The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-06
RED WING, MIMI, ,WEDNEs JUNE 8, 1877.
Council Meeting.


JUNE 4, 1877 An adjourned meet
ing of the Council was held this date,
all members present. CO.. i, '..5 .-yta!l
Regular meetings Of the Council here:
after fixed for the first Monday evening
Of each month at o'clock, in place of
the first Saturday evening as heretofore.
The Council considered the petition
of L. F. Hubbard and others. requesting
the acceptance of DR.. Sweney's offer Of
Barn Bluff for park purposes. 3I..a, ,#s
Mr.. G. c.. Webster addressed the
Council, giving a history Of the move
ment and pointing out some Of the I'D.
vantages arising therefrom, stating also
that unless the offer was accepted by
July it would be withdrawn.
Councilman Simmons moved that the
offer be accepted, conditional upon OBJ
tanning the right of way for the proposed
road upon reasonable terms, and that
the sum of three hundred dollars be ap-
propriated toward the carrying out Of
the terms of the offer and acceptance.
The motion prevailed. .''f2<j>,'
On motion q committee Of five citi-
zens, viz. C. G. Webster, Jesse McIn.
tire, J.. G. Pierce, E. T. Wilder and E.
L. Baker were appointed in connection
with the Mayor and Councilman Carl
son to confer and act together relative
to obtaining the right Of way for the
proposed route and to inaugurate said
work. ''''
Petition of John Kuhn to erect 4
wooden building, to be used as an eating
house, on Levee street, laid on the table.
Petition of Geo. H. Davis and others
asking the abatement Of a nuisance at
corner of 9TH street and West Avenue
referred to Health Officer.
Petition of Nystrom g. Johnson, ask
ing that part Of $25 fine imposed on
them by Esq. Graham, for selling liquor
to an habitual drunkard, be remitted,
laid on the table,.
The report Of the City Marshal for
the month Of May read, accepted and
placed on file. The report shows the
collection of $92 by fines, $2l5 collected
for licenses on billiard tables, ten pin
alleys, pigeon hole tables, and from ped
lars ; for wharfage $l7.l0. Paid out
for meals to destitute persons and pris-
oners, 1854.
Councilman Simmons, from the COM
mittee on streets and alleys, reported
that said committee had awarded the
contract. for building the sewer COM
mencing at the west corner of block l6,
to Swanson & Peterson, at $31 per rod
complete. Report accepted and ap-
proved.
Councilman Simmons from the finance
committee reported the following reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted {:
WHEREAS, there will be in the city
Treasury, after the June settlement, a
large amount of money in excess of the
necessities of the city for the ensuing
year and
WHEREAS, the holders Of the $45, 900
of city railroad bonds, have offered TO
cancel and surrender to the city $4,000
of said bonds, w.: Those maturing in
eight (8) and nine (9) years from date,
at the price by them paid therefore,
viz: SO, 1888, with interest upon that
sum, at twelve per cent. from the date
of their payment, April 18th, 1877, to
the date Of such payment to them by
| the city. Therefore #
Resolved, That said proposition is
hereby accepted, and the Treasurer of
the city is hereby instructed to pay
Pierce, Simmons & Co., as soon as in
funds, $9,133.88 and interest thereon,
as aforesaid upon the surrender of said
| $4,000 of said bonds with the coupons
attached duly Cancelled. g. XII
Councilman Carlson reported that he
estimated the cost of the construction
of stone sewer from the terminus of
the street decided to the city by j. NJ.
Hodgman and others 10 the Big Ditch,
at about $40. Ordered that said sewer
be built, and Councilman Carlson au-
| thorized to contract for building same.