Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-09
Common Council Proceedings.


Regular meeting. MAY 4, 1888.
Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Hayes, Smith, Phillips, and
Hall.
Reading minutes Council proceedings
suspended.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid
] n Greenman, service city atty April: Il 50
Nick Kolle, Waterman and care Of street
R Grifhth, Service city recorder April: Is 90
y Hall. rent council room May. ....... 500
Geraghty, sundry labor street COM -
P Morrissey, sundry labor days $1,000: go
Ed Mears; ~ days sundry labor ....:... 8s
Derr 4 Void. supplies street lights ~
Dickerson. rent room II & Go three 10 ~
W T Vaudeville, judge March election - ~
First National Bank, Austin, 10 days in in "
terest on city orders for Bridge street
6r1dge 6d gay@ent and charges q.
1 T o aaK oonas s4.So: :.::;':::.:: 40
attorney Bill G. W. Taylor, damages on
goods in cellar from flow of water, $685.
Proposition from street commissioner
Geraghty That l will get the poll tax
worked out in Is days if the council allow
me So per day for such time" Commit
tee on streets and alleys.
Petition H. G. Oleson and others for
sidewalk west side West Main Street from
north to south line. Referred to COM
mittee on sidewalks and bridges.
Communication from Hon. w. L. Hollis
ter: Enclosed herewith find check of
Chas. Kittleson, state treasurer Of state
of Minnesota, for $500 in accordance
with an act passed by the Legislature do
mating $500 to the city and town of Aus
tin, for the purpose of building a bridge
across the Cedar river between said town
and city. You will please draw an order
for $500 in favor of town of Austin and
pass $500 into the treasury of the city of
Austin. Respectfully,
w. L. HoLL1srER"
Communication accepted; the check
for $500 ordered to be deposited in city
treasury, and that city order be issued
in favor of the town of Austin for $500
for one half of the $500 as donated by
the state Legislature for building bridge
over Cedar river.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City recorder reported city treasurer's
receipt for $8,O20.0O deposited by the
First National Bank, Austin, for net pro-
ceeds of 8 Bridge street bridge bonds Of
$1,000 each, as negotiated by said bank.
Accepted and ordered on file.
Also reported the following coupons as
falling due in May: On bond No. rs of
$500, due 9Th, $35; on bond No. 26 of
$1,000, due 18th, $40. On notion city
orders for $35 and $40 each were ordered
to be issued at maturity of coupons to
pay the same.
From street commissioner Geraghty
that the sidewalk east of Water street
bridge is IN bad condition, requiring to
be relaid. Referred to committee on side
walks and bridges.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Hall of committee on Judi
ciary reported your committee to which
the reports of n. X. Noble, L. N. Grit
fifth and Thomas Riley for the month of
March, 1883, was referred, report that we
have examined the dockets Of N. K. No.
BILE and L. N. Griffith, and find said re-
ports correct" Accepted and reports
ordered on file.
On motion the city attorney was in
structed to draw an ordinance defining
duties of foreman of the fire department.
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.