Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-07-14
Council Proceedings.

council PrOceedingss
Council HALL, July ii, 1871.
Special Meeting of City Council
Mayor f. Townsend presiding.
Present-Adams, Benjamin, Zeis'
ing, Brown. Overman, Andrews
Bishop and Sartori.
Minutes of last regular meeting
and special meetings Of June Esd
July 1st and July 4th, were read and
approved by adding to the minutes
OF July 1st, as follows:
The agent Of Silsby Manufacturing
Company appeared before the Coun.
Gil and released the City from the OBJ.
legation of the resolution passed June
2Sd, accepting steam fire engine, and
authorizing issue of bonds In pay.
ment thereof, and agreed to take
back from the City the said machine.
On motion, the subject of straight-
ening Main Street was laid upon the
table:
On motion of Alderman Bishop,
the question of repairs on Streets In
front Of lots s and 9, block IL, wal
referred to Street Committee.
Moved, that the petition having
reference to the above mentioned i'm.
provements be referred to Street
Committee.
Carried.
Street Commissioner May made his
report for June. a
On motion, report was accepted
and placed on file.
The City Marshal reported list oil
stock taken up by him from April
Sth, 1871, to date. "a 'A
On motion, report was accepted
and ordered on file.
Bill of b. w. Poor, balance due
for Attorneys fees, $2lO, was pre-.
sented, and on motion, was referred
to Committee on Accounts.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid: ga id.
G. w. & L. A. Snyder, sos 90
Ford & Zeising, s @
Yeas-Bishop, Benjamin, Adams,
Andrews, Brown, Overman, Sartori
and Zeising. eiF.2g +
The Mayor read a proposition from
VIM. Briden for settlement of a
Judgment against the City in favor
of said Briden.
On motion, the proposition was re-
ferred to Committee on Claims.
The Street Commissioners reports
complaints from citizens In regard to
on the south side OF
First street, between Main and
Washington streets.
On motion, the subject was referred
to Street Committee. #..stf 'aa
The report of Chas. Nicely and G.
B. Van Saun, selected by the parties
TO determine the amount of the
claim of Ellen Mullarkey, Adminis-
tratrix of the estate of Andrew Null
larkey, deceased, against the City,
was filed, and In these words aud
figures:
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa.
May 81, 1871.
To E. 10Vnsend, Mayor of Ceda,
Falls, and Mrs Ellen Muiiarkey:
The undersigned parties selected
by you to determine the amount oil
money due In the case of Mrs. Z.
Mullarkey VS.. the City of Cedar Falls,
on IS bonds held by the Mullarkey
estate, and also the amount due on
Judgment obtained i'm the District
Court Of Black Hawk county, com.
puted i'm accordance with an agree
ment made between the parties con.
would respectfully report the
as the result of their labors
to-wit:
Bonds No. 10 to No. SO .inclusi We
Nos. ", 70, ~, 30, 81, 81, SO, OF $l0C
each. Also, Coupon No. 9, attached
to each bond, Of $40.
So bonds as above, 800 each. $40 O
So coupons mo. %, 1900 each ,., $50 q
Interest on bonds, 10 per cent. .... 36z3 8
Interest annually due and unpaid, COM
puted at per cent. 8ia O
Amount due on bonds and coupons as
ABOVE. +..s.....................1U 1885 IA
Amount OF judgment obtained
In District Court at Waterloo. $3,9S9 IS
Balance Of interest. ............ 81 80
Less payments made at different
times. .................. VI ,936 ~ .
------$2,i94 o.
Amount due June LIST, 1871. .Sls0a9 n
All Of which IL respectfully sub
mitted.
Signed, GEO. b. VAN SAUN,
CHARLES Nicely.
On motion, the above report wa
accepted and approved.
Alderman Bishop offered The fol-
lowing resolution: