Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-02-16


An adjourned meeting Of the City Council was
held at the Office Of the City Clerk, on Tuesday
evening, Feb. 18th. All present except the May
or and Councilman Cobb.
On motion Mr.. Lake was chosen President pro
tenn.
The Clerk presented petition asking that a
new Ward be established out of that portion Of
the 4th Ward lying west Of the river, to be desig
mated the 9Th Ward. The prayer Of the petition
was granted and Clerk ordered to draft ordinance
to that effect by the following vote: Yeas: Lake,
Travis, Fonda, Durham, Handy. Nays: King,
Taylor.
A petition was received from VIM. Coons and
others praying for the construction Of sidewalk
on the East side of North ST., from Oak to Web
ster SITS. Referred to Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
Clerk presented the annual report Of the Street
Commissioner. as follows, which was referred to
same committee:
II. Birmingham, Street Commissioned in ac
count with Street Tax, for the year 1871.
DIR. CR.
To taxss levied ..................$ 3250.14
By taxes collected in money!. $129S. OF
- - - labor 1142 50
delinquent ......... 1854
sssss.14 ss2Ss IA
To taxes levied ....... 3259.14
. collected on added list. 5000
cash received from various
By cash paid as per vouchers.... 147i.91
p" It no vouchers taken. 27.62
team and helper. .......... 91.25
taxes collected in labor, reg
taxes collected in labor, ad-
ded list. .................. 62bO
delinquent taxes .. 1854
balance Observation-Disclosures. 66.6S
s4oso. 50 s4oso. 50
City Treasurer reported:
Cash reed during month Observation-Disclosures. $3.50. SO
on hand at last report. SO
Total 1898. 48
Balance in Treasury. Observation-Disclosures. &347.1
The judiciary committee reported favorably up
on petition ofW. H. Joslin and others with refer
en:e to the storage and sale of innammable oils.
and submitted an ordinance In accordance there
with.
The committee to designate the places for hold
ing the city election, and name the judges and
clerks for same, reported as follows:
FIRST WARD-Election to be held at Office of
w. P. Crary, ESQ. Judges: II. Sparkling, s. p.
McEwen, w. II. Barton. Clerks: II. Devlin, ].
F. Hodges.
SECOND WARD-Election in second story of
CANAL Block Judges; II. A. Hall, o. E. Hunt,
B. f. Gillette. Clerks: +. L. Sherwood, John
Barnett.
THIRD WARD-Election at A. B. Clarke's drug
store. Judges: W. Z. Snow, W. M. Cone, NJ. D.
Smith. Clerks: A. D. Clarke, II. W. Hovcy.
FOURTH WARD-Election at st. James HOTEL
Judges: M. M. MCGOWAN, N. Burr, A. F. Will
liams. Clerks: II. C. Curtis, II. P. Henshaw.-
Report adopted.
Mr.. Travis, from committee on Court House
park, reported that he had collected all subscrip
tons for except that Of Alfred Ingalls,, $40.
The following bills were presented and ordered
paid:
Smart 4 Parrott, Register and Poll BooksI $500
H. Birmingham, services as st. Com. 500
The ordinance reported by the judiciary commit
tee regulating the storage and sale of infammable
oils, was taken up and passed by vote of all the
present (see advertising columns)
An ordinance to amend Chap. IA of the Revised
defining the boundaries Of Wards in
the city of Independence was submitted, and
passed by vote OF all the members present (see
advertising columns).
Mr.. Lake presented an ordinance to amend
Chapter OF the Revised Ordinances, relating to
saloon licenses, and fixing the same at 800 per
annum, payable semi-anuually, which was passed
Affirmative vote of all the members present (see
co1r