Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-22
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Present, Aldermen Be1seker. Davidson.
Day, Knox and McFadden.
Aid. Beiseker in the CHAIR.
Minutes of preceding meeting Of the coun-
Gil read and approved.
BILLS AUDITED AND ALLOWED.
The following bills were allowed and order
ed paid:
Fairbanks, l car coal for water wrks$75 80
e W Slocum, coal for lookup ............. 525
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. ~,
Aid. Knox offered the following resolution:
That the plat presented by A. Galloway for
adoption by the Common Council, be, and the
same is hereby approved and designated and
to be known as Galloway's secoLd addition to
the city of Austin, MINI.
The ayes and nays to adopt said resolution
resulted as follows: Ayes six votes, viz:
Aid. Beiseker, Davidson, Day, Knox, Lowell
and McFacden: nays, none, and the chair de-
clared the resolution carried.
b. the same was offered the following reso-
luton: That the plat presented by A. Gal
loway for adoption by the Common Council
be and the same is hereby approved and des-
ignated and to be known as Galioway's third
(3rd) addition to the city of Austin, Mimi.
The ayes and nays to adopt said resolution
resulted ayes six votes, as follows: Aid. Bel
seeker, Davidson, Day, Knox, Lowell and Nc
Fadden: nays none, and the chair declared
the resolution carried
FL. Crane, assignee Of wilkins Smith
presented plat to the Common Council for
the acceptance and adoption to the city of
Austin. On motion of Aid. Knox, that said
plat be referred to Aid. Davidson and Day
for examination. Carried.
On motion of AID. Knox that the Recorder
be authorized and instructed to draw an OF.
der in favor Of the City Treasurer, not to ex.
coed $40, for exchange on amount due the
National Iron & Brass Works, Dubuque, Iowa.
Carried.
Aid. Day offered the following resolution:
That the Finance Committee Of the Council
be authorized to immediately borrow not to
exceed twelve hundred dollars, at the lowest
obtainable rate of interest, to pay certain
outstanding city orders, and that the Mayor
and City Recorder be authorized to issue said
orders in such amount, at such rate of inter
est, and for such time as shall be decided up
on by said finance committee.
The ayes and hayes being called those vot
ing in the Affirmative were Aid. Beiseker
Davidson, Day, Knox, Lowell and AcFadden
ayes six votes, nays none, and the same wat
declared by the chair, carried.
BY Aid. Davidson, ordered that the election
| in the city of Austin during the year 1883. be
held in it's several election precincts as fol
| lows:
First Ward, at the engine house ON the
| north side Of Bridge street, between Main and
St. Paul streets.
Second Ward, at the Office of D. B. Smith,
| Third Ward, at the Office of O. L. Gibbons.
The following named persons were ap
pointed by the Common Council to serve AZ
Judges of election to be held on March -
1888.
First Ward, g. H. Davidson, L. E. Day ant
VIM. Vanderbilt. s-+.r5
Second Ward, Andrew Knox, B. W. Lowell
! and D. B. Smith. US. -,s
| Third Ward, g. H. Miller, d. A. McFaddel
| and Henry Herz0g. s ~t-
On motion the Council adjourned to Frida,
evening, February "a, at o'clock.
! J.H. MAKEPEACE,
| .. City Recorder.