Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-08-16
Warrants paid.
Cash on hand

Cash on nand. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS jag II
Committee OF Ways and Means reported having
examined Clerks estimates of receipts and dis
bursements for the year ending March 1873, and
March 1874. and recommend that no tax be levied
for this year. Report adopted.
Committee on streets and alleys reported In IA
vor of sidewalk, six feet wide, the west side OF
Chatham street from Main street to Greene street
Walk ordered laid See advertisement. Also. IN
favor Of sidewalk five feet four inches wide laid
| crosswise- on west side same street from Greene
| street to depot grounds. Report not adopted.
| Councilman Warne offered resolution pro-
yiding that sidewalks now laid, or hereafter to be
laid. shall be nailcd in the following manner, viz
| Inch boards six inches wide on three stringers
shall be nailed on each bearing with two temper
ny nails, making six nails to each board, and two
inch plank on two strlngers, shall be spiked with
four twenty penny spikes. The resolution was
adopted.
NJ. Il. Young was granted 20 days extension OF
| time to lay sidewalk in front of his property on
North street
The Street Commissioner was directed to lay
sidewalk In front OF lots and 2, block IL, Far
| COS addition. as directed by resolution passe d
November, 1872.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company were
ordered to lay sidewalk, six feet wide from depot
to connect with walk on west side of Chatham
street
A bill for an ordinance accepting Union street
in railroad addition as replatted by Richards 4
Burden, Lake Il Peck as public street, was pre-
scented and referred to committee on streets and
alleys.
A bill for an ordinance granting right OF way to
| the \. c. X. & NJ. II. r. Co., was presented and
| referred to special committee composed OF Warne,
Clarke and Older.
Chatham street, from Greene street to depot,
widening and put to grade, was passed. See ad-
vcrtisement.
The Marshal was directed to enforce the pro-
visions OF the ordinance to Register dogs by pro.
cecdings against the owners.
The question of building protection walls on
the abntmcnts to the Main street bridge was dis.
cussed and referred to committee on bridges with
instructions TO confer with the Board Of Srpervi.
sors in relation thereto
IL was voted to extend invitation to the
"Amcrcan Association for the Advancement OF
Science to visit this city during their session in
Dubuque, and Warne. Travis, Clarke, Older,
Hodges and NaylOr were appointed Il committee
of arrangements.
Sundry bills for payment of Judges and Clerks
of election, warrants of Registry Board. and for
repair of pound, were presented and allowed.
Councilman Hodges was placed upon the judi.
ciary committee as chairman. jOurned until
Thursday evening.
An adjourned session was held on Thursday
| evening, August 18th All present except the
Mayor, Older aud Cobb
Two reports were presented by the committee
to whom was referred the bill for ordinance grant.
ing the right of way over Liberty street, to the B.
| c. r. IL NJ r. Il. Co.
Mr.. Clarke reported in favor of passage of ordi.
nauce.
Mr.. warne reported resolution in lieu Of the
ordinance.
| by vote of all present.
Committee on Ways and Means had leave to
Withdraw their report recommending that no tai
be levied and reported Il resolution providing fol
levy Ofonehalf mill. On the passage of the res0
luton, the yeas 5-Nays, 3.
| Referred to City Solicitor for his opinion as to
whether the resolution requires the Affirmative
| vote of majority of all the members elected to
| the Council TO pass it.
| An ordinance In relation to horses &C., running
| at large was passed. See adv.
Ordinance accepting Union street in railroad
| addition, as public street, was taken up and
| passed.
| Permission was given to Human g. Fisher tC
| permit their slaughter house to remain within thu
| city limits.
| The vote ordering sidewalk built across depo
| grounds of l. G. II. II. Co. was recOnsidered
| amended to make the same so inches wide insteat
| of six feet, and to run diagonally across salt
| grounds, and passed.
Mr. Leytze was ordered to build new side
walk in front OF his property, on Main street
forthwith. Adjourned.