Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-08
CITY BUSINESS.

council chamber.
Present His Honor Thomas
Priestley, Mayor presiding, and al
dermen Gilman, Prideaux, Toay,
Jeuck and LaMalle. Absent alder.
man Hooking.
The proceedings of last meeting
were read and approved.
The following accounts were pre-.
scented and allowed, all the alder
men voting therefor:
T. S. Ansley for advertising city
hall in Jeffrey's Guide to Opera
Halls, Theaters &c. $50. r. Koch
for services as Janitor in August
s1.0O. James Dunn police services
in August $500.
His Honor the Mayor reported
that ne had furnished temporary
aid TO Mrs. 8. A Williams to the
amount of $1,000, which was ap-
proved by the council.
DR.. H. VanDusen, City Super
intendent Of Schools, and Cyrus
Lanyon, Esq, a member of the
school board, appeared before the
council and each made few
appropriate remarks relative to the
necessity of placing furnaces in the
school buildings in order to better
ventillate and more cheaply warm
the buildings, and to give additional
room, stating the probable cost
, thereof to be from 81, 200 $500,
and asked that the ways and means
be provided by the council to pay
for the same.
Thereupon Alderman Gilman
moved to lay the motion over until
some future time. Carried.
Alderman Prideaux moved that
the special committee on safes be
instructed to purchase a safe not to
exceed s175. Carried.
His Honor the Mayor nominated
and the council confirmed the
following persons as inspectors
and clerks of election for ensuing
year:
First Ward-Inspectors: Joseph
Prideaux, ]. A. Spratler, Alfred
Jenkins. Clerks: James w. Hutch
ison, Frank Enzenroth-
Second Neutrality-suspicious.: Sam
uel Jenkin, John Horn. Richard
Williams. Clerks: John Commins,
LOTUS Wright.
The Mayor nominated Samuel
Jacka as Chief of Police to fill
the vacany caused by the death of
James Dunn, which was confirmed
by the council.
Mr.. Ansley, city attorney, and one
of the committee in the Casserly
matter, reported verbally as follows:
That he had called on Doctor
Vivian soon after the committee was
appointed, who informed him that
Mrs. Casserly had sustained an in
jury on or about the knee joint by a
sprain. That he did not consider
the injury serious. but thought she
would soon entirely recover from it.
Afterwards he (Mr. Anslcy) with
Mr.. Gilman (Mr. PrideauX, the
third member of the committee
being out of town., called on Mrs.
Casserly at her home, when she in
formed them when, where and how
the accident occurred, and told them
who was with her at the time, to-wit:
one Adeline kober. Messrs. 4. Il @.
then called on Mrs. Kober, who in
formed them that she was with Mrs.
Casserly when she hurt herself; that it
happened on Fountain Street, near
the corner Of Commerce, and was
caused by the uptipping of a side
walk plank; that she saved herself
from falling by catching hold of Mrs.
Kober; that she did not complain
much then, but Mrs. kober saw her
next day and frequently afterwards,
when she complained Of her knee
hurting her.
Which report was accepted.
At the suggestion Of the City At
torney, Doctor Vivian was requested
to state to the council the nature
and extent ofthe injury sustained by
Mrs. Casserly, which he did briefly,
in no material matter differing from
the account given in Mr.. Ansley's
report.
DR.. Patterson, who had been first
called by Mrs. Casserly came before
the council and corroborrated sub
stantially the statement made by
Doctor Vivian, viz: That the extent
of the injury was sprain; neither
however. had any knowledge Of how
she received the injury except from
her own account Of it.
Alderman Gilman moved that
the committee be instructed to
tender Mrs. Casserly the snm of $50
in satisfaction for injuries caused by
defective sidewalk on Fountain
street, which motion prevailed.
Street Commissioner Williams re-
ported amount of monies expended
by him to date, viz: First Ward
s956.14; Second Ward, s617.S5; to-
tai, s1,573.99.