Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-04-06
Common Council Proceedings.

Called meeting. MARCH 30th, 1881.
Present-Mayor Dorr and full board of
Aldermen lex Alderman Page, advisory
with the courthouse committee, was pres
enD.
Mayor Dorr stated that the object of
the meeting was in relation to the court
hause, and offered as report of the court.
house committee, draft of an offer on
behalf Of the city to the County Com
misslOners, under the act authorizing the
city to aid in the construction of a court
house.
Thereupon, on motion, by Alderman
Hall, said offer was adopted.
The same was then signed by the Mayor
and by the several Aldermen for presen-
tation to the County Comm issioners, as
follows:
1.-THE Common Council of the city of
Austin, offer to doh ate, and promises to
pay to the county Of Mower, towards the
construction of courthouse, at Austin,
such sum of money, not however, more
than six thousand dollars, ($6,000) as
shall be equal to one-fifth (1-5 of the
aggregate cost of.the foundation, exclu.
siv. OF site, and the contract price Of the
building q be erected thereon, subject to
tue IOAiOWluS CouulllOnS:
First-The Commissioners of Mower
county must first purchase suitable site
and determine upon a plan for court
house, with convenient offices, and suffi-
cient vaults for Register of Deeds, Judge
of Probate, Clerk Of Courr; Auditor and
Treasurer, besides Court and Jury rooms,
and must contract the foundation there
tor during the year 1881.
Second-They must first contract with
some responsible bidder, who shall be
under adequate bonds, 10 erect on said
foundation building according to the
plan determined upon, and said contract
must require the offices upon the first
floor to be completed and ready for &C.
cupation by December, 1882, and the
whole building by March /, 1898.
Third The cost of foundation, exclu-
slve of site, and the contract price of
the building, must not be less than twen-
ty-five thousand dollars ($25 000).
This offer and promise to pay, is made
under authority conferred by act of Leg.
lslature, entitled an act to authorize the
city of Austin to Issue bonds to aid in
construction of a courthouse for Mower
county. Approved Feb. 81, 1881, anG
ratifl ID by the voters of the city of Aus
tin at the annual election held March 8,
1881. and embodics the conditions named
therein. And it is understood that in
accordance with section 3 OF said act
when this offer is accepted by the County
Commissioners OF Mower county, the
| same becomes an agreement between the
parties. And when the conditions named
herein are complied with on The part OF
Mower county, this offer and promise to
pay, becomes binding and irrevocable on
the part of the city of Austin, and the
approval Of the courthouse committee Of
the Common Council of the site selected
the plan determined upon and the con.
tract made, shall bind the city OF Austin
to satisfaction herewith"
Passed and signed at the Council
Chamber, City of Austin, March 80 1881
Signed: E. c. DoRR, Mayor.
PETER Giles,
GEO. M. FISH, JR.,
d. j. PHILLIPS, }Aldermen
D J. AMEs,
JACOB WE1sEL.
Attest: ROBERT GRIFFITH,
City Recorder.
Motion, by Alderman Fish, that the
committee on streets purchase ten 1O)
street lamps. was carried.
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
Regular meeting. APRIL /, 1881.
Present-his honor Mayor Dorr. and
full board of Aldermen.
Unread proceedings were read and ap-
proved.
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