Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-12-12
Common Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting. DECEMBER 7, '83.
Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Hayes, Smith, Hall and Weisel.
Unread Council Proceedings were read
and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
Thomas Riley. services chief police, Nov.$50 90
J: N. Greenman, city atty Oct. andNov. rs 90
N.Kolle, services watch, care lamps Nov. 80 GO
P. Geraghty labor and teaming Nov..... 26 Is
r. Griffith, services city recorder Nov... rs 90
Dorr & Void, supplies street lamps Nov. IL 90
| J. Levy, mo. rent room to Dec. l0...... 20
]. H. Patterson, bill hardware of Nov. 81. 10 IS
Bill II. B. Corey, sheriff, boarding and
and committing prisoner from February
to date, $4925, referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
| Bids for constructing sidewalks abut
ting on lots and in Block ~, David
sons addition under Sidewalk Resolution
No. 80 were opened and read as follows {:
Daniel johnson at $685. per rod, Y. T.
Cameron at S. 40 per rod, and Geo. E.
Wilbour at s.. 25 per rod, and, on motion
the bid of G. E. Wilbour was accepted
and walk to be completed within five
days from notice of acceptance of said
City Recorder reported that he had Or
dered of F. T. Blair & Andrew Co., 5
street lamps and posts, at SO per set, less
10 per cent. Motion by Aid. Hall that
city order be drawn for the amount,
together with freight. upon the receipt of
lamps and posts, and that the City Recor-
der receipt for said order and remit III
payment of bills. Carried.
Motion by Alderman Hall, that butcher
license in favor of Fiehn & Morse, be
transferred to Geo. p. Morse. Carried.
BY the same, that the Mayor appoint 8
special police for duty during the annual
meeting of the Minnesota Butter and
Cheese Association at Austin under the
direction of the officers of said associa-
ton, the pay to be $3.50 per day of IL
hours. Carried.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Hall, of Committee on Judi
ciary, reported upon sundry referred pa
pers as follows: That reports of N. K.
Noble, J. P for fines collected May and
October inclusive are correct. That re-
ports L. N. Griffith, J. p, for fines col
lected July, Aug. and Sept. are correct.
That reports chief Of police Riley, for
arrests in July and August, are correct.
That bill of n. K. Noble, J. P. fees, Aug,
Sept, Oct., $10.35 and bill l.. N. Griffith,
u. L . 1cCS, July, AuShu OCpC.S o. 10. ~, al Q
correct. That bill John Murphy, witness
fees, $1.78 in suit State VS.. Thomas Muir
ply should be rejected not being a wit
ness for the state. Report accepted, and
approved bills ordered to be paid.
| Also reported referred bill Thomas
Riley boarding prisoners in lookup to
Aug. %, $18.15, as correct. Report
accepted, and approved; bills ordered to
be paid.
Alderman Hayes submitted draft of a
Sidewalk Resolution under No. "a, con-
demning sundry sidewalks on east side
Main Street, between Mill and Water
Streets and upon the question of it's pas
sage there were four ~ ayes, and the
sum was declared to be duly passed as
follows: [See Sidewalk Resolution No.
"a, published in another column.
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.