioner; and Henry Rutherford, L. Irons, A. F. Hand, Geo. W. Rossiter and A. Harrison, aldermen. Mr. Howard was elected clerk; P. A. Arni- strong, attorney; T. Reynolds, assessor. The receipts for year ending April 8, 1872, were $8,661.62, including amount from former treasurer ($729.70); disbursed, $8,648.71, leaving $1,291 in treasury.
On April 1, 1873, Mayor Scovill was re- elected; Mr. Hopkins was also re-elected marshal; Geisen, treasurer; Bushnell, street commissioner, and L. P. Lott, T. W. Tupper, J. C. Carr, Wm. Handwork and Michael Gormley were elected aldermen; F. B. Handwork was elected clerk; P. A. Armstrong, attorney. The financial report for year ending April 7, 1873, shows re- ceipts $7,549.18, of which spirit licenses furnished only $1,500.00. The expendi- tures were $6,917.61, leaving $631.57 in the treasury; the total assets of the city are given at $20,847.39, with liabilities for outstanding orders. $1,009.10; Mr. Hand- work made a very fine clerk; his record is clear and full. At the April election, 1874, Mr. Scovill was again elected mayor, and E. T. Hopkins, marshal; Thomas Mernan, treasurer; T. Reynolds, assessor; Val Zim- merman, collector; Alex. Bushnell, street commissioner; N. McBride, police magis- trate, and the following aldermen: II. Rutherford, H. C. Gifford, J. Gorich, G. A. Acton and A. Harrison; F. B. Handwork was elected clerk, and A. R. Jordan, attor- ney. The fiscal report of the clerk shows total receipts, including $631.57 on hand, at beginning of the year, $33,535.81, of which liquor licenses furnished $1,716.16; other licenses $390.00; expenditures, 828,- 940.57, leaving balance in treasury, 84,086- .14; among the items of expenditures are two entries of permanent improvements amounting to $18,200.00; this was for investment in the Sherwood School Furni- ture Manufacturing Company, and bonus to obtain its location here. We find there were expended this year upon street repairs, $3,216.41, and $990.50 in the fire depart- ment. The assets of the city are given
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at $24,815.01, and liabilities $20,049.49; among the assets are engine house, 85,786- 43; fire department, $10,961.95; real es- tate, $1,301.50, and $4,086.14 in the treasurer's hands, and $877.16 in hands of F. K. Hulburd, late treasurer; outstanding bonds, $18,000.00, the last eight of which ($4,000.00) mature Feb'ry 1, 1884. Alder- man Carr having moved out of the 3d ward, P. A. Armstrong was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy in November, 1874.
At the next election of city officers in April, 1875, Mayor Scovill was re-elected; E. T. Hopkins was again elected marshal; Alex. Bushnell, street commissioner; Thos. Mernan, treasurer; T. Reynolds, assessor, and Geo. M. Jones, collector, with the fol- lowing named aldermen: John W. Miller, Ono Earnshaw, Geo. Baum, J. O. Levitte and John Barr; M. S. Prindle was elected clerk; P. A. Armstrong, attorney; Dr. E. Ridgeway, who had been for several years chief engineer of the fire department, was again appointed to that office, with H. S. Reading and James Johnson, as his assist- ants. Mr. Handwork, the retiring city clerk, submitted an elaborate trial balance of the books; from this and the report of the finance committee, a very clear state- ment of the financial standing of the city is made; the total receipts were $12,474- .24, expenditures, exclusive of permanent improvements and interest on bonds and loan orders, $9,073.70. The assets of the city are given at $22,136.24, and liabilities at $21,169.03; of this latter amount city bonds make the sumn of $19,000.00, and outstanding orders, §2,169.03.
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