Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-04
Common Council Proceedings.

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Present-Hls honor, Mayor Ball, and
Aldermen johnson, Wilbour, McGrath,
Page and Ames.
Proceedings Of last N Getting were read
and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid.
Y. T. Cameron, services as night watch
Cass ASST Lamp Works, Chicago 10 street e~' W
Hail s Anderson. rent Of council room, ~ W
jacob Vessel Judge Nov: election 1879, ~ W
H. GUM, cotton flannel for use in lookup s.
]. Solner, pair blankets for lookup. 90
Thomas Riley, services Chief of police,
D. Il: stimson, boarding prisoners in jail z IS
B.Corey, sheriff, committing prisoners 4 90
Bill of the c., NJ. & st. P. R. K. Co.,
freight on 10 street lamps, 1910. was
ordered to be paid, and That the City Re-
corder receipt tor the order and pay said
bill.
The following bills were referred to
the committee on bills: N. f. Noble,
justice Of the peace fees, $1,000; John
son & Smith, use Of plows, &C., $12 go;
FL. Crane, lumber, $12.57.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The City Recorder reported that appli-
cation by o. W. Shaw aud others, under
the act for submitting the question Of
license or no license to the voters of this
city, at the March election, had been
made to him, and that he had entered the
Same in the notice and publication of
said election. Application ordered on
file
Annual report Of City Treasurer, c. A.
Pooler, showing total receipts of 81, 485 81,
for the fiscal year ending February 90,
was referred to the committee on finance
See other column for report
Annual report OF City Recorder, for
fiscal year 1879, showing receipts, s. 1885,
81; payments, $5,929.31, was accepted
ard ordered to be published. See other
column for report.]
| Report Of N. K. Noble, ]. p, of fines
collected, with treasurer's receipt for
$14.00, for the same, was accepted and
ordered on file.
| Street Commissioner, Keyser, reported
having the past summer sold the standing
grass in public square, to H. G. Weisel,
for s. 90, and that the same had not been
paid. Report accepted and chief of pc
lice Riley instructed 10 collect of said
| Weisel and hand it into the City Treasur-
er, when collected.
Street Commissioner KeYser reported
240 street taxes worked out, for the past
year. Referred back to Street Commits
sioner, to report to the Common Council
list of the delinquent taxes.
REPORTS OF STANDING CoMMlTTEEs.
Alderman Page of committee on finance
| ronortal coupoc of EN- ~, hon1 M o.
due March 6, and on motion, city order
said coupon when presented.
The committee on bills reported as
follows, upon sundry referred bills: To
$50, rs night wa,chman for September,
October and November, 1879, he having
been absent Is days. Report accepted,
$50 in full; reported approved" upon
bill of John Minnette, night Waterman
in Sept, $6.67; Ames Bros, 2 loads Gin
$1,000; N. K. Noble, ]. P. fees, $1,000.
Reports accepted and bills ordered to be
paid.
Corrected bill by Lafayette French
Of $12 to SO, reported approved" Re.
port accepted and an order for $40 order
ed TO drawn in full.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mayor Ball reported that he had been
served with notice, by W. II. Merrick,
attorney, of q claim in behalf of H. Il.
Wachlin, tor personal injuries to the
amount Of $1,000. sustained by q fall.
That in behalf Of the City he had placed
it in the hands of Lafayette French, at
MI hal
that he had entered demurrer. Report
accepted. : = 4-1@f' i:
Motion by Alderman MEG rath, that the
Council reconsider its action on the CON-
mlttee's report on Y. T. Camsr0n's bill of
$780, for services in Sept, Oct. and Nov.
Carried. @, $3.50. 49,.
Motion by the same, that said bill of
$50 he allowed IN full, was carried by
ayes and nays-ayes 4, nays I.
Ex-9herif r. O. Hall, verbally pre-.
sented to the consideration of the Council
. claim Of $58-such amount under re-
port Of com mi,tee, having been, March
3, 1879, deducted from . bill Of $63.1o,
though having no relation to said bill,
and said bill Of $63. 10 having been ap-
proved. 3tIa q zt@z52' ss15& .s..sSs tz&3s@
Motion that the matter be re.opened ],
and that said Hall be allowed, to present
his claim to the committee on bills. Car
ried. =; I. So
On motion. the Council adjourned to
Wednesday the Sd inst. ut 8 O'Clock r. II.
And the Council adjourned. go:
RoDEnT GR1rT1TH, City Recorder.
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