The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-03-04
Council Proceedings.
AInasY Feh % 1871

ALBANY, Feb. %, 1871.
Council met and was called to order by the
Mayor. Present-N. H. Cranor, Mayor Coun-
cilmen, Backensto, Cheadle, Beach, Craw-
ford and Monteith. Minutes of previous meet
ing read and approved.
Petition of George Young and others, praying
the Cruncil to order sidewalk built on the east
side of Baker street, from First to Fifth street.
was received and referred to committee Streets
and Public Property.
Bill of NJ. v. Brown and F. NJ Westfan 4 Co.,
was allowed, and orders drawn the Treasurer
for the amount a
Bill of Fox Bros. allowed as to part, and the
remainder laid the table till next meetnf of the
Council.
Moved that when the Marshal purchases any,
thing for the use of the city, he shall notify the
Recorder of the fact and it shall be the duty Of
the Recorder to keep an account of, and report
the same, at the next meeting ofthc Council there
after. Adopted
Bill off w. Brandenburg, for services as night
watch, presented, and on motion referred to COM
mittec on Accounts and Current Expenses.
Committee on Streets and Public Property re-
ported, asking that so much of the order maxim G
sidewalks on the north side of Ninth street, from
Caiipooia to Ferry streets, be changed, and that
said sidewalk be built on the south side of said
Ninth street. Adopted.
Committee to whom was referred the proposition
to build city Jail, reported favorably to the
and also reported plan and specifications for the
proposed building-all of which, on motion, was
adopted.
| Committee to whom was referred the PROPOSE
/ tion to build engine house, asked further time
to report. Time granted.
| Moved that proposals be received till the next
meeting of the Council, for fur fishing material
and bnilding the city jail, according to the plan
and specifications on file in tho Recorders office
| Motion prevailed.
Moved that a committee be appointed to exam
| inc the Assessors books. Adopted. Mcssrs. Back
ensto, Monteith and Beach were appointed such
| committee.
Resolution offered instructine the Citv Marshal
to open cause to be opened all alleys in the city
of Albany heretofore ordered to be opened to
cause all sidewalks and crosswalks in said city tc
be built within the time ordered by the City
Council, unless further time be granted by the
Council to build the same and further to cause
all distractions of every kind to be removed from
the streets of said city by the property ad
jacent thereto; to cause property-holders to keeE
clean their back yards, and alleys bordering or
their respective lots; to all persons to take
out license who required to do So by ordi
nance No. ;. Resolution adopted.
Resolution offered requesting the City Marshal
to report to the City Council at the next meeting
the names of all property holders on Lyon stree
who have not built sidewalks said street al
heretofore ordered by the Council. Adopted.
Committee reported unfavorably on the petition
of Monteith, Tate and Rice, asking the Council t.
rescind the order requiring sidewalk built on thu
grounds of the Albany Collegiate Institute. Re
port adopted.
Committee reported favorably the resolution
to build all new crosswalks south of First street
six feet wide. Adopted.
Bids for building and graveling crosswalks re
ceived from Spinks, Westfall, Long and Pattcr
son, and on motion were referred to committee Oh
Streets and Public Property.
On motion Council adjourned to meet on Tues
day evening, March 7th, 1871.
n. b. HUMPHREY, Rec.