Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-16

Second. We that the
bill of Bowen & KinRsbury for printing
of $43.6O be allowed and paid. Also the
bill OF Mitchell Vincent for money paid
for additional right of way of $lS7.2S.
Third. We find there is due Mitchell
Vincent on final settlement the sum of
5 5,737 81 according to contract with him
and we recommend that a warrant for
that amount be issued to VIM. Blatt,
city treasurer, the money to be paid out
by him, under the direction of the COM
mittee on finance and taxation.
We would further recommend that
there be allowed VIM. Blatt, city treas
urer, tor services in and about this rail-
road business, the sum of $3.50.
Respectfully, &c.
I. PILES,
JAMES GROVE,
e. @. DUDLEY,
Com. on Finance and Taxation,
Alderman Grove introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which on motion was
adopted:
Resolced. That the city treasurer and
the citizens grading CON-
mittee ascertain the amount
due by Mitchell Vincent for labor
upon the Yankton and Centreville ex-
tension of the Dakota Central railroad.
That the treasurer be and is hereby
authorized and directed to pay all legal
and Just claims for the labor as above stat.
ed out of the amount due and unpaid
Mitchell Vincent on account of grading
said railroad.
That, when the treasurer and COM
mittee on grading are satisfied that all
legal claims against the grade of said
roadbed are paid, the treasurer shall
pay over, with the consent OF the com
mittee on finance, the unexpended bal.
ancc that may then remain due to said
Mitchell Vincent.
Resolution reported from
the committee on finance and
taxation entitled ga reso-
luton providing for the payment of the
liabilities of the city of Yankton in
Cured during the month of November,
1885, and prior thereto" was read the
first and second time.
On motion the rules we're suspended,
the resolution was read the third time
and adopted-Ayes seven, nays none, as
follows:
Voting IN the affirmative Aldermen
Branch, Bruce, Grove, Dudley, English,
Piles and Powers, Negative none.
The following communication was
received from City Engineer Palmer and
read:
To His Honor, the Mayor, and City
| Council of the City of Yankton-Gentle-
men: I would respectfully cali your a t.
tention to the resolution ordering o
bridge to be built across the Rhine on
Seventh street and limiting the appro-
! priarion for the same to two hundred
dollars and would suggest that the
amount be increased to two hundred
and fifty or seventy-tive dollars, for the
reasons that the banks are very low at
the proposed site, being but little higher
than the water at low water mark, and
it will require a span o: at least fifty feet
in length set on treatle at least five feet
| above the ground to make sufficient
water way to accommodate the spring
floods. Now such a bridge cannot be
built for two hundred dollars and make
a good job. 1t would necessitste using
the very lightest and cheapest material,
which would soon have to be repaired or
replaced by better and heavier stock. or
the length OF span and heightb of bridge
reduced, thereby reducing the water
way, aud increasing the risk of losing
the bridge in the spring floods. For these
reasons it occurs to me that 1t would be
economy to increase your limited appro-
priation to the amount suggested. for
which a very substantial and safe s.ruc.
ture can be erected. Respectfully,
Ed. PALMER, City Engineer.
Alderman Branch moved that the
communication be fled and the APPROX
ration be increased to 1915.
Aldermen Grove moved that the COM
m%unication be laid on the table until