Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-20
Proceedings of Common Council.
City o! Mineral Point, Wis,
Nav 4fh 1863

City o! Mineral Point, Wis,
May 4th, 1868
The regular monthly meeting of said
City was this day held at the Council
room.
His honor, William T. Henry Elk Offcio
Mayor presiding. Present, Aldermen
Lenahan, Gundrv, Spielman, Pulford.
Thos. jenkins and Samuel jenkins. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
.hen read and approved.
Thereupon tn, following accounts were
audited and allowed, all of the Aldermen
present, voting therefor
John Ivey, Constables fees &c, $500
Henry Cridge, repairing hog pound, LOO
The committee on Treasurers report
then reported said report correct When
it was, on motion, accepted and ordered
to be placed on file, and said committee
discharged, all of the aldermen present,
voting therefor said report showing bal
ance on hand of ste, 80 Thereupon, on
motion of Aid Pulford, seconded by aid.
chase Day Book and Ledger Tor the use
of the City Treasurer all Of the aid. yo-
ting for the same
The Clerk report for the year common
cling July l, 1862, and ending August lst
1868, was then read. when on motion said
repcIt was accepted and ordered to be
published, all of the aid n voting therefor
The salary of the Superintendent OF
Schools for 1862, was on motion, then fix
ed at the sum of $500, unanimously
The council then proceeded to elect one
member of the Board of Education for
each ward, which on ballot, resulted in
the election of John P Tranel for the st
Ward, and Philip Allen for the I'd Ward
ThereupoI the Council proceeded to
ballot for City Clerk, and William H.
Curry, was unanimously elected to said
office for the ensuing year
The council then proceeded to elect
President, and on ballot, II. d. Pulford
YVES unanimously elected President for
the ensuing year
The Council then proceeded to elect a
Street Commissioner by ballot, and said
ballot being received and counted, there
were three FOR John Bishop and three for
James Griffith His honor, the Mayor,
then gave the casting vote for James Crit
filth, whcreupon James Griffith was declar-
ed duly elected Street Commissioner for
the ensuing year.
On motion of aid. Pulford, seconded by
aid Gundry, the salary of the City Clerk
for the ensuing year was fixed at $4,000,
and the Salary Of the Street C9mmission~
was fixed at $50 90, all of the aldermen
present, voting therefor
On motion it was ordered that the Road
Tax for the year 1868 be and the same
is hereby levied ut the rate Of two mills
on the dollar, valuation on all property
within the City, as returned in the assess
ment for the year 1852. All of the alder
men voting for the same.
Thereupon, on motion, a committee of
two, one for each Ward, was appointed
to confer and advise with the Street Com
missioner, on the working of the streets,
said motion being carried His honor
the Mayor, appointed aid Pullord for TIE
lst Ward, and aid. Spielman for the ID
Ward
On motion of aid. Pulford seconded by
aid Gundry, Moses M Strong Esq, was
appointed as delegate from the City OF
Mineral Point, to the Commercial Con-
yention to be held in the City of Chicago
in June next, all Of the aldermen voting
therefor.
On motion of aid Gundry, seconded by
aid. Spieiman, John lvey Sen. was contin-
ned to take care of the Council room
The Bond of &. Kessler, Treasurer, was
fixed at the sum of 100000, end of the
Street Commissioner, at $1,000 90, all of
the aldermen voting therefor.
Thercupon the following rates for Lii
censes to sell liquors, were fixed by the
Board
For Wholesale liquor license, $1,000
retail 1000
The Board then adjourned
WILLIAM I. HENRY,
Attest: Elk Osicio Mayor
William 1t. Curry,