Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-25
Proceedings OF tn. City Council.

Proceedings OF the City Council.
Adjourned meeting. MARCH 16, 1880.
Present-His honor the Mayor and
Aldermen Johnson, Wilbour, McGrath,
Ames and Weisel.
Unread Council proceedings were read
and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
G; a. Pooler, Judge March election LIST
H. " Fins clerk March election ist Ward %
E. p. VanY alkenburgh, judge March
W; i: Witham, clerk March election I'd W
H. J: Hui, clerk March election I'd Ward 90
d: B. Smith, use of room for March cleo
E: =: Gerard, use Of room for March cleo cleo ="
R: sriffth. paper supplied Recorder''s; W
office. months. ........................ rs
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Aldermen Page and Wilbour of com.
mittee on finance to whom was referred
the treasurer's annual report, reported
having examined and com pared the same
with the books of the treasurer and re-
corder, and found the same to be correct
excepting an error of 20 cents in addition
OF orders paid. That the returned city
orders, amounting 10 $5,48554, were
checked with the stubs in the order book
again Cancelled, and stubs marked
Cancelled: Report approved and ordered
on file.
Aldermen P,ge and Wllbour of CON-
| m lon n nplSs ~s1l>o
ferred the matter Of establishing by ordi.
nance more thorough supervision OF
chimneYs, and the appointment of
chimney sweep, reported their entertain.
ing doubts as TO the Guy Charter contain.
Ing authority tor such an office. That
such an ordinance is desirable, and re
commended that the subject be referred
10 the next Council Report approved.
! Alderman Wilbour, of committee on
bills, reported approved upon johnson
& Smiths referred bill of $3.50. Also
reported to pay 1920, in full, of F. I.
Cranes bill for lumber of $1257, there
being an error OF 81 cents. Reports &C.
ceDted and bills ordered to be paid In
amounts as reported.
| Also same committee reported verbally
on K. o. Halls claim Of $58 90. that the
| committee had not time to investigate, and
that il be referred to heincoming Council.
Report concurred in.
Recorder reported that mayor elect, H.
Is. BALL, and the aldermen elect of the
several Wards, had qualified.
Motion, by Alderman McGrath, that a
vote OF thanks be rendered Mayor Ball
for his services the past year as presiding
officer Of this Council. Carried.
And on motion, the Council adjourned
finally. ROBERT GRIFFITH,
City Recorder.
Stated meeting. MARCH 16,188O.
Present-Mayor Ball, and Aldermen
Wilbour, Giles, Phillips, Weisel, and
Fairbanks.
Motion, by Alderman Wilbour, that
the standing rules of the late Council be
adopted for the present. Carried.
BY the same, that special committee
of two be appointed to revise the stand
ing rules, and to report at On early day
Carried, and the chair announced Alder
men Page and Wllbour as such commit
tee.
Mayor Ball announced the following
standing committees:
Finance-Aldermen Page, Wilbour and
Giles.
Wilbour, Phillips and Page.
Sidewalks and Bridges-Phillips, Fair
banks and Weisel.
Strcets-Wei,el, Giles and Phillips.
Observation-Disclosures, Page and Viii.
bour.
Railroads-Gies, Fairbanks and Phil.
lips.
On motion, the Council entered upon
the subject OF fixing the amount of bonds
for the various city officers to enter into
with the City.
The city treasurer was made at $4,000;
the street commissioner, recorder, and
constables, at $500, each; the justices of
the peace, at $1,000, each.
The Council entered upon the election
of 4 street commissioner. At the first
regular balloting there were cast five votes,
I. K. Keyser received three ~ votes,
Patrick Geraghty received two (2) votes.
AID T. K. Keyser was declared 10 be duly
elected street commissioner for the ensu-
ing year.
Mayor Ball announced his appoint
Eentiof Thomas Riley as chief of police,
and on motion the appointment was con.
6rmed
A reading of the duties of the chief of
police was called for. Thereupon the
duties of chief of police as adopted under
dates Of April 8, 1876, and April 2, 1877,
were approved and continued in force.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Communication IRON the late Council |
on the subject of an ordinance in regard |
to chimneys was referred to committee |
on ordinances.
Petition of John Walsh and others for
sidewalk on block IA, Morgan's add!. |
ton, continuing on east line of street to !
Water street. Referred to committee ON |
sidewalks and bridges.
Bill of Ira Jones for hardware, $1009,
and bill of Lyman D. Baird, witness and
fees IN suit Of Mcintyre, $1.67, were re-
ferred 10 committee On bills.
Official bond OF L. N. Griffith, as JUS |
tice of the peace. LIST Ward, with r. ..
Hall and W. s. Conger as sureties, was
accepted and ordered IN fi'e.
Official bond of Thomas Riley, as cons. |
table 1st Ward, with G. N. Beiseker and |
J. F. Cook as s1reties, was accepted and
ordered on file.
Official bond of John Minuette, as
constable Sd Ward, was referred back for |
correction.
Petition of James Konkle as night
Waterman, also q petition in favor OF
Nick Kolle for like position, we've laid
on the table for further consideration.
A report of street commissioner Keyser,
Of the late administration, on delinquent
street tax list, together with his annual
report, were accepted ana ordered on file.
On motion, the names of the delin.
quent street tax list for the past yeas was
ordered to be furnished chief Of police
Riley for collection.
On motion, the Council adjourned to
Friday evening the 10Th inst.
ROBERT GR1FF1TH, City Recorder.
Adjourned meeting. MARCH 10, 1880
Prestnt-His honor the Mayor, and AL
dermen Wilbour, Giles, Page, Phillips
and Weisel.
The two Council proceedings of the
10Th were read and approved.
Communication from T. K. Keyser, de.
cltniDg to accept the appointment Of
street commissioner, was presented, and
ordered placed on file.
On motion, the Council proceeded to
ill the vacancy of street commissioner.
On the first ballot there were i've votes
cast, Patrick Geraghty received five (O
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