The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-08-29

il getting higher, On accoune q We ~
stage of water, and the commencement
the fall shipment Of merchandise. We'll
there is one consolation, our friend PAiks
has not been caught mapping De TOOK 90
vantage Of low freights, and the slack .
business, to get up an ample supply, 90 tha
our builders can find the wherewithal 4
work upon all winter, if they desire.
- Messrs. HosS & McCLELLASD are il
receipt Of their fall and winter stock o
Drugs. Medicines, ct cetera. judging fron
the number Of boxes lying around loose il
the vicinity Of their establishment, We shoult
think sney had supply sufficient for th'
s.rest Of mankind, including the swarms o
grasshoppers that have congregated herea
bouts, within the past few days. DR.. Hos,
informs US that the Omaha brought up owe
500 packages for their establishment, ant
that they yet have about 800 more to arriv'
the coming week. We notice that they hav'
all kinds of ssthe weed" in store, of which
fact consumers thereof seem already to hay'
m linking, and are providing themselye
accordingly.
GT Some heavy sales Of property hay'
been made during the last week i'm this city, q
figures considerably IN advance of last year.
prices. We learn that lot on Main Street
near Broadway, was sold day or two
since, to Messrs. STREET and Snow: Thu
sum paid for the same, was in the neigh.
borhood of $4,000. A pretty good price.
Proceedings Of Common Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
#t # - August 81, 1851. 4
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Mayor presiding.
Present-Aldermen BABBlrr, NYr and
TREVOR.
There being no quorum present, Council
adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at
3 O'Clock, P. NJ.
Attest: FRANK STREET,
- City Recorder.
.s.s COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Aug. ODD O'Clock, P. N.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Aldermen BABBIrr, BALDWIN,
CARPENTER, LEWIS, NYE, TREYSos and
WILLIAMS. -
The Mayor not being present, Mr.. BALD
WIN was called to the chair.
Minutes of previous meetings read and
approved. --..~.
A petition from I. II. Benton, jr., J. s.
andrews and A. V. Larimer, asking COM
pensation for grading certain streets, was
received and referred to the City Engineer,
with instructions to examine the work and
report the amount done. Il 4
Mr.. TREYNoR, from the Committee on
Streets and Alleys, reported against the
propriety of Bridging the Slough on the
road to Omaha City the present season.
Report concurred in.
Mr.. TREYNoR, from same committee, also
submitted report against the propriety Of
buying Lot II, in Block 4, in Stutsman's
Addition, of r. l.. DOUGLASS. Report con-
Cured in. II
Mr.. NYE. from the Committee on Claims,
reported in favor of allowing the amount
of Peter r. Reed for 1920. Account re-
committed to same committee.
Mr.. NYE, from Committee ON Claims, re-
ported against allowing the account of
Patrick Goorman, for S.. Report concur
red in.
Resolution adopted. Offered by Mr.. NYE.
Resolved, That the Supervisor be in
structed to repair the bridge over Indian
Creek on Main Street, as soon as possible,
so as to make the same perfectly safe, and
put the side rails thereon; said work to be
done under the direction of the Committee
on Internal Improvements.
accounts AAoucd.
One in favor of Ii. Faul, for painting
desks for Council. SIS 90
One in favor of H. j. Barnes for
services as City Marshall. 500 &c
One in favor of Timothy Joiner
for moving house on Lot pol. 5000 90
One in favor of j. II. Blish, to
apply on his salary as Engineer for 500 90
One in favor Of Frank Street, for
recording and superintend-
ing the printing Of code of ordi-
nauces. $500 90
The following resolution was offered by
MIR. Rabbit and unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Common Council Of the
City of Council Bluffs, that the Marshal be
and he is hereby required to proceed to col
lect all taxes assessed on the tax list for the
year 1857, forthwith, and that he make re-
turn of the tax list, with the vouchers for
all moneys collected thereon, to the Com
mon Council, at the first regular meeting in
the month of November, A. D., 1857. And
be it further resolved, that he proceed to
collect all taxes due on the delinquens lists,
and make return thereof, on the day and
year aforesaid.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
Attest: FRANK STREET,
City Recorder.
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