Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-02
COMMON COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING.
MONDAY EVENING, July Is

MONDAY EVENING, July 1st, 1861,
His Honor the Mayor in the Chair. Present
Aldermen Davis Dickey, Hudson Mann, Shields,
Walker, Weaks and President Thomas.
Petition from Ii. Barrett for coupon for s2j to
be issued in place of one lost in transmission to
New York. Referred to Finance committee.
Committee on Streets and Roads reported adj
versely to petition to sprinkle Third street. be-
tween street and the Levee. Report concurrcd
in.
Report of same Committee in favor Of accept
ing proposition of McCready 4 Bros. to put down
stone street-crossings, and track in Eureka En-
gine Co house. Received and laid on the table
Finance Committee reported the following bills
correct: Rice, Coffin Co. $il 80 Marvsville
Water Co. $34 so, G. b. Hunt *25 50, Jos. f,
Sll3 so, L. c. Ross Il Co. s6 80, f. 7. Leavett
s., j. O'Brien $40, Geo. Howard s., c. n. Gray
IS 0o.
Committee on Fire and Water reported repairs
on Warren Engine House made at an expense Of
S22. Sundry accounts of City Marshal which
had been referred to Examining Committee, were
by them reported correct.
Mayors quarterly message read and ordered
printed. Quarterly report OF City Marshal, Trea-
surer, Clerk of Recorders Court, City Clerk and
Powder-house Keeper received and ordered to be
printed.
Resignation of City Recorder, ]. B. Kyle read
and accepted.
City Clerk authorized to draw warrants in fl-
vor of parties named in report of Finance COM
mittee.
Resolution of Aid. Shields, authorizing the City
Clerk to draw warrant, in favor Of the Mayor for
$3.50, to be appropriated in celebrating the Fourth
of July. Aid. Walker moved to lay on the table.
Carried Aid. Davis, Dickey, Walker and Weaks
voting in the affirmative, and Aldermen Hudson,
Shields and Thomas in the negative.
Mayor authorized to act as Recorder if it be
aseertained that he can do so legally.
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city officers for monthly and quarterly salaries
Committee on Fire and Water in connection
with the Foreman of Eureka Engine Co. No. ,
authorized to sell Eureka Engine, and appropri-
ate the proceeds to the purchasing Of a steam fire
engine
E. Hamilton allowed $15 for buryngs paupcr
Jose Gonzales allowed $l09 IS for hauling
gravel on alleys of Cemetsy.
Summons ofA. Wedel, issued by Justice AIer-
ritt, to Mayor and Common Council, claiming
S72 so for work done Jantor Of the Public
Schools, read by the clerk. City Attorney in
structed to defend the suit.
Clerk authorized to dr3w his warrant for $3.50
in favor of Trustees of City Library. Aid. lIud-
son, Walker, Weaks and Thomas voting in the
affirmative, and Aid. Dickey, Mann and Shields
i'll the negative.
Committee on Streets and Roads authorized to
cover Sewer on 4th street, between and sts.
work to be done by chain gang.
Same Committee authorized, by casting vote of
the Mayor, to have excavation made from the
upper end of d street Sewer to north line Of 4th
street, for the purpose Of continuing said Sewer
work to bo done by chain gang.
Bills for repairs made by authority on Warren
Engine House ordered paid.
Examining Committee and Financial officers o:
city ordered to meet next Friday, at City Hall, to
examine accounts of city officials.
Ordinance allowing Lincoln 4 Scott to put up
twelve bulletin boards on street corners, passed
to third reading and laid on table.
Ordinance relating to cutters and sewers taken
up. A substitute was offered, which passed to
third reading, and undergoing protracted
and animated discussion when our Reporter left