Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-04-21

An0 occS0uSs % JOnn OolNno, LOT PHI
of Richard Anderson for N rs, And o.
Danisl Hartney for $3.50, for hhos pr
formed en- Perry Creed bridge, were allow.
q, and AZ order dressed to be drawn On.
The City Treasurer road fund Tor the
amounts, and that the same be charged to
accounts allowed by the old board.
i, On motion the Council adjourned until
Tuesday evening next
JUsrUs TOWNSEND, Recorder.
( / ! CouscIL CHAMBrR, April 18th.
Council met--ths Mayor in the chair.
Present--Aldesmen Weare,, Fiszgibbon,
Smith, Sanborn, Cordua and Reinko.-
Aldermen Booge, Farmer. Kingsnorth and
Allen came in after the calling Of the roll.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved. - a.a a
Aid. Wesrs presented a petition from
citizens Of Sioux City, requesting the City
Council to pass an ordinance regulating
the srayaye IN Sioux City.
On motion Of Aid. Sanborn the petition
was referred to the Com. on ordinances.
The committee appointed on the account
Of H. d. Belts for services in making out
the delinquent tax list for publication, 10
crying Al tax sales, &C., reported q fol.
lows: Aid. Farmer, Chairman Of commit
tee, reports favorably Aid. Wears reports
unfavsrably on oil the counts in the bill,
except four dollars for clerk hire during
the tax sales, upon which he reports favor,
ably Aid. Smith reports unfavorably OH
the whole bill. .f a.ha .s.
On motion the report of the chairman
was received.
Aid. Farmer moved that the account be
allowed. Lost.
Aid. Weare moved that . new commit.
tee be appointed on the bill. consisting OF
one member from each Wrrd. Mayor
appointed - said committee, Aldermen
Fitzgibbon, Sanborn, King.north and
Allen. e
Aid. Farmer presented petition from
John X Cook asking the council to va.
cate the alleys in block A., Sioux City |;
also, the privilege Of grading the street
north Of said block.
On motion Of Aid Weare the petition
was referred to . committee composed Of
one Alderman from each Ward, with in
struction to report at the next meeting Of
the Council. Mayor appointed Aldermen
Weare, Smith, Farmer and Cordua.
Petition Of City Marshal praying city to
provide pound for hogs. Tabled.
The Mayor appointed the following
standing committees 81. ......a.
Com. on Accounts. AID. Smith, Boogs,
Fitzgibbon and Cordua. H......
CON- on Finance.-Ald. Farmer, uagy,
Kingsnorth and Allen. ~
Com. on License Aid Ssnborn, Hagy,
Kingsnorth and Reinke. '.a.as- @'
Com. on Printing Ala. Weare, Smith,
Farmer and Allen. aH ear
Com. on Ordinances.-Ald. wsars, Al
len, Smith and Farmer.
Bond Of City Supervisor presented and
accepted. On motion Of Aid. Cordua the
City Engineers bond was fixed at $500.
Tho bond Of the City Assessor was pre-
scented and accepted. t.ne --. -.
The onth Of office was administered to
the Supervisor and Engineer The oath
Of office was administered by the City Re
cordsr TO the City Assessor, Aid Reinke,
and Aid. Cordua. during the adjournmc at
| Of the Council.
o: motion Of Aid. Weare, the Mayor
and Recorder with such assistance Is they
shall require from the Council, are consti
tuted committee to settle with the late
Recorder, Marshal and Treasurer.
On motion Of Aid. Sanborn the Marshal
was directed to build or hire pound for
hogs, said pound 10 be p feet square and
I feet high.
AID. Weare offered the following reso-
lutions, which wore adopted .ss.4
Resolred. That the City Supervisor be,
aud is hereby instructed to examine the
bridge ut the mouth of Perry Greek and
report TO the City Council at their next
meeting the cost Of repairing the same, 30
- to place it in safe condition.
Resolred, That the City Engineer be,
and he Is hereby Instructed t. exsmin
and report At the next meeting Of the
Council the expense Of placing bridge
over the gullsy on the road leading to Ply.
mouth county.
Resolptd. That the sum Of twenty dol
lars be appropriated to furnish the Recor-
der with a desk in which toksep the books
and papers of the city.
Resolved, That the Judges and Clerks
Of the last city election BE- allowed one
dollar per day for their services, and that
the Mayor be authorized 10 issua orders to
those persons whose names appear upon
the poll books as such judges and clerks.
The following bills we're allowed, and
orders directed 10 be draws on tho City
Treasurer.
]. w. Stevens, 5000. for book case for
the uss Of the City Marshal.
| A. Marshell. constable fees, and taking
charge Of prisoners in suit before Mayor
Bigelow, 81 IS,
Saaborn and Follst $74 %.
On motion the bill Of H. d. Belts, for
$54 % per centage due for collecting
taxes for tho year 1859, was referred 10
the committee % accounts.
On motion the Council adjourned to
meet two weeks from tonight.
JUsrus TOWNSEND, Recorder.