Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-08
CITY COUNCIL
Prscssatnss Of Last Night. Regular
Meeting.

VI A8WS s0&S
Meeting.
The city council met In regular session
last night and vas called TO order by The
mayor.
Aldermen Bsuchler; Bamble. HOLMAN,
Gilman, Psif. Tsrner and Woolley were
present. Alderman Bates absent. ss
The minutes Of the preceding regular
and special meetings were read and appro-
we'd.
Atpetition signed by . large number OF
cltizsns asking for the construction Of .
bridge across the Rhine ON Locust street.,
was presented, read and referred to The
COMMITTEE on grades. streets and alleys.
The committee on ordinances, to which
had been referred the ordinance 10 regard
to . city poll tax, reported It back and rec
Commended Ito passage.
After considerable discussion and the
adoption of several amendments the crdl-
nance was passed BY . unanimous vote. II
provides that each able bodied male citizen
excepting volunteer iremep) between the
ages Of 81 and IS. shall pay annually 10
money or labor q poll tax Of one dollar and
twenty-five ceats. Parties ltsble 10 pay
this tax shall have the privilege. between
the 1st of May and the let Of November
upsn being notified by the street commits
sloner, to discharge the same by one day
labor, either 10 person or BY substitute. un'
der direction of the street commissioner.
All poll tax not paid in labor by the first
day Of November will be collected BY the
city treasurer as other personal taxes are
collected.
The committee on finance and taxation
reported as correct the report of the city
treasurer Of property sold for delinquent
taxes, and asked for further time to report
upon the claim of the late city attorney. l..
e. West.
The committee on grades. streets and
alleys, to which had been re-
ferred the remonstrance Of citizens against
the order of the council in relation to plac-
ing certain sidewalks on grade, reported in
favor of placing the sidewalks on both sides
Of Third street between Walnut and Doug
las avenue, on the south side of Third be-
tween Douglas venue and Pine street, and
on both sides of Capital street south o.
Third in such a shape as to take the "jogs'
out of them, without compelling the prop
erty owners to place them strictly on grade
The report was adopted.
The same committee, reporting upon tn
petition for the extension Of streets in Ho6
mans addition. recommended that if thre,
fourths of the property owners affected b
such extension would petition for the sam
aud voluntarily release the grounds requi'
cd, that the city would then order the open
ing Of the ttreets. Report adopted.
The committee also reported that Cradle
water barrel is = public convenience an
that it be allowed . place on the sidewall
in which opinion the committe was unan
mously sustained by the council.
City Attorney Boyles, to whom was refe
red the petition of ]. s. Presho asking 70
the remission Of taxes for the years ls76-7s
70 upon certain land in the city limits NJ
laid out in lots and streets, gave a length
opinion, the tenor of which was that it
questionable whether the city counc
has the power to remit taxes; that til
limits of q city having been established &c
cording to Law, taxation within said limi,
should be equal; and that until our court
have decided upon the question Of the tax
alton of acre land within the corporate
limits, it would be uuadvisable for the coun
Gil to take any action looking to the remis
sion Of taxes.
On motion Of Aid. Woolley the report Q
the city attorney WA adopted, and tn
prayer Of petitioner not granted.
The following bills we're presented an
referred to the committee on finance an,
taxation:
St. Croix Lumber SAL
@. p. Hage, Observation-Disclosures. 2
E. P. Wilcox, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a
Bowen & Kingsbury, tax book........ 12.0
Dewey & Powers lumber............ 36.e
E. B. Preston, 4 doz. FIRE buckets...... 42.i
On motion an order for 1915 was draw