Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-19
AN ELECTRIC RAIL WAY,
to the City
Council for @ Motor
Charter.
The Plat of kouhtz's Add,tioa 40.
cepted---kn Iron Bridge for
Broadway Ordered.
Report from the superintendent
of Water Works-EXtensiOns
and Future Possibilities.

VI VosISi w AUpA1SkUAIS
and Future Possibilities.
There was o regular meeting of the
city council last evening, which was pre-
sided over by Alderman EpRlish as
mayor pro tenn. All the aldermen were
present excepting Alderman Grove.
STREET RAILWAY.
Ihe first business was the presenta-
tion of an ordinance empowering the
Yankton street railway company to
place its tracks upon certain streets of
Yankton and control and operate the
came to the exclusion OF any other street
railway end to extend its tracks upon
other streets upon the petition OF o GER
tain number OF residents thereon; pro-
| Vided that fsilure to SO extend gave to
any other individual OK corporation the
right to construct and maintain street
r.lways upon such street or streets.
The ordinance specified that the cars
upon Ruoh street railway were to be
propelled by electric motors or by
horses, as the company should decide.
It wat specified thst she Yankton street
railway company should begin work
upon its line on or before October, 1888,
and have o specified amount of syackage
built, equipped and In opesetion by the
LIST OF July, 1889. The maximum fare
between any two points inside the city
limits was made ten cents and ii was
provided that the property should be
exempted from taxation, excepting to
the amount Of $25 per year.
This ordinance was presented by AL
derman Powers, who stated that Oommo-
dore Kountz. of Pittsburg, wss the
party who asked the privilege of con-
ssructing the railroad and the protection
OF the proposed charter.
Alderman Branch said there were
many things to considC: in connection
with this ordinance, ia moved that it
be referred to its appro fiate commit
tee.
Alderman Powers-Commodore Kountz
does not want to interfere with anything
all he wants is a fair chance and he
Wall put in the railway.
The ordinance was referred to the
committee on grades, streets and alleys.
Alderman Powers asked that Commo-
dore Kountz, who was present, be per.
mitted to say 9 few words to the council.
Permission being extended, Commo-
dore Kountz said he, with some other
gentlemen, made the application for q
charter. II it was granted the railway
would be built.ii it was moi the improve.
ment would not be made. One of his
principal reasons for entering into the
project was sels snterest-he expected to
profit by 1t. The construction of an
electric motor line would benefit Yank-
ton-it would create excitement and
attract attention. He was ready to
commence building as soon as he could
go east and investigate the electric motor
system, which he thought would occupy
him about four weeks. Then he would
be ready to begin construction. He
said anybody who desired TO could take
stock in the enterprise-it was not de-
signed IS q close corporation.
KoUNTz's ADDITION.
The committee to whom was referred
the plat Of Kountz's new addition to
Yankton reported it ss correct and &c.
cording to law and recommended it's
acceptance. The report was cd pied
and the plat accepted.
A SIDEWALK AND A BRIDGE.
A resolution was introduced and, unde,
suspension of the rules, adopted, order.
ing o sidewalk OF either brick or concrete
in front of lots IL, IL, Is, IA and 15
block IA. This provides for o walk on
the west side OF Douglas avenue between
She Rhine bridge and the railroad tracks
A resolution was adopted instructine
the committee on grades, streets and
alleys to cause che repair OF the foot
bridge %iacross the Rhine on Oapito,
street.
BOND TO A DEADHEAD.
The bond OF John l.. Pennington, jr.
for 5000, signed by Charles Wallbaun
and VIM. Becker. for the fulfllment O
his agreement to do the oity printing
for nothing was approved. This is the
first time the CITY printer has ever beer
caleb upon 70 g;7e a bond but 1t ls alst
the first time the city council ever dead
headed its printing.
yoHN t. CoxHEAD.
A petition from John T. Coxhead
asking that his water dues up to Jul.
Let be RENTED, raised o ruction, MI
Coxhead stated that he had been dis
appointed in ,his calculations and wa
unable to make the water availabl
, until July 1st, after which he woul,
, have use tor it oil the time.
Alderman Branch said M. Coxhea,
and others on Cedar street had induce
the council TO put in q water main ex
tension last fall--thas the expense he
been considerable-that the others ha
compiled with the agreement which ir
duced the improvement-that Mr.. Coz
head was O church member and shout
keep his word.
, Alderman Soougal defended Mr.. Uo1
head and remarked that Alderma
Braueh's allusion to church member