Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-02
ANIMATED ALDERMEN.
A Council fession Full OF
Spirit ard Discussion
Commissioner Stewards Bill and
the Pine Street Grade Dis
posed of.
Two New Saloons Authorized
and az. Attempt Made to get
Rid of Surplus Water.

ana AZ Attempt MADE TO Eeb
Rid of Surplus Water.
The city council held it's ocular semi.
monthly session last evening with oil
the aldermen present except Alderman
Branch and the mayor in the chair.
TELEPHONE CHARTER.
At the tsaaest OF the Northwest
telephone company q new ordinance
regulating telephone privileges in Yank-
ton was introduced and passed under
suspension OF the rules. IL is an ordi-
nance similar to the ordinance govern
Ing the company in all other cities
under the jurisdiction of this company,
the object being to give the company
the convenience OF identical enactments
in its several places of business. The
ordinance contains as new features
authority for the city to attach fire
alarm wires to the telephone poles free
OF charge, gives the city the %gratulsous
use of one telephone at the city hall and
q reduction of twenty-five per cent on
all other telephones used by the CITY.
STEWARDS LITTLE BILL.
Alderman Powers moved that the bill
OF Street Commissioner Stewart, for per
diem during the month of August, re-
ported to the council from the finance
committee without recommendation, be
allowed.
Alderman Ohlman wanted 10 know
Why the bill had not been allowed and
Alderman MoVay explained that che
committee had made no report because
1T did not know whether the street com :
missioner was to be paid for actual days
work or for every day in the month.
Alderman English stated that. the
council had adopted 8 resolution order
ing all street work discontinued, except
upon the order of the proper committee,
So when the bill came before the finance
committee thst committee would not
act npon It.
Alderman Powers said he ordered the
street commissioner 70 do the team work
charged for and the other work was on
str eet crossings.
Here some remarks were injected
about various dilapidated and neglected
orosswa'ks, whereupon Alderman Grove
said the street commissioner would have
fixed them bad he possessed authority
Consequently the aldermen themselves
were to blame.
Alderman English reminded the ooun.
Gil that they were experimenting in
stone and had found q stone walk to be
as cheap as q wooden walk. and that
while waiting on the stone experiment
msny orosswalks had become dilspi-
dated.
Alderman MoVay stated that for the
month OF September Street Commission.
er Stewart had brought in charges for
only seventeen aud one-half days work.
Mr.. Stewart explained that he was alb
sent from the city several days in
September.
After this and more discussion the
August account of the street commits.
sioner was allowed by unanimous vote.
MONEY AND TAXES RENTED.
A petition from E. Shager asking the
return of money paid on this cancelled
liquor license OF Ole M. Oleson was read
discussed and granted and his invest
ment ordered returned to him.
Petitions from Hugh Gamble, e,
Weber and L. Kloiz asking reduction o.
personal tax was granted and Gamble
cut down $500 end Weber and Kiotz
5000 each.
SEPTEMBER EXPENSES.
Acknowledgement the city for the month
OF September were reported favorabl5
from the committee on finance and taxa
tion and the report was adopted and the
accounts allowed and o resolution passed
appropriatlng money for their payment
The accounts aggregate $6S2.1 l
On motion of Alderman McVay, the
street pay roll OF $ls2.50 was ordered
drawn from the general fund.
oME LIQUOR LICENSES.
An application was received from
Peter A. Husk for license toisell liquor OF
Third street, between Pine and Capitol
and on motion OF Alderman McVay Ii
cense wassgranted.
An application was received from
George Bauman for liz. nse to sell liquor
on Thiid street, between Capitol and
Douglas avenue, and on motion OF AL
derman Oalman, license was granted
him.
An application was received from Ole
nj. Oleson for license to sell liquor OF
Douglas avenue, between Third and
Fourth streets.
Mr.. Oleson is the party who was re-
fused a license and after wards sold un-
der a license issued to q Shager until
detected and the license was then re-
voked, License had originally en- re-
fused hirn.becsuse. he had a reputation Of
keeping a d~isorderly house. After theee
various transactions his renewed applI
cation for o license evoked animated dis.
cnssion. Aldermen MoVay. ScougaI
and Eigerton spoke in opposition to
granting the license and Aldermen
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