Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-18
CITY COUNCIL.
roc sedinxs OF Monday Nights Meetin,


Proceedings Of Monday Nights Meeting.
COUNCIL Room, CITY OF YANKToS.
Monday, Dec. II, 1875 p. M.
Council met in regular meeting.
His Honor Mayor Ziebach in the chair
Roll called.
Allmembers present except Aid. Stone.
Minutes of last meeting and of meet
ing on December 3, 1877, read. corrected
and approved.
Petition of James s. Foster in relation
to taxes for 1877 Of 8. G. Fargo, presented
read and referred to committee on finance
and taxation.
Committee on finance and taxation made
the following report:
YANKToS, D. T., Dec. II, 1877.
Mr.. Mayor: Your committee on finance
taxation to whom was referred vario Is
bills, reports and petitions report as fol-
lows:
On bill Of Blatt & Beurdorf, merchandise for
c. .Brodersoa, board Of prisoners, ......s 1.S7
g. w. Delamater, services as street
commissioner r.;.:............:.:.:...... l2.5O
L. NJ. Van Tassel for rent of jail...... 1900
approving and recommending that the
clerk be instructed to draw warrants in pay
ment thereof.
On reports of City Treasurer Schandein,
Marshall Bauman, and Policemen Learned
and Conway, approving, which reports are
herewith returned to be filed. It is recon-
mended that the reports of the policeman
acting as jailer hereafter report date ofHdis-
charge as well as date of arrest.
nfy
the city treasurer be instructed to collect
tax on valuation of$665, only on lots
and block Whetmore,s addition.
On petition Of Jas. T. Jones, the COM
mittee ask for further time.
Respectfully submitted.
w. MINER,
T. A. KNGsBURY,
N. J. CRAMER.
On motion report Of committee adopted
and clerk ordered to draw warrants as re-
commended therein.
Reports Of city officers reported correct
therein and ordered fled.
Corrected report Of City Justice Eldridge
for months of September and November
1877, presented, read, and referred to COM
mittee, on finance and taxation.
Committee. on finance and taxation made
the following report.
YANKToN, D. H., Dec. 18th, 1877.
Mr.. MAYOR your committee on finance
and taxation to whom was referred the
monthly report Of the city justice of the
peace for the month of November. have to
report as follows,
That the report % received returns six.
teen arrests from Oct. 25th to Nov. 21. both
dates inclusive of which number there were
fifteen convictions, five of whom are report.
ed as having paid their fines, amounting to
$3.50, and ten being committed. Your
COMMITTEES ind that the fines and costs were
wholly paid In ten cases, and partially in
one other, and there 10 rightfully due the
school fund from the business of that office
for the time specified, the sum of $12.5O,
and to the justice of the peace $1o.75 in
stead of e2375 as appears from the report,
Thus, the case Of John Fox, arrested Oct.
25th, and convicted, reported committed,
the execution of sentence was suspended,
and Of the fine, and costs, amounting TO
&7.70, q part .0o was subsequently paid.
10 the cases OF Michssl Dalton and VIM.
Sampson, arrested Nov. 10Th and reported
committed, the fines and costs were paid.
In the case of Thomas Toughfa, arrested
Nov. i4th, and convicted, and reported
committed the fine and costs were paid.
Also in the cases Of David Felen, Nov.
10Th, and Christ Thompson, Nov. l7th, re
ported committed. fine and costa were paid