Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-29
CRY eouEclL.
Official Eroceeafpgeof Monday MreH-
iDg'a Meeting.

CITY c0UgClL.
Official ProceeafBgsof ny enfay Hyass-
ipg's Meeting.
Council Chamber, City OF Yanktop,
Dakota, May 28th 1888. 8 O'Clock p. m.
Time OF recess having expired council
called 60 order by his Hon. Mayor Teller.
Roll called. ALI members present ex-
cept Alderman MeYay.
Alderman English moved that the
building committee be instructed TO
have the old track house D in two and
have the west half faced on the alley as
rear of city hall. Motion CARED.
Tho committee on finance and taxa
tion made the foilowing report which on
motion of Alderman Edger.on yes
adopted:
Yapkson, D. r., May IS. 1888. 70 the
Zion, Magrf aSd City Council. Gentle
men,: lour committee to- whom was re-
rerEed the matter of city assessor would
respectfully report that we have con
suited with the city attorney In regard
to same and he inf1fms US that the ooun-
Gil has full authority to appoint q CITY
assessor and collect taxes in the city on
his assessment, but that the eesesss.asTs
made by the city assessor wonld not be
binding on the county in collecting the
county taxes in the city. The county
Will collect taxes in the elty according TO
the assessment made by the county ass
essor. For the position OF CITY assessor
we wonld respectfully recommend Mr.,
Geo. b. Hoffman.
If the council should appoint him to
this position, he is willing to serve.
M. p. GILMAN.
A. NJ. ENGLISH,
Finance committee.
Inc same committee made the follow
ing report which on motion OF alderman
Grove was adopted. and the contract for
doing the city printing awarded j. Il.
Pennington ir. on condition that ne fur
nish O good and sufficient bond, TO be
approved by the council, in the sum OF
two hundred dollars for the faithful per-
formance OF the contract.
Yankton, Dakota. May 2S, 1883. To
she Hon. Mayor and City Council. Gen
tiemen: Your committee to whom was
referred the bids for city printing OF
Bowen Il Kinasbury and John Il. PEN
nington jr. would respectfully report.
that we lind the bid OF John L., PennIng.
ton ir the lowest. He offers to publish
the official proceedings of Che council.
ordinances, resolutions and notices of
mayor. council or board Of health free of
charge to ehe city and for publishing the
dellnquenttex list at anne rate es offer
ed by Messrs. Bowen & Kinpsbury,
We wonid therefore recommend that the
contract be awarded to MIR. John e, Pen.
nington ir.
III. P. CRLMAN,
a. NJ ENGLISH,
Finance committee.
The committee on water works made
tbs following report, which on motion
OF Alderman English was adopted end
the appointment made by the commit
tee was confirmed:
Yankton, Dakota, May 2sth, I8SS-To
the Hon. Mayor aud Oouncil-GeEtIe-
men: We your committee on water
works beg leave TO report that we haYe
this day appointed MIR. Il. Karr to the
office of superintendent of wetes works
for the current year, and most respect
fully ask your honorable body TO con
firm SAID appointment.
JACOB BRANCH,
JAMES GROVE,
Committee on Water Works.
The same committee made the follow
ing report, when on motion of Alder
man English was adopted:
Yankton, Dakota, May 30sh, 1855
To the Hon. Mayor and Council
Gentlemen: We your committee on
water works, to whom was referred the
petition of ii. II. Smith and others ask
ing to have water main extended 200
feet south IN Cedar street, would res
pectfnlly report that we have hGd the
matter under consideration and would
recommend that the prayer of petition
ers be granted, and that the main be so
extended and laid with the two inch pipe
taken up from the Pine street main.
Respectfully Submitted,
JACOB BRAUoH,
JAMES GROVE,
Committee on water works.
Bond OF Ell. B. Murphy weighmaster
Douglas avenue scales presented and on
motion of Alderman Scougal approved.
Bond Of James K,ngsbury city clerk
elect presented and on motion of Alder
man English approved.
Bond of Jacob Huber weIghmaster of
Broadway scales presented and on mo.
ton OF Alderman Gilman approved.
Petition of Ann M. Potter in relation
to certificate OF special tax sale on lots
1, 2, and 8, block 46 lower Ysnkton pre-
sented read and referred to the commit.
tee on finance and taxation.
Alderman Scougal introduced the fol-
lowing resolution winch on motion OF
Alderman Gilman was adopted.
ResoIoed, By the mayor and council
of the city of Yankton that the commit.
tee on streets, grades and alleys be and
are hereby instructed to have q GROSS
walk put in on the north side of 4th
street at the intersection thereof of Pine
street.
The council %thereupon on mo-
ton OF Alderman Edgerton proceeded to
the election of a city assessor.
The committee on finance and taxation
named Geo. B. Hoffman.
On the roll being called Geo. B. Hoff.
man received the votes of Aldermen
Branch, Grove, English, Edgerton, OIL