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NO QUORUM AGAIN. CITY MATTERS IN A BAD SHAPE, But Connell Counot be Bronght Together with " Nealizing Nense of the Sit. nation-What the City Needs and Can't Get. A special meeting of the Second Branch of Council was called for last evening, but a quorum failed to put in an appearance and consequently no business could be transact ed. The members that did attend sat and waited patiently until 8:30 o'clock, while the Surgrant endeavored to find absentees, and then they departed. Those who were absen were Messis Butts, Dickman, Gavin, Gro gan, Jaeger, Jones, Milligan, McFadden. Mc Ginley, Peterson, Pickett, Schulize, Whit taker. Wingerter and Work. There should have been a meeting of the Branch last night. City affairs are in such I condition that certain legislation in absolute ly necessary. The city has not been in I worse Huancial condition than at present, fo years. The last meeting of the Second Brauch at which any business of importanc was transacted was held on the 8th of las month. Several attempts have since bee made to have a meeting. but in each cas there has either been no quoram or else th quorum has b*en broken atmost humediate) after the body convened. EXTEMISHING FOR FUND3. During all this time the proposed new Joa ordinance for $200 000 has been lying on th table. In fact " Was prepared and laid b fore Conncil in June, soon after the E change Bank not flid the city that it wont cash no more of its orders or drafts in transit The exampleset by this bank was followe by all the other banks in the city, and in o der to secure money with which to pay cit officers and bills against the city Receiver Dunaway Was obliged to skirmis about on the streets hunting men who ba money that they were willing to invest i orders paying 6 percent and free from cit taxes. For about two months by dint e hard work, Mr. Dunaway has been enable to ineet the demands made on him, but 11 first of this month found him at a halt. I paid the policemen for July in orders, whic fortunately for them, they were able to pe die on the street for their face value. With the men in the Fire Department however, the case is different. They are DR twice A month. Each pay amounts to $631 5 which is drawn in a lump by the Clerk on Ll Receiver who payseach man the amount du him asshown on the pay roll. Thus far M Dunnaway has not been able to cash th order and the men have not received ti money due them Ausust 1st. The new fire engine will have to be pa for within the next ten days. That smoun with the other drafts now in transitu, wi make R total of sbout $160,000 draits transitu There is now come talk of makin a loan for that amount and making no or vision for the Board of Public Works. It believed by many that provided the $200 000 ordinance should pass Council and go a vote of the people it would be killed b cause of the provisions it makes for att Board. Provided those provisions we stricken out and the loan made for what tl city has spent, leaving the improvements o dered to look out for themselves, it is b lloved that the ordinance would stand 8 be ter show before the people. PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY. One thing IN Certain: the ordinance shon be disposed of in some manner and 1b speedily, and & plan formulated by which the city will not again get into the straits S is now in. To Mess:s. Bowers and Dunaw much praise is due for the faithful mann