Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-19

morning to the Black Hills country.
G.. G. Mayo, the Chicago piano tuner,
is at the Morrison.
CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings of Monday Nights
Regular session.
Council Room, City of Yankton, Mon
day, November l6, 1885, 7 o'clock p. M
Council convened in regular session.
Mayor Harris in the chair.
Roll called. Ali members present ex-
cept Alderman Faulk.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and approved.
The following Communication was re-
ceived from the city attorney, and read:
Yankton, d. r., Aug. ~, 1SS5-To the
Mayor and Council: By direction of the
mayor, though Alderman Faux, I have
drafted an ordinance entitled San Ordi-
nance Providing for a Special Election
of the Electors of the City of Yankton
to Authorize and Favor the Issuing of
Ten Thousand Dollars of School Bonds
OF SAID city, by the Boaru OF Education
thereof, for the purpose of Raising
Money to pay the matured School Bonds
OF said city to on equal amount" and
herewith hand you the same for your
consideration.
l am, Very Respectfully,
WIN. p. DEWEY, City Attorney.
The ordinance referred to in said CON-
munication entitled Gan Ordinance Pro.
vidipg for a Special Election of the
Electors of the city of Yankton, to au-
thorize and favor the issuing of Ten
Thousand Dollars of School Bonds of
said CITY, by the Board of Education
thereof, for the purpose of raising
money to pay the Matured School Bonds
of said city to an equal amount" was
read the first and second time and refer
red to the committee on finance and
taxation.
Alderman Brauch introduced q resolu-
tion entitled Resolution of the Mayor
and Council of the City of Yankton, de-
claring Unnecessary to appropriate certain
private property for the use OF the city
for the purpose of extending Main street
from Cedar street west to Broadway
which was read the first and second time.
Alderman English moved that the
rules be suspended, the resolution read
the third time and placed on its final
passage, which motion was lost. Ayes 3,
nays 4, as follows:
'VctinR in the affirmative. Aldermen
Branch, Dudley and English-3. Mega.
tive, Aldermen Bruce, Grove, Piles and
Powers-4.
Alderman Piles moved that the resolu.
tlon be referred to a special committee
of three, consisting of Aldermen English,
Grove and Dudley. Carried.
Alderman Dudley moved to instruct
the city attorney to draw an ordinance
making 1t a punishable otfense fol
minors to frequent saloons or adjoining
rooms kept in connection with saloons
also an ordinance making it a punish.
able otfense for owners of saloons to per-
NIT minors to frequent their saloons or
rooms kept in connection thereto. Car
ried.
Alderman Bruce moved that the city
attorney be instructed to report to the
council whether or not there is an ordi-
nance making it a punishable offense
for boys to use OF have liz their posses.
sion sling shots and if not to draft such
an ordinance. Carried.
The following petition WIS presented
read and referred to committee on
grades, streets and alleys.
Yankton, Dak,, Nov, 16, 19S5--To the
Honorable Mayor and City Council of
the City of Yankton, Dakota-Geptle.
men: [ would respectfully request your
honorable body to cause q crossing or
cross walk to be built across Sixth street
between southeast corner of block 80 and
northeast corner OF block 80.
Sidewalks have been ordered and have
been built along and In front of lots on
north side of Sixth street for the use OF
pedestrians and the travelling public.
There are along the east side and
fronting Mulberry street in block 20
four residences with aide walks in front
of such east side of block 20, but no cross
walk to connect with tho north side of
Sixth street.
As there is no side walk along north
side (being south side of Sixth street, OF
block 30, go and A, 1 would respectfully
ask your honorable body that you order
such cross walk as prayed for be built
without delay.
Yankton, d. T., Nov. 9th, 1885.
2. j. NYBERG,
Residing on Lot 9, Block 30, Lower
Yankton.
Committee on grades, streets and
alleys made the following report, which
on motion, was adopted:
To the Mayor and Council:
The committee on s%treets, grades and
alleys. to whom was referred
the report of the city en-.
gineer, relative to the disposition OF sur.
face water accommodating on Douglas
avenue, Capital and Pine streets, ada.
cent to the Rhine on the south, have
had the same under consideration and
beg leave to report that they fully ap.
prove of the suggestions of the city an
gineer and his recommendations therein
and your committee recommend that
the city engineer, with the aid of the
street commissioner, be and he is here
by authorized to carry out such recon
mendations, both as to water di,chel
and grade of streets, at the earliest prac
ticable moment. ali of which is res
pectfully submitted by the committe,