Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-04-15
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL HALL, April IL, 1870.

Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL HALL, April IL, 1870.
Special meeting City Council.
E. Townsend, Mayor. presiding.
Present-Stilson. Gregg, Hunt,
Benjamin, Andrews, Overman,
Thompson and Bishop.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved. -.
A remoustrance against s. A.
Bishops petition was read, and, on
motion, laid on the table. ..
Report from STREET Committee, on
Mr.. Bishops petition, was read.
On motion there was To be appoint
ell u man by each the Mayor, Mr..
Bishop, and Mr.. Mornin.
Mr.. Mornin being present, refus-
Ell to accept the same.
On motion, the City Solicitor was
instructed :" take proper steps To
have opened 18th street as peti,ioned.
The petition for sidewalk on the
east side Of Main, from 9th to l3th
streets was read, and on motion was
ordered laid by June 18th.
Street committee reported on the
petition for side walk on west side OF
Main street, from 9th to 18th streets,
and also one from Franklin 10 Iowa
streets. on north side If Eighth
street, the first TO be built b.. June
LIST, and the last in 80 days from this
date. VT.
On motion, q sidewalk was
ordered on the south aide of LIST
street. running from Main street Ia
City limits. -, .,a-......s
MIR. Clark heing present, was per-
mitted TO address the Council I'm re-
gard to his license. #
Moved that it be referred to Street
Committee.
Lost.
On motion, 1t was referred to Com
mittee on Claims. ".
The Ordinance Committee report
ell upon the ordinance referred TO
tlieaI, in regard To the amount 10
charge saloons for license. and re-
ported an other as u substitute.
On motion. the substitute, was or
dered read.
On motion the Clark was, request.
ed to read some letters he had from
other towns in regard to what
their license was.
A motion was made that the Ii
cense fee in the substitute ordinance,
he $500, instead of 500.
Lost.
On motion the rules were suspend
ed.
On motion, the Substitute Ordi.
nance was passed.
Yeas-Stils"n, Gregg. Hunt, Ben.
jamin. Andrews, Overman, Thomp.
son ana Bishop. ..
Tho Committee on Claims report
ed on the following bills:
On W. Taubman, they asked for
further time.
On motion, said bill Of w. Taub.
mans was laid on the liable.
L0iGmittee reported on Smart 4
PARROTS bill, recommendir. Its
pa, men,, also on J. Is. Powers bill
they recommended the payment oi
it, as follows, one half now, the bal
aure I'm 80 days.
The following bills were then read,
and ordered paid:
J. B. Powers services for the
years '66, '67. SO. $3.50 90
Smart & Parrots bill for poll
books zoo
J. III. Wilson. two rakes,
broke time Of flood 200
Yeas-StiIson, Gregg. Benjamin,
Hunt, Overman, Andrews, Thomp-
son and Bishop.
On motion, they proceeded to elect
n President Pro. Tenn, which re-
suited i'm the choice of Mr.. Bishop,
by unanimous vote.
On motion, the Mayor was in
structed To receive the same, and
swear him in.
Aid. Thompson submitted the
proposition of Mr.. J. @. A. Crosby.
to take SO for that portion of his lot
extending into Clay street how fenc-
Ell mp. If the City will remit the cor
poration tax.
On motion, the proposition was
accepted.
Yeas-Stilson. Gregg, Hunt. Ben
jamin. Overman, Andrews, Thomp>
son, Bishop.
MIR. Packard being present, was al
lowed the privilege 10 address the
Council upon the opening Of Sth
street. between Washington and
Water streets.
On motion, the opening of the
above was referred 10 Street Com
mittee.
On motion. the order giving Mr..
Foss the privilege To transfer his II
cense Was rec"nsidered.
On motion the Clerk was Instruct
eel to notify Mr.. Foss to that effect
Aid. Overman, moved that Messrs.
Whitney l. Rogers he allowed the
privilege To put a neat sign over
Main street. @#
On motion Council adjourned.
L. TOWNSEND,
Attest: Mayor.
q. l.. MILLS,
City Clerk.
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