Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings of Monday
Nights M eefin..

O1E1c1ak VI AkCbtAhy
Nights Meeting.
Council Chamber. City of Ysnkton
Oak, August 2nd, 1886, 8 p. m.-CouuoiI
convened in regular session. Mayor
Harris in the char. Roll cel,ed. Al
members present except Aldermen Oil
man and Piles.
Minutes OF the previous meetings read
approved.
Petition OF property owners asking
permission to build sidewalks along and
in front of parts of blocks So and 70 pre-
sented and read and on motion referred
to committee d
alleys.
Petition OF NJ. .Demede asking permits
sion to remove his saloon fixtures from
Broadway to corner of Linn and Fourth
streets. On motion the petition was
granted.
The following report from city
engineer was presented and read:
City Engineers Office, Yankton, D.
T., Aug. l, lSS6-To His Honor the
Mayor and City Council of the City OF
Observation-Disclosures: In compliance
with section 5, chapter 8, revised ordin-
auoes OF thv city of iRnkton. l have in
my official capacity as city engineer on
behalf of the CITY, accepted the follow.
ing named sidewalks, to.wit: On the
east SIDE of Pearl street along and in
front of lots s and 8, block 80, lower
Yankton. On the east side OF Pearl
| = q, x, ,lo,- a,1 - frort ne lpfc L y 9
4, s, 6. 7, s, 9, block 81, lower Yanktop.
and in front of lots /, 2, 8. a, 6, 2, 5, 8,
side of Fourth street along and in front
of tee east 4 of lot 9, block As. lower
Yankton. Some of these walks dc not
comply with the ordinance
or resolution ordering the
same to be built, being made of brick
instead of wood, as directed by resoiu-
ton OF the mayor and council
May Sd, 1SS6-the walks constructed
from brick have been we'll built, and
seem perfectly safe and reliable, and |
would recommend their acceptance by
you.
Che property owners have not COM
piled with the resolution ordering walks
IN front of the several lots hereafter
named. Lots 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, g., Z, block so,
lower Yankton lots 5 and 8, block So.
and the west x lot 9, block 40, lower
! Yankton. All of which is respectfully
submitted. Ed. PALMER, City Eng.
On motion all that part of the report
relating to wooden sidewalks was con.
irmed.
License bond and application of Max
Gschwender presented and referred to
committee on licenses.
Reports of William Blatt, city treas
urer, e. M. O'Brien, city clerk, L.
Congleton, city justice, and Jacob
Huber, city weisLer, for the month OF
July, 1886, presented and referred to
committee on finance and taxation.
Committee on licenses reported back
application and license bond of Max
Gschwender with a recommendation that
the same be accepted.
On motion the report was adopted.
The committee on water works report
back, without recommendation, the petit
ton of property owners asking exten'
sion of water mains to Walnut street. Or
motion the report was laid on the table
Committee on grades. streets an6
alleys reported back without recon-
mendation petition of Geo. q. Hawie.
and other property owners on Douglal
avenue relative to grade on 9th and 1Otf
streets. On motion report laid On table
Committee on waterworks reported
back, without recommendation petition
of property asking extension o
water mains on Douglas avenue. o.
motion report laid on table.
!. Committee on water works reported
back petition of Geo. Murphy asking
that water rent be refunded on accoun
of water being shut off, recommending
that one months rent be RENTED. Or
motion report adopted.
Committee on waterworks reported
back communication from Erastus 6
Smith, of Beloit college, Beloit, Wis.
with recommendation that the clerk b.
instructed to ascertain cost of analysis
of artesian we'll water and if price b.
reasonable that analysis be made. o.
motion report adopted.
Committee on finance and taxation
; reported back petition OF j.. w. @. Morn
: SOD, relative to assessment of the Morri
, son hotel for year of 1885, with recon
mendation that he be required to pa.
tax.only on $1,260 valuation wIthou
! penalty or interest. On motion til
| report was adopted.
1ConcIudei tomorrow