Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings If Mondays
Meeting.

Council convened in regular session,
Mayor Harris in the chair.
Roll called. ALI members present ex-
cept Alderman Branch.
On motion the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting were dispensed
with and same approved.
The following communication from
superintendent of water works was read
and on motion the report was accepted:
Yankton, Oak, Oct. 10Th, 1885 The
honorable Mayor and City Council of
the City of Observation-Disclosures; [
have the honor to report that the water
mains running from the intersection OF
Broadway,on Third street to the westside
of Green street on Third street and
intersection of Third street on Walnut
street to south side of Second street on
Walnut street are now properly laid and
completed. One fire hydrant has been
located on the southwest corner of
Second and Walnut streets, also one fire
hydrant has been located on the north
west corner of Third and Green streets.
All WORK, digging and filling trenches
and laying mains has been done in a
oA WI mhuneT
and has been vie wed and accepted bv
your committee on water works.
Respectfully Submitted,
JOHN CAMPBELL,
Supt. Water Works.
The city engineer presented the fol-
lowing report:
Yankton, Oak, Nov. LIST Iss6-To his
Honor the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Observation-Disclosures: In
compliance with section 5, chapter 9,
revised ordinances of the city Of Yank.
ton, l have in my official capacity as
city engineer on behalf OF the city ac-
cepted the following sidewalks to wit,
along and in front of lots z and 5, block
80, along and ia front of lot s, block So,
along aud IN front of lot 8, block 45.
along and in front of lot 3, block IL.
Said walks having been built in CON-
formiIy with the plans and specifications
furnished by the city.
Ed. PALMER, City Engineer.
On motion acceptance confirmed.
The special committee, to whom was
referred the circumstances of property
owners IN blocks SO and Y protesting
against the construction OF certain side
walks, presented the following report:
Yankton, Dakota, Oct. 2lst, 1Ss6-To
the Hon. Mayor and Council of the City Of
Observation-Disclosures: We your special
committee to whom were referred the
circumstances OF property owners pro-
testing against the construction of
certain sidewalks along and in front of
blocks 50 and ~, Todd's Yankton, have
aYn min nl ~ n ~ 49, 49, r---l -
mend that. sidewalks be built. protest OF
property owners to the contrary, not
withdrawing.
Respectfully submitted,
j. H. BALMAT.
w. j. BRUCE.
On motion report adopted.
Moved and seconded that sidewalks
be ordered laid along and in front OF
lots !, 2,S, 4, 5, s and Z, block SO, Todd's
Yankton, and lots 2, ga, 5and 6, block
70, Todd's Yankton. protests of property
owners to the contrary notwithstanding.
Carried.
b committee On grades, streets and
alleys made the following report:
Yankton, Oak, Nov. lst, 18s6-To the
Honorable Mayor and Council oil the
City OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Your
would recommend that side
walks be oraered! along and in front of
. and 10, BLOCH, 46. and would recon-
mend that the resolution ordering the
same be passed.
JOHN NoonAN, Chm.
On motion report adopted.
The resolution as follows: "a r~ssolu-
ton for the construction for a sidewalk
along and in front of lots 8 and 10, block
i6, central Yankton," was read three
times and passed. Ayes z, nays none.
follows: Voting in the affirmative,
Alderman Balmat, Bruce, Grove, Noon
An, Gilman and Piles. Negative
none.
The committee on grades, streets and
alleys reported back 80 resolution for
The construction for q sidewalk on the
,orth side of Fourth street along aud in
of lots 9 and 10, block 36, Wither-
Yankton," recommending that
the same be passed.
On motion report adopted.
The resolution. Was read tie third
and passed. Ayes Z, hayes none,
follows: Voting In the Affirmative
Alderman Balma', Bruce, Grove. Max,
.oonan, Gilman and Piles-7. Mega.
The committee on fire department re-
back pc titien OF Peter K. Over
asking permission to erect q coruice
On frame building within fire limits,
recommending that prayer of petitioner
~ granted-Moved and seconded that
Of committee be rejected and
prayer of petitioner be not granted.
Carried.
The committee on finance and texatinn
presented the following report which on
notion was adopted:
Yankson, Oak, Oct. S9sh, lsSe-To the
honorable Mayor and Council of the
)ity. OF Observation-Disclosures: We