, 1884-03-19
CITY COUNCIL.
An Important Meeting Last Night
schnetger Confirmed.


The city council met last night at the
city hall, Mayor Carey presiding, with
Clerk Jeffrey, Marshal Schnitger, Attor-
ney Riner, Treasurer Bergman and
Engineer provinces also in attendance.
Messrs. Collins, Dyer, Fnnegan, Griffin,
Harrington, McGregor, Riner, Reed and
Warren, members of the council, were
present and answered to the roll call.
The journal was read and approved.
A petition for the construction of a side
walk on the north side of Nineteenth
street, from east side of Ferguson street to
west side of Van Lennon street, was pre-
sented and referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
Bills to the amount of Sl47. 90 in favor
of various parties were presented, referred
to the appropriate committee and there
after reported and allowed.
The committee on water works and
sewers made a report on bids for tapping
on water main to the effect that all bids
for tapping be rejected.
On motion the clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids in both newspapers of
the city for bids for tapping water mains
and sewer mains for a period of one year,
the contractor to guage the same and give
good and sufficient bonds in the sum of
$1,000 for the faithful performance of the
work. The ordinance providing for bond
ing the city for water and sewerage pur-
poses and to liquidate the floating in
debtedness ~was..passed by a unanimous
vote.
On motion of Mr.. Dyer the matter of
forwarding water to parties on the east
side of the city was referred to the com
mittee on water works, sewerages, etc, to
report on the same at the next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Warren it was
ordered that water be sold to certain
parties where there is a surplus, etc, the
price for the same to be agreed on here
after.
The city engineer was directed to make
survey and ascertain cost of certain work
necessary to be lone on Fifteenth, Seven
teenth and Nineteenth streets, and make
a report thereof to the city council.
On motion the. city marshal was in
structed to at once cause the construction
of all sidewalks in the city whose con-
struction have heretofore been ordered.
w. w. Jeffrey was unanimously, on
nomination of the city clerk, confirmed as
assistant city clerk.
The matter of having provided for the
clerk or his assistant a suitable office
which should at all times be kept open
and n clerk present during proper bust
ness hours, was discussed and referred to
a committee consisting .'of Messrs. Dyer,
Warren and Reid.
On motion it was ordered that a CON
tract be made with James Talbot for the
construction of a dam and the repairing
Of a ditch on Crow creek, and taking care
of the water in the same, for which it was
ordered hat he be paid the sum of 5000.
On motion of Mr.. Riner it was ordered
that Engineer provinces be paid a salary
of $500 per month for the balance of the
year and 5000 for certain records, plats,
etc, his own personal property at present.
The last mentioned sum to be paid when
the said records, data, etc, are fur
nished.
On motion the council went into execu-
tive session with closed doors, and there
after the doors were thrown open and the
confirmation of W, R. Schnitger, as city
marshal, was announced. On motion
the bond of the city marshal was fixed at
$4,000, and that of the treasurer for all
purposes at S35, 900.
On motion the treasurer was author
lied to have the necessary blank bonds of
the city for the purposes mentioned in the
pending ordinance printed and engraved.
On motion the council then adjourned.
The session was a protracted one, and
there was much discussion elected IN regard
to several questions which were acted upon
by the council.