Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-13
THE CITY cOuscll.
Official Proceedings OF Monds,,s

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Sept. 8th, l886--l0 a. IA. Time Of ~
.oesa.heving expired the council called
to order, Mayor Harris in the chair
Roll called. Ali members present s1.
cept Alderman Bruce.
The following bid of Truman L.
Pratt fer constructing certain side
walks ". 8 presented and read:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council
of the City Of Yankton: I hereby prn.
pose 60 build sidewalks in accordance
to city ordinance along in front of lots
liz 3,4, SO and Z, block so, lower
YaEkton. Lots 5 and s., block 50, lower
Yanktop, and the west Is of lot 5, block
45, lowsr Yankton, for the sum of ffty.
five cents per front foot, said walks to
be bnilt OF wood and to comply with the
ordinances and npeoitica tions rels t,ns
thereto. TRUMAN l.. PRATT.
Yankton, August 9th, 1856.
Moved and seconded that bid he
accepted and contract awarded as per
bid. Carried.
Moved and seconded that Truman I.
Prstt lie required to execute contract
and furnish sufficient bond for faithful
performance of same. Carried.
On motion council took a recess until
3 o'clock p. N.
o. B. HARRIS, Mayor,
Attest: E. NJ. O'BRIEN, City Clerk.
Council Chamber, City Of Yanktop.
Sept. s, 1865 p. m, Time of recess
having expired, council called to order.
sill members present except Alderman
Max.
The special committee appointed to
take action on extension of water mains
from Broadway to Green street reported
| back the following resolution which was
read the first and second time.
"A resolution providing for the con-
struction OF water mains from Broadway
to Green street on Third street."
On motion rules suspended resolution
resd third time and passed. Ayes-6.
Nays-none, as follows:
Voting in the affirmative were Alder.
men Balmat, Branch, Bruce, Grove,
Noonan and Piles-6. Negatlve-None.
Accompanying the report was the fol.
lowing communication:
Yankton, Oak. Sept, s, 1886 We the
undersigned hereby accept of the above
resolution and the terms thereof and
each agrees to pay into the treasury OF
said city as provided therein the sum Of
money placed opposite of our namesr
speotively:
NJ. r, $3.50 90
Il. 800 w
Joseph KONG .......".-.. :. 100 90
d. Ii. SanDorn.............."...... lou w
Ga motion the mayor was requested
to telegraph Congressman Hill, of Ohio
at Huron inviting him to visit this city
before returning east.
Coupons numbers l and 2 detached
from bonds Nos. 20 aud 80 railroad aid
bonds of $1,000 denomination having
been detached from the bonds were can
eelied and destroyed in presence of
mayor and city council.
Moved and seconded that committee
on grades streets and alleys be instructed
to employ another competent engineer
to survey grade on Walnut street ap.
proach to bridge for third time. Carried
Alderman Branch, from the special
committee appointed to take action on
electric light ordinance, presented the
following report:
To the Mayor and Council OF the City
4 M NagDtA1 w.. ---.- -. IN
whom Vas referred an ordinance en-.
titled, a ordinance empowering the
Yankton electric lighting compau to
erect, establish, construct, maintain and
operate a System of electric lights for
the city of Yankton, and granting to
said company the use OF streets, alleys
and other public grounds for said pur-
poae, for the term and period of twenty
years" have had the same under consid.
GRAFTON, and herewith report the anne
back to the council with a substitute for
the original ordinance, and advise the
passage OF said substitute.
By the committee,
JACOB BRAUcH,
JAMES GROVE,
JOHN NooNAN.
On motion report and substitute
referred to a special committee OF three
to confer with board of directors of cleo.
trio light company with instructions to
report Thursday, September 9th, 1886,
at 8 p. m.
The mayor appointed Aldermen
Bruce, Mas and Balmat as snch com.
mittee.
On motion counolI took a recess until
Thursday, Sept. 9th, 1886, 8 p. m.
o. J. b. HARRIS, Mayor.
Attest: E. NJ. O'BR1EN, City CLERK.
Council Chamber, City of Yankton,
Sept. 9th. 1865 O'clock ~ Time
of recess having expired. council called
to order.
Mayor Harris being absent Alderman
Piles was elected mayor pro tenn.
Boil called. All members present e1-
cept MIR. Mayor.
The special committee to which was
referred the matter of granting franchise
to the Yankton electric lighting com.
pany, reported back a substitute en-.
titled IAN ordinance empowering the
Yankton electric lighting company to
to erect, establish, construct, maintain
and operate q system of electric lights
within the city Of Yahkton, and grant
ing to said company the use of Streets