The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-12
ST.. CLOUD, Nov. 10th, 1877


SPECIAL MEETINa.-Present: AID. Fish
er, Russell, Edelbrock, Dorr, Owen, Powell,
Scherer, Scott, Wright and Wilson.
In the absence of the President, Vice.
President Wright presided.
Mayor Boyd being present stated that his
object in calling the Council together was to
consider the propriety of passing an ordi-
nance fixing certain limits within tho city
wherein wood and hay should be exposed
for sale.
AID. Wilson int, oduced Ordinance No. IL,
which had its first reading and was refer
red to the Committee of the Whole, Alder
man Russell in the chair. After some dis
cussion, the Committee rose and reported
back the Ordinance a. amended with the
recommendation that it pass.
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
The Common Council Of the City Of St. Cloud
do ordain.
SECTION l. That the place of selling
hay and frewood in the city of st. Cloud,
is hereby established upon Richmond ave-
nue., and that part of Fountain place lying
between the Court House and said Rich
mond avenue in said city, and it is hereby
made the duty of the Police officers of said
city to order and direct all persons bring
ing hay or firewood into said city for sale,
by the sled or wagon load, to proceed with
said loads of hay or frewood to that part
of said city, above designated, and there to
market the same.
SECTION 2. If any person after being
notified as aforesaid to proceed with said
said loads of hay or drewood to the place
designated in section l, of this ordinance,
or after being so notified shall offer for sale,
or sell said hay or frewood in or upon any
other street or place in said city, he may
be arrested and punished as hereinafter
provided.
SECTION 3. The person so refusing to
proceed to the place aforesaid with his load
Of hay or wood, or offering for sale or sell
ling the same elsewhere in said city, in vio-
lation of the provisions of this ordinance,
may be arrested upon a warrant issued by
either of the City Justices, based upon the
sworn complaint of any resident of said
city, which warrant shall be directed to any
of the Police officers of said city, command
ing him to apprehend the person named
therein and bring him before such Justice,
who shall proceed to hear, try and deter
mine the offence charged. And if such re-
fusal or offer to sell or sale is made in the
presence of said Police officers, or either Of
them, the person 80 offending may be ar
rested without warrant, and proceeded
against in the same manner as if the arrest
had been made by warrant.
SECTION 4. That any person convicted
Of violation of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall pay a fine not exceeding two
dollars and the costs of prosecution, or be
imprisoned in the County Jail not exceed
ing one day, or both such fine and impris-
onment in the discretion of the Justice
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take
effect, and be in force from and after its
publication.
The rules were suspended and the ordi;;
nance read second and third time and put
on its final passage.
Yeas-Ald. Russell, Dorr, Fisher, Owen,
Powell, Wilson, Scherer and Scots.
Nays-Ald. Edelbrock.
The rules were suspended and the Couu-
Gil proceeded to the transaction of general
business.
Mayor Boyd informed the Council, oral
ly, that he had accepted the resignation Of
Joseph Marthaler as night policeman and
appointed James Lawrence to the place,
and on motion the appointment of Lawrence
was confirmed.
A communication from F. Schultz rela-
tive to his arrest by Chief of Police Robert
son was read, and after some discussion was
referred to the Committe on Ordinances.
A bill of Coates Freeman for hauling
away and burying dead horse was referred
to the Committee on Claims and Accounts.
D. B. Searle appeared before the Council
and asked that deed of Lot No. 4, Block
No. SO, and Lot No. 10, Block No. 81, in
st. Cloud City, be executed by the City
authorities to Henry G. Waite and Thomas
c. Mcclure. 1t was decided that the ap-
plication and all matters pertaining thereto
be referred to the City Attorney, and that,
if in his opinion deemed correct, a deed bo
executed and delivered to the parties as
requested.
On motion Of AID. Scott the Clerk vas
directed to draw orders in payment Of the
Judges and Clerks of election and also in
the sum of $500 each to L. Enderle and
J. s. Kelly for use of rooms in which to
hold election in Wards two and four.
Adjourned.