Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-12
Crumbs From the Council.

!, Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Clerk Michaelis then presented the
bond of Mr.. John Philips and stated a
license had been drawn, at the same
rates as last year, for the current month.
Bond was approved by the council and
the license granted.
A communication from c. K. A. Huff
till, claiming three months salary for
looking after fire engine and equipment,
: was taken up. The same, amounting
to IS, was allowed.
The question of road tax was next in
, order and after some discussion the tax
for the present year was fixed at four
mills, the assessed valuation of city
property being S4OS, 5s6.
The discount for cash payment was
fixed at twenty per cent, the same as
heretofore.
The council then went into executive
session on the black list After the
matters in connection with this list had
been disposed of Mayor Holloway stated
there had been demand made by quite
a number of citizens for another set of
city scales, owing to difficulties often
experienced in weighing cattle and
grain at the same time on the present
scales and the trouble arising in having
to drive back to the depot and reweigh
the wagon. Mr.. Chas. Knapp had
pair of new four ton scales, which he
would dispose of at cost, and offered
the use of the road in front of his house
for their erection and would take care
of them and do the weighing for the
same price as received by Mr.. MGesse,
one-half the proceeds. In answer to q,
question the mayor said he thought the
cost would be about $l10, and thought
they would be a great convenience for
people selling hay and grain.
Alderman Mckenzie moved the scales
be bought
Alderman Huntemer thought as the
ground was in such condition nothing
could be done now, it would be well to
wait until they had n full board, and
moved the matter be laid on the table
until another meeting of the council.
Carried.
The matter of the charge for weighing
grain and reweighing wagon was next
brought up and proposition made to
fix the same at twenty-five cents. AL
derman Showalter moved the matter
be laid over until another meeting.
Carried
The amendment to the ordinance in
relation to cattle running at large was
considered and adopted and the clerk
directed to furnish copy of the same to
the printers.
Mayor Holloway then suggested that
it would be necessary to have pound.
Inquiry was made as to how much land
there was in the lot owned by the city
and it was found to be just one lot,
60x120.
Alderman Showaltcr moved that
pound be established, thirty by sixty
feet. Carried
1t was further decided the pound
should have oak posts and rails and be
made of upright boards, six feet in
height, and be situated in the southwest
corner of the city lot, and that the same
be built by the street commissioner at
such time as he could spare from road
work
The regular day of meeting was taken
up and fixed to occur on the evening of
the first Tuesday of every month.
Mayor Holloway then said quite
number of persons had spoken to him
in regard to protection against fire.
Alderman Huntemer thought the city
certainly ought to have some protection
in case of fire.
The Mayor said the principal trouble
now was in regard to water. The pres
ent cisterns were full of water but they
were right where the fire was likely to
occur Some mention of the hitchinu
rail being made in the interchange of
views, Alderman Mckenzie called up
the matter of repairs to this court yard
ornament and moved that the street
commissioner be instructed to repair
the same. After some talk the motion
was carried.
The discussion then reverted back to
the question of protection against fire,
in which the Mayor said he had taken
some pains to inquire about the best
methods of securing this end and found
that the city of Yiroqua, situated much
the same rs Lancaster, had established
n system of water works by taking the
| highest point in town and erecting
thereon large tank and then carrying
the water thence in pipes through the
city, and thought possibly something of
the same kind might be put in opera
ton here.
Alderman Mckenzie thought it would
be very nice if not too expensive.
Mayor Holloway thought the cost
would not be very great
Alderman Huntemer preferred a sys-
tenn of cisterns and hand steam fire
engine.
The Mayor explained the plan pro-
posed, as locating two tanks, holding
five hundred barrels each, on the lot Just
back of Judge Clementson's residence,
which was the highest point in the city.
The fall from there to the court house
was thirty feet and the tanks would be
elevated another thirty making fall of
sixty feet, which it was thought would
carry water all over the city
After some further discussion his
Honor was instructed to write to Viro-
qua and gain what information he could
in regard to the cost and operation of
the system in that city.
Council then adjourned till Tuesday,
April 10, at $50 p. m.
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday afternoon a motion was put to
buy the scales mentioned above. Car
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