Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-05
Common Council Proceedings.
FEBRUAY 2, 1880.

tEBRUAY =, 1881.
Regular meeting.
Present, his honor Mayor Ball, and AL
dermen johnson, Wilbour, Page and
Ames.
Council proceedings of last meeting
were read and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Petition of Dorr & Void and others,
that the Common Council place sundry
street lamps, as in their judgment they
may see fit, accepted and ordered on file.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be Eald.-
Thomas Riley, services as chief of police
Y. T. Cameron, services as night-watch
December and January. ..;.... 40 90
Taylor s. Ball, one lamp for lock-up.... 80
Bill of Ames Brothers, two loads of
cinders, IS cents, referred to committee
on bills.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Wilbour, of committee on
bills, to whom was referred Mrs. G.. A.
Mitchell's bill of $12, for rent of room
for Hook and Ladder Company, to March
1st, reported in favor of paying So, in
full, said room being vacated by the city
the middle of January. Report accepted,
payment of said bill.
Alderman Page, of committee on
finance, reported coupon $50, on Bond
No. 20, as being past due, and submitted
the following:
Ordered, That an order be draw n in
favor of II. Wilson, or bearer, for sixty
two and 25-1O0 dollars, in full tor
coupon due September 18th, 1879, on
NJ xr;s Srta
due. Passed.
Also reported coupon $4S, due January
10Th, on Bond No. 10, and submitted the
following:
Ordered, That an order be drawn in
favor of j. McCutchin, or bearer, for
forty. eight dollars, for interest due JAN
BY the same, Ordered, That the City
Recorder be instructed to cancel City
Order No. 1870 for one and 60-100 dol
lars, and No. 1902, for two dollars.
Passed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mayor Ball reported that he had en-.
gagged for the use of the truck and nipple
ments Of the Hook and Ladder company
room Of Dickinson, on Bridge street,
for one year, for $48, payable quarterly,
from January 18th, 1880. Accepted.
Kunath Brothers applied for the trans
fer to them of Feihn s. Kunath's butcher
| license, they being the successors of the
business of Feihn g. Kunath, and hold
| ing said license. Thereupon, on motion
of Alderman Page, said license as explr-
ing the third Monday of May, 1880, was
ordered to be transferred in favor Of
Kunath Brothers.
Kunath Brothers also applied for the
refunding to them of $40, license money
paid by them January 9th, under orders
of the chief of police, pending the trans
for of Kunath & Feihn's license. There
upon, on motion Of Alderman Page, a
City Order was ordered to be drawn fol
SO in favor OF Kunath Brothers to re-
fund them under SAID application.
| Jacob G. Peterson submitted for the
consideration of the Council the matter
of regulating by Ordinance the cleaning
of chimneys. And, upon the Council
acting thereon, that he should be appoin
ted as superintendent. Thereupon tie
m after was referred to the committee on
OrdiE ances, to report at the next meeting
Of the Council.
| On motion of Alderman johnson, the
Council designated the following named
places for holding the ensuing election
in the several districts of the city:
LIST Ward-At Office of Nelson Brothers
! I'd I" D. b. Smith.
Sd E. II. Gerard.
The subject of putting up street lamps
was called up and considered. Thereup
on Alderman johnson moved that the City
Recorder order of the Cass Lamp Com
pany, of Chicago, ten "Chicago" stree,
lamps, also that Mayor Ball and Alder
man Page, as a committee, select sites
for placing the lamps. Carried.
| And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.