The city council met in regular monthly session Tuesday evening Aug. 6, 1918. Present the Mayor and all of the Aldermen. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as read.

City officers presented reports as follows:

The city Treasurer, H. G. ETNIRE, presented a detailed report showing receipts and expenditures in the several city funds since report of May 7, 1918, and showing an overdraft of $413.59 this date.

B. R. HIGGASON, Supt. of Water Works, reported to wit:

Collected for water rents etc. $240. 41.

Number of meters read to date 240.

Water service turned for three consumers. Meters repaired and reset for five consumers. Dead end at Jas. VANCLEAVE corner flushed July 24th. Three loads water sold from city crane.

A. C. SPENCER, City Marshal: Seven arrests for the current month, six for speeding and one for disorderly conduct and assault. Several minor complaints.

W. H. DREDGE, Police Magistrate reported six city cases brought before him during the month and fines assessed in each case, five of which have paid fines, one fine unpaid. Total of fines collected $36.00 and the same deposited with City Clerk.

N. J. CRUMP, Cemetery Sexton, reported three interments during the past month, all adults. Two lots sold. Labor 44 ½ hours.

F.S. Wallich, City Clerk, reported receipts for the month as follows: --Account Streets and Walks, Ella Woolsey, payment on cement walk $4.00; Account Cemetery fund, A. J. GOTTRICK, for cemetery lot No. 114 N. A., $15.00, Underwood and Gunkel, for cemetery lots No. 66-67 N. A. $20.00; Account General fund, dog tag and license $1.25, peddlers license, $3.00, Gordoniere Bros show license $10.00; Account Police and Nuisance Fund, W. H. Dredge, Police Magistrate for fines assessed and collected $36.00; Account Public Building and Grounds Fund, Western Scrap Iron Co. for iron work of old stand-pipe $135.27; Account Fire and Water fund, B. R. Higgason, water rents, etc. $240.41. Total receipts $464.93. All reports duly accepted.

Report of Finance Committee-

We, your Finance Committee, have to report that we have audited the books of the City Treasurer, Supt. of Water Works, and City Clerk and find them accurately kept. The Police Magistrate was not in town, consequently we had no opportunity to audit his books.

                          --C. E. EPLEY, Chas. HOFFMAN, G. F. HEBARD - Finance Committee

Alderman Gottrick, Chairman Streets and Walks Committee, reported that the Committee had investigated in regard to street water overflowing onto private property but did not consider it devolved upon the City to overcome the trouble. Also the Committee had inspected the cement walk on Broad Street that had been damaged by having threshing out-fit taken across it and found several blocks badly damaged. It was suggested that the Committee take the matter up with the owner of the property abutting, in an effort to have the damage made good, the matter being left in the Committee’s hands.

Alderman Lacy, Chairman Police and Nuisance Committee, presented a complaint from a resident as to a dangerous bull dog being allowed to run at large.

The City Clerk was instructed to notify the owner of the dog in question that the same must be muzzled fo riod of thirty days.

Alderman SHERMEYER, Chairman Fire and Water Committee reported that the deep well pump was not pumping as much water as formerly but that there was no trouble as to keeping an adequate supply of water on hand at all times and that the pumping bills were not much higher than when pump was working to full capacity. The Committee deciding to do nothing at present on account of scarcity of labor.

Alderman EPLEY, Chairman Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds reported the old stand-pipe all moved away and paid for, the brick work of the old tower being taken down to the level of the ground, and recommended that the part of the tower underground not be moved as it was practically a solid block of cement and brick and did no damage if left and the expense of moving would be considerable. City jail thoroughly cleaned and fumigated. The Committee reported that the owner of the lot upon which the old tower was felled claimed damage on account part of grass being destroyed. The clerk was instructed to tender Mr. BURNETT $25.00 as payment in full for all damage accrueing from stand-pipe occupying part of pasture lot.

Cemetery Committee reported the apprehension of the party who damaged the iron fence and that they had agreed to make the damage good. The matter was left with the Committee.

Electric Light Committee reported lights satisfactory.

The matter of disposing of the meter in city hall was referred to the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee with power to act.

The city clerk was instructed to return to the donor a Trust fund of $50.00 tendered for the care of one and one-half cemetery lots as the law required that the city accept not less than $50.00 for the care of any one lot.

It was the opinion of the Mayor that the City should own a flag and recommended that the matter be referred to a committee with power to act. It was moved by Alderman HEBARD, seconded by Alderman SHERMEYER that the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee purchase a flag of good quality wool bunting, size 8 ft. by 14 ft. Motion carried unanimously.

The following bills were ordered paid:

Cemetery

E. R. Lacy, supplies…………$ 6.28

N. J. Crump, labor….………. 16.35

S. H. Crump, labor………….. 12.30

Streets and Walks

J. J. Leising, labor………….. 35.25

E. R. Lacy, supplies…………   5.32

Fred Rickords, team work…62.40

Fred Rickords, labor………..  9.30

General

Galesburg Print’g Co. Pubadvt. 1.30

Knox Co. Pub Pro Prtg………   2.50

A. C. Burnett, damage……… 25.00

Police and Nuisance

W. H. Dredge, report………..   5.00

Salary

A. C. Spencer, July salary…. 50.00

B. F. Foster, July salary……. 50.00

B. R. Higgason, July salary.. 60.00

Public Buildings and Grounds

Fred Rickord, labor………….   5.40

J. J. Lessig, labor……………. 24.00

E. R. Lacy, weighing…………    .55

Goff & Son, lye……………….     .25

W. Durbin, painting………….   8.73

Rachel Wolfe, labor………....   5.00

Gales, R. L. & P Co, City

Hall Light……………………....   3.80

Library

J. F. Sanford, Insurance……. 17.53

Electric Light

Gales, R. L. & P Co, sts lights 245.58

Fire and Water

Gales, R. L. & P. Co, pumping    93.50

Gales, R. L. & P. Co, care of plt 37.50

Moved by Alderman EPLEY, seconded by Alderman HEBARD that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to issue an anticipation warrant in favor of Farmers National Bank for the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars for the purpose of meeting current months bills and to cover overdraft at the bank. Upon roll call the motion carried unanimously.

The several Fire insurance agents in the City reported gross receipts from July 1, 1917 to July 1, 1918 as follows:

A J. MCINTOSH………. $ 472.98

John W. Tate……………. 206.00

J. F. Sanford……………. 1210.97

Mabel C. Stephens…….. 586.22

Ira J. Lewis……………… 257.27

C. N. Wagher……………. 325.37

F. E. Wilson……………… 796.81

The Treasurer’s reports show $82.46 as the total payments made by the above agents.

Ordinance number 88, being the annual tax levy ordinance was presented and passed by the following vote -- AYES, EPLEY, HEBARD, SHERMEYER, GOTTRICK, LACY, and HOFFMAN (6).

Moved and seconded to adjourn. Carried. Adjourned.

                         -- F.S. WALLICH, City Clerk

Mrs. Sarah Collins was a Monmouth visitor Friday.

Harry Richmond of Needles, Cal. is here visiting his parents.

Miss Josephine Woods is spending the week with Maquon friends.

G. F. Hebard is taking his vacation from bank duties this week.

Mrs. Ransay attended the funeral of a relative in Fairview a day last week.

Mrs. Joseph Duncan of Williamsfield, spent Friday in town as the guest of friends.

Mrs. Wm. Jones has returned from Michigan where she had been visiting friends.

Miss Mary Lacy visited her brother in Canton last week, returning home on Monday.

Dale VanGilder returned to Peoria Saturday after a visit at the Mrs. S. H. Crump home.

Rev. and Mrs. Henry Brink, of Altona, were calling on friends here the latter part of the week.

G. G. Lafferty returned Friday from Champaign where he had been attending summer school.

Miss Mildred Lewis returned from Chicago Saturday, where she had spent the week with friends.

Mrs. Guthrie returned Saturday from Lake Forest, where she had been taking a special course in music.

Mrs. K. L. Gibson, of Netherlands, Texas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. I. Ray, arriving on Monday.

A rattle snake with five rattles was killed on Geo. Stevens farm, by a farm hand, a day last week.

Miss Norma Brown of Onarga, is the guest this week of Miss Frances Sanford and other friends in town.

Mrs. Arthur Peckenpaugh of Chicago was the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. C. Wilson, several days last week.

Gordon Sanford was home over Sunday from the training camp looking well and says he enjoys the training.

C. R. Lacy and family with Mrs. R. R. Collins and daughters, spent Sunday with Peoria friends going in Mr. Lacy’s car.

Mr and Mrs. Frank Mastin left for Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, where they will spend the winter with their children residing there.

Ralph Clemens, after a visit of a couple of weeks with his father and other relatives here returned to his home in Beatrice, Neb., Saturday.

Mrs. Claud Foster of Blackwell, Okla., is visiting her parents Mr. And Mrs. F. A. Goff before going to their new home at Seattle, Washington.

H. J. Butt came home from the hospital last week where he underwent a somewhat serious operation successfully and this week he has gone to Colorado to recuperate.

From Hedric Iowa, last week we received a communication bearing the following intelligence: born to Mr. And Mrs. Harley Nelson, at Ottumwa, a baby daughter, on July 20th.

Mrs. Harley Patton, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ray Lucas, started for her Denver home Friday morning, but on the death of Mr. Lucas Friday night she was recalled to attend the funeral.

Geo. Richmond and Mrs. Leslie Runyon were over from Oquawka, Wednesday of last week and visited several days with their parents at the Seth Richmond home making the trip by auto.