Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-08


license to said Daniel Heffner was lost
by ayes and nays: ayes-Aldermen Giles,
Wiesel and Fairbanks, 3; nays-Alder-
men WilboNr, Page, Phillips, 8.
Motion by Alderman Page, that liquor
licenses be granted to G. NJ. Huser, James
Meany and Thomas Meany, rpon their
complying with ordinance No. so in re-
gard to payment of license money, their
bonds having been approved, was carried.
By Alderman Page, moved that in
case of billiard, liquor and other licenses,
where bonds are required in addition te
a license fee, it shall be the duty of the
City Recorder to notify the City Treasurer
Immediately of the approval Of bonds,
and that the City Treasurer shall not re-
ccive and receipt for money for license
fee until notified by the City Recorder of
such approval of bonds. Carried.
BY the same, moved that the City Re-
corder notify parties to whom liquor IL.
censes have been refused, of such re.
fusal, and to return bonds. Carried.
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
Regular meeting. APRIL 5, 1880.
Present-hls honor the Mayor and full
DOdCu Ol AlueEMeQ.
Unread proceedings were read and
approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Bill of Thomas Riley, services as chief
of police for March, $50, and bill of Y.
T. Cameron, pay as night Waterman, for
March, $40, were approved and ordered
TO be paid.
Bill of H. o. Basford, blanks, $204,
and bill Of j. F. Andrews, hardware,
$3.50, were referred to committee on
! bills
Communication of II. & L. Co. asking
for the Common Council to confirm tie
Company's appointment of Thomas Du-
gan as Steward was presented, and on
motion the same was respectfully returned
as the Council does not understand that
they have any control over such appoint
ment.
Report of membership of H. 6 L. Co.
for 1880, showing 81 members, was &C.
cepted and ordered on file.
| REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
| Officer Riley reported collection of S.,
from II. G. Weisel, for grass on square,
as sold last summer, with treasurer's re.
ceipt for the same. Accepted and order
ed on file.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Fairbanks, of committee on
ordinances, to whom was referred the
matter of preparing new draft of an
ordinance as a substitute for ordinance
No. 20, reported draft of an ordinance
entitled an ordinance relating tC
breeches of the peace, disorderly conduct
and drunkenness. The same having enter
ed upon first reading, passed to a sec
ond reading by sections, and there being
no amendments, the question, shall thil
ordinance pass, being submitted, it wa.
carried by ayes and nays: ayes by the
full board of Aldermen, 6 votes, and the
same was declared to have passed.
i For ordinance, being ordinance No
So, see other column.
! Alderman Page, of committee on Fl
nance, reported on sundry bonds, and in
terest as due, and moved for the passage
OF the following:
That an order be drawn on the specia
fund thereof for six hundred and eight,
dollars ($6SW to pay bonds Nos. 2, 81, s
3 and z, with o.e years interest thereon
and one years interest on bonds No. anl
10. Carried.
Also reported the following due April
t16th, coupon 500 on bond No. %, anc
moved that upon the maturity OF sale
coupon a city order be drawn for $500
to pay said coupon. Carried.
Aldermen Wilbour and Page of com
mittee on bills to whom was referred sun
dry bills, reported as follows:
! On Lyman D. Baird's bin of $1.67, tt
F allow % cents IN full. Report accepted
nd
drawn in full of said bill. On bill O
Ira Jones of $1008, reported to allow
$S.5S in full. Report accepted and ar
order for $685. ordered to be drawn il
full of said bill. On the bills of Franz
Riley and Leon nettelhach agalnat tn.
II. & L. Go. recommended the return o
the bills to said parties. Concurred IN
Also same committee, to whom was re
ferred the claim of ex-sherift Hall, re
ported as follows:
i To the honorable, the Mavor and Al
r dermen of the city of Austin IN council
assembled: Your committee on hills +
whom was referred the claim of r. @
Hall, ex-sheriff, of bill of 1858. 10. an,
. which bill was approved by the Commo,
Council March Sd, 1879, less a claim b,
the city of $58, for commitments paid t,
said Hall, in error at various times, woult
respectfully report that said r. o. Hal
mas not given your committee any new
+ information upon the matter, and as /
appears 10 your committee that the actor
of the Council in the same was full,
considered by them, your committee can
not lind any grounds tor recommending
any new action.
Accompanying this report is state
ment by q. 9. Kinsman, member of sale
Council, as follows:
Mr.. Hall was notified by me that h,
had overdrawn for committing prisoners
the sum of $58, and that the same mus
be returned at once; he came to me ant
said, he did not want trouble and expense
II would let the matter be little while
he would find out, and if I was right h,
would pay the said sum of fifty.eight dol
lars; that afterwards, on my speaking t.
him.. he told me that he had inquired
and was satisfied that I was right. ant
that he was entitled to the money, but i
should have been charged to the count,
instead Of the city, and said he had othe
demands against the city and when thos,
were allowed he would pay the said sun
out of the same. That afterwards b,
presented bill, it was allowed, and tn,
sum Of fifty.eight dollars taken out of tn,
sum total as agreed by Mr. Hall and my
sell. G. G. K1NsMAN.
! Report accepted and ordered on file.
MISCELLANEOUS business.
Attorney w. II. Msrrick appeared be
fore the Council to be heard in behalf Q
sundry parties whose applications 70
!. liquor license had been rejected.
Thereupon Victor Gender renewed, b,
presenting his bond, his application t
/, be granted q license. Alderman Phillip
moved that Victor Gender. be granted
& license upon his complying with the re
quirements of ordinance No. SO in regar,
10 the matter Of bond and payment Q
license money. Carried, and on motion
! the bond Of Victor Gender, with Rober
Kunath and Frank Hanggie as suretie,
! was accepted and ordered on Tile.