Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-20
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70 kolfcall showed Bramble, Hoffman. Pies
: lsTurner and Woolley present. The other
Jnot being present were declared absent.
After the reading and approval Of th'
minutes. the application Of Chas. Roth FOL
liquor license was granted.
Alderman PieH, from the counmittec on
, grades. streets and alleys reported fsvoraoly
, on the petition asking for q sidewalk on
the north sifc of Third street from Capital
to Pine.
The petition of g.. G. Piper. asting that
iEsank Hefner cause his hay scales to emf
sssle lson in front Of ths said. Pliers lot,
lives sSont back toStAe petitioner because be
didn't ~ where his lot wss, nor which It
vas.
Alderman Woolley, fron tho finance
committee. reported his exanination Of the
reports Of echsndeln. treasurer. White, jus.
|tics, aud the marshal and policeman, and
found them oil right.
The bills Of Schsndsiu. ga. Bowen s
K~ipgsbury, $1Oe so. J. r. sanboro. $l.95
we're allowed. Bill Of Z. P. Wilcox 81 e,
was cut down some.
Alderman Bramble, from soune sort of .
FIRE department committee, reported that
the truck could get along with about SO
backets, instead OF 100, as was asked for.
The council let the subject 90 over till next
meeting to find out what buckets ore
worth.
James Ross application for license came
from the committee for action. A. Adler
told the council that the men who are TO
runithe saloon were pretty good men from
st. Louis and the license Was granted.
Alderman Woolley brought up suhjsct Of
bridges in the city limits, and remarked
there was too much fast driving over the
Douglas street bridge, sad 1t was being
worn out too fsst. The ordinance commit
tee was instructed to draw up an ordinance
prohibiting driving faster than q walk ovel
any bridge within the corporate limits.
The subject Of peddlers vas brought up
and an inquiry revealed the fact that there
were too many corn salve sud spectacle
vendors, and, worse than all, the city got nc
revenue from 1t. The ordinance committee
was called upon to get up an ordinance on
that subject.
Alderman Woolley brought up the deli
cate subject of d%isorderly houses. The
MAYOR threw his chew out the window, the
clerk laid bis pen away, the others got
easy positions. and all settled to the consi-
deration oft. After some talk 1t was made
that they all wanted q plan to have these out
ladies sort o herded on one street, and
once q month have the marshal 90 around
and count them or check them off, or some
thing. The old ordinance OF 1876 was pre-
sented aud referred to the committee on
ordinances for consideration and examina.
ton.
Bills Of the Herald. $62.25. aud Cutting
s. Cloudss, 40 cents referred to the commit.
tee on finance.
The os,hs Of G. W. Kingsbury and Dr..
Livingston, members Of the school board
were filed by the clerk.
II was deemed advisable to have the lum-
Der yards. after this, bid on The furnishing
lumber for all side and cross walks.
The marshal reported about \ dozen new
crosswalks to be built.
The ordinance committee was directed to
evolve an ordinance compelling bay and
wood TO stand generally on one street,
and particularly on Douglas avenue.
The council then adjourned.