Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-08
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings Of Monday Evenings Meeting.
Council Room, City of Yankton, |

Ctter, FAUX, Harris and WOOlley-6. ~
Absent, Aldermen Boyles and Richey
.. 81 "a
On motion, Alderman Etter was elected
president, pro TEN, for the evening"
Reading of the minutes passed.
Petition Of Randie Everson, asking
rebate Of tax to the amonnt of twenty
seven dollars, read and referred to the
committee on finance and taxation.
Petition Of j. w. @. Morrison and seven
others to establish fire limits over entire
block three, lower Yankton, read and on
motion referred to the committee on or
dinanccs, with instructions to frame On
ordinance, establishing fire limits as re-
Quested. t.s
Alderman Richey then came in.
Alderman Harris introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read and
referred to committee on grades streets
and alleys:
WHEREAS. Heretofore Walter "A.
Burleigh was the owner Of. lots z, and
8, block 8, Lower YanA ton, Dakota, front.
ing on Douglas avenue; and
WHEREAS, The said Burleigh hereto
fore sold the lots and 8, in SAID block
No. 3, to divers parties with frontage on
Third street, and with twelve foot al
ley in the rear thereof taken from the
south side of said lot Z and. also sold
fractional lot Z designating an alley
twelve feet wide on the south side there.
of; and
WHBREAs, The city has heretofore Ut
the cost Of the city graded the east half
of said alley and the same is now and has
heen heretofore opened and used by the
public; and
WHEREAS. The said Bnrleigh has re-
Gently sold and conveyed said twelve
foot alley, and the purchaser claims title
thereto, and threatens to occupy the
same and close the same up, to the ex-
clusion of the public;
Therefore BE It Resolued, That commit.
tee on grades, streets and alleys be and
they are hereby instructed with the aid
of the city attorney to Immediately in,
quire into the facts touching the legality
OF said ground as an alley, being the
south twelve feet of said lot Z, block 8
aforesaid; and that said committee, be
and they are hereby instructed to report
to the city council as soon as may be by
ordinance or otherwise as the merits OF
the case may require.
The following report of committee on
finance and taxation was read and adopt
ed.
Yankton, Oak, Aug. 7,1882-To the Hon.
city council-Your committee on finance
and taxation would report that they have
examined the reports Of city treasurer
for the months of May, June and July;
the report of City Justice E. T. White
for May, June and July; the city clerks
report for the month Of May, and the re-
ports Of city marshal and city police for
May and found all correct; also would
report in reference to the bills of DIR.
Turkopp and DIR. Furman for consulta-
ton in smallpox cases with City Pysi
clan Miller, that DR.. Miller having left
the city we have been unable to get his
certificate and would therefore beg fur.
ther time until the return of DR.. Miller
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NJ. L. WooLLEY,
| JACOB BRAUcH,
| @. j. B. HARRIS.
Committee on grades, streets and
alleys, made the following report which
was read and adopted:
To the City Council of the city ot
Yankton: Your committee on grades
streets and alleys to whom was re-
ferred "An ordinance establishing
the grade on Douglas avenue be
tween Ninth and Twelfth streets
would ask leave to report the same
back with the recommendation tina
the ordinance do pass.
z. R1cHEY.
C.J. 3. HARRIS.
JACOB BRAUcH.
d. FRANK ETTE R
The ordinance was then read the thir,
time and passed by the following vote
Those voting in the affirmative wer
Alderman Branch, Donahue, Etter
Faulk, Harris, Richey, and Woolley-1
Negative none.
The following communication was thel
read and referred to special committee
consisting of Alderman Woolley, Dona
hue and Brauch.
Yankton, Dak., Aug. /, lSS2.-To til
Hon. Mayor and City Council, of YanL
ton, D. T.-Gentlemen: The lease o
the pest house expired on the list of Jul,
'S2. We have received NJ notice that
has been put in proper condition for othe
uses. Should you wish to renew I'll
same, we should require 20
to enter into lease for one or MOI
: years as we decline to rent by the mont
and when once vacated and turned ov.
to us, we desire to fit it up for permt
nent occupancy. Our terms for a ne
lease ale as follows: One hundred an
twenty dollars per annum payable qua
terly in advance and enter into contra,
D to reimburse us to the amount of $4OO
case of loss by fire or lightning. We wi
state we are unable to get insurance q
the building while used for pest-hous
and we must be secured, hence. we ad
the latter clause to the contract.
Very Respectfully,
ADLER & OHLMAN.
Moved that when we adjourn it be
Saturday evening ats o'clock aud tn
Z all committees report at that meeting.
n The following communication fro
the mayor was read and on motion I
fered to special committee of three wi
alderman Richey as chairman. Chair d
= pointed as such committee Alderme
Rlchey Wooley and Harris.
Yankton, Dakota, Aug. z, 1882
the Honorable City Council. Gentleme
| herewith transmit for the consider
tion and action of your honorable bod
charges preferred by myself against Ci
j. Marshal Patrick Brennan. and by Writ
It of the authority conferred upon me
4 mayor hereby suspend the said Patri
Brennan from Office until this matter
% settled, and respectfully ask that 70
i honorable body concur with me and to
d such steps as are provided by law al
Il the charter and ordinances of the city
the end that the said Patrick Brennan
% found guilty Of SAID charges, be 81
pended and removed.
H. B. WYNN. Mayor.
X To the Honorable City CounciI-Ge