, 1888-08-23
CsT-z- goVSEFE MEETING.

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CIty Marshal ,Eas Fluu. As~u, or @,
y,r HC.d. ailAu.rs III rre,,o,~ n,.,a.
in@ read an,! approved,
\ petition iron, rro1"r'y owuera fer I,
sidewalk u.i less thsr :,y,iyr feet VI. .c
ou each si,s rt W.,s1.. - .. 5it,e. 'r,a.
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as,t piac. d n f.e.
City Clcsis rciorie,I l.. .,i.ye. :.elo,l;,,. ri
unuer :us.rurtIp,-s i.om ,-..y ca scIi Z.
previous meeting t. have the C.ty H4..
given cat CT paint.
City Attorney real an a5ngudJlrut {;
an ordinance IN relation 10 prohibiting
the rnnuir5 NJ large II STOCK IL the,
streets within the city limits. vote
| beiog taken for The adoption Of tue
amendment. al connciImen present ex-
cept A. Ntymruth voted IN The affi rma-
! tive.
just as tue amend imeut 10 above men
toned ordiuaLce had iieeu aipptel, } j.
Calhoun Appeared before the CITY Couu
ell and asked pe:l4 ;7iou to fife a remon-
STRANGE, siguod 10y 76 tax payers, against
any amendment or action on aIy ameUd-
menJ until next meetiGG. On a motion
being carried to reconsider action on the
| L
TO address the City Council demonstrat-
ing that any legislation to prohibit milcn
, COWS running at large in city limits
: wOuld work 4 gEea. injury, not only 10 Il
great many fataIlias to whom the pro-
duct of Il COW furnish Il considerable sup
port, bur as regards The health, especiai-
| ly of young childTen-a matter Of sell
ions consideration, as DO pure klI!k
children. and IA family often had to keep
COW so as to have the milk from one
only, uum!xsd with that "f others. This
point VAS presented with force and
cieHcucss. as we'll as the fact that tbe
proposed legislation was favorable to the
few who were trying to maintain Il nun-
opoly. The speaker sad that Is certain
miIkman wss feeding his cows on ;:,ew-
puce ard hea.thy .yr children. de sati
that he did u I cDa.e before the CuUsc,i
IT, plead ia ite capHcijs q! "a Ia~yr. DG
rs u citiz-p aui ~ Il !I.jIeT "- cui',i-sss.
Mr.. T. Bartlett sl,s !; - IT s. 81, i-..a h
il favir qf tue aduptipL O: Ike ani =
| tIent, and even went 50 far as to threat
! en- to resign from the City Council ia case
the amendment should fail to be adopt
ed Before coming to final vote J. j.
CALHOUN sugges' ed to The Conncil thai
it would be utterly impossible to en-
force such au amendment, because uE-
der our homestead exemption laws, a
family would lie allowed COW, aud Il
could not be sold for fne or execution.
On the final vote on reconsideration,
lett, L-ttleiield, Downs aud Starrett
voted for the adoption, and A. Wey
mouth aud Il. l.. BuTke,t voted against.
The amendment will go into effect 5
days aftsr publication of same, but II
was ordered that it shall not be pub
lIshed ill after 60 days from lis adop-
ton.
No report was made on estimates fer
street improvements. on account of the
city Surveyors inability to report because
of slck ness. The Street Committee were
allowed till next meeting to make report.
and in case OF City surveyors inability
ftom sickness or other canse to make sur
veys and estimates, the Street CImmit
tee were empowered to employ some
other competent surveyor. The work
must co ahead.
| An Increase to the police force was re-
! ferred to committee on police.
Increase to salary Of city officers was
/ referred to finance committee, to report
at next meeting,
Several bills we're referred to the finance
com, also, bill frrm I. NJ. Hammond
to the amount of $500 for damages on
his premises. lot s, blcck A, caused by
| the neglect ot The city aud its officers n
not taking care aud keeping it il good
order hume or drain on Washington
aud Muuroe streets: the damages con-
sistins of injury to water on sail prea.i
ses and tn health OF iuhabi auts.
LIVES AND PROPERTY IN DANGER
The Council was electrified by the
disclosure that very large quantity
of the most destructive explosive
material is stored in the heart of the
city, aud aimort within stones
throw OF the L. 5. Marine Hospital
The danger was shown to I've so much
greater from the close proximity of a
house where the most abandoned aud
unbridled riotings SO often prevails
Drunken men and women seeking a
hiding place and refuge. with
matches, pipes and lighted cigars re-
sorted close mp to the powder house,
The City Marshal was instructed
to notify all parties having powder
Estored in the powder house where il
is now situated, to have the same
moved away from there within 2t
days. The City Clerk was Instructed
TO ascertain the amount due 10 the
city from private parties for storage
In powder house for the la 1t Z or s
years, to be placed in the hands OF the
City Marshal for collection.
The City Council approved q new
form OF tax lists as prepared by Ihf
city clerk, and empowered the city
clerk to have the same printed,
The city clerk called the attention
of the Mayor and City Council II
the fact that there is no business
like or safe place to deposit and keel
on file tine records and proceedings
the rolls and other legal documents
belonging to the city, tie little cas'
Hrow in use being inadequate.