Nebraska advertiser., 1867-11-07
MAYoR's OFEIcE, BRowNvILLE,
November 4Ih, 1867.
The City Council convened in regular

Mayors OFEIcE, BROwNvILLE,
November 4lh, 1867.
The City Council convened in regular
session.
Present: Jarvis S. Church, Mayor
Aldermen T. C. Hacker. C. w. Wheeler
A, w. Morgan, A. P. Coggswell NJ. F
Boyd, Marshal; T. R. Fisher, Engineer
. The minutes Of the previous meeting
were~read and approved.
On motion, C. w. Wheeler was al.
lowed city order on the bond fund Of
1925, for bridges over Fourth and Fifth
streets.
On motion, Wilson & Co. were allow.
ed s. iD city orders on the bond fund
10 full for removing 9,073 yards of DIR
on Atlantic street, and were discharged
on the contract.
On motion, Browns bill of $50 for
damages on account of detention from
labor on the MCGOWAN contract, on Main
street. was laid on the liable.
On motion, the bill of WIN. Peters for
assisting the City Engineer one and a
half days, 1915, was allowed, and order
drawn on bond fund.
On motion, the bill of Madison Stew.
art for assisting the City Engineer one
day, 50 so, was allowed, and order drawn
Oh bond fund.
On motion, there was allowed Brown
for work done on MCGOWAN contract, in
order on the bond fund, in full for re-
moving 725K yards Uu Main street.. the
sum of $80.72, and discharged from con.
tract.
On motion. T. R. Fisher, City En-
gineer, was allowed, for nine days work,
on general fund. $40 SO.
On motion, ]. H. Morrison was allow.
ed S28 for fourteen sitings of the City
Council in 1867.
On motion, John Mcpherson was al
IuWed $2S for fourteen sitIings of the
City Council.
On motion, DR.. Matthews was allowed
to cut and use the brush and timber Oh
Richard street, between Fourth and
Fifth. excepting on sidewalks Twelve
feet wide, without charge to the city.
On motion, J. G. Yantis was permitted
to assign his contract for rem of ferry
franchise on the Missouri River, at
Brownville. to Messrs. Ford g. Ward,
on the conditions set forth by said Rufus
Ford in a letter to Capt. T. w. Bedford,
of B~rownvilIe, under date of Oc:ober Is,
A. D. 1867, and on conditions made by
Mr.. Ward at this City Council meeting,
TO wit
"We (Ford g. Ward) will have a first
class ferry boat built in the spring, and
| Ford will guarantee to the people of
Brownville and the community generally
that ample facilliies shall be provided al
all times to meet the public demand. F..
(Signed) RUFUS FORD"
MI. j. H. Calgett presented a petit
tiOn, signed by ten householders of the
city, asking that he be permitted to sell
malt, vinous and spiriluOus liquors, at his
saloon, in the city of Brownville, six
months.
On motion, said license vas granted,
on condition tina; be pay into the city
treasury, for the use Of the school fund,
at the rate of twenty-five dollars per
year, and a further sum of one hundred
and seventy. five dollars in cash, for The
use of the city of Brownville, per year,
and ten dollars each for billiard tables.
A petition was presented by Charles
Briegel, signed BY ten h~OusehOlders of
the city o. Brownville. asking lha. the
said Briegel be permitted to sell malt
liquor in The city Of BrOwhViFle, in the
Stephens house. on Main street, for Six
months.
On motion, a license was granted, on
condition that said Briegel pay into the
city treasury, for the use of the school
fund the sum of ;wenty five dollars per
year, and the further sum of twenty-five
dollars per year for the use and benefit
Of said city
On motion, the Mayor was authorized
and requested TO make a full exhibit of
the financial condition of the city of
BrOwnvilIe, and report the same at our
next meeting.
On motion, The Mayor was requested
to advertise for sealed proposals Civ