Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-03-20


Council held its first meeting on Monda,
evening for the purpose of organization
and election of minor city officers Th'
body as now constituted comprises TIL
following members:
The Mayor o. Fl. P. Roszcll, presiding
LIST Ward-H. s. Ames, L. Sooner.
I'd Ward,-W. r. Kenyon. E. linn.
Sd Ward,-O. NJ. Pond, A. B. Clarke
4th Ward,-C. M. Durham, M. MEOW
an.
9th rd.-Geo. Warne, s. r. Shipley
Immediately succeeding the reading Of
the minutes of the last meeting, thu
Council proceeded to the election of off
GERS with the following result
Geo. B. Smeallie was elected City
Clerk. Result Of ballot, Smeallic Z
Weart 3.
Edward Backus was elected Stree,
Commissioner, unanimously.
O. Fl. P. Roszell was elected City En-
gineer. Result of ballot, Roszell 0, Deer
ing, l..
G. NJ. Durham, was elected President
pro tenn Of Council, by vote of to 2 for
Warne
II. berlin and J. L. Loomis were the n
elected unanimously as members of the
Public Library Board. c. NJ. Durham
was chosen as the member of the Coun-
Gil to fill the same position.
The following gentlemen were then ell
ected as officers of the Fire Department
Chief Engineer-T. ]. Mavinus.
LIST Assistant Engineer-E. linn.
I'd Assistant Engineer-C. F. Herrick.
The Office of City Marshal was declared
vacant, but afterwards the vote was re-
considered
V. Gates was elected night watch.
The bill to exempt property used in
manufacturing was read the second time
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Warne introduced bill to amend or
dinance fixing compensation of city Of.
ficers.
A bill was also introduced in relation
to goods boxes, and goods hanging over
sidewalks.
Everybody should see the Carpets a,
the New York Store. Beautiful patterns
elegant designs, and low prices.
NORTHWESTERN RELIEF. - Messrs
A. B. Chrysler, and 7. J. Fields. agents
appointed by the people OF Liberty Twp
OBrien County, TO solicit relief for the
destitute settlers in said township have
been in our city portion of the present
week in pursuance Of the duties Of theil
mission. The main object of their sole
itation is to procure seed grain for SOW
ing this Spring, although larger share
of the families 10 their Township will re-
quire aid in the way of provisions, until
another crop is grown, and all such do
nations are acceptable. Messrs. Chrys
Ter & Fields, prefer to leave the duty OF
solicitation in the hand of committees OF
citizens in the towns they visit, but the
meeting called here for the purpose of or
ganizing committees, not proving sue
cess on account of inadequate notice, they
spent few hours on Wednesday in cir
culating paper for donations. They re
port the result as follows:
"The following donations were receiv
ed from the citizens of Independence II
aid of the destitute of North Western
Iowa:
o. H. P. Roszell, So; D. s. Lee, So
J. s. Woodward, 81; E Ross, 81; J. H
Campbell, So; Herrick & Henshaw 81
N. Mas, 81; J. w. Myers, 81; Geo
Goeller, 81; D. d. Holdridge, 81; J. r
Cowell, SOC. r. r. Plane, Soc O'Briel
& Stone, 81; VIM. Toman, So; s. Wag
goner, So; DAVIES & Son, sue. J. w
! Jnhnenn. ~: 4k..e~ de.<.tione, @aoo.
In behalf Of the citizens whom we rep
resent, we return our sincere thanks TO
the above contributions.
A. B. CHRYsLEE, ,no,.
T. J. FIELDS,
Any further contributions for til
same end from farmers and others, vii
be received and forwarded to their dcstin
alton by A. ]. Barnhart. Some of til
patrons did not find it convenient to &c
spond to the appeal for aid some month
since, prefering to reserye.their donation
for possible call in the spring Nj
Barnhart desires us to say to these PAL
ties chat this is just their opportunity
and he hopes thai. they will come fol
ward with alacrity and make generor
donations tor their still suffering bre,hre
in the North west
Now 60 to the New York Store. an
look at their immense stock Of Carpets
Oil Cloths and Mattings.
1NDICrED.-A. Hageman, late Demo
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