Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-04-24

CoUNcIL HALL, April rs, Isds.

Conrrcil T,roccctifngs.
/ CoUScIL HALL, April rs, 1893.
| Special Meeting, City Council.
! f.. A, Hotchkiss, President pro tenn,
presiding.
/ Aldermen present, Hotchkiss, Wal
lace, Benjamin, French, Wright,
Miller, Knapp.
i Absent, Nelly. rr4 .rss
Minutes of last regular meeting
read and approved.
Petition for side walk on north side
of Sixth street was offered and-refer-
red to Street Committee. ~ =,
The official bonds of Mayor Bryant
and Street Commissioner, were pre-
sented and accepted, and ordered
placed on Ale. lsFa
| Printing Committee reported con-
tract Of Holt h Snyder. to do all City
printing for 500 per year, which was
accepted and placed on file.
Street Committee reported as fol-
lows: On petition for side walk on
north side of Sth street, viz; We the
Street Committee find the names for
the petition to be insufficient, aud
recommend that the prayer of the
petitioners be not gfanted.
+ Oafnotion of Alderman Miller, the
report of Street Committee was re-
ceived and adopted.
Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace
Benjamin, French, Miller, Knapp.
Carried.
On motion of Alderman Miller, the
Street Committee was instructed to
confer with J. @. A. Crosby in re-
gard to certain piece of property on
Washington street, which he Is about
to fence and thereby form an obstruc-
ton to said street, and the Street
Committee arc empowered, to bargain
for said property, and to appeintap-
praisers, and report at next meeting
of City Council.
Ayes--Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, Frencl, Miller, Knapp.
Carried.
On motion Of Alderman Wright, 1t
was voted that Sth street be extended
from Washington street to west line
OF Water street, and to be 66 feet I'm
width In accordance with report of
Street Committee, ~ adopted March
9th. 1868. .&h
Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, French, Miller, Knapp.
Carried.
!, On motion of Alderman Wallace,
IL was voted that the Mayor DO au-
thorized to remove all distractions
on 9TH and Washington streets. I'm
Jog Town. 1 --a.r
Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, Knapp, French, Miller.
Carried. ~ t
On motion of Alderman Miller, II
was voted that the same tax be levied
upon the taxable property as levied
last year, viz: To defray the general
and incidental expenses of road dis
trict, : of mill on the dollar; to de.
fray the general aud incidental ex-
penses Of the City, ten mills on a
dollar, as special tax to extingnish
and apply on payment on judgments
obtained against the town OF Cedar
Falls, in town bonds In the case of
Andrew Mullarkey rs. the town of
Cedar Falls, one mill OH the dollar OF
the named value of the property OF
said city. The amount received up
on the last mentioned levy, shall be
set apart and applied to the payments
of said judgments, which are judy.
ments obtained by the parties in said
case, being Andrew Mullarky, ID. G.
Lawrence, William Burdeu and
others. The money to be paid on
each judgment pro rata upon the
amount now due on each Of said
Judgments.
i Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, French, Miller, Knapp.
Carried.
! On motion Of Alderman Miller, II
was voted that the Treasurer be au.
thorized to pay $500 upon City
Bridge Bonds, upon presentation.
Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, French, Miller, Knapp.
Carried. ~ 50
On motion of Alderman Knapp, II
was voted that tax Of 3 mills on the
dollar be levied upon all taxable
property I'm the City of Cedar Falls,
la addition to the tax on polls, and
also In addition to tax for general
Ward purposes, for tire purpose OF
improving the streets and highways
In the city limits.
i Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, Knapp, French, Miller.
Carried.
| On motion of Alderman Benjamin,
IL was voted that one-half of tax
levied be paid In cash, and one-hali
I'm labor or cash.
i Ayes Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, Knapp, French, Miller.
Carried.
4 On motiop of Alderman Benjamin,
1t was voted that the fixing of the
price of labor be deferred until next
regular meeting.
i .Ayes-Hotchkiss, Wright, Wallace,
Benjamin, Knapp, French, Miller,
Carried. a
The. bill Of J. T. Hughes, for ser.
vices as Waterman night of First st
fire. was presented Ind referred tc
Committee on Claims.
On motion, Council adjourned.
i F.A. HOTCHKISS,
Attest: President pro tenn.
Il FRANK Nicely,
/ City Clerk.
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