Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-18

Council met in regular session at Z O'Clock. p
~. Dec. 14th. 1874, Mayor in chair. All the mem
bers OF the Council present.
Minutes OF last meeting read. amended and APP
proved.
A petition to reduce saloon licenses from two
hundred to one hundred dollars per annum was
read and on motion of Councilman Warne, laid
on the table
Proposals for building cistern at or near west
side School house. were passed on file.
The Clerk presented the resignation OF c. A.
Clarke as City Treasurer. which was accepted.
The report OF the Street Commissioner for month
ending Dec. 18th, showing expenditure for
work and material on the streets Of S14149 was
| received and Clerk directed to draw an order on
City Treasurer in favor OF street Commissioner
for the amount expressed in his report.
The report of the City Treasurer for month end
ing Dec eth, ls,4 showing balance in treasury of
500. 45. was received. and referred to Committee
on Ways and Means.
The Street and Alley Committee, to whom
referred the bill for an ordinance numbering bust
ness houses. reported the following resolution
substitute for said bill. which adopted
Be il resolved by the City Council of the city of
Independence, Iowa, that the owners or occupants
of buildings on Main and Chatham streets. in said
city be permitted and authorized to designate the
same by numbers, i'll the following manner, to
wit: Commencing on Main street. at east end of
bridge. with the lowest numerals. and runnin.
east in numerical order, with the odd numbers on
the north of said street and even numbers on the
south side; and on Main street west OF the river,
commencing at west end of the bridge, with lowest
numbers and running west, with even numbers
on the south side and odd numbers on the north
side Of said street and main street on west side of
river. for the purpose of numbering, may be
designated as West Main street. And commencing
on Chatham street. at its junction with MAN, with
lowest numerals and running north, with odd
numbers on the east side and even numbers on
the west side of said street. and for the purpose of
maintaining the alternate numbers as nearly OPP
posite each other az possible the requisite num-
beers may and shall be omitted at vacancies on
either side of said street, either from streets inter
secting without crossing or from open grounds or
other cause; and in case any question shall arise
as to proper number by which any building shall
be designated under this resolution. the City En-
gineer shall and is hereby authorized to determine
the question.
| On motion Of Councilman Ames the Committee
on Public Grounds and Buildings instructed
to have the necessary piping placed in the Engine
house, and provided with burner for use of gas.
| The saloon license of Fred Auer, the saloon
keeper convicted and fined for selling liquor to
minors. was revoked.
The City Attorney was directed to commence
| proceedings at once against August Myers for
violation OF fire ordinance in erecting wooden
budin. within the fire limits
| The communication from Steamer Company do
mating the hook and ladder trucks to the city on
| certain conditions, was taken from the files and
referred to the Committee on Public Grounds and
Building with power to confer with the Steamer
| Company, and report to the Council.
! The claim OF A. d. Gurnsey for cleaning Amos
keae steamer on her arrival, was taken from the
| table and allowed.
The following claims against the city We're pre-
scented and allowed:
| CLAMP & Jones' Manufa curing Company.
Siamese coupling. .................:.. W
T. j. Marinus. express charges on coupling "
A. d. Gurnsey, express charges ON water .,
VIM Wood ringing fire alarms, etc. $1,000. 81
G. b. Smeallic, record book. .............. n
l.. w. Hart, legal services IN case CITY vs. - ~
The following claims were referred to Commit
tee on Chains:
T. Stout & Co. lumber ................... S409 J!
W. r. Kenyon. goods from store ~ {:
+. linn. lumber. .....................:. 10 d
Il. linn, material and work on engine
! house ..............,....... ............. ID ~
Independence Manufacturing Company
repairing hose. .................... ~
Councilman Warnc moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Council passed the resolution fixing
nav as Board of Equalization OF Assessments al
- dollars which prevailed. On motion the
word dollars was stricken out and the first blank
filed with the words fifty cents for each session.
and the second blank with the word three" max
ing resolution read Resolved that the City
Clerk draw orders on the City Treasurer for fifty
| cents for each session. in favor of each Council
| man i'm attendance rs Board of Equalization OF
Assessments during last spring. Also, an order in
favor of the City Clerk for three dollars for his
services during said Equalization of Assessments
The resolution as amended was adopted.
Councilman Durham then offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Res0iGed, That II is the sense Of this Council
that we each donate to the family Of James NJ
Weart deceased, our former Clerk the sums due II.
respectively for our services as Board of Equai
cation of Assessments. and that the Clerk be In
structed to draw orders on the City Treasurer
therefor and remit the same to Mrs. Weart, with
copy Of this resolution.
On motion of Ames, the Chair appointed com
mittee consisting OF Amcs, Durham and Pond e
draft resolutions respecting the death OF ). ~
Weart. formerly City Clerk.
Warne moved that the Mayor and Council aftent
the funeral Of Mr.. Weart in a body. which wa
agreed to. ,.
On motion Council proceeded to election OF Cll.
Treasurer. Ames nominated George b. ""rhe
who was elected by full vote Of the Council; o,..
The Clerk was instructed to pay over 10 inc ".
Treasurer, as soon as qualified, all moneys III nj
hands belonging to the city.
Adjourned.