Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-12


MINERAL PoINr, August S, ISL
At special meeting Of the Common
Council this day held in the council
chamber, pursuant to call of the
Mayor, for the purpose of receiving
the report of the committee who
were appointed TO locate suitable
place for the erection of Slaughter
houses in the city.
Present, his Honor, ]. NJ. Smith.
Mayor, presiding. All of the alder
men present.
The proceedings of last meeting
were read and approved.
The petition of Wm. Rothe, Isaac
VIM, Josiah Lanyon and seventy
other citizens of Mineral Point. ask
ing for the removal of the slaughter
pen of Ianyon Il Treloar, and to
prevent the construction or main
tanning of any other in the same
neighborhood, was presented Is the
Council.
His Honor, the Mayor. presented
a communication from the Beard Of
Health asking the council to author
lie them to call upon the street COM
missioner to remove all filth or nui-
sance that the owner or occupant of
any premises neglect to remove.
AID. Allen moved that the Board
OF Health be authorized to call upon
the street commissioner as suggested
in their communication, which was
carried.
The committee appointed to locate
suitable place for the butchers to
erect slaughter-houSes, made their
report in writing.
Mineral Point, Wis, Aug. s. 1881.
To His Honor; the Mayor, and Mem
bers of the Common Council:
Your committee appointed TO 10
cate a suitable place for the butchers
Of our city to erect their slaughter
houses, have had the matter under
consideration and would respectfully
submit the following:
We have found it impossible to
locate q place that will be satisfac-
tory TO all parties; but in our iudg-
ment the conclusion we have arrived
at presents the least objections, and
more fully complies with the laws of
our state bearing upon the question.
Our conclusion is to recommend
to your honorable body for location
Of the slaughter houses Of our city
any part o. parcel Of ground that is
best adapted to the use Of said
butchers, lying in the southeastern
portion of our city and bounded on
the north by the street or roadway
leading up into what is known rs
French ravine or hollow, and ON the
west by the main track of the Chi
eago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Il. r..
and on the east and south by the
city line.
Respectfully submitted.
PHI. ALIEN, JR.
SAN. HOOKING, Com.
G. GILMAN.
AID. Jcnkin moved the adoption
of the report of the committee.
Ayes and noes being called for, AID.
Allen, Hooking, Gilman and Jen-
kin voting aye, AID. Toay and Pri-
.deaux not voting. Motion was
adopted
AID. Prideaux moved that i com
mittee Of three b appointed to a.
certain what the land recommended
by the committee for the location of
slaughter-house could be bought for.
Motion was lost.
The City Atty. presented an or
dinancc for slaughtering animals in
the city of Mineral Point, to take
effect the LIST Of Sept, 1881, which
being read was adopted, all Of the
aldermen voting therefor, except.
AID. Pridcaux, who did not vote.
AID. Allen was appointed BY Ills
Honor, the Mayor, to wait upon the
Board of Health and request them
not to proceed against the butchers
until after the ordinance takes effect.
On motion of AID. Allen the
Council adjourned.
j. NJ. SMITH,
Attest: Mayor.
+. s. ANsLEY,