Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-08-04

CouSozL CHAMBER, Sioux City,
I0lv 21st 1Qcn

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July 3lss, 1860.
Council met Pursuant 70 adjournment
Preseas-His Honor the Mayor, in the
Chair. Aid. Weare.. Fitzgibbon. Hagy,
Booge, Sanborn, Farmer, Lewis, Poor,
Allen and Cordas.
Aid. Farmer INTRODUCED the follywin g
resolution. which was adopted.
Resolced, That Gen. VIM. Trip, City
Attorney, be requested to communicate
to the City Council at an early day. in
writing, his opinion as to the validity of
contract entered into by the City Counci!
with Ziebsch l. Fresney on January 3lst i,
1860.
On motion the Council proceeded to
canvass the votes PolIed at the Specia
City Election. held in Sioux City on the
3lst day Of July. 1860, TO decide the fol-
lowing propositions: LIST. Will the citizens
Of Sioux City exempt the Improvements
on real estate from taxation iot the year
1860. I'd. Will the citizens OF Sioux City
authorize the City Council to levy one and
one half (l4) per cent. on the realty ~i.h
in the corporate limits for the year 1860,
after said Improvements have been exempt
The Poll Books showed that there had
been one hundred votes cast or the first
proposition. and seventy -one votes on the
second proposition. or the one hundred
votes cast On the first proposition thirty
three were in favor Of Exemption and
sixty seven a9sinst Exemption. OF the
seventy-one votes cast on the second prop
position two we're ia favor of the one and
one half per cent, ana sixty nine were
against ! per cent.
On motion the following bills we're al
lowed and osders directed to be drawn, A.
r. Appleton $1,000, stationery; P. Kobb
81 Express charges on books; Chas. B.
Rus.iu $47,25, blank books furnished the
City
The following bills we're allowed on the
Road fund flames Baston Sl8. services
as Supervisor; J. r SauLorn IS. IL. labor
on streets; J. W. Stephens s., services as
City Marshal.
On motion Of Aid. Farmer the CITY
Council levied one fourth Of one per cen,
on the assessed valuation. personal and
rea', as retursed by the City assessor for
the year 1860
Aid. Booge introduced the following res
olu,ion:
Resoioed, That we the Common Council
will adjourn to meet q, the Council Cham.
Der on the last Monday evening before the
next annual election. and that we will moi
meet at regular or called meeting in the
meantime.
Aid. Farmer moved to table the Resolu
tion. Ayes and noes called for, which re.
suited as iollowes:
Ayes-Ald. Farmer, Cordua and Allen
a
Noes-Ald Weare. Hsgy. Fitzgibbon
Booge. Sanburn, Lewis aud Poor-7. Mo.
tom to table lost.
AID. Farmer moved to amend by ad-
journing for four weeks. AYES and noes
called for, which resulted as follows:
Ayes-Ald. Parmer, Cordua and Allen
3.
Noes-A'i. Weare. Fitzgibbon, Booye.
Sanborn, Poor and Hagy-7. Anenl,
ment lost.
Aid. Farmer moved to amend by ad-
iourning for eight weeks. Ayes and noes
called for. on the amendment which re.
suited as follows:
Ayes-Ald. Farmer and A Il-n-2.
Noes-Ald. Weare, Fitzgibhon, Hasv,
Booge. Sanborn, Lewis and Poor-1.-
Amendment lost
Aid. Bcoge CALLED for vote on the orig
inal resolution. Aid. Farmer moved to
amend by adjournins for twelve weeks
Ayes and noes called for on the amend
Ayes-A'd. Farmer and AlIen-2.
Noes-Aid Wrare, Fitxgibhon, Haev,
Booge. Sauborn, Lewis and Poor-7.-
Amendment lost
Aid. Bocge called for a vote on the orig.
ma resolution. AYES and noes called for.
which resulted as follows;
Ayes-Ah. Wear", Ftzeibbon, Hagr,
Booge. Sanborn, Lewis and Poor.
NOes-Ald. Parmeraud AIIen-2.
RESOLUTION adopted, whereupon the
Council adjourned in pursuance 10 the
Resolution
JusTus TOWNSEND, Recorder