The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-03
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.NININaER. NJ. T.. Feb. 25tb. 1853.

'NiNINaER, NJ. T., Feb, 25th. 1853.
GENTLEMEN: Ia view Of the couttmpla cd improve
etnts IT, tie Ill .de in Munger CI,y, and Ut the great
Importance of the SAME to the property OF the place,
mi ia view also Of the fact that at first sou,e delay will
~cessariiy occur in the COLLECTION Of the taxes with
which to make the SAID Improvements, during which
line the orders OF the Town Council bearing u reas,i.
.bhe rate Of interest will have to b. issued as u substi-
tuto tor money, We, the undersigned, business mn Of
Nininger CITY, hereby agree to receive the said orders
II par IA pay IN ut for store goods, groceries, provisions,
"r other materials Of cred Tor sale by US, at cash prices
Signed, &C.. TENNEY
LoicHor Il CLARK J. Ii. CAKlE Il Co.
s. &. WHEELER J.R CASE
Mr.. G. 0 K ,bertser made u donation to the town Of
an appropriate seal. Ell.
Council then went into an election of officers agree.
ably 60 the nominations lreviously made, which result.
ed as follows =
For Town Treasurer, JOHN BAssErT.
Marshall, A. n. CHENEY.
Commissioners to appraise private property when
taken for public use - john BLAKELEY
CHARLES YEAGER PnILLiP HAND
The election Of Fire Wardens was postponed, AMI
Mr. G. o. Robertson appointed a commi tee t" report at
the next meeting "a division of the town into Wards.
The Recorder then reported in regard to furni> hing
an abstract Of titles, and the amount Of taxable proper
J VuSA - NCO W AAts 130tOo AC WoO ~ w
procure at St. Paul an Abstract book, also a book for
record of taxable property he was also authorized to
procure from the Register Of Deeds, at the expense of
tie town, the use Of his Book of Abstracts Of Mimi
ger City ~a
Mr.. Calef moved that no member Of the Board will
be accepted rs surety for any town officer agreed IT,.
On motion Of Mr.. Eaton, that ia notifying the officers
elect of their election, the Recorder require them to
furnish him with the names of their sureties, 1.-THE same
to BE- two or more and to report them at til. next meet
ing. Eii. ."9t -4z. .&~ = s+
C.. f. Clarke and s. s Eaton we're appointed a CON-
mittee to draft a general system of ordinances for the
government and we'll being IF the town, and report the
same as SOON as practical. Council then adjourned.
CHAs 4. CLARKE, Rrcorier.
Tuesday, March 2, 1858.
Council convened and was called to order by the
President.
Mr. Robertson, the committee Of one appointed for that
purpose, submitted a report dividing the Town into four
wards, AZ follows
The First Ward to comprise all that part of the town
lying east of Clarke Avenue, including the whole of The
addition, KIN 'wn as D 'nnelly, Case, Burns and Coli
smiths A EDITION to Nininger City.
The Second Ward to comprise all that part Of the
town lying between Clarke Avenue and Bernheimer
Avenue, and including all that rtion of Smith, Han
cock and Thomas Addition, which lies east of Bern.
heimer Avenue
The Third Ward to comprise all that part Of the town
lying between Bernheimer Avenue and Clitherall Ave.
and including all that portion Of Smith, Hancock
Avenue.
The Fourth Ward to comprise all that part Of the
town lying west Of Clitherall Avenue, including the
10 Of the addition known as =: and Stones Ad
lition. The whole being bounded on the north ty the
Mississippi river, and on the south by Sixteenth street.
The report was accepted.
The following resolutions we're submitted and adop.
BY Mr. Calef, That this town shall be divided int"
Fire Wards. based upon the arrangement yet forth
in the report of G. 0 Robertson also, that fr each "t
he sal wards, this Councii shall elect u Fire Ward. q
residing therein, and that the Warden 50 ell. cited fir til.
First Ward shall be known as tho chief Warden. aud
hall have the right to convene meetings Of the Ward
lens, to preside at the same, and to enforce order, and
in time Of public action, as at fires, be shall have til.
direction and management Of the apparatus Of til.
by Mr. Robertson, That Mr.. Caleb Adams is hereby
to act az a committee from this Council, an
'xamine and ~designate in such manner AZ he may deem
such trees, as standing near the river, or on tn.
Fr"nt of the bluffs, will. when in leaf greatly obstruc'
he view Of the Improvements of the town from the
river, also, t ut the Recorder il hereby instructed by VI
advertisement in the Em,yr"mt AM .L,"rnak, to call tn.
'tteution IF the citizens to the trees 80 designated, and
'equest them. as interested in the prosperity Of the place,
two weeks t~herefrom, to remove the same, when.
ever they may stand upon property owned by Them.
Coz neil then went into an election for Fire Wardens
the following result:
For the First Ward, Lewis W. Govett.
For the Second Ward, Leander Wells.
For the Third Ward, Henry Hand.
For the Fourth Wari, George Gray.
Messrs. CaleE aud Robertson were appointed a com.
nittee to make the necessary arrangements to have th-
we'll on the corner of Clarke Avenue anu
Seventh street, completed as Som a. possible
MIR Eaton moved that the Recorder be instructed to
have printed ut st. Paul 500 town orders Of the form
'ubmi' ted, an to use his Judgment in regard t. tn,
IT the same also that they should bear interest al
he rate OF one per cent. a M ,nth. Agreed to.
On motion of MIR. Calef, that the ord. r of business
Tor next meeting was declared to be 1T, tbs Levee
ID, the Ferry Sd. the Improvement Of Clarke Avenue
Council then adjourned to meet on Saturday evening
aext, ut ! O'Clock. s-e
CmAL K. CLARKE, Recorder.