Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-08-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL.
OHcial Report of the Proceedings of Mun-
day Nights Meeting.
COUNCIL. Room. EANxroN. August 2, 1850.
Council called to order by the mayor.
Present, Aldermen Bramble, Brennan,
Foskett, Max, Gilman, Powers, Turner
and Woolley(8).
The minutes Of the regular meeting of
July Is, 1880, were read and approved.
The city attorney submitted the draft
OF an ordinance to levy special tax for
payment for side walks built by John L..
Pennington contractor on north side of
Third street between Capital and Pine
streets. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on ordinances.
The committee on finance and taxa
tion made the following report which
was adopted and the clerk ordered to
issue the warrants Us recommended:
Yankton, D. T., Aug. I'd, 1880.
Tothe Hon. Mayor and CITY Councn:-
Your committee on finance and taxation
to whom was referred the reports of the
city treasurer A. Schandein city Justices
report, city clerks report and city jailor
@. 9. Conway, report that they have ex-
amined the same and found correct and
that there is due said City Justice A.
Q. Davis, the sum of $33.35 and ten dol
lars due to sundry persons as per his
report for witness fees; would also re-
port that they have examined the bills
of st. Croix lumber company, S63.GO;
Walbaum & Becker, board of prisoners.
$9.2s; City Engineer Ed. Palmer, So;
Jacob H. Lee, desk for city, S12: Geo. e.
Hawley, nails for city, $3.50, and found
the same correct and would recommend
that the clerk be instructed to draw war;
rants on the city treasurer for the above
warrants; also city justices fees all of
which is respectfully submitted.
NJ. I. WooLLEY
j. l.. FosKErT
PAT BRENNAN,
Finance Com.
In the matter. of cross walk on Third
street between Walnut street and Doug
las avenue, the committee on street
grades and alleys to whom it was refer
red ask and was granted more time to
consider the same.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed by the council and the clerk was
instructed to draw warrants therefor:
George Baker, $500; Thomas Burns,
$500; Goodwin & Pratt, s25.0O.
The reports of the city treasurer, city
justice, city jailor, city marshal and city
clerk were referred to the committee on
finance and taxation.
The following bills were referred to
the committee on finance and taxation:
Wallbaum & Becker, $1O.Os; J. NJ. Bris-
bine, $l2.00; Press & Dakotaian, $4,000;
Geo. E. Hawley, $1.62.
The following communication from A.
Schandein, city treasurer, containing his
resignation as city treasurer was present.
ed, read, and the resignation accepted by
the council
CITY TREAsURER's OFFICE.
Yankton, d. T., August I'd, 1880.
To tile Hon. Mayor and Council Of tile
city Of Ydnhton, d. T.-Gentlemen: I
hereby tender to you, and through you,
to the citizens of Yankton, my resigna-
tion of the Office of city treasurer, said
resignation to take effect upon the selec-
ton and qualification of my successor.
In severing the official relations which
have SO long connected me with the city
government, most heartily thank you
for your cordial cooperation in the dis
charge of the duties of my position, and
to assure you Of my hearty appreciation
of your uniform courtesy and kindness;
and through you to acknowledge my OBJ
legations to the citizens of Yankton for
the repeated expressions of confidence
and friendship with which they have hon
ored me.
While the duties which make this re-
signation necessary will temporarily ut
least require my residence elsewhere,
shall ever feel and take an active interest
in the welfare of those with whom have
held such pleasant personal and official
relations, and receive with the utmost
satisfaction every evidence of the pros
pelity Of the people and city Of Yank-
ton.
Again thanking you, gentlemen, fo1
your uniform courtesy and kindness, ]
have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
A. SCHANDEIN,
City Treasurer.
Alderman Brennan presented the fol
lowing resolution which was unanimous
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