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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
May 18 1888
conjunction with the City Attorney with instruction to
confer with the parties seeding the franchise and
report on ordinance at the next meeting of the Council.
From the same Committee rejecting petition of W H Wheeler
& others for a Street Railway franchise. Adopted.
From the City Attorney on the Claim of Providence Hospital
as follows: "In the matter of the Claim of Provi-
dence Hospital for the support of John Brandon as-
mitted to the Hospital at the request of the Mayor
I beg to report that the claim is not enforcible at law
and the City can if it so desires resist the payment of
the same": On motion of Councilman Furth the matter
is ordered referred to a Special Committee.
From the City Attorney on the demand of Dexter Horton & Co
for the payment of certain scrips as follows: In the
matter of the Communication of Dexter Horton & Co I
have the honor to report that I do not consider that the
officers of the City have been guilty of such negligence
as to render the City liable for the payment of the scrip
referred to. I do consider however that none of the scrip
issued by the City should ever by repudiated, and that
the City should make arrangements [?rooking] to the pay-
ment of such scrip as the City cannot make out of
the property owners. The property owners in nearly all the
cases now pending will at an early date submit a propo-
sition for settlement of such cases, I would like to
have the matter of this settlement as well as the Com-
munication referred to myself and the Finance Commttee
for adjustment." Adopted and the whole matter referred to
the City Attorney and Finance Committee.