Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of Monday Nights Regular
Session.

Session,
COUNCIL Room, CITY OF YANKToN.
Monday, January "a, 1879, p. m.
The council met pursuant to adjournment.
Mayor Wynn in the chair.
Roll called; all members present, except
Aid. Kaiser. %
Minutes OF last meeting read aud approx
ed. 5-
Protests Of George B. B.rrall, 8. N. Fol.
yer, G. d. Hoffman. Robert Cox. Ann NJ.
Potter and E G. Dudley against the council
accepting the sidewalk constructed. hy. A.
Delling sr under bis hid accepted December
2, 1878, for the reason that said sidewalk is
not built and proceedings therefor have not
been had according to law, and because the
same is not built on the established grade
OF the city; and alec protesting against the
levy of any tax on the lots abu,ting on said
sidewalke in payment for said sidewalks for
the same reasons as before enumerated, were
presented, read and referred 10 the commit
tee on streets, grades and alleys.
Aid. Schnauber then introduced the fol
lowing resolution
he Il rtsotUed, blythe Mayor and Ctr Council of
fhe CITY of Yanklon:
SEcTIoNl l. That it is, and is hereby declared
south side OF Third street, in the city OF Yanke
ton, In front of west 25 feet of the east 81 feet
or o. iot ls block la, Yankton in the city of Yank
sEcr1oN2. That such sidewalk be construct
ed OF wood be eight feet wide, and in accord
ton.
IS sEcTIoN3. @ That this resolution be published
iOf iour consecutive weeks, at least once week
n the official paper of the city, tO-wit The
Press and Dakotaian.
On motion, vote being taken, the reso-
luton was adopted. Ayes five (5), nays
none COY. Absent and not voting three (3),
as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were Aids.
Fogerty, Miner, Powers, schnauber and
Wheeler-5.
Negative none.
Absent and not voting Aids. Kadish,
Kaiser and Lavender.
Committee on grades, streets and alleys
reported back bill of Ed. Farmer, services
as city engineer, of $500 as correct and rec.
commended it's payment.
Report Of committee adopted, bill allow.
ed and clerk instructed to draw a warrant
for same. City engineer, Ed. Farmer, re-
ported his acceptance Of repairs done, on
certain sidewalks under contract by A. Del.
linger, which report was read and on motion
accepted and ordered filed and the accep-
tance of the work as reported. confirmed
by the council.
Committee on ordinances NJ ,de the fol-
lowing report:
To the Mayor and Coun:a of the City of
:. Yankton:
GENTLEMEN:-The committee on ordin-
ances to whom was referred the matter of
preparing an ordinance for levying a special
tax for repairing sidewalks pursuant to res.
olution of the city council, respectfully re-
port chapter 81, entitled an ordinance levy
ing special tax to defray the cost and ex.
pense of repairing sidewalks upon certain
streets therein named. Which ordinance
is hereby respectfully submitted.
Yankton, Jan. 9th, 1879.
f G. WHEELER,
FIR. ScHNAUBER,
Committee.
The ordinance reported by said commit
tee, being an ordinance, entitled "An ordi-
nance levying special tax to defray the
: cost and expense of repairing sidewalks
upon certain streets in the city of Yankton
therein named" was then read and on mo-
tion the rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance put on its final passage, and vote
being taken, it was passed ayes FIVE (5),
nays none 10y; absent and not voting three
(3), as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative we're Aids.
Fogerty, Miner, Powers. Schnauber and
Wheeler, (5).
Negative, none.
Absent and not voting AIDS Kadish,
Kaiser and Lavender, (3).
Same committee reported an ordinance
entitled "An ordinance levying special tax
'to defray the cost and expense of building
sidewalks upon certain streets in the city
''of Yankton therein named," which
was read, and on motion the rules
were suspeuueu auu ordnance put
on its final passage and vote being taken it
was passed. Ayes, five (5); Nays, none (O).
Absent and not voting, three (3), as follows:
Those voting in the alternative were
Aid. Fogerty, Miner, Powers, Schnauber
and Wheeler (5l.
Negative none.
Absent and not voting Aid. Kadish, Kai-
ser end Lavender (9.
Communication received from city engi-
neer Palmer in relation to a dangerous ex-
cavation in front of lot 9, block 25,- lower
Ysnkton, read and referred to the commit
tee on grades. streets and alleys.
Bill of c. W. Blunt Jr. for services as
steward of truck house. use.................$3 90
Sylvester & Barber wood for truck
nOuso...................... w
A. J. Faulk, clerks fees. 8 80
Was presented and referred to the com.
mittee on finance and taxation. Map of a
proposed addition 10 the CITY of Yankton