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Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
." CITY HALL, July IA, 1879.
III Council met in regular session.
~ Present-Mayor John, Councilman Ahren
y Hamlet. Ballard, McCausland, Adamsol
le Dlcken, Crowder and Williams.
r. Minutes of last meeting read and approved.
10 The register read a nuherously signed petition
asking the council to make it q misaemeanor Fl
any person to discharge fre-cracksrs. torpedoe
rockets or any kind Of fireworks at any tim,
It Received and filed.
The mayor appointed the following gentleme
members of the several standing committees Il
1879.
Finance Committee Messrs. McCausland
q Hamlet and Ballard.
Ordinance Committee-Messrs Ballard, Nc
Causland and Adamson.
Improvement and Repair Committee-Messrs
Ahrens and CrOwder
u Claims ommittee-Messrs. Ahrens, Hamle,
$ anu Crewder.
Ways and Means Comnittee-Msssrs. Dicken
8 Williams and McCausland.
Y Fire COmmittee-Messrs. Crowder. Adamso,
and Ballard.
q Printing Committee-Messrs. Williams, Bal
lard and Dicken.
: Scales Commlttee-Mcssrs. Ahrens, William
and Dicken.
Gas Committee-Messrs. Hamlet, McCauslanG
and Ahrens.
:. Mr.. McCausland made u statement in REGARD
to MIR. Ned Whalen, who claimed that he had
paid the taxes on the Summers property, on
Pine street. and also on q deed OF trust he held
against the same. Referred to on
finance.
Mr.. McCausland stated that Mr.. Bethel had
paid license on two teams for six months. but
that he had run them only till the first of March,
when he lost a horse. which compelled him to
withdraw one team, and asked that he be refund
ed four months license. Carried.
Mr.. Crowder: 81 had a petition. signed by
twenty-nine persons. asking that Mr.. Charles
Barron be appointed welghmaster of the fourth
ward scales, but l lost it,"
Collectors report received and filed.
Treasurer's report received and filed.
Marshal Taubman stated that he had gone up
TO Old Town, to serve notice on Mr.. Fisher to
remove his fence, on Lewis street, and that no
found the fence had already been removed.
Mr.. McCausland, of the finance committee,
reported, verbally. that the committee, ut the
last meeting Of the council, was instructed to
burn the Cancelled warrants, bonds, ETC., and
that the duty had been performed. Report re-
ceived.
MIR. Hamlet. of the gas committee, reported
that for the month Of June the contract with the
city had been complied with by the company.
Report received and filed.
MIR. Ahrens. who was appointed to wait upon
Mrs. Pomeroy, to obtain her signature to q Pc
tltion praying for work to be done before her
residence on South street, reported that he had
called upon the lady, and she would not consent
to sign anything. unless the city would agree to
nav hQr for N dornor1 -I:o, -f-tx a.
her wall from having the work done. Report
received and spread upon the minutes.
Mr.. Adamson reported. verbally. unfsvorably
on the windmill; also that the Washington
House was a great nuisance; that the streets were
generally q little out of repair; that the wall on
North street needed immediate attentions: and
recommended that bids be advertised for to ex-
tend the culvert on Water street, and that the
street be opened out to the west end of Mill
street. which could be done At a slight csst, and
would be a very great convenience.
MIR. Ahrens: LET the on improve
ments and repairs examine the streets and re.
port where repairs are needed, after which the
engineer can make estimates of the cost of such
repairs as may be reported, and uni es the city
has sufficient revenue, 1t should pay more atten.
ton to the streets up town than to Water street. -
MIR. 81 forgot a portion of the re-
port. Mr.. Ahrens and myself agreed to make
no report as to the cost, but to ask the council to
instruct the engineer to make an estimate. and
then the council could MAKE an appropriation.
An estimate is on file as to what it will cost to
repair the street at Robinson's mill. 1t should
De done' as the street is on private property.
From the foundry to Pine street the recent re-
pairs are excellent, and 1 ask that the engineer
be instructed to examine into the practicsbilitv
oil opening Water street west."
Mr.. Crowder moved that the parties owning
the washington House be notified. by the reg
lister, that 1t had been declared a nuisance, and
that 1t must be repaired or 1t would be removed,
MIR. Ahrens: ''Before that motion is voted I'm.
on let the register consult with the attorney. so
that the matter will be legally conducted ,,
Carried.
MIR. CrOwder stated that the culvsrt in front
OF Mr.. Walton's. on Water street, was incaps-
BILE OF holding the water. and that it overlooked.
DONG damage to property, and moved that the
engineer be instructed to put in a larger sewer.
Carried.
Mr.. Ahrens. of the committee on claims, reed
The following bills. which were allowed: