Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SPECIAL MEETING.
MONDAY EVENING.

| mONDA1 ENENlNGi NOV. ISL.
Present His Honor, the Mayor, and Alder.
men Aubrey, Ellison, Selby Miller, Hatch
Teegarden, Weeks, Stokes, Dean and Fow.
! Ter.
Minutes of previous meeting read and ap-
proved
Aid. Fowler presented petition of G. W
Birdsall, asking money paid for taxei refund
! ed. Referred to Com on Petitions.
Petition from persons owning property on
B street, to have said street improved. Re
ceiyed and laid on the table
Petition from L. p Bronx, concerning the
windmill on Cortez Square. Referred to
Com. on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Aid. Wheeler and Pres. Love appearing
and took their seats.
Report of Com. on Ways and Means, con-
cerning cost of introducing gas into City
Fall and Engine rooms, and asking for power
to complete the work at cost not to exceed
$500 for furniture and fixtures complete
Report reed and laid on the table.
Com. on Ways and Means reported that
they had transacted such business with the
Marysville Library Association as they were
empowered to do by the Council, and pre-.
sented a copy of a deed of the property ot
the Association to the Council, and asked fol-
further power. Report reed and laid on the
table for one week and ordered printed
Finance Com. reported in favar of allow
| ing the following bills:
Rice d. Coffin, $8l 81; N. Wescoatt, S27;
Benham & Booth S246 6S Wiley, Dean d
Co., S33 sc; g. Amey, $27 20; b. Doneily,
! S36; Chas Ball, IS 80; Chas Rash, IS; L.
Hamilton, $50; Caroline Schera, $l32 66.
Committee on Fire and Water reported the
disbanding of Mutual Engine Co.. and forma-
tion of the Pioneer Engine Co., and recon-
mended the transfer of the apparatus of the
Mutuals to the Pioneers Report received
and laid on the table.
Same Committee reported in favor of the
building of a brick sewer from the Yuba
river to the North line of Third street Re
port received, and the accompanying resolu-
tion laid on the table
Resolution of Alderman Stokes recommen-
ded the payment of the following bills, viz
p. j, Welsh $3.50: p. j. Jocelyn 800 j. r.
Campbell 500; Frank Cook $50 G. NJ. Cor
ham $20S,33; Seavenger S39, 30; City Attor
ney $S3, 33 ; Janitor $50; and Policemens sa-
laries. Adopted
Bill of John 7. Bayley, of sl56 for filling
cisterns ordered paid
Petition for the grading of B street referred
to Committee on Streets and Roads, with au-
thorty to advertise one week for proposals
and contract with the lowest responsible bid
der, for doing said work, and Council pro-
ceeded to elect three persons to act as a COM
putation committee. Henry Barrett, Lewis
Cunningham and Jno A. Paxton were elect
ed said committee.
Resolution, by Aid. Fowler to authorize
the Committee on Fire and Water to repair
the Powder House, at cost not to exceed
S25. Adopted.
Committee on Fire and Water were au-
thorized to advertise one week for proposals
and contract with the lowest responsible bid
der for the building of brick sewer on b
street from Yuba river to the north line of
third street
Communication concerning the retaining of
the Hose fixtures of the Mutual Hose Co., by
said company, and the permanent existence
of the company was referred to the Com
mittee on Fire and Water.
Resolution in favor of paying J. McQuinn
1925 and J. I. Bayley $25, agreeably with
the report ofspecial committee on Telegraph
celebration, adopted.
Council went into an election of one Po-
liceman in place of Michael Cooney.
@. L. Doeblet was elected on the sixth bal
lot.
On motion, the report of the Gas commit
tee was taken from the table. Aid. Dean in
troduce1 the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on Ways and
Means be instructed to contract for the intro
duction of Gas into the City Hall, and the
Engine rooms in the same building, at a cost
not to exceed $500. Laid on the table for one
week, and ordered published.
Council proceeded to the election of Pow
der House Keeper S. II. jackson elected on
the first ballot Council adjourned.