The Columbus journal., 1878-09-11
CITY Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, COLUMBUS, Neb.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, COLUMBUS, Neb.l
Saturday, Sept. 7th, 1873.
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order by His Honor, the
Mayor, Chas. \. Speice.
At roll call Councilman Burgess,
Kavanaugh, North and Pohl, and City
Marshal Rickly were present.
Communication from Messrs. Weber
and Knobel asking the City COun-
Gil to investigate the manner in which
the City Marshal takes up cattle run
ming at large in the city was read and re-
ferred to committee on police.
transcripts of Police Judge in cases
of State vs.. Paul Hoppen, Sa,n'l Gass
p. w. Smitz and Wm. Schroeder were
read and placed on file.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Offered by North:
Be it resolved by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Columbus that the
Committee on public property be and
they are hereby instructed to purchase
for the use of the Town Hall fifty chairs
of such quality as they may deem prop
er, payment to be made for said chairs
by Warrant on the General Fund of said
city of Columbus.
Offered by Kayanaugh:
Resolued by the Mayor and Council
men of the city Of Columbus, that the
street commissioner be and is hereby
directed to lay crossings on the east side
of 'P' street, across 14th and along south
side OF 18th, across X and IL streets.
Offered by Baker:
ReSOlUed by the Mayor and Council
men of the city of Columbus, that the
property owners on the cast side OF
Washington Avenue, owning lots Nos.
and in block 147, and lots and in
block 1866, be ordered to build a suitable
sidewalk, four feet wide, along said lots,
in accordance with ordinance No. A.,
walk to be built within ten days.
Offered by Baker:
RESOLVED, that the owner of lot 8, in
block 81, be ordered to repair the side.
walk along the west side Of 'P' street
within ten days.
Councilman North offered resolution
to declare the office of Night Police va
cant from Nov. 1st until next general
election. The same was laid over for
action at next regular meeting.
Committee on public property report
ed lots not disposed of in blocks A. B.
and o., in Columbia Square. On motion
report was accepted.
Committee on judiciary recommended
that license be issued to VI. Lyons and
VIM. Schroeder, to retail liquors. On
motion TIE report was accepted and
adopted.
The committee on sidewalks were in
st ructed to confer with County Com
missiOncrs to have them make provision
for payment of walk constructed along
west side of Washington Avenue, abut-
ting block 'C', and that in case they
fail to do so tax be levied against the
property. The committee were further
instructed to haye the City Engineer
give complete description of all property
along which walks were built under
AcOntract of the city, and to report an or
klinance at next meeting, leyying special
ftaX against such property.
The Marshal was instructed to notify
all parties found guilty of violating the
ordinance regulating the sale of liquors,
the same being ordinance No. 90, to ap-
pear before the Council at the next reg
ular meeting and show cause why their
license should not be revoked.
The City Attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance to prohibit the
destruction of city property. Also one
relative to working city prisoners on
the streets.
Finance committee having examined d
the same recommended payment Of the
following bills.