Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-23
COMMON COUNCIL.
SPEC CIAL EETIN

MONDAY, April 90.
Present-Hs Houor, the Mayor; Aldermen
llaun, Dickey, Davis, Shields, Paul. Mann, Love-
Weaks, and Walker
The minutes of last meeting read and approy-
cd
Alderman Love presented a petition from j.
II. Waight Il Co., for the use Of II portion of the
sidewalk on the Plaza side Of their store.
Alderman Mann presented petition from all
the merchants on First street. and on some of the
other streets, for the use of sidewalks to put out
goods on.
Petitions were presented from the city bill post
ers tor the privilege of erecting bulletin boards,
and from citizens and business men on Second
street, concerning sidewalks. Petitions all re-
ceved and laid on the table.
Agricultural Committee reported that they had
purchased lots and 2. of suburban lots, range
B, and agreed to pay therefor $637 so, and re-
commended Il loan to the Agricultural Fund from
some other Fund to pay for them
Committee on Ways and Means reported the
rate Of taxation for the present year to be 81 80
ON the $l00 the taxable property of the city be-
ing estimated at S., ,000, ,000-and the expenses of
the current year $4,000 Report received and
la d ON the table.
Accompanying ordinance read first and Sc
cond time and ordered printed i'll the city official
press for one week.
Finance Committee rep rted in favor of allow
ing the bills oflludson Wiley q Caine for 1904 "a
and Stokes d Shields for $5lS o.
Judiciary committee reported contract with j.
A. McQuaid to act as City Attorney for current
year. Report received and accompanying bond
ordered placed ON file.
Finance committee reported in favor of grant
ing petition Of II. A. Gilman.
Special committee on Railroad reported a new
ordinance granting right of way tn Oroville Rail-
road Co., with some additional requirements.
I'~ Committee on Fire and Water reported, recon-
mending an appropriation of sos 90 for painting
llttttAf f1.,frt A,.,.,. tad
City Treasurer reported total receipts for quar-
ter ending April LIST, $22.77S 49, Disbursement
for same 4 4,oS9 20 Total on hand in various
tund, sl4,099 %.
Annual report Of City Treasurer read, received
and ordered published.
COMMITTEE on FIRE and Water instructed to ad-
veItlse for bids for boarding prisoners, and also
for cleaning streets for ensuing year.
Clerk authorized tn draw warrants in favor of
w. C. Swan for $24, II. DeMutt $25, B. +. Shak-
spear $l95 and j. Y. Bayley $50
Aid. Dlckcy presented a resolution transferring
$637 so from the general fund to the agricultural
fund, t. be returned as soon there is sufficient
money in the last named fund. Unanimously
adopted
Bills of Hudson, Wiley 4 Caine s2o4 55 and
Stokes q Shields $5lS 04, allowed. Treasurer
instructed transfer 500 O7 remaining on hand
from pound fees to the general fund.
Aid Walker introduced resolution authOri-
aing Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
to have three gates constructed for west side of
Cortes Square Amended by striking out three
and inserting one Adopted
Treasurer authorized to collect, or sell warrant
ou Sutter county, for board of prisoners, aud put
the money in the general fund
A substitute was adopted for the ordinance
granting right of way to the Northern Cal. Il, R.
Co., and the ordinance came up on its third read.
ing. motion prevailed to take up by section.
Sec. s taken up first, and stricken out. Section
| stprrpG n 5C pIuoA MntiOn to rooms idpr
vote by which sec. 5 was stricken out, lost. Mo-
ton TO insert section just stricken out as sec. g.,
decided out Of nrder Decision appeat I'd from,
and chair sustained. Ordinance referred tu com.
on Fire and Water, with instructions to report a
suitable ordnance
Clerk instructed to draw warrant in favor of J..
T. Dickey for $637 so to pay for lots purchased
by Agricultural committee
Ordinance amending sidewalk ordinance intro
duced and, with petitions ON the same subject re-
ferred to com, On Streets and Roads.
Sundry bills referred to Finance Committee.
Adjourned.