Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-06
Common Council Proceedings.

Regular meeting. AUGUST 1, 1894.
Present--Mayor Dorr,. and Aldermen
Smith, Dalagcr, Hall and Miller,
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
Geo. E. Wilbour, services city assessor. $40 90
Thomas Riley, services chief police, July SO %
L. 2. Baird, services city attorney, July Il SO
+: Griffith, services city recorder, July. rs 90
Nick Kolle, watch and care lamps, July 40 90
A. Dickersons months t rent s coa% f. 80
J. Levy, 5 months rent Office to Aug. 10: %
rf r. z eniRs su aS labor dc in ID
liver Nelson, 2 days cutting Weeds. SO
| S. B. WOOdsum, lumber .... 80 20
DOrr u Void, mos. supplies St. lamps 26 81
John Beckel, sundry labor and teaming,
N: <: Noble, j: P: fees, July. =: 49,. IS
!; 6: DorF, cash paid on fas stan: .::::: IS
Thomas Dugan, labor on flag staff . 800
BY Alderman Hall, ordered, that CITY
order be drawn to H. s. Smith, for 500,
to pay City's proportion of labor on tear
ing down South bridge. Carried.
Committee on bills, to whom was re-
ferred bill j. H: Hulett. repairs Fire Co.
apparatus, 81, reported the same to be
correct: Approved and bill ordered to
be paid.
a.
with Treasurer's receipts, were approved
and ordered on file. .t
Report Street Commissioner Beckel on
street taxes for July: IL taxes worked
out, tax commuted, ordered on file
The following preamble and resolution
entered upon several readings, and upon
the question of it's passage there were
four (4) ayes, and the same was declared
to be duly passed:
Whereas. The Minnesota & Northwestern
Ri Company did, under date Of June 10.
in Mower county, and State of Minnesota, for
aid in the construction of it's railroad from
taS sa s sf ASsn
the northern boundary of said Mower county
by the issue to it OF the bonds OF said City of
d AIs5in IN the SYN OF sixteen thousand 16
road Company undertook, and agreed to con-
struct, complete and put in operation said
day OF August. 1885. and which proposition
election held in said City of Austin on the 10Th
day Of July, 1884, therefore,
Resolved, That the City of Austin forthwith
execute its bonds in the sum of sixteen thou
sand dollars in accordance with the terms of
the o SAG PRO- proposition, and that the issue OF
OF Austin is hereby waived.
Resolved, That the Mayor and City Recorder
OF this City of Austin, sign, or execute six
teen Q6) bonds in number, in the principal sum
Of one thousand dollars each, dated LIST day of
august, 1854, and payable on the LIST day of
November, A: D: 1904, with coupons attached
in payment OF interest at six per centum per
days OF May and November Of each year;
bonds and coupons payable at the office Of
me Farmers Loan q Mortgage Co., in New
Resolved, That said bonds and coupons be
PLACED IN escroaD in the hands of wilkins g.
Smith, bankers. in said City of Austin, the
depository mentioned in the said proposition
Of the Minnesota g. Northwestern Railroad
Company. to be by them held and delivered
position, as hereinafter provided.
RESOLVED, Further, That the said depository
be, and they hereby are, requested and in;
Railroad Company, its successors, or assigns,
upon the production by it or them Of the Ger
tifcate of the City Recorder of this City, or
State of Minnesota, setting forth that the rail
road of the said Railroad Company has been
constructed, and that the cars are running
State of Minnesota, through the City of Aus
| tin to the northern boundary of said Mower
county; But before such delivery the said
to cancel so much of the interest upon said
bonds as shall have accrued prior to the date Of
the. certificate of the City Recorder, or the Rail-
as BY
City, all matured coupons. If any there be,
and by endorsing upon each coupon maturing
next aICcr Cl6 GATE OF SalQ CoEClnC0te, SUCH g.
iprOpOrtiOnate part of the face of the coupon
as the time passed from the beginning of the
year bears to the whole year, the intention
being that the said Railroad Company, its
successors, or assigns, shall receive interest
upon these bonds only from and after the
time when it or they have earned the right to
receive these bonds; and
RESOLVED, Further, That in case the said
Railroad Company. its successors or assigns,
shall fail to produce certificate, as aforesaid,
of the completion of the said portion of the
said railroad within ninety (90) days after the
LIST day of August, A. D. 1856. the said deposit
tory be instructed to return all said bonds to
the City Recorder of this City.
| RESOLVED, Further, That a copy of this reso-
luton be filed with said bonds and coupons
with said depository.
| Passed August l, 1884. 49,. ~
Approved August 2, 1884. DC. .-..,.. 80
! e. G. DORR, Mayor.
Attest: ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder.
A draft for bond and coupons to be
issued under foregoing resolution was
also submitted and approved. ;
And the Council adjourned. ....~
ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorder. !