Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-17
Common Council Proceedings.

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Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Hayes, Smith, Hall and Meany.
Rules suspended.
Bill Y. T. Cameron, for sidewalk built
on contract under Sidewalk Resolution
No. 81, 299 feet inches, q So. per rod
1864, was approved and ordered to be
paid.
City Recorder reported to the Council
a list of lots and parcels Of land subject
to special tax on assessments for side
walks repaired, rebuilt, and constructed
since October 10, 1882. Thereupon an or
der to adopt said report and transmit to
the County Auditor for collection, was
carried.
The subject of the levy of taxes for the
year 1888 was taken up, and the follow
ing orders in relation thereto were sub
mitted for passage:
Ordered, that a tax levy Of twenty two
hundred dollars be made upon all the real
within the city of Austin, as a fund to
provide for bonds falling due the ensuing
fiscal year. Carried.
Ordered, that a tax levy Of fifteen hun
dred dollars be made upon all the taxable
property of 1883 within the City of Aus
tin, to provide general fund for the ensu-
ing fiscal year. Carried.
! Ordered, that the City Recorder trans
NIT to the Auditor of Mower county, on
or before the 10th day of October, 1888, a
statement of all taxes for the year 1888
levied by the Common Council of the
City of Austin, Mower county, Mimi, for
collection with the state and county taxes,
for and in behalf of said city. Carried.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
Thongs Riley chief police services GO
Cash paid witnesses suit C. W. Taylor 5 IS
Nick Kolle, services Sept, watch and st.
Patrick Geraghty, labor and team. Sept. 80 IS
II. Griffith, city recorder, Sept. Is 90
Benz. Eyres. ~ days on sidewalks, &C. 8 Is
Mayor reported that under action of the
Common Council Sept. rs, 1888, he had
placed the Court House bonds with Will
kins & Smith, and that the proceeds,
Sc, 600. had been deposited in the City
Treasury. That the payment of the sum
of 5000 under the City's Contract to aid
! in the construction of court house for
Mower County, had been made to the
County Treasurer. Accepted.
And the council adjourned to Friday
evening, the 18th inst.
Adjourned meeting OCTOBER IL, 'S3.
Present-His honor, the Mayor, and
Aldermen Hayes, Smith. Hall and Meany.
Reading councilproceedings suspended.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Petition of H. G. Oleson and others for
sidewalk 5 feet inches wide, on the
| west side of West Main street, from
the north line of Sec. 3, south to Adams
street, under Sidewalk Ordinance No. 70.
Also sidewalk feet wide OF inch boards,
on the west side of West Main street from
A OF oo+o fDr ION ro1o Of
back to petitioners, and requesting petit
ton for a walk on the west side of West
Main street from Moscow street north to
the city limits.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
H: H. Horn. transcript in case Taylor vs..
City of Austin. :....:.... .S65 81
J. H. Patterson: nails ALPHABETICALLY; y ~
Committee on Judiciary:
Thos. Riley, boarding prisoners in lockup$18 Is
T; Fseiy, witness fee City vs.. 7. Murphy Z Z
L. n: Grihath, J. P: fees, Sept: .:.......... eco
$2428, referred to Committee on Bills.
! REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
| Report L. N. Griffith, j. P. fines, Sept,
$3.45, with Treasurer's receipt for same,
referred to committee on judiciary.
! Street Commissioner Geraghty reported
on sundry sidewalks in bad condition,
thereupon the following walks were con-
demned and ordered to be thrown out :
On lots and 6, block 80, Austin village;
on lots IL and 10, block 19, Railroad Ad-
dition.
Mayor Dorr reported verbally that the
Office of pound-master was vacant, caus-
ed by the death of Alex HILL late pound
master. On motion, Hiram Hill was ap-
pointed to fill said vacancy for the unex-
pired term.
A draft of resolution for rebuilding
condemned sidewalk lots and 5, block
81, Davidson's Addition, entered upon its
several readings, and upon the question
of its passage there were ayes four az
votes, and the same was declared to be
duly passed, as follows: (See resolution
under No. 80 published in another COL
umn.)
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.