Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-21

next regular meeting the receipts and dis
bursemsnts ofthe city government from the
organization ofthe present council to the
first dav ofDecember giving the amount of
revenue from each source and classifying the
expenditures under appropriate headings.
Aid. Miner in behalf Of the fiuancc CON.
mittee made the following report in re-
lation 10 rent ofthe city Jail
YANKroN d. T. Nov. 10, 1877.
10 his Honor TIE Mayor.
We haze to report in relation to rent Of
city Jail that We have seen the party from
whom the building nov used for that pur-
pose is rented and are offered the same for
ten dollars per month for one year from
| the 10th of the present month and would
recommend that contract be entered into
for use OF same.
Wx. MINER.
On motion report adopted and . contract
ordered at rate fixed in said report.
Committee on finance and taxation made
the following report:
YANKToN, Nov. 10. 1877
Mr.. Mayor: Your finance committee to
which was referred sundry bills and reports
of city officers have the honor to report ~
follows:
On bills of A. w. Barber $500 for labor
with transit on streets; E. P. Wilcox $500
for lumber; J. & H. Loeber $3.50 for one
cord of wood and st. Croix Lumber com
pany 1929 for lumber approving and re-
commend that the clerk be instructed to
draw warrants in payment thereof.
On report of Treasurer Schandein, Mar.
shal Bauman and Policeman Leonard and
GonTay, =! s, approving and recommend that
On report of Police Justice Eldridge dis
approving and recommend its reference to
the special committee to whom the last
monthly report was referred on account of
the omission of the name of Ernst Miller
Oct. lst from the docket, who it appears was
arrested convicted and whose fine with the
costs it further appears was paid by Mr..
Chas. Walbaum. Your committee also feel
called upon to condemn the service Of
papers issuing from the city ju.tice's court
by constables as was the case in the arrests
Of Thos. Harvey and VIM. Giggy Oct. 9th
such service not being in accordance with
the manner prescribed BY the city charter.
And would further recommend that the
Justice be required to keep his docket writ
ten up to date at all times. 1t appears from
the report that the sum Of twenty.nine dol
lars and eighty-six cents of which costs oc.
CURED @ % in the cases Of the city appealed and,
the defendants will pay. The sum Of sever
dollars was collected in fines which sum
goes to the school fund but has not vet bee,
80 paid There is due as witness fees I,
George Pike, Fred Never, Thos. Harvey
Emma Harvey, Nettie Harvey, Thos GiRe,
each sixty cents and your committee recon-
mend the payment thereof by warrants q
usual.
In tue matter of the petition of Knu,
Madsen the committee recommend the IA,
be RENTED as an error.
In the matter of the American Expres
company the committee find no authorize
tion to tax the gross receipts of the com
pany and recommend a tax be impoeed on
valuation Of S400 on personal property il
; their Office and car.
In the matter of the petition of Gran
Marsh your committee ask for furthe
time.
Respectfully submitted
WM. MINER
7. A. K1NGsBURY.
On motion report Of committee adopte,
and clerk instructed as recommended il
said report.
Special committee to whom was referre,
the report Of city justice for month of Sep
tember 1877 made the following report:
To his honor The mayor, city Of Yankton.
S1R:-Your special committee to whom
was referred report of City Justice Eldride
. for month Of September 1877 for investiga
tion of apparent omissions therein woul,
report that they have seen the city Justice
with reference to this subject and can &c
no satisfactory explanation from him Is I,
| what disposal was made of three prisoner.
(reported arrested and con6nedj namel,
Chas. Doris, J. Reed and Wm. Fornof
On the other hand it appears on testimon,
o. City Marshall Bauman and P. C. Conwa,
jailor, that all of the before named person
were taken before the city Justice and fined
in one instance that of Wm. Fornoff n
have the written statement Of the party Al
rested that he vas taken before the city iue
tice required to pay thirteen dollars an
seventy cents fine and costs. We submi
herewith said statement of VIM. Fornoff. al
90 statement Of P. C. Conway jailor with ex
planation by him lhow error in his repor
for September occurred, all of which v,
herewith submit for such action as YOU sha]
see fit to take.
Very Respectfully
JNo. O. BATES
WM. MINER
/. Piles
j. NJ. STONE.
: On motion the re port was accepted an
adopted, committee discharged and repol