Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-06-10
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL HALL, June 7, 1870.

COUNCIL HALL, June7, 1870.
Regular meeting City Council.
Z. Townsend, Mayor, presiding.
Present-Stilsor, Hunt, Ben
Jamin, Andrews, Overman, Thomp-
son, Bishop and Gregg.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Alderman Hunt then moved that
an order be drawn on the treasurer
for SIPS, to apply on the last half of
w. p. Overman's lots.
Yeas-Stilson, Gregg, Hunt, Ben.
jamin, Overman, Andrews, Thomp-
son and Bishop.
A petition for sidewalk ON sth
street, was received, and referred to
Street Commissioner and a petition
for an Ordinance to prevent tress-
passing on other persons property
was received, and referred to Ordi-
nance committee. Also one for the
opening of Julia street and referred
to Street Committee
The Marshal reported that there
had been made complaint against
piling manure OH vacant lot south
of Mr.. Stead's.
The Street Commissioner made
verbal report of what he had done
on the Streets and bridges.
The following reports from the
City Solicitor was received, and dis
posed of as follows:
One on Streets and Alleys, in f.
Browns addition.
On motion, the report was reed
and the following resolution was
passed
ReSolvcd, That E. Rodenberger be
appointed as City Engineer to sur
vey, plat, and report, upon the lands
necessary to be taken for the purpose
of opening and extending s street,
between Main, State and Water
streets, and the alley from 9TH to 9th
street, on east side of Main street,
through block Is E. Browns Cd adj
dition, and block 4, Dean & Garri-
sons addition, as recommended in the
report of Street Committee made at
last m, citing.
On motion the City Solicitor was
TO take steps to open Sth street and
alleys.
On motion, the last was reconsid-
cred.
The City Solicitors report upon
opening 18th street was received and
adopted.
On motion the following resolution
was passed:
Resolced, That f Rodenberger is
hereby appointed City Engineer, for
the purpose of making and report
ing the survey and plot of the land
necessary to be taken, for the extern
sion of 18th street, asked 10y 5. A.
Bishop, and he is hereby authorized
and directed to make such report for
the action of this Council, together
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such land, and the amount to he
taken from each for the proposed ex-
tension.
The City Solicitors report in re.
lation to taxes Of J. @. A. Crosby,
was received, ard adopted.
On motion the following resolution
was passed:
WHEREAS, BY the authority of
this Council, an agreement has been
made for the remission of certain
taxes, due to the city from J. Q. A.
Crosby. in consideration of the con-
veyance by him, to the city, of
certain lands for the purpose of open
streets, and said Crosby having
made the proper conveyance, There.
fore,
Resclrcd, That all corporation
taxes due from said Crosby, to the
city, upon assessment of the follow
ing described property, viz: A por-
ton of the east half of the n, w.
fourth, Sec. IA, Township, 50, Range
IA, commencing 81 % 100 rods west
of the n. +. corner of the said east
half, thence west IL 64!-lO0 rods,
south II IS 100 rods cast II CA! 100
rods, north II 60 100 rods, to place Of
beginning, be RENTED, and the
Treasurer of the County il hereby
authorized to cancel the said taxes
upon the Books of his office, and it
Is understood that this action is
based upon the consideration that
said Crosby has consigned to the
city portion of said property for
street uses, and does not affect any
taxes hereafter to be levied upon
said property.
The City Solicitors report in re-
lation to vacating Of lots i'm Pacific
addition, was received, and OIL mo-
ton he was instructed to take ne
cessary steps against opening streets
and alleys.
The City Solicitors report on man.
damus proceedings was received. and
on motion was ordered placed OH
file.
On motion, a tax of 3 mills on the
dollar was voted, to be levied OH all
the taxable property i'm the city of
/ Cedar Falls, in addition to the tax on
polls, and also i'm addition to the tax
for the general ward purposes, for
the purpose of improving the streets
and highways in the city limits. one
half payable in cash, and one.hslf i'm
labor or cash.
Yeas-StiIson, Gregg, Hunt, Ben
jamin, Overman, Andrews, Thomp-
son and Bishop.
The report Of +. Rodenberger, up
on the opening of 18th street, was
received, and on motion the follow
ing resolution was passed:
Resolved, That 18th street be ex-
tended in accordance with the re.
port Of +. Rodenherger, and that
the City Solicitor is hereby instruct
ell to take the proper legal steps to es-
tablish and open the same.
The Street Committee reported up
on the following petitions referred
to them:
On the petition for sidewalk on 81
street, they recommended the walk
be built as follows: From Main to
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