Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1888-04-19
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Common Coun.
Gil of the City Of st. Cloud.
COMMON COUNCIL ROOMS.

City of st. Cloud, April 9th 'Ss.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Mem.
bers present-Aldermen Bennett, Brick, Cramb,
PPam, e RsinSs,ra H sH;atg sna P hqssnes' co Ma1ssnt
Minutes of Meeting held April 4th 1888 read
and on motion was amended by describing land
owned by j. A. Mcconnell, where streets are to
be laid out as the SWX Of the MEX, Town 124,
Communication from c. D. Kerr offering to
rent the third story Of the Kerr block for council
Aid. Reinhard was laid on the table to be taken
up when new council was organized.
Communication from John Plates, accompan-
led by a plat of Plates second addition to st.
Cloud was presented and read.
Aid. Reinhard moved communication be &C
cepted and the plat approved. Motion carried.
to The city s attorney reported 81 N q iay9 N Of paying
on his bill of 6 IS; NJ Majerus t2 90; w II Thomp-
son 10 90: w j Flynn 8 90; T 81 Edelbrock 8 90; F
Lorinser 2 co. : - J D Sullivan 9 90 %. : Z B Smith 9 3 CO. 60
Val Wetzel 10 90; j G Huber IL 90; D A Perkins
10 90; D A Hoyt 8 90; and recommended payment
of bill Of s Thomas 800, when verified by him
On motion report was adopted and bills ordered
The ordinance referred to the city attorney a,
the last meeting providing for the numbering OF
man Swift moved, that the rules be suspended
and the ordinance have its second and third read.
ing and be placed upon its final passage. Carried,
The ordinance had its second and third reading
and passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Bennett, Brick, Cramb, Dam,
Griebler: Herberger, kraemer, Nugent, Powell,
Reinhard and Swift (f1). Noes-none.
The City Attorney to whom was referred the
petition Of julius Dsminick and others asking
that the alley in the rear Of lots 16, IL and Is in
block 4, Columbia square be vacated, reported in
favor of granting prayer Of petitioners and pre-,
| scented a deed from d III Spicer and Edward Mil.
Ter for a tract of land twelve feet in width of the
easterly side Of lot Is of block4 Columbia square,
and the following ordinance which had its final
reading:
ORDINANCE No,79 VACATING ALLEY.
The common council of the city of st. Cloud do
ordain:
SECT. 1. That the alley above the westerly side
Of lot fifteen C15) of block four () in Columbia
square in said city be and the same is hereby
vacated.
SECT. 2. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication.
On motion of Aid. Reinhard the deed was &C.
cepted and the rules were suspended and the or
dinance had its second and third reading and
passed by the following vste:
Ayes-Aldermen Bennett, Brick, Cramb, Dam,
Griebler, Kraemer, Nugent, Powell, Reinhard
and Swift (9). Noes-none.
Animal reports Of the city clerk and city treas
urer were presented and on motion Of Aid. Powell
accepted and ordered placed on file,
The committee on streets and alleys, city attor-
ney anc city engineer to whom was referred the
petition of the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company asking the extenson Of the on 9th
avenue reported recommending that the prayer Of
the petitioners be granted. On motion Of Aid.
Bennett report was adopted.
Aid. Powell from the committee on claims and
accounts reported in favor of paying the follow
ing bills: Gas & Electric Light Co. $50 Is, IS %
and IS 90: j P Hammered 20 90; Transfer & Fuel
Co, 10 so and S so. Report was adopted and bills
paid.
Aid. Reinhard from committee on fire depart
ment reported recommending payment of bill of
& Fuel Co. $40 30. Report accepted and
bill ordered paid.
Aid. Bennett from printing committee reported
payment Of bill Of Tribune Co.
81 n. Accepted and Clerk directed to draw an
order for the amount.
Aid. Griebler, relief committee 4th ward, re-
ported recommending payment of bill ofSt, Bene-
diets Hospital $14 90, which was ordered paid
and was given further time; their bills $40 80 and
k45 90.
The committee on water works collections of
ed and city treasurer's receipt therefor. Receipt
accepted.
Aid. Swift from special committee on sewers
on bill of T Sykes & Co. of $2iS 10
recommending that S55 60 Of the same be rejected
and that the balance S3S 10 be referred to the city
for examination. Report adopted and
the clerk directed to draw an order in their favor
for S155 %,
Aid. Bennett moved that the city attorney and
committee .on taxes be instructed to take i'm
action to prevent the rebate of N P
Clarke's personal taxes, that proper protest be
presented before the state auditor and If deemed
advisable that the city attorney appear before the
auditor at the capitol and request The assistance
Of the county attorney such additional expense to
be paid by the city. Carried.
On motion the council adjourned sin. die.
Attest:
n. G.. WIRE. CITY Clerk.