Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of Monday Nights Meet
Ing.
MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING. I
COUNCIL ROOM, CITY OF YANKToN,
Monday, July 2, 1877, 8 p. ~.
Council met in regular meeting, His
Honor Mavor pro TEN Cramer in the chair.
Ron called,
Ali members present except Aid. Stone.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved.
Petition of the following named parties
for liquor dealer licenses, was presented,
read, approved, and the clerk ordered to
Issue licenses to them, to-wlt: John ia
cobs, T, IL Mehring, j. w. Baesler, August
Kaiser, Joseph Chartrand, o. P. Hage, F..
j.. Cocbrane, John Satori, Fred X, Lerch,
Frank Schepperheyn. Joseph Bader, Chas.
Long, James Grove, Robert Schrock, Ray
mond Sellnger, Wallbaum q Becker, Ole
Oleson, Leo Biermeyer, Fred w. Edgar
and Christian Buechler.
The ordinance committee reported back
Lie ordinance in relation TO sidewalks, and
recommended its passage.
On motion of Aid. Bates the report of
the committee was accepted aud the ordi-
nance put on its final passage, and a vote
being taken, il resulted,
Ayes SIX (6); noes none 10Y; absent and
not voting, two (2), as follows;
Those voting In the affirmative were;
Aids. Bates, Clamer, Kingsbury, Macna
mara, Piles and Powers, (G)
Negative none.
Absent and not voting, Aids, Miner and
Stone, (2l.
And so the ordinance passed.
Bills of Kyle q Granger for the erection
of a bell tower to truck house. 5000, and
II. w. White for dog checks, $500, was
presented, read. allowed and the clerk or
dered to draw warrants for the same.
Reports of city treasurer, city justice,
city jailer and city marshal, for the month
of June, 1877, was presented and referred
TO committee on finance and taxation.
Petition of III. III. Smith in relation to
taxes. was presented, read and referred to
committee on finance and taxation.
On motion, the ordinance committee
were instructed to prepare IN ordinance in
relation to criminals running at large.
Aid. K~ingsburY moved that the city mar
shall, city clerk and city treasurer be paid
for the month of June the same salary that
they received last year, and that the city
clerk draw warrants accordingly. Carried
, City Marshal Baumann presented the
$500. g I,n,o, N1~~o- 4A. 3o.,,t, >, 4,
shall.
Aid. Bates moved that the street commits
i sioner be instructed to advertise for bids tc
: build all sidewalks ordered and not already
) built. Carried.
Aid. K%ingsbury moved that the name o.
!, James Noonan as deputy city marshal, be
confirmed.
3 Aid. Bates moved to lay Aid. Kings
burY's motion on the table. Carried.
) Aid. Kingsbury moved that the stree
commissioner be instructed to repair alley
crossings on Third street, between Broad
, way and Capital streets. Carried.
On motion of Aid. Piles the street com
missioner was instructed to investigate thu
gravel pit at the head of Broadway, and il
necessary, to have the same fenced o.
filled up.
The committee on finance and taxation
made the following report:
"Yeur committee to whom was referred
the matter of salaries of the various city
f officers. whose pay is not otherwise pro
yided for, would recommend that the salary
of marshal for the %unexpired duration o
his term be fixed at sixty dollars per month
with the understanding that no uncollected
fees are to be paid him by the city. ane
would recommend that the salaries of city
e clerk and city treasurer be fixed at the
same amount per month that the same off
GERS received during the past year"
[Signedl w. MINER,
T. A. KNGsBURy,
N. j. CRAMER.
1 On motion Of Aid. Bates the report o
the committee was adopted and the salaries
fixed as reco mmended.
On motion council adjourned.
N. j. CRAMER,
q. T. WHITE, Mayor pre- tenn.
City Clerk.
Death to Dogs.
Who have not paid their taxes. Marshal
Baumann has fixed upon July 9th as the