Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
CITY OF MINERAL PoIST, !

February 7th, 1889. s
The regular meeting of the Board was
this day held at the Council room
Aid. Pierce acting Mayor in the chair,
His Honor the Mayor not being present
Present, Aid. Ehat, Cornish, Muenster
McIlhou and Vivian. The record of the
proceedings at the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of Aid. Muenster, is was
ordered by the Board that the City Treas
urer return to S. Thomas, Esq, Police
Justice, the note of John and Thomas
Martin for $50 given in payment of Il
fine which 1t now appears should have
been paid to the State, and that the treas
urer receive credit for said amount.
Thereupon 1t was ordered that said
motion be reconsidered, and on motion
A ID. Muenster and Cornish were appoin-
ted a committee TO examine matters in
relation to said note, and to report at the
next meeting of the Board.
Thereupon, it was ordered by the
Board that the name of Francis Sanford
be stricken from the tax roll, in the road
tax of $3.50, standing on the said tax roll
IN the names of Sanford and Ruby, said
Ruby or his heirs being alone liable to
pay said tax.
Thereupon it was ordered by the Board
! that f. ID. Beouchard. Chief of Police,
be, and is hereby allowed the sum of
twelve dollars per month for payment in
full for notifying the Mayor and Alder
men to attend meetings and for his at
tendance and services at said meetings,
| posting ana giving notices to remove nui-
sances from streets and sidewalks, and
| for attending to stove pipes, and general
! supervlsorshIp over the a Aairs of the CITY.
1t being the intention hereof to pay said
Marshal said sum in full for his services.
be being allowed (besides said amount)
to receive his fees as provided by law for
| constable business, for killing dogs, I'M
pounding hogs, and collecting moneys
due the city, and that the Mayor and
Clerk draw an order on the City Treas
urer for said Sl2 dollars at the end of
each month.
Thereupon the following accounts a
gainst the city being presented were al
lowed, all the Aldermen present voting
fer the same, to wit:
f. d. Beouchard for killing SIX dogs. .. Sc ,0C
Joseph Muenster, Flour for Mrs. Blum a
city pauper. 2,5t
Joseph Mucnster W ood for Mrs. Hatha-
way, Town of Mineral Point pauper,
(chg TO town.. %;
| Anton Berg Goods for Mrs. Hathaway
Town of Miner al Point pauper, (chg.
to Town. ................... 81;
| John Stanley, Board DC. of John AcGar-
w, a county pauper. {chg. to Iowa Coz "a 81
| Amt. paid Chief of Police for taking care
OF ScDermott, county Pauper, (to be
/ ch- ii. Iowa 20. }. os
Daniel Rowclls, attending to McGarvy
| while sick, Ito be cligd. Iowa Co 9o'
| Daniel Rowells, for assistance, he being
city pauper- ..--.--..-- 'o'
/ VIM T. Henry, coal and office rent to
Thereupon j: was ordered that JOSEPH
Ross, a city pauper, be allowed 81 pc
month for February and March 1859.
Also ordered, that Mrs. Hathaway be
allowed S4 per month from January 1st
| 1859, and she being town of Minera
Point pauper, the same is 10 be charge,
10 said town.
Also ordered, that Mrs. Clathers b,
allowed the sum of Sl5, she being a cit,
/ pauper.
i Also ordered, that Mrs. Blum, a cit,
! pauper, be allowed S3 per month from
Jan. /. 1859 to Apr. l, 1859.
i The meeting was then adjourned sin,
die. WILLIAM A. PIERCE.
Attest Acting Mayor
WILLIAM T. Henry, City Clerk.
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