Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-05
TINE ary COUNCIL.
omcnl Proceedings Of Monday Night.
Meeting.

Meeting.
| COUNCIL ROOM. CITY OF YAxKroN.,
| Monday, December 2. is7s--7 p. n.
The council met in regular meeting.
Mayor Wynn in the chair.
Roll called.
All members present.
Minutes Of last mse,infs read, corrected
aud approved.
Petition of E.Miner and others asking tb.
council to change the width of the sidewalk
on the west tide of Douglas avenue between
9th and 7th streets from 4 feet to 6 fee,
presented and on motion Of alderman
lala 1 !sss-.-sssss ~
Petition Of the citizens for four addition.
al night police, presented, read, and on
motion referred to the mayor.
Petition of the citizens asking that Ma.
than Meyers be appointed one of the special
police presented and on motion referred to
the mayor.
His honor the mayor then read the fol.
lowing special me sage to the council:
YANKroN. d. T., Nov. 1875
GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNC1L.-S,pce
the committse on fire department. TO whom
the petition numerously signed was REFER.
ed, has not yet made report, and there bas
occurred another large and destructive dre.
l cannot but urge upon them immediate &C
tion on this very important matter.
While the present fire department, with
Its meagre facilities, justly deserves It's re-
putatlon for excellence, We find commu.
nicatlon from them assuring US that they
Will give their support 70 the management
OF steam nre engine, should you deem it
proper to procure more efficient fire protec.
ton, as in my humble judgment you should.
l would therefore recommend that the
committee on fire department proceed At
once to ascertatn the probable cost of an
engine that would be large enough for the
city. and also ascertain the cost of ci> terms
and the number that would be required 10
sHord proper protection with a good signed
engine. - 3f5
l feel assured that the money expended
in this will be economy to the business
men of the city, 90 they will be abe to get
less rate of insurance, while the cost Of
the steam englne. with hose, cisterns, and
everything complete will in my judgment
not exceed $500, which amount
may be destroyed IN one single fire.
10 order that you may proceed In the
right manner, should you conclude to make
such improvement, will call your atten.
tion to article second part 18th of the ci,v
charter. where you will find that in order
to bind the city (as you will have to do)
yen cannot issue bonds for q LONGER time
than twenty years, with q rate Of interest
not to exceed ten per cent per annum, II
provides further that no bonds shall be il.
sued unless at regular or sBecisl election.
alter twenty days puolic notice, in which
1t reQuires two thirds OF the legal voters 10
determine in favor of issuing said bonds. etc.
l leave the matter with you for your ser-
ious consideration, with the simple sueges
tion that ynu dayise some plan for the pur.
pose of putting this branch OF the CITY bus.
iness on better footing. In the affairs Of
the city We ought to give the same care
and attention a for % possible, % We do
our own business matters. In dealing ani
acting for the city 1t 10 your duty ss we'll %
mine, TO eco that the trusts copfded to us
BY our fellow citlzsns ore properly admins.
tered. The vide spread depression 10 bus.
iness should make us watchful and deter.
mined TO keep oil expenditures within the
most moderste limits; although We look
upon this expenditure - ono of economy
OO0tN NE10 sOWauy Oto0to, ~ the CITY would
not feel the extra taxation compared
with the importance Of the Safe,y of more
complete ire department.
H.B. WYNN,
Mayor.
On motion Of Aid. schnauber, the, mes.
sage vas directed to be spread upon ,h,
minutee.
The following revolution was then intro
duced r
WuEREAs. In letting the contract to A
N'ltnEer, for repairing sidewalks 10 thi'
city on the 23d day Of Sepse ember. 1873, III,
maoncr Of payoen. Wa not speci6.d; there
fore,