, 1884-06-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Council Discussss Them at the
Meeting Last Evening.
Money Voted For Fourth of July
Celebration Expenses.
The Routine of the Other Business
Transactions.


The City Council met in regular session
at the City Hall last evening at s O'Clock,
Acting Mayor Dyer in the chair. The
following members of the council were
present and answered to their names on
the call of the roll: Messrs. Griffin,
Warren, Fnnigan, Collins, Harrington
and Reid.
The Clerk proceeded to read the formal
proceedings of the Council as a Board of
Equalization, and also of the two last pre-
ceding meetings while in session as a
Council proper. The minutes of all these
meetings were approved.
MIR. Warren explained that the City
Engineer had ordered the necessary pipe
to be used in the extension of the the wa
ter system and stated that he supposed
there was nothing further to be done in
reference to hat matter except to ascer-
tain who is the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Harrington said that the commit
tee to whom the matter was referred had
let the contract for che erection ola side
walk
AROUND THE CITY PARK
had let the same to Martin Conner, he
being the lowest bidder.
A petition was presented signed by
George Bescherer and A. McGregor, a
committee on the part of the Fire De-
partment asking for an appropriation for
the Fourth of July celebration.
Mr.. Harrington wanted to know wheth-
er it had been the custom for the Council
to appropriate money for Fourth of July
purposes.
President Dyer said that such had been
the case.
Mr.. Reid thought unless the proposed
celebration was to be a general one the
sum appropriated at the last occasion was
more than was needed at this time.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on finance, who reported in favor
of appropriating 5000 for the Fourth of
July celebration.
Mr.. Warren moved that the necessary
expenses of the Fire Department to the
sum of 5000 be paid on presentation of
bills for that purpose. The motion was
put and carried unanimously.
A report from the City Engineer was
received in regard to the ditch necessary
to be constructed to carry off the surplus
water which may accumulate on Fifteenth
street, and recommended that the ditch
be constructed on Ferguson street.
Mr.. Warren moved that a sewer be put
in on Ferguson street as far north as
T~wenty-sixth street,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYERS
of certain petitioners which had been pre-
scented and referred in the early part of
the session.
Mr.. Finnigan thought that the mat
ter in regard to the proposed
water ditch onght to be laid over to the
next meeting.
Mr.. Warren moved that when the
Council adjourn, it be for one week.
On motion Of Mr.. Warren the assess
ment roll for 1884 was confirmed.
Bills a~ggregating in all to the sum of
1887, were presented, audited and allowed.
An ordinance amending the license laws
of the city was Introduced and read for
the first time. This ordinance so amends
the auctioneer's license as to make it $500
per year instead of $50, as heretofore.
Mr.. Warren was in favor of laying the or
dinance over until the next meeting. 1t
was so ordered by the chair.
An ordinance levying taxes for the en-
suing year was introduced and read for
the first time. The chair ordered that it
lay over under the rules.
On motion of Mr.. Harrington a side
walk was ordered built around the Lu-
thcran church grounds,
Mr.. Reid called attention to the fact
that some of the c~ulverts on
Sixteenth street are not of suf-
fcient length. He wanted them torn
out at once or a special policeman APP
pointed to warn people of the danger
there is to people passing.
Quite a discussion ensued between
Mossrs. Harrington, Reid, Dyer and 9TH
ers in regard to the street improvement
work generally, but without any practical
results.
By permission, D. Fisk made a state
ment in regard to to the protection of
trees in the City Park, which he is re-
sponsiblo for, and prepared to attend to
the watering of all the trees in the park
himself for $40 per month.
Mr.. Harrington thought the city ought
to furnish n man in the employ of the city
to attend to the matter.
The council adjourned for one week.