Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-21
COMMON COUNCIL PRocEED1Nas.
Adjourned meeting March IA, 1888.

COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned meeting March IA, 1888.
Present, Hon Mayor French, Alder
men Belseker, Day, Knox, Lowell an
Reading of minutes of preceding meet
ing omitted.
On motion the Council proceeded t
canvass the returns of an election held II
the several election districts of the cit,
| OF Austin on the 18th day of March, A
u: 1883, for the election of city officers
The Council then proceeded to the regu
lar order Of business.
BILLS AUDITED AND ALLOWED.
The following bills were allowed ant
ordered paid:
G Basford, services as clerk Of cleo
W. Day, services clerk Of election Mich. "
6 H Da wilson, Judge OF election Mch. IL d
pay, services judge OF election
March 3D.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. On
VIM Vandegriit. services judge Of cleo
ton March Ii. .................. ........ on
Pc D Ca,,n1erwood, services clerk of cleo =,
Matepeace, elk Of election March ii q
WIN hucken, services judge Of election
March d.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OK
D Smith, services judge Of election. 3 q
i, Annox, services judge Of election Mch.
rhos Meany, services judge Of election =,
An MS%F aSa 2, services judge Of cleo =,
Henry Herzog, services Judge Of election ~
March 49,. ...................... ...... 8 90
Joan u. Rut,!edge,services clerk of election =,
Emil Umhoefer, services clerk of cleo
o Gibbon, use of room for holding
g5e smi1h Maren ~ 10 Boom for hon3 e,ec
ton March IL. ........... ............... 3 90
Hall & West, pair blankets for lookup CO
ingalls,, boarding prisoners in lookup IA g.
~ 2 nth i Is % %
E w SiOcum. coal for office. so
A Dallager: secretary hook and ladder
= company, 1885,: 10 GO
John Summing, labor on streets. 5 81
Il Kelly. labor on streets. 4 81
VIM Frost, absr on streets. 80. 40
G BoyingtOn, labor on streets............ 3 90
A Dickinson. rent of room from Feb'y II
1888, tosMarch IT, 1888. .--.............- 90
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The report of the City Recorder was
read and on motion the same was accept
ed and placed on file and ordered pub
lished.
The report of City Treasurer was read
and on motion was accepted and placed
on file and ordered published
The report of Street Commissioner was
read and on motion was accepted and
placed on tile and ordered published.
The report of the Chief of Police was
read and on motion the same was accept
ed and placed on file and ordered pub
lished
Mayor French reported to the Council
that the case of A. w. Clark VS.. the City
of Austin, had been appealed and returns
made to the Supreme Court. On motiou
the same was accepted and placed or file.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Miller to whom was referred
the plat of Lake Park addition to Austin,
reported in favor of the rejection of the
same. On motion the report was &C.
cepted.
The committee to whom was referred
the bill of P. G. Sullivan for building 514
rods of sidewalk on the south side of
Carter street in Yates addition, reported
in favor of the payment Of the same, to
be paid from the June 1883 apportlon-
ment. On motion the report was &C
cepted.
On motion of Alderman Miller the plat
of Lake Park addition presented by F.
|. Crane, assignee of Wilkins & Smith.
be rejected on the ground that Division
street does not conform to Division stree,
in adjoining addition. On call for ayes
and nays there were ayes six 90 votes,
viz: Aldermen Beiseker, Day, Knox,
Lowell. Miller and McFadden. And the
motion was declared carried.
On motion of Alderman Knox that the
plat of Dugan's presented by VIM. Dugan
for acceptance was rejected.
Those voting in favor of the same were
Aldermen Beiseker. Day. Knox, Lowell,
Miller and McFad6en, and the same was
declared carried
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On motion of Alderman Beiseker an
order was voted to be drawn in favor OF
the Recorder, for an amount sufficient to
pay the taxes assessed and fees for re
cording deed of land purchased by the
city of Austin of G.. NJ Cameron. Car
ried.
On motion of Alderman Knox, Lafay.
cite French was voted the sum or 500
for legal services for the city of Austin,
and as attorney for said city for the year
ending March IA, 1888, such amount to
lncluoe preparing orle1 III case o. a. w..
Clark vs.. the City of Austin. which has
been appealed to the Supreme Court. On
call for ayes and nays those voting in
favor of the motion were Aldermen Bel
seeker, Day, Knox, Lowell, Miller and Nc
Fadden. Nays none. And the same was
declared carried.
On motion Alderman McFadden was
constituted a special committee to see tC
the raising of the curbing in we'll at pump
of engine house.
Bill Of c. W. Taylor s. Co. for sup
Plies for city, amounting to $54. Is. was
referred to the committee on bills.
On motion the Council adjourned to
Tuesday evening, March 20, 1883. at 7:3(
o'clock.
J. H. MAKEPEACR
City Recorder.