Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-12
Common Council Proceedings.

Common Council Proceedings.
Regular meeting. OCTOBER 7, 1881.
Present-Hls honor the mayor and
Aldermen Giles, Phillips, Hall, Ames and
Weisel.
Unread council proceedings were read
and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Petition of Jacob Weisel, and others,
for construction of sidewalks on the west
side Chatham street, from Water to Bridge
street, was granted, and the committee on
ordinances instructed to prepare draft
of an ordinance in accordance thereto.
| Petition of Ormanzo Allen, and others,
for construction of sidewalks on the
north side of Winona street, from West
Main to Greenwich street, was granted,
and the committee on ordinances instruct
ed to prepare draft of an ordinance in
accordance thereto.
| Application j. ID. Woodward for license
for one billiard table and two bowling
alleys in the building known as "Park
Place." on the west side OF MAN street,
opposite the square, was granted, condi.
tionally upon approval of bonds and CON-
p]ying with requirements of ordinance in
relation thereto.
Bill Edward Bigelow for constructing
sidewalks west side West Main street, un-
der Sidewalk Resolution No. 20, was
referred to committee on sidewalks and
bridges, and that committee inspect said
walks for acceptance or rejection.
! Motion that when the council adjourn
it adjourn to Saturday evening, the 9Th
INST, was carried.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
Thomas Riley, chief police, salary for
R. o. Hall, 5 months rent council room, "
to January l, 1882 ....... .............. Is 90
Noble & French, supplies for street
Thomas Mccormick, sundry labor in
A. Dfckerson, 6 months rent room H. 4
L. Co., to January H. 1882. .......... "a OO
Nick Kolle, Waterman and care lamps
r. Griffith, city recorder, salary for ~ "
R: Gpifth, months stationery: &c.. and ~ w
Patrick Geraghty, snnidry labor in Sept Fl GO
]. n. Greenman, city attorney, salary 80 ~
The following bills were referred 10
committee on bills: H. B. Corey, board
ing prisoners in Jail, $28.68; Taylor &
Ball, supplies for street lamps, July, So So
L. N. Griffith, J. p. fees, September
$1145; F. I. Crane, lumber. $7328; Ira
Jones, nails, sc, $1065; Crane & Patter-
son, nails, $17.65.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
L. N. Griffith, j. p, showing fines
$3.50 collected in September, with Treas
urer's receipt for same. N. K. Noble, J
p, no city cases in September. Thomas
Riley, chief police, arrests in Septem Der
2 vagrancy, 2 assaults, larceny, drunk.
Were referred to committee on bills.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Phillips OF committee on
finance, reported verbally in regard TO tax
leves for the year 1881, and submitted for
passage the following:
| Ordered, that the common council of
the city of Austin, MIMI, do hereby levy
an annual tax for the year 1881, upon all
property in said city of Austin, taxable
under the. laws ofthis state, TO the amount
of three thousand 10000 dollars, as gen
eral fund for the support Of the city gov
ernment for said year. Passed, 5 ayes.
| Ordered, that the common council of
the city of Austin, Mimi, do hereby levy
tax of six hundred (600) dollars, as an
improvement fund for the year 1881, upon
all property in said city of Austin, taxa
|
provisions of clause three, section one, Of
chapter five of The revised ordinances of
said city. Passed, ayes.
Alderman Anles of committee on bills
reported upon sundry referred matter, as
follows: to accept N. K. Noble J. P,
reports for July and August; L. N. Grit
nth J. P. report for August; Thomas
Riley, chief police report for August.
A II,
TO pay l.. N. Griffith, bill J. P. fees fo1
August $l1.20, concurred in, and bill or
dered to he paid. TO pay Thomas Dugan
$500 in full for bill OF S. on liberty pole,
co2curred n,and $500 ordered to be paid
in full.
Alderman G;es of committee on ordi.
nances, submitted for passage draft Of a
Sidewalk Resolution under No. % for
sidewalks on the west side Chatham street
from Water to Bridge streets. The same
passed 10 several readings, and upon the
lquestion Of lis passage there were five (5)
ayes, and the same was declared to he
duly passed, as follows: (See sidewalk
resolution in another column
Also submitted for passage a draft of a
Sidewalk Resolution under No. % to1
Sidewalks on the north side Winona stree,
from West Main to Greenwich street
The same passed to several readings, and
upon the question of It's passage there
we're four ~ ayes and one Q) no, and tho
same was declared to be duly passed, as
follows: (See sidewalk resolution in
another column.)
Alderman Phillips of special commit
tee, submitted gn for abutments fol-
Bridge street bridge, and on motion. the
same was approved.
The council entered upon a considera
ton of the most desirable action, in view
of the lateness of the season, in regard to
Bridge street bridge, and on motion, work
towards the construction of new bridge
was suspended for the season, and the
committee instructed to take steps for the
winter repair of the old bridge.
On melton, Alderman Ames was in
structed to procure material and make
plans for repairing abutments Water
street bridge.
On motion, chief of police Riley was
INSTRUCTED to have the lookup repaired
| And the council adjourned to the even
ing Of the 9Th inst.
Adjourned meeting. OCTOBER g.
| Present-His Honor the Mayor aud AL
de:men Giles, Phillips, Hall, Ames aid
Weisel.
The committee reported on Edward
Bigelow's bill for constructing sidewalk
on west side West Main street; that they
had caused the contractor to replace
} sundry condemned planks, and that the
walk now met the conditions rdinance
Report accepted. Said bill of $111.2O or
ldered to be paid, and that the property
THEREIN described be assessed for SAID
work.
City Recorder reported schedule OF
lots and parcels of land subject to special
tax or assessment, for work done by the
Common Council since tax levy of 1880;
lthereupon, on motion, the same Was
adopted.
On motion, the City Recorder was in.
structed to transmit! to the County Audi.
tor of Mower county on or before the 10th
day of October, 1881, statement of all
taxes by them levied for the year 1881, in.
ciucing the list of special taxes as adopt
ed, for collection with the State and coun-
ty taxes for said year.
Alderman Ames, of committee on bills
reported in favor of paying referred bills
of II. B. Corey July 6, boarding prison
ers, $13.26, sheriff 8 fees $3.50. Repor,
accepted and bills ordered to be paid.