Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-19

Committee on grsiss, directs and alleys
made the following report;
To tic Mayor and Council ef M Guy y
Yankton.
GsnrLHAxN-Tbe COMMITTEES on gndes.
streets and alleys 10 whom wss referred the
petition Of Mrs. Todd praying for an ex-
OF real estate On the lcvee between
broadway and Linn streets respectfully re.
port that they have Investigated the matters
set forth In the petition, snd hsve caused
Q survey Of the premises to be made, aud
ind that the quantity OF land asked Tor by
the petitioners II much greater Than ID re-
presented In the petition and the quantity
Of land which they offer the III. 10 ex-
change is much less. and that It ". old be u
very poor bargain for the city even IL they
had power 70 make the exchange. But the
city has no such power, The land asked
for is part Of . public highway long since
laid out and recorded and dedicated to the
public use by the original owners. II is also
ID one of the streete Of the city called the
lsvee. All the city could do would be to
vacatc the street, and that would still leave
the highway Just as II is. The city hav.
ing no title TO the land but only the right
of way obtained by the dedication Of the
street of course cannot convey 1t. Your
committee therefore recommend that the
prayer Of the petition be not granted.
Respectfully submitted
YANKToN, June 9Th, 1878.
WV. NJ. POWERS,
E. g. WHEELER,
A w. LAVENDER,
A. KAISER,
Commute.
90 motion report accepted and adopted
and ordered filed.
| Ri11 nT Ucn F:oo III .o-o.SnA t~~N. &c.,
committee on finance and taxation az cor
rect and recommend that the same be paid.
Report adopted and warrant ordered.
COMMITTEE on grades. streets and alleys
made the following report:
10 he Mayor and Council of the City of
Yankton:
GENTLEMEN-The committee on grades,
streets and alleys, to whom was referred the
petition of James E. Witherspoon and
Others, in relation to the washout in the
river bank west side of Locust street, re-
specially report that they have examined
the place and recommend that the prayer
Of the petition be granted and that the ex-
cavation there made by the action of the
water be filled in the cheapest and readiest
manner.
Dated June 18th, 1878.
Respectfully submitted,
A. KAISER,
WIN. M. Powers,
E. G. WHEELER,
A. W. LAVENDER,
Committee.
On motion report referred to city engineer
to report at next meeting of council the best
way to fill up the m
Report of city treasurer Of property (real
estate sold for taxes. presented and ordered
filed.
Bill of E. P. Wilcox for lumber, present.
ed and referred to committee on finance and
taxation.
Bill of VIM. Gemmill for work as stree,
commissioner, $4,000.
Bill of Vim. Gemmill for team hire and
bill Of John Thompson for use of team, pre-.
scented, read and referred to committee on
grades, streets and alleys.
Aid. Wheeler moved that the report Of
the special committee appointed to revise
the city ordinances be now taken up, acted
upon and disposed of. Carried.
On motion of Aid. S%chnauber, report O.
committee adopted, and committee instruct
ed to commence the work at once.
On motion council adjourned.
H. B. WYNN,
FL. WAsHABAUaH, Mayor.
per F. T. WHITE, Scribe,
Clerk.