The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-30
LOCAL MATTERS.
Council Proceedings.

Present, the Mayor. Recorder, Marshal,
and all the Councilmen except L. c. Rice.
Minutes read and approved.
The committee Oh Accounts and Current
Expenses reported tavorably on all bills
presented at the lest meeting OF the Coun-
ell. and Oh motion, the Recorder was or
ciered to issue warrants for the several
amounts.
A motion to reconsider the motion IN
structing the Recorder to draw a warrant
IN favor of John Conner for costs in the
injunction case. was lost.
The committee Oh Fire and Water re-
ported that they had accepted the new
Hook s. Ladder house. built by d. Ran
kin. and recommended that said Rankin
be paid the contract price therefor. Adopt
ed.
The same committee reported In favor
of painting No. is house and the Hook s.
Ladder house with two coats OF paint.
The report adopted. and the Recorder
directed to advertise tor bids for the execu-
tion of said work.
Committee on Health and Police asked
further time to report in the cemetery
matter No objection being made, further
time was granted
Committee on Health and Police pade
report, which after being amended9 was
adopted.
The report of the committee on Streets
| and Public Property recommended that
| the sidewalk Second street, between
| Ferry and Baker. be brought TO uniform
| grade; that crosSwaiks. one on the south.
/ the other on the north side of Baker street,
| at the intersection OF Second be built, and
! that enough dirt and gravel be filed in on
| Baker street to make said walks possible:
/ that the grade on Baker, between First
| and Second streets. be not ordered at pres
cut that BroadaIbin street be brought to
grade and gra vtled betwean Water and
| First streets.
| On motion, the work ord. red OH Baker
and Second street WAS ordered dotie i'll
twenty days.
On morton, the work on Broadalbin.
between First and Water streets, was or
dert.'l done within thirty days, aud the
| city surveyor ordered TO .vs grade stakes
| for the same.
The Recorder made ;he following report:
The Recorder bcgs leave to reporE that
/ he made nut bill ot the liens entered OH
| the docket OF city liens against the A. & 5
| w. d. Co. and presantetl the same to the.
! agent of said Ditch Co. in accordance with
an order made by the Council at their
meeting on July 18th 1880. The Com
| pauy. through their agent, denies any i'll
| debtedness.
a motion was made to instruct the City
Attorney to commence suit to recover
from the Ditch Co; this was amended by a
motion to lay the matter OIL the table.
which was adopted.
| On mot ion, the Mayor was instructed to
| appoint committee to take the whole
! m"tter under advi<ement. and he appoint
| ed Scott. Saltmarsh aud Daunais as such
committee, who are to report at the next
meeting of the Council.
| On motion, the Recorder was directed
to advertise for bids tor graveling on 9TH
street, between Calipooia and Vine, the
owners having failed to do the wo:1 as or
| drr.d.
Seuders & Sternberg petitioned The
| Council to remove the sewer passing their
contemplated new bnilding the east
side. On motion, the petition was referred
to tie proper committee,
On motion. the Recorder was directed to
| CORE e>poHd With the authorities of the o.
& {. Railroad Co. regarding the condition
OF their road where it crosses Water and
| Ferry streets aud request them to comply
with the ordinance in the matter.
On motion, the Marshal was requa sted
to put the sidewalk in froGt of Hooks
| eng ne house III repair.
BILLS PAID.
w. n. Miller, engineers salary, $45.
R. E. Harmon. nightwatch, $50.
BILLS REFERRED.
j. G:adwohl, coal Gil, etc., S6 %.
w. C. TweedaIe tin work, SO
B. w. Cunditf, work on cistern. Sc 65.
a. J. Hunt, City Marshal, $37 SO.
w 9. Tweedale, water pipe. etc, 50 so.
J. j. Comstock. lumber, balance due,
81 10.
J. L. Halter, Recorder, SIS IS.
Adjourned