Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-07

Petition of w. A. Burleigb, Jr., for privi.
lege OF placing a set of hay scales in front
OF his place Of business on Broadway, pre-.
scented. read and granted.
Protest Of Wynn, Buckwalter s Co.,
George 3. Hoffman and Others, against
building a sidewalk on the east side Of Ce.
dar street, between Third and Fourth
streets, presented, read and referred to com.
mittee on grades, streets and alleys.
Petition of D. McCully in relation to the
road leading to river, at the foot of Capital
street, presented. read and referred to the
the committee on grades, streets and alleys.
The committee OIL finance and taxation
made the following report, to-wit:
YANKToN d. T. Oct, 18th 1877.
Mr.. Mdyor:-Your finance committee
TO whom was referred various bills and re-
ports have the honor to report thereon as
follows:
On bill of Dakota Herald for printing
tax receipts, $500 and Of G. II. Bates for
survey OF Linn St, for sidewalk, 1900
approving and recommend that the clerk
oe Instructed TO draw warrants in
thereof.
On report OF city treasurer and city mar
shall, approving and recommend they be
filed.
On report of city justice OF the peace and
Policeman Conway, d'sapproving and with
out recommendation. The facts in the case
as they appear to your committee are as
follows: City Marshall Baumann reports
fourteen arrests in the month of September,
thirteen OF which we're persons restrained
nf thar hharfv hv rD,fiNarna,t Tive o;t,
justice and Policeman Conway have each
reported ten cases. The marshall reports
the names of Charles Davis, j.. Reed, VIM.
rornof and Mr. Reed which names do
not appear on the Justices docket for that
month. nor On the report of Policeman
Conway. It appears that Charles Davis,
VIM. Tornotf and Mrs. Reed were confined
for a t;ms-,ither whole or part of a night
Mrs. Reed was arrested on warrant aud
taken at once before the justice so that
his name need not, necessarily. Ii ave APP
peared Cd the policeman report.
BY the report Of city justice it appears
that fees from the city to the amount Of
81 20 are due him.
II appears from the report Of the Marshall
that Rhoda Riding is selling liquors on
Capital St, her license having D Gu issued
to sell at a place on Walnut street.
Respectfully Submitted.
I. A. kinssbury. Wm. Miner,
Chairman.
On motion report of the committee was
accepted.
Aid. Miner moved hat the report Of the
city justice for the month of September,
1877, be referred back TO him and that the
mayor appoint a committee OF four TO in
vestigate the discrepancy between the report
of the city marshal and city justice for that
month and to hear any explanation the CT y
justice may make in relation to the same.
Carried. The mayor appointed as such
committee, Aid. Miner, Bates, Piles and
Stone.
Bill of Bowen & King.bury, printing
quarter ending Oct. 3lst, 1877, $4,000. L..
NJ. yanTassel, rent Of Jail to Oct. 18th, 1877
presented, allowed and clerk or
dered to draw warrants fer the same.
Bill Of A. w. Barber, surveying, $500.
f. P. Wilcox, lumber, $500. J. & H.
Leeber, wood for Jail, $3.50. St. Croix
Lumber company, for lumber, 1928, pre-
sented and referred to committee on finance
and taxation.
Bond of Ed Palmer as city engineer pre-
sented and approved by the council.
F. Reports Of city justice, city marshal, city
treasurer, and Policemen Conway and
Learned, for month of October 1877 pre-
sented and referred to committee on finance
and taxation.
Mayor Cramer, to whom was referred the
petition Of Fred Il. Lerch and others in re.
lation to the enforcement of the billiard
table license ordinance reported as follows
To the City Council:
The within matter having been re ferred
to me | do most respectfully report, that
each firm having billiard tables and subjec,
to license, have paid their license excepting
F. Edgar, and the license against him i:
berg enforced through the courts"
Signed NJ. CRAMER
Mayor.
Petition of Knud Madsen in relation tc
taxes assessed against him for year 1915
presented and referred to committee, OF
financial and taxation.
Alderman .kingsbury moved that thu
clerk be instructed to receive the $500 col
lected by City Marshal Baumann of the
Bean troupe and that the balance of said
license be RENTED, carried.
On motion council adjourned.
N. J. CRAMER,
E. T. WHITE. Mayor pro TEN.
I CITY CLERK.