Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-19
The COMMITTEES on grades, streets and al


Tho committee on grades, streets and a
leys made the following report:
To tie Honorable Mayor and CITY Council
the CITY Of Yankton
4 GENTLEMEN-The committee on grade
streets and alleys I whom was referred III
protest Of 8. N F0lyer, Ann M. POttel
Robert Cox. E. G. Dudley, @. L
Hoffman and Geo. B. Burial protesting
against the accertsucc by the council OF cer
tain sidewalks built under contract with tb
city BY A. Dillenger respectfully repor
that inasmuch as that piece OF work Wa
accepted by the city engineer and his &C
cep!ance confirmed by the city council at
regular meeting held two weeks ago ant
Especial tax to psy for the work Is ALREADY
levied. the protests are hereby referred back
Ia. the council without recommendation.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
E G. WHEELER.
Committee.
Yankton. Feb 8, 1879.
On milton the report wal received and
the committee relieved from further action
in the matter.
The committee on finance and taxation
made the following report:
Yanktop, d. T., Feb. II, 20.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Of
Yankton:
GENrLEMEN:-Your committee on finance
to whom was referred sundry bills, DC, have
examined the same and would most respect
fully report as follows:
Bill of Jno. o. Bates one cord Of wood
for use ofjail $3.50. Payment recommend
Bill Of C. w. Blunt for services as stew
ard at truck house. Payment recommended.
Bill of j. Il H. Loeber, one cord Of wood
for Jail 81 SO. Payment recommended.
Bill of Sylvester & Barber, wood for
truck house SIS 90. Payment recommended.
Bill of d. McCuIly, va'er for use Of Jail,
&c, $3.50. Payment recommended.
Would also recommend that warrants
be issued to the judges and clerks of special
election held Dec. "a, 1873, for one dollar
and fifty cents each.
VIM. MINER,
E. 6. W%HEE-En,
JNo. NJ. FoGERTY.
On motion, the report of committee was
adopted, and the clerk instructed to issue
warrants as therein recommended.
Reports Of all the city officers for the
north Of February, 1879, presented.
On motion, the same being found correct,
they were ordered filed and the clerk in.
structed to issue q warrant in favor of E.
T. White, acting city justice, for Sl7,55 for
uncollected fees.
Committee on grades, streets and alleys
to whom was referred communication Of
city engineer Palmer in relation to excava.
tion in front Of lot 8, block 25, Lower
Yankton, made the following report:
The committee to whom wa referred the
above communication. respectfully report
that inasmuch az the excavation was made
by Sylvester 4 Folyer by removing their
hay scales, they should be required to fill it
up, and recommend that the city marshal
be instructed to notify the parties at once,
and report his pre- ceedinss to this council.
Respectfully submitted,
E. G. WHEELER,
A. w. LAVENDER,
A. KAISER,
Committee.
On motion the report of the committee
vas adopted and the city marshal instructed
10 therein recommended.
Bills Of Bowen & Kingsbury for
printing, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Sl24 IS
Burleigh Bros, rent of room... 4 so
Wagner, filing saws, &c.,... l As
presented, read and referred to committee
on finance and taxation.
Plat of proposed addition to Yankton to
be called "Brookings' Addition" was pre-
scented and referred to committee on grades,
streets and alleys.
On motion the matter of repairing GER
tain side and crosswalks and bridge across
the Rhine on Douglass avenue referred o
on grades, streets and allie Us, with
authority to take immediate action if neces.
sary and report such action at the next meet
ing of the council.
On motion of MIR. Miner the committee
on grades, streets and alleys were requested
to report at the next meeting of the council
what material in their judgment, would be
most suitable for the construction of cross-
walks.
On motion council adjourned.
E. T. WHITE, a.. B. WYNN,
City Clerk. Mavor.