Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-17
Common Council Procedures.

full board of Aldermen.
Alderman Phillips, Of Court House
committee, to which was referred the
following petition:
"AUs11N. MINI, July 1, 1881.
To the Common Council, of the citu of AUSTIN
Mo,Uer County, Minnesota.
The undersigned resident owners OF
the lots on the line of the public square
in the city of Austin, respectfully petition
your honorable body to vacate the FOL-
lowing described land, to.wit: Block
number thirteen Q3), original plat Of the
city of Austin, plat Of which IS hereto
attached, and that the reason for vacatine
the same IS that said block is to be used
for court house site for the erection Of
IL court house for the county Of Mower:
K. o. Void, 8. W. Day,
First National Banks. G. Olson,
by H. w. Page, L. N. Griffith,
Cashier, Ira Jones,
Anton Friedrich, j. B. Yates,
jams Geraghty, Fay R. Smith,
Daniel Heffner, P. B. Basford,
J. A. Bates, r. E. Van Valken.
D. B Smith, burgh,
A. NJ. Fleck, J. B. Buck"
A. Galloway,
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower, o.
Knute o. Void and Anton Friedrich
being each duly sworn each doth say that
he is one Of the petitioners who signed
the foregoing petition, and that the
matters and reasons set forth in SAID pc.
tition are true.
K. o. VOID,
A. FRIEDRICH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
the LIST day of July, 1881.
J. NJ. GREENMAN, Notary Public"
Reported, that the committee recon-
mend granting the prayers of petitioners,
and the passage of the accompanying
preamble and resolution. On motion the
report was concurred in and ordered on
file, and the preamble and resolution car.
ried by ayes and nays: ayes, six (6) votes
noes, none; and the same was declared
to be duly passed, as follows:
WHEREAS, A petition Of two thirds OF
the resident owners Of the lots on the line
of the public square, being block thirteen
(13), of the original plat Of the village
now city of Austin, duly verified as
required by the charter of said city, has
been duly presented 10 the Common
Council asking that SAID public square
be vacated for the purposes stated in said
petion.
Resozped, That the prayer of said peti
lion be and is hereby granted, and said
block thirteen (13), Of the original plat oil
village, now city OF Austin, known as the
public square, Is hereby vacated for the
purpose of being used as court house
site, and for the erection thereon of 8
court house by the county Of Mower
Minnesota.
Passed August 10, 1884, Approved
August II, 1881.
&c. DORR, Mayor.
Attest: ROBERT GRIFFITH,
City Recorder,
Motion by Alderman Fish, that side
walk in front lots and 4, block %, Da
Wilson's addition be condemned, was
carried.
By Alderman Hall, moved, that tho
City Recorder advertise for bids for thu
construction of such sidewalks not bull
by owners, as were ordered to be built il
sidewalk resolution No. 20, In front OF Of
| adjacent to the lots therein described
published May 10, 1881, being on thu
west side of West Main street, north from
line with Water street. Carried.
Alderman Ames, OF committee on bills
reported IN favor of paying E. Fl. Gerard
| referred bill lumber, $40. Report &C
cepted and bill ordered to be paid.
Alderman Phillips, of special commit
tee on fire department, reported as fol
lows: "Your committee Oh site for engine
house would recommend the purchase o
lot on Bridge street. next west of TIT
building occupied by MIR. Grattan as al
office. Said lot is % feet front, and car
be had for 5000. And We further recon
mend that 5000 be appropriated for tina
purpose, and placed in the hands Of th'
committee, and that they he instructed tt
purchase for the city. E. j. Phillips
R. 0. Hall, Geo. NJ. Fish, Jr., committee
Report concurred in, and city order TO
! 5000 ordered to be issued in favor E. j
Phillips for the purchase of said property
BY Alderman Phillips, that the City Re
corder advertise for bids to construc
sidewalks north side Water street from
lot 9 block -, Austin village, east to til,
walk approach to Water street bridge
Carried.
BY Alderman Ames, that sidewalk cas-
side lot 6. block 20, Austin village, bt
condemned. Carried.
BY Alderman Fish, that City Recorder
advertise for bids to construct sidewalk
in front lots 6 and Z, block 20, Davidson'
addition. Carried.
Alderman Giles, Of special COMMITTEES
on the New Ulm relief, reported ,::tha
in connection with the Board of Trade
arrangements had been made to hold .
public meeting at Jones' hall, on Friday
evening, the 18th inst, for action thereon
Report accepted and action concurred in
On motion, the committee on streets
and alleys were authorized to employ {
man to NOW The weeds in the streets
| Carried.
BY Alderman Phillips, that the Boart
OF Health be notified of the unhealtt,
condition of block 81, Austin village
and block 2, Berry's addition. Carried
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
Be- Wise and Happy.
If you will stop all your extravagant an,