Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-04

sum of Ss,665 90. Your committee is OF
the opinion that the above mentioned
ought to be commenced
at once and we therefore recommend the
adoption of the aforesaid resolution.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. b. VALENTINE,
JACOB BRAUCH.
Water Committee.
Alderman Brauch moved that the
report be adopted:
Motion lost by the following vote:
Voting IN the Observation-Disclosures
Brauch, Dudley. English and Valentine
"a.
Observation-Disclosures Faulk, French,
Morrison aud Powers-4.
The executive committee made the
following report which was adopted:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Yankton. D. T.--Gentle-
men: The undersigned executive COM
mittee to whom was instrnsted the sale
of the remaining water bonds beg leave
to report that they have sold the remain
ing water bonds numbered from 81 to
36 inclusive, at 80 per cent OF their face
value. That they have cut off coupons
numbers l and 2 from these several
bonds and deducted from the amount
realized the interest from date to August
LIST; that they have paid over to the
treasurer the balance and his receipt is
hereunto annexed.
Six bonds q $500 each, $4,000; ten
per cent discount, $500. Interest May
22d to August lst, q 6per cent. $500.
1885. Balance paid treasurer, 50 ,665.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. B. VALENTINE,
JACOB BRAuCH,
J.W. @. MORRISON,
Executive Committee.
License committee made the follow.
ing report which was adopted and license
ordered issued:
To the Mayor and Council of the City
of Yankton-Your committee on licenses
to whom was referred the application
for license of H. A. Schoregge respect
fully report that they have examined the
same. found the law complied with and
recommend the issue of license to the
petitioner.
A. M. ENGLISH,
Phil. X. FAULK,
WIN. NJ. POWERS,
Committee.
Report of city officers for month o
May, 1884, presented and referred to
committee on finance and taxation.
Superintendent of water-works made
the following report which was ordered
filed:
Yankton, Dakota, June End, lse4-To
the Water Works Commlttee-Gentle.
men: l would beg leave to report that
during the month of May have put in
eight taps to the city mains and reported
all applications to the city treasurer. l
am also keeping record of all appllca-
tions, locations of taps, dates, &c, which
the city clerk can enter on his books as
soon as he gets the required books
blanks, &c. think in another month
everything will be running in good shape
and in accordance with the ordinance.
The revenue from these eight taps
amounts to Sl04.00 peryear. If the people
properly appreciate the enterprise ano
feel inclined to patronize the water works
as they should we ought to have in one
hundred taps before the season closes
The revenue from these would about pay
the interest on the bonds.
Respectfully submitted,
J. n. MoULToN,
Superintendent of Water Works.
Alderman Dudley moved that the city
pay to Thomas Stewart ten cents pei
yard for the dirt placed by him on Capi
tai street. The work to be done under
the direction of the committee on grades
streets and alleys, said Stewart to leave
the street in proper shape. SO that thu
same shall not need grading in conse
quence thereof. Carried.
Alderman English moved that thu
street commissioner be instructed to pu
approaches from sidewalk on Dougla'
avenue to the bridge across the Rhine
Carried.
On motion council adjourned.
JAMES B. WYNN, Mayor.
Attest: E. T. WHITE, City Clerk.