Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-08
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Regular meeting. Aug. 8. 1888.
Present, Mayor Gibson and Aldermen
Todd, Miller, Lowell, Day johnson. Yves
and Padden. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved.
A petition Of Jas. Mills and six othel
draymen was read, praying for an ordln
ance establishing q license for draymer
in the city of Austin. The petition was
referred to committee on ordinances.
A complaint of John Bennett against
8. G. Clark & Co., for violating and dis
regarding city ordinance No. 112, relat
ing to plumbing, was read and consider.
ed. After listening to remarks from the
superintendent of water works upon the
question OF revoking the license Of s. G.
CLARK q Co., the council decided, upon
motion of AID. Lowell to give the matter
further Investigation, and the 10th day OF
August was set for day of hearing on
the matter. g,
An ordinance amending the fire ordin.
ance. drawn by city attorneyJ. NJ. Green.
man. upon request of the council, passed
It's first reading and was by consent, laid
over.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Report of Supt. of Water Works show
ing collections up to Aug. 8; (26 connec.
tions):
Corporation Cocks. 15j. e s.
Total. .......................416 60
N. K. Noble reported for the month Of
July: arrests, 5 commitments and two
fines; amount S10.45.
]. E.. ingalls, reported 81 arrests for
July, violation of city ordinance, one;
assaults. SIX: Migrants, five; larceny, four;
drunk. five; dodgers in city lookup, Is.
Total, 48.
Report of Street Commissioner for
July: No. of taxes committed ten, SIS;
No. of taxes worked, II; man and team
worked "a days.
A list of delinquent poll tax payers was
reported and placed on file.
The Recorder was directed to draw an
order in favor of Henry Wheeler for $500
for payment due September on bond
No. 1. for building bridges and improv-
ing streets.
The committee on sidewalks reported
in favor of two plank sidewalk on
Cedar street from West Main to Eighth
street,
The committee on streets reported tbs
it Is not necessary to open First street be.
tween Railway and Elm streets streets; - re.
duestcd by petition of L. D. Baird.
The special committee on opening
Poplar street reported that it would he
for the interest of the city and property
owners in Third ward to purchase lot
and open street at once. A resolution
was adopted directing the city surve yor
to make survey and plat for extending
Poplar street south to Bridge street, with
estimate of cost for same.
Communications from firms and civil
engineers on sewerage were read. The
committee was directed to meet Mr.
Techirgi who would be in Austin Satur-
day and get his estimates on expense of
q sewerage system.
The salary of fire marshal and chief
engineer were fixed at 500.
Alderman Todd reported that Goa!
house and out house had been erected as
directed.
The street commissioner was instructed
to exchange plank with the NJ. e. society
to build sidewalk in front of church on
their paying for extra plank.
On motion of Alderman West the pur-
chasing committee was instructed to buy
one dozen chairs for use in council room.
The street committee on resolution IN
troduced by Alderman West. was in
structed to lay out no more work on the
streets than is absolutely necessary and
that street expenses be reduced to the
lowest possible limit.
Council adjourned.