Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-06-06
Common Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting. JUNE /, 1888.
Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Smith, Hall andiW eisel.
No quorum. Adjourned to the I'd inst.
at y o'clock, p. m.
Adjourned meetin. JUNE 2, 1883.
Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Hayes, Smith, Phillips, Hall
and Weisel.
Unread Council Proceedings now read
andapproved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Application Fred w. Rolph for liquor
license in the brick building on lot 4,
Block 5, Davidson's addition, being on
the west side Main street. between Adams
upon complying with ordinance in regard
to issue of liquor licenses.
Liquor bond Fred w. Rolph with Geo.
Wood and Ira Jones as sureties. APPROX
ed and ordered on file.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
Thomas Riley services chief police May. $50 90
j. NJ. Greenman, services city Atty May IL 30
Nick Kolle, Waterman and care street
r. GPiftS, LAY City recorder, services May: %
1: n: GriRth, j: F. fees, April. .::.....:. 60
2. Geraghty. ~ days labor on walks. s ss
Tom Myers, ....' 4 g
John Feeley, day shoveling snow, JAM. 1 Is
liver Nelson, burying hog. 30
X. o. Hall. rent council room June....... 90
Bill H. o. Basford, 1885. Referred
to committee on bills.
Bill Mills & Curtis, removing hay
press, $500. Referred to Alderman Phil
lips.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Report L. N. Griffith, J. P. fines, April
$13 81, with treasurers receipt for same.
And report Chief Police Riley, arrests in
family, 1 disorderly, 4 assaults. Were
referred to committee on Judiciary.
Report street commissioner Geraghty
on street taxes, March, April, May: 81
taxes worked out. Is taxes committed.
$38. Collected from Herzog for filling
lot, $780, Paid out for teaming, &C.,
$57.38. Ordered on file.
City Attorney Qreenman, to whom was
referred bill Of c. w. Taylor $500 for
| damages for back flow of water into Gel
lar of store, reported upon the same,
| and recommended that the claim be
rejected. Report concurred in.
City Attorney also reported q draft of
an ordinance prescribing duties of the
Foreman of the Fire Department. The
same passed to several readings and upon
the question of its passage there were
ayes five (0 votes, noes none, and the
same was declared to be duly passed under
Ordinance No. So.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Hall of Committee on Bills,
| reported that referred bill of L. N. Grit
fifth j. p. fees $4.6O for. March was cor
rect also that committee could not enter
tain the referred proposition of street COM
missioner Geraghty for working out poll
tax, "for the reason that the charter fixes
his salary" Report concurred in. Bill
! L. N. Griffith, $500, ordered to be paid
and proposition Of Street Commissioner
rejected.
Alderman Phillips of Committee on
Sidewalks and Bridges reported verbally
to reject the referred petition E. B. Crane
and others for sidewalk from said
Cranes big gate north to the NV corner
Block 8, Davidson's addition. Report con-
Cured in. -,~+e2r---.
| MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY Alderman Hall that purchasing
committee be instructed to procure and
place signs on each end of Bridge street
bridge restricting fast driving Carried.
Motion that City Recorder advertise for
bids for painting Water street bridge with
coat IRON clad paint, to be completed on
or before the expiration of two % weeks
from acceptance Of bid. Carried.
And the Council adjourned. So
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