Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-03-11
PROCEEDINGS or TOWN BOARD.
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CUSTER CRY, March 6, 1882.
| The regular meeting of the board of
trustees was held at $50 p. m.
Members present, Mayor McIIngh;
Alderman, Clark, Wheeler. johnson
and Clerk Feay.
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
approved
| A petition of sixty-eight (6S) residents
and property owners of Custer City, was
presented, asking the board to make APP
plication to the District Court i'm and for
Custer county, ID. r.. to change the pres
ent system of numbering lots and blocks
in said town.
On motion, the prayer Of The petition
WAS approved and the City attorney
directed to prepare the necessary papers
| for presentation to the court.
Town Clerk was instructed to procure
plats of townsite az now arranged and AS
would appear under the change petition
ed for.
Report of ofcommittee on room accepted
and adopted.
Final action was had on the report of
! special committee appointed to revise
the rules. The following are declared
adopted and in force from and after this
date.
ORDER or BUSINESS, RIFLES AND RE'iULA-
TIoHs OF TIE BOARD or TRUSTEES OF THE
! TowN OF CUSTER CITY.
| The town board of trustees shall have
a common seal, and alter the SAME when
necessary.
The fire department Of the town Of
Custer City shall consist Of three fire
wardens, who shall bc appointed from
the citizens of the town, and whose duty
| it shall be to organize hook and ladder
companies. to regulate their government
aud to provide all necessary apparatus
for the extinguishment of fires, and to
take the necessary and proper means to
prevent fires, from any and all causes
whatever. To construct and preserve
reservoirs, wells, pumps and other water
works, and to regulate the use thereof,
and to establish other general measures
Of prudence for the prevention and ex-
tinguisllment Of fires, as they may deem
proper.
! 1t shall be tho duty Of the fire warden
to report from time to time, TO the board
of trustees, for their approval, all provis-
ions which they may deem necessary for
the safety of the town, with the prob
able expense thereof.
The fire wardels shall attend all fires,
and give their personal superintendent
to extinguish the same, and to execute
all orders given by the board of trustees
in relation to the fire department.
The standing committee OH streets
and alleys, shall act as street commits
sioners, and perform the duties of said
officers.
Rule /. The regular meetings Of this
board shall be on the first and third
Mondays Of each month, at Z o'clock
p. IN.
Rule 2. At the hour appointed for
meeting, the board shall be called to or
der by the president, or in the absence
Of the president, by the clerk, i'm which
latter case, some member of the board
shall be elected to act as chairman, tenn
perarily' and if quorum be present,
the board shall proceed to the business
which may come before them in the or
der following: 1st-Reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting. Amend
ment and approval of the same. I'd
Presentations Of petitions. 3rd-Re-
ports of standing committees. 4th-Re-
ports of special committees. 5th-( ON
munications to the board. 6th-Unfn.
ished business of preceding meeting.
h-Miscellaneous business, motions,
resolutions, notices, etc, etc.
Rule 3. The rules of procedure and
order of business shall he strictly ad-
hered to by the board unless they shall
be temporarily suspended by two
thirds vote of the members present.
Rule 4. A majority ofthe board shall
have power to call special meetings of
said board Of trustees, the object OF
which, shall be submitted to the board
in writing, and the call and object, as
well as the disposition thereof, shall be
entered upon the journal by the clerk.
! The call for such meeting shall be in