Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-18
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings OF Monday Nights Regular
Meeting.

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Meeting.
COUNCIL ROOM, CITY OF YANkroN.l
Monday, March II, 1879, { p. NJ.
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Wynn in the chair.
Roll call showed all members present, ex-
cept Aid. Miner.
Minutes Of last meeting read aud APP.
proved.
Committee on finance and taxation made
the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Of
the City Of lankton:
GENTLEMEN The undersigned commit
tee on finance and taxation to the whom was
referred the application Of r. N. Gere to be
| reimbursed for money paid for tax certif-
cate No. 500, sale Of 1875, claimed to have
been wrongfully sold by the city treasurer,
SC, respectfully report that it appears from
the papers and books of the city treasurer,
that a mistake was made by the city treasu
rer in advertising the tax sales of that year.
The tax on the north half of lot S, in block
%, lower Yankton, for the year 1874 was
delinquent and was intended by the treasu-
rer to be advertised and sold. The mistake
was in advertising it as 1.-THE north half Of
lot No Is, block %, &c. After the lot was
sold and the certificate was issued the treas
urer discovered his mistake and amended
the certificate to read "n3 lot S" Your
committee therefore are of the opinion that
the sale was illegal and void, and that the
purchaser should have his money refunded,
and recommend that the city treasurer be
instructed to proceed at once to collect the
tax for the year 1874 on nj of lot 5, block
%, lower Yankton.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. G. WHEELER,
JNo. NJ. FoGERTY,
Committee.
AID. Schnauber moved that the sum of
s4.54 be refunded to Mr.. Gere and that the
clerk draw q warrant for the same. Car
ried.
Same committee made the following re.
port:
To tile Mayor and Council Of the City Of
Tdnlton.
GENTLEMEN. The committee on finance,
&C., TO whom was referred the reports Ct
the city officers for the month ending Feb.
2Sth, 1879, also sundry bills against the city,
respectfully report that they have examined
the report Of the acting city justice, city clerk
city treasurer, city marshal aud policemen
Mershon aad Conway and fiN6 them correct
and recommend that the same be filed with
the city clerk. Also the special report of
the city treasurer relating TO repairing side
walks, and recommend that said special re-
ports be filed with the clerk.
Your committee also find That there is
due acting city justice of the peace, E. T.
White tho o,,nn If s;y 1olloro nroollootoj
fees, and recommend that q warrant be
drawn in his favor for the mount.
Your committee have also examined the
following bills referred to them as above
stated, to-wit:
Bill Of shannard & Wynn, for
LUMBER. 9.50
Bill of E. N. Coates, for medicines. $50
Bill of G.. w. Blunt, jr., services. as
eteW6rO 0.VU
And find the same correct and recon.
mend their payment. Bill ofErT. White for
enrolling the bill to incorporate the city of
Yankton also bill of DR.. j. B. VanVelsor
as city physician, $1,000 reported back to
the council for explanation. The bill of the
city physician fails to give the names of the
persons treated by him and the number of
visits. 1t should be itemized 80 that 1.-THE
council can judge of the value Of the ser.
vices. Your committee find the same diff
Guilty with the bill of 4. T. White. The
have no means of ascertsining
the amount Of services rendered nor any or.
of the council directing the work.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WN. MINER,
E. G. WHEELER,
Committee. |
Report of committee adopted and war
rants ordered as therein recommended.
Petition of officers of the hook and lad