Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-18
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of Monday Nights Rcgula,
Meeting.

| Meeting.
COUNCIL Room, CITY OF YANKToS,,
| September IL, l87S--S 90 p. IN. i
Council met in regular meeting. Mayor
Wynn in the chair.
Roll called. All the members prescn,
except Aid. Kadish
Minutes Of last two meetings read and
approved.
Committee on grades, streets and alleys
made the following reports
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of The
city Of Yankton:
GENTLEMEN-Thec committee on grades,
streets and alleys to whom was referred the
petition of j. r. Sanborn, F. j. Dewitt and
hers praying for authority to lay plank
sidewalk on north line of block 12-beinp
the south side OF Third street between Wal
nut and Cedar streets, twelve feet wide, re-
spectfully report that they have had the
matter under consideration and recommend
that the prayer of the petition be granted
Your committee further report that they
have had under consideration the petition
of G. Miner, A. w. Howard and others
praying for sidewalk on the west side of
Douglas avenue between Fifth and Sixth
streets fronting on blocks SO and 81, Todd's
Yankton.
Your committee being satisfied that such
sidewalk is necessary and the petition be-
ing signed by majority of lot owners on
that line recommend that the PRAYER of the
petition be granted.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
VIM. NJ. POWERS,
E. G. WHEELER,
A. w. LAVENDER,
A. KADIsH,
Committee.
On motion the report OF the committee
was adopted.
Committee on finance and taxation given
until next meeting of council! to report.
Communication from 8. L, Piper received
and ordered filed.
Communication from George B. Hoffman
executor and Catherine s. Todd executrix
of the last will and testament of. B. s,
Todd, deceased, received an9 on motion re.
fered to the city attorney.
Communication from John 3. LATTE and
others, committee, in relation to the prom,'
ton of American commerce, received and
on motion referred to the chamber of COM
merce.
Bills of Wynn s Buckw walter for hard
ware, e14.10; Hugh Davy, work. $3.50; and
James Noonan, service as police, ~, S27.Oo;
were presented and referred to the committee
on finance and taxation.
Aid. Wheeler then introduced the follow.
ing resolution:
Be II Reselred by the Mayor and city Council o,
the city Of pdnkt0n:
SECTION I. That 1t is, and is hereby declared
| to be necessary, that sidewalk he constructed
on the west side Of Douglas avenue. from Fifth
street to Seventh street. the east line Of blocks
No, SO and 81, TOdd's Yankton.
SECTION 2. That said sidewalk be of the width
OF four feet-and in all respects constructed in
city Of Yankton. ''''
SECTION 8. That this resolution be published
Of the city of YanktOn.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the resolution adopted by the following
vote:
Those voting in the affirmative we're AID.
Foserty, Kaiser, Lavender, Miner, Powers,
Schnauber and Wheeler-7. NEGATIVE
none.
Absent and not voting, Aid. Kadlsh-l
Bill Of city clerk for making out tax liz,
was then taken up. Aid. Wheeler moved
that the clerk be allowed the sum Of seventy
FIVE dollars for said work.
Aid. Lavender moved that .he bill lie or
the table until the tax list is completed
Carried.
On motion Of Aid. Miner the counc;
sdJo1rned 70 Monday. September %, 1873
A'ssa: II. b. WYNN. Mayor.
- City Clerk.