Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-07-25
Council Proceedings

uMb W dHJuHTuIH6ubs ITeb0ht MHyOE
Potter and entire board. Minutes read
and approved.
On motion rules were suspended and
the returns for the election of board OF
education canvassed.
After the canvass the following candi-
dates were declared elected: Messrs.
Moody Flavin, Goeden, Polk, Bowman
land Monheina. For treasurer, e. T..
Marshall was declared elected.
On motion recess Of twenty minutes
was takerf to allow the board Of educa-
ton to organize.
After recess petition OF Souter & Shaw
for liquor license at Halfway house was
taken up and on motion petitioners
were refused by vote Of four to two.
Resignation Of n. Ell. Lorimer, as po-
lice, presented and accepted Mayer
Potter nominated in his place Oscar
Dorsner. On motion nomiaation cofi4
| hrr1ed..
According to- ordinance Engine Conf
pany No. 1 fled with city auditor List
of the members of the company and re-
quested the council to accept it as a
volunteer organization.
stnfgis Hose Mo-. /, having also'com-
piled with the law, also asked recogni-
ton and acceptance at the hands Of the
city, and on motion was duly accepted
as part of the fire department.
In accordance with, call published ASK
ing for bids for the construction Of a
cistern 10x10x2o under; the city hall; the
following bids were opened and read III.
Al Carpenter, $212;: William Grams,
$1B6.50.. On. motion bid of Grams was
accepted.
Moved. and seconded that; Grams give
bonds in twice the amount Of contract,
and that the auditor be instructed to
draw contract with the successful bid.
der, STIMULATING that oistern. be COM
pleted within thirty days.. Carried.
Bids for. construction Of bridge on
First street opened and read: MA.
Hail., $780,, H., A. Carpenter. 1887;
William Grams, $11.25 per foot. On
motion all bids were rejected.
On motion committee was appointed
to prepare plans and specifications and
advertise for bids to build a culvert
3x4xS0 along the creek on First; street,
near City hall. Mayor appointed Sabin,'
Wenke and .Blatt:.
Committee on sidewalk. ordinance pre-
sentsd! copy OF: ordinance entitled "An
ordinance providing for: the width of
sidewalks" etc..
G. c. Polk, as committee from the
board of educationp requested the mayor
to call an election for the voting of
$1,000 worth of school bonds, to be used
in building a school house, etc. Accord
ing to request Of boaraof education
Mayor Potter called AMI election and in
structed the city auditor to see that
proper calls we're advertised. The fol-
lowing judges OF the election were ap-
pointed:
First ,ward-George E. HAIR. W. C.
Bliderus, HI. P. Hannah: Second ward
Fl. H. ,Iorrimer, M. Z: Brandt, H.. o.
Anderson. Third ward--G. W.. Ladd,
o. w Jewett, B. F. Rollins.
After the appointment of the above
judges the auditor, in the presence of
the mayor, full board of aldermen and
spectators, burned the following bonds
Of the Town Of Sturgis,: according to the
instructions of the council, given the
week previous, to-wit: Bonds Nos. 1, Q,
8, 4, 5, 6, and 8, of the value Of 81 1000
each.
On motion w. G. Smith; was added to
the committee on Jail ground repairs.
On motion report OF bridge committee
was accepted and committee discharged.
On motion a committee Of three was
appointed to. confer with, the city attor-
ney for the purpose of, framing dog
ordinance. The mayerappointed Messrs.
Blatt, Smith and Abramss.
On motion the council THEN passed, "a
resolution favoring the calling of an elec-
ton for the purpose of voting city bonds
to the amount Of. 100000 payable in
twenty years and drawing T. per cent.
interest, and asking the mayor to call an
election fer that purpose.
Mayor Potter then called an. election,
and instructed the auditor. to- see THAT
the proper call was published. No
further business coming up, council adj
journed to meet Monday evening, July
80, 1883.
MAX HoEHNS Auditor.
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