The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-06

Coupit mst pursuant = sdjoufnmsns.-
Pree6t, Aldermen BA11l1f, CAafsErxs,
GaAyxxL swn, Nm, Tssrxoa and WnIlAss.
On as1iep Of MI. CLAWS, NJ. BAssn1 xas
called j. The chair. Minutes Of last meeting
rad ssd approved. Apstition signed p
: large portion 81 tie eitissDs Of Council
Bluas, asking ths Coanciite eaass plank
side- walks 10 Be laid = Bsesdwsy, ,wss
presented 81 NJ. BADslss. And Oh motion
Of Mr.. T.rrxos, was rsfsrrsd 70 Sennittss
ON ssInssrnal Improvements. J" SaHas &
The following accounts were allowed: g
George Canning for four and half days
work on broadway North Of Haggs extern
.ion. 80 90.
And for four and half days With
team and hand. IL W.
...,sas gs.ess 81. ..sAs.sss.A ~ al 90.
Isaac Carlisle for TIVE daysw work on Broad
way as above. "a 90.
W. L. Riggs two and half days with
team and hand a. above $40 90.
A. J. Bump one day with team a. above.
S#sa1 - 90.
W. Wilson for Eve and half days work
a. above vi w.
Robert Thomas for Eve and half days
work ~ shove I'll W.
"A. Pilling six and : half days work as
above - 20, z $13 90.
John Quinn three days work - abqve 4
S. 90.
N. Russell ono days work a. above 81 90.
Frank Street for timber for bridge So 90.
Thomas L Wilson for ditching So 90.
Thomas Tyre for Eve and . half days Ia
Dor on streets Sll 90.
E. Ray for one days labor on street in east
part Of City 81 Is.
All of the above were certified to - COR
rect by the City Supervisor. ~
One in favor Of d. s. Jackson for service
As Supervisor as per account sundriss
$25 90.
B. Hagg for setting eurb-stones 50 IS.
Maynard & Long for printing 500 blank
City Warrants. 5av $40 %.
An Ordinance concerning Dogs was, on
motion of Mr.. TREYsoR, taken from tho Ia
BILE and read second time and amended
And on motion of Mr.. LEWIS, 10th rule was
suspended, the Ordinance read third time
by its title and passed and title agreed to.
Mr.. GRAVES offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted. as go
RESOLVED, That the City Recorder be re-
quired to report at the next meeting Of the
Council, the amount that has been drawn
from the appropriation made for the inn
provement Of Broadway North Of Haggs
extension. MN. ~. -. ss H.: y. g.
Mr.. TREYSoR offered the following which
was adopted: @ 81
Resolved, By the Common Council of
the City Of Council Bluffs, that the City
Attorney DO and is hereby directed to devise
the best means to collect the road fund due
the City from the County Treasurer and re-
port at the next meeting Of the Council.
Council adjourned. ........... ~
Attest FRANK STREET,
.- -., City Recorder.
FEBRUARY 4th., 1858.
The Council met pursuant to a call Of the
Mayor. Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen
ALLEN, BABBlrr, GRAVES, LEWIS, N.Y., TREY.
NOR and WILLIAMS. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved. 1a n - sT
Mr.. BABBlrr, from the Committee on In
ternal improvements, to which was referred
the petition Of s. s. BArLIss, and one hun
dred and twenty other citizens Of Council
Bluffs, asking the construction of plank side
walks on the principal streets, submitted a
report, Recommending the construction Of at
least one such walk on Broadway, from
Madison to Centre street, and in connection
Herewith, submitted the following resolu-
ton which, on motion of Mr.. TREVOR, was
unanimously adopted; to wit: at,
RESOLVED, By the Common Council Of the
city Of Council Bluffs, that the Mayor be
requested to give three days public notice
that he will receive proposals for the con-
struction of plank sidewalk on the north
side Of Broadway, from where Madison St.
crosses the same to the crossing Of Centre
street; said walk to be constructed Of Burr
Oak; tho curbing plank to be two inches
thick and twelve inches wide and tho string
ers to be two by four inches square and set
edgewise. The plank to be one and half
inch thick, to be laid crosswise, and not to
exceed in width seven inches, and, to be
spiked down with two I'D fencing spikes in
each end. That he let the contract to the
lowest responsible bidder, and that he re-
quire bond to be executed by the contract
or for the faithful performance Of his con-
tract; and that the Mayor contract 70 pay
the contractor in City warrants for each
FIVE hundred feet completed, and that the
Mayor be further instructed, in case the
contract is let, to require the StrSst Engin-'
Ger to prepare the grade Of the sidewalk so
that the curbing can be set and the plank
laid down. Provided, the above work shall
be done under the direction and supervision
Of the committee on Internal improvements.
The Recorder, in accordance with previ-
Gus instructions of the Council, reported that
he had examined the books and ascertainod
The amount appropriated from the $500 al
lowed for tho Improvement Of broadway
north Of Hagg's extension, and found 44l6
Of the same had been appropriated exclusive
Of Supervisors services which hs was unable
10 report. g.ts ss
Council adjourned. n 5st,q
~ FRANK STREET, 9
City Recorder.
seminary Meeting as Lsuasn.
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