The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-04-18
Proceedings Of the Town Council.

Proceedings Of the Town Council.
Upton, Monday Evening, April 8, 1857.
The Council met at the Mayors Office
pursuant to adjournment.
Present, VIM Elliott, Mayor; L
Smith, Recorder; E Boynton, J w
Bull, L L Sweet, Focht, VIM Dean
Trustees.
Minutes of last meeting called for, read
and approved.
Mr.. Sweet read a remonstrance, nu-
merously signed, demonstrating against
] the passage of an ordinance imposing a
tax upon auctioneers and transient sales
men, which was referred to the commit
tee on ordinance.
The report of standing committees
called for, when the chairman of the
committee on streets and alleys an
nounced their report as follows: Your
committee beg leave to report that they
are in favor of constructing sidewalks
on the following blocks in said town of
Upton, to-wit: South side Blocks No. 5,
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in jennings Addition to the town of
Tiption; also, west side block 3, south
side block 3, east side block II, south
side block 10, east side 26 and 81, in the
town of Upton.
On motion of Mr. Sweet, the report was
adopted.
The committee on ordinance reported
in favor of an ordinance requiring auc-
tioneers and transient statesmen to pay a
license of $40 per diem.
Mr. Boynton offered an amendment
requiring transient dealers to pay IL
censc of not less than S. nor more than
SO, pcddlers not less than So nor more
than S., and jewelry pedlers not less
than $40 nor more than SIS, at the dis
cretion of the Mayor. Upon calling the
roll the vote stood as follows: Ayes
Boynton, Sweet and Smiths. Nays
Bull, Focht, Dean, Elliott. Amend
ment lost.
Mr. Dean moved to amend as follows:
That nonresident dealers shall be re-
CURED to pay license of not less than
S. nor more than SO, and peddlcrs not
less than s. nor more than s., for each
day they shall so sell; the license to be
in the discretion of the Mayor. Upon
calling the roll the vote was as follows:
Ayes-Boynton, Bull, Focht, Dean,
Smith, Elliott. Nays-none. The
amendment was declared adopted. The
ordinance was then offered as amended,
and upon calling the roll all the MEM
bers of the council voted in favor there
of, and the ordinance declared adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dean, the committee
Oh the public square was instructed to
advertiZe for proposals to fence the same.
The council then proceeded to the
election of Marshall; Mr. Nelson Orion
receiving majority of all the votes cast
was declared elected.
Mr. Focht offered the following reso-
luton: Ecsolced, That the committee
on streets and alleys be instructed to adj
ve:tise for proposals for furnishing 5000
feet of curbing or so much thereof as
may be necessary, for the use of the
town, and also for rock for street cross
ings.
On motion, the resolution was adopted
Mr. Sweet offered the following:
Rcsotred, BY the Town Council of the
town of Upton, that the Recorder be in
structed to give legal notice to lot own
ers, both resident and nonresident, to
finish the sidewalks on all streets where
the curling has been placed, on or be-
fore the 25th day of May, 1867, and in
default thereof the Street Commissioner
be required to finish the same at the ex-
pcnse of such lot owners.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of
the Mayor to appoint Board of Health
to consit of three citizens of the town of
Upton, one Of whom shall be Il regular
practicing physician, and the Board
hereby provided for shall have power
and it is made their duty to examine all
places liable to cndangcr the public
health, and direct the marshal to remove
Or abate all nuisance or offensive mate
same, without unnecessary delay, and to
recommend to the Council from time to
time such sanitary regulations as to
them shall seem necessary to promote
and preserve the health of the citizens
of the town. On motion, the resolution
was adopted.
The bond of + Boynton, as Treasur-
er, was presented, approved and filed
with the Recorder.
On motion, Council adjourned to meet
the LIST Monday in May, at :! p. M.
VIM. ELLIOTT, Mayor.
S. l.. SMITH, Recorder.
Esa. The largest and best stock of Dress
Goods in Cedar county, at VIM. Dean &
Co.'S.
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