Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-18
Common Council Proceedings.

ana approved.
His honor, mayor Dorr, appeared and
took the chair.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
| Petition E. B. Crane and others. for
sidewalk east side West Main street. from
E. B. Cranes large gate north, to the
northwest corner block s, Davidson's
| addition. Referred to committee on side
walks and bridges.
Proposal of Wilkins & Smith to sell to
the city for 5000, the piece Of land known
as the Easton 2 acres. Referred to pur-
chasing committee.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid:
Thomas t;iley, chief police for March. $50 90
NJ. Greenman. city attorney for March Il 90
X Griffith, city recorder for March,. :. % 90
| n Kolle, Waterman and care lamps...... 30 10
| 4 Gerard, use room March election, I'D -
O Gibbons, judge Mich election. I'd ward Z 90
| Il o Hall, rent Council room. April. =. s 90
Geraghty, ~ days general labor. Il q z,
P Morrissey,h day $. ' $685.. So
Hail, TRIP % to st. Paul to deliver rail- %
Bill I'LL griffith, fees, March. Re: - ~
ferred to committee on judiciary.....
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City Recorder reported sealed propo-
sails for city printing. The same were or
! dcred to be opened and read.
Proposal from II. O. Basford, publish
err Austin Regixler: Council proceedings
free; All other matter IS cents per folio
for first insertion, 374 each subsequent
From c. H. Davidson, publisher TRAN
SCRIPT: Council proceedings free; All
other matter rs cents per folio for first in
sertion, 50 cents for each subsequent.
On motion the bid of G. II. Davidson,
hahn 1rvxy nd ~
II. Davidson was declared to bc the cor
poration printer for the ensuing year.
Also reported coupon of 500 as falling
due the 18th inst. on bond No. o.
On motion city order for 500 was Or
pered issued on maturity of coupon to
pay the same.
Report of N. X. Noble, j. P. fines,
AS, collected in March.
And report of L. n. Griffith. J. p. fines,
$5.45, collected in March, with Treasur-
er's receipts for the same.
Also report of Thos Riley, chief of pe-
lice, showing five arrests Ill March,
drunk, 1 larceny, violating ordinance
No. 81, 9 assaults-wcrc referred to COM
mittee on Judiciary.
City Recorder reported a return by Al
derman r. o. Hall of delivery, as follows,
of the city bonds donated to the "St.
Cloud, Mankato & Austin railroad COM
pany." to be deposited in escrow in the
hands of the president of the First Ma
tional Bank, of St. Paul, Mimi:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ST. PAUL.
ST.. paul, Mimi, April 4, 1883.
r. o. Hall, Alderman of the city Of Aus
tin, Mimi:
DEAR SIR:-Y0ur letter of April Sd,
1883, covering twenty coy bonds of the
city of Austin, $1,000 each, 100000, re-
ceivod this date. Respectfully,
E. II. BAILEY, Cashier.
Also copy of a certificate accompanying
said bonds issued by the Mayor and Re-
corder of the city of Austin, of preamble
and resolutions, passed in Common Ceun-
Gil, February n, 1883, authorizing, with
conditions, the issue and deposit of said
bonds. On motion said return of service
was accepted and ordered on file.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Hayes of committee on bills
reported in faver of paying the following
referred bills:
J. F. Andrews & Son, sundry hardware. 10 40
G.. K. Hanson, snow scraper. ............ 6 OO
Dorr 4 Void, supplies for street lamps. Ii SO
E J Gritiit b. witness fees suit VS. Holman i Il
Report accepted and bills ordered to be
paid.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Council entered upon election Of mem
bers of Board of Health, and the follow
ing were declared to he duly elected: DR..
J. P. Squires, Frank Richardson, and F.
A. Engle.
City Attorney Greenman appeared be
! fore the Council, in behalf of sundry
draymen, for establishing a license fol-
draying. Referred to committee on ordi.
| nances.
On motion the bid of w. II. Merrick
for constructing the unDuilt portion OF
sidewalk west side West Main Street, as
! accepted in Common Council November
8, 1882, was declared forfeited.
The Council entered upon appointment
of Fire Wardcns, with following result
Frank Richardson, LIST Ward, &. Schleu-
der, I'd Ward, David J. Ames, Sd Ward.
Also appointed E. J. Phillips Foreman OF
the Fire Department.
Alderman Phillips submitted report OF
his Investigations of the Fire Departments
of several of our cities, that Mortified
has No: 8 rotary pump driven by the 81
horse mill power, can throw two or three
streams radius of 600 #. II inch nozzle:
Have 100 it. q inch hose. Have 12wheel
and II wheel truck. Hand engine for Is
! to 80 men. Cisterns back from river sup
piled by the mill pump. Are we'll pleased
with their outfit Give preference to the
4 wheeled truck. At St. Paul, chief
engineer Strong gave valuable informa.
ton; he regards Chemical engines effective
in the incipiency and when fire is confined
in ROOM, rejects hand engines, recon
mends steam. Mr.. Brachel of Mime.
apolis reports their plunge or piston
pump power defective in the winter caus-
ed by anchor ice. Have steam engines
and about procuring another. In the
main agrees with Mr.. Strong, though
with but one engine he would prefer the
hand; at Faribault their steam engine had
not met expectations of citizens, but
attribute it to their incxperience, expect
to put in system of water works soon
In Owatonna they have two Chemicals OF
which they speak highly, but are thinking
of exchang cling one for Hand that they
may have Chemical and Hand in con.
nection.
Report ordered on file.
And the Council adjourned.
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
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