Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-11

festation of good wishes and the friendly
relations which alone could have prompt
ed such a gathering.
Common Council Proceedings.
Regular meeting MAY 6, 1881.
Present-His Honor Mayor Dorr and
full board of Aldermen.
Unread proceedings were read and
approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Hook and Ladder Co. reported
the following membership: John Walsh,
president; Thomas Riley, foreman :;
Joseph Schwan, 1st assistant; Robert
Kunath, I'd assistant; Geo. M. Fish, Jr.,
secretary; R. Dunkleman, treasurer; H.
B. Ball, john Fisher, Harry Griswold, D.
B. Smith, Leon Dettelbach, Charles A.
Pooler, E. Dalager, A. Friedrich, Thomas
Dugan, Frank Riley, Clint. Smith, Frank
dered on file.
Application by w. c. Murray for a
license to sell liquors in the building on
| being on the north side Bridge street,
! ton to reject on account Of the location
ayes and noes Ayes 4. noes g.
Application by II. Socum, for authori-
ty to remove his hay scales from the
on the east side of Chatham street, was
referred to committee on streets and
alleys.
Communicable from H. Curtis and J.
a. Mills for the passage of an ordinance
licensing draying, was referred to commit.
tee on ordinances.
The following bills were approved and
ordered TO be paid:
Thomas Riley, services chief police for
D. 6. Rhoades, repairing pump corner
Main and Mill streets. ............... 81
P. Geraghty, "a days work man and
team approach Water street BRIDGE. Is
P. Geraghty. street commissioner, II
daysin April: .;..................:::... 2l 90
c. W. Bump; " days On approach Water
street bridge. .......... ............ -. Il
lamps March and April. .......... -. 2S SO
Oscar Hill, ~ days man and team on
approach Water street Bridge. S Is
R. Griffith, services Recorder ~ months
Frank Farrell 21a days man and team on
approach to Water street bridge...... T;
The following bills were referred 10
committee on bills: A. DlckersOn, !:
months rent room for H. g. L. Co., tc
July 10, $12 II. Slocum, coal for lock
up, $2.40.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City Recorder reported coupons due II
May: ON bond No. II, of $500, May
| $50; on bond No. IS, of $1,000, May IS
$12O. On motion city orders were
ordered to be issued upon the maturit,
of said coupons, 10 pay the same.
| REPORT OE STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Alderman Fish, of committee on rail
roads, reported a petition by K. 0. Wole
and others, asking that committee t.
consist of Harlan W. Page, W.T.. Wilkin
and H: B. Ball, be appointed and author
lied to negotiate with the directors ant
officers of the c., NJ. & St. Paul r. r., TO-
locating in Austin the shops of said road
and running the Southern Minnesota roa,
into Austin, and pledgjng their votes ant
influence for the issue of bonds o
thief city Of Austin for such sum a
said committc shall, on conference will
said officers, deem best, to the amount o
500, 000. Whereupon the following wa
passed:
"WHEREAs, a petition signed by man,
Of the busln ess men and citizens of Aus
| GlA3 Ado OCCI plCSCAlCu W luC SOlulllOl
Council of the city of Austin, Minnesota
requesting the Common Council of SAT-
city to appoint Harlan W. Page, W. T
Wilkins and H. B. Ball as committe
to visit and negotiate with the director
and officers of the g., NJ. s. st. Paul raj
road Co., in reference to locating tn
machine shops of said road at Austil
&c, &C., therefore be it
Resolved, That the Common Council q
said city heartily endorse any effort
towards obtaining said shops at Austin
and that Harlan W. Page, w. T. Wilkin
and H. B. Ball be and they are hereb
appointed as a committee, in accordanc
with the prayer of said petition"
And on motion the members of sal
committee were empowered to fill an
vacancy caused by inability of any men
Der to act with said committee.
Alderman Gles, of committee on ord
nances, reported for passage draft of a
ordinance entitled can Ordinance rela
ing to the Board of Health" The sam
then passed to first and second readings
and entered upon the question of its pas:
age, with the following result: Ayes ST.
| (6) votes, noes none. And said draft o
an ordinance was then declared as beln,
duly passed, as follows: [See ordinanc
published in another column under ord
nance No. 68.]
Also presented for passage a draft G
an ordinance entitled "An Ordinanc
relating to Justices of the Peace" TIL
same then passed to first and secon
readings, and entered upon the question
of It's passage, with the following result
Ayes six (6) votes, noes none. And sait
draft of an ordinance was then declared
to be duly passed, as follows: [See ord
nance under 50 as published IN anothe
column
| Also presented for passage draft of al
ordinance entitled Gan Ordinance rcla1
ing to the Chief of Police and Polio
Officers" The same then passed to frs
and second readings: and entered upo
the question of its passage, with the fol
lowing result: Ayes six (G votes, noe
none. And said draft of an ordinanc
was then declared to be duly passed, a
follows: See ordinance under No. 70 a
published IN another column.
By Alderman Fish, ordered, that tn
Street Commissioner order A. Gallowa,
to lower sidewalk to grade in front lot
and west half of lot 5, Austin village
being Oh the north side Bridge stree
between Nam and Chatham streets
Passed.
And the Council adjourned n Tuesda