Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-12
the CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of Last Nights Regular
Meeting.

Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Mayor Wynn in the char.
Roll called.
All members present.
Minutes OF last two meetings read and
approved.
Petition Of property owners in relation 10
grade on Douglas avenue, between End and
3rd streets, and OH Third street, between
Douglas avenue aud Capital streets, pre-
sented and referred to committee on grades,
streets and alleys. ;,
Petition Of j. c. McVay and one hundred
and ninety-seven other citizens Of the city,
praying that the council purchase a steam
fire engine, presented and referred to COM
mittee on fire department.
Petition of William Blatt and others
asking council to order a sidewalk ON the
north side Of lot l, on Third street, and the
front of lots one and two, or Broadway, IN
block thirteen, Yankton, d. T., presented,
read and referred to committee on grades,
streets and alleys,
Committee on finance and taxation report
ed back bill Of Dudley s Hawley, for stove,
&c, for Jail, (sl5.a7) with recommendation
that the same be allowed and paid.
Report Of committee adopted and clerk
ordered TO draw warrant for the m
Committee on ordinances made the fol-
loving report:
10 the Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Yankton:
GENrLEMEN:-The committe N ordi-
nanccs to whom vas referred the petition Of
C. L. Richardson, praying for the privilege
of peddling coal oil and fixtures, and also
the petition of Alvah Marshall, W.. +.
Dewey and seventy-seven others, praying
for an amendment Of the ordinances of the
city granting license to peddlers, respect.
fully recommend the prayer of both petit
tions be granted, and hereby report an ordi-
nance for that purpose, all Of which is re-
spectfully submitted.
f. G. WHEELER,
A. w. LAVENDER,
Committee.
Yanktou, Oct. 81, 1878.
On motion, the report OF the committee
was adopted.
The ordinance reported by said committee
being an ordinance entitled An Ordinance
to Amend Chapter % Of the Ordinances o.
the City of Yaukton," was then read, and
on motion placed on Its final passage, and .
vote being taken, it was passed. Ayes
four (4), nays, two (2). Absent and MOI
voting, two ~, as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were Aid
Kaiser, Powers, Schnauher and Wheeler
four.
Negative, Aid. Fogerty and K%adish-two
Absent and moi voting, Aid. Lavender
and Miner.
Committee on grades, streets and alleys
to whom was referred the petition Of D
McCully in relation to road on levee, re
ported the same back with recommendation
tina: the prayer of the petitioner be granted
and that the city attorney be instructed te
draw a lease accordingly for a term Of five
years, at the annual rent of -- dollars
On motion the matter was referred back to
the same committee with instructions to re-
port at the next meeting Of the council.
Committee on grades, streets and alleys,
made the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of til,
city of Yankton:
GENTLEMEN..-Thc committee on grades
streets and alleys to whom was referred the
several matters hereinafter mentioned, re
specially report that they have examined
the bill Of WIN. Gemmill for services al
street commissioner 16! days at S2...S333 on
For team work, hauling earth, &c.. As 0(
Making a total Of ............"...""$7S 50
From this amount is to be deducted the
sum Of four dollars and fifty cents poll tax
collected BY commissioner, leaving a balance
due HIM Of S74.0O.
There is also included in this bill an item
of fifteen dollars for removing earth from
the alley near the livery stable of VIM
Powers & Co., which is herewith respectful
ly reported back to the council for their con.
sideration, and recommend the balance Of
the bill as above, to-wit, S74.00 be allowed
and paid.
Your committee have also examined the
t"o olIAS VI "a. DIliAilSeI III AePo'Iius siue
walks under contract with city, including
labor and material, amounting in all to the
sum Of S439.s3, and having compared it
with tie report Of the street commissioner
herewith submitted, are satisfied that the
bill is correct, and the labor has been per-
formed, and the materials furnished in ac-
cordance with the contract and recommend
the same be allowed and paid agrteabIy to
the provisions of chapters 8 and 9 of the re-
vised ordinances Of the city Of Yankton, to-
wit: As rapidly as the taxes are collected
or received from the parties entitled to pay
the same. All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
Ysnkton, Nov. 4, 1873.
WM. NJ. POWERS,
f. G. WHEELER.
A. KAISER,
A. w. LAVENDER,
Committee.
On motion the report of the committee
was adopted and clerk instructed TO draw q
warrant in favor Of William Gemmill fol