Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-03

the members pelC8 present. mhyoi
Teller presided.
PROJECTING THE BRIDGES.
Aldermen Gilman introduced an ordi-
nance for the regulation OF the driving
Of live stock ACROSS any OF the city
bridges, stipulsting that not more than
25 cattle, horses, mules or hogs, or more
than 50 sheep should be driven upon
any OF the bridges in this city ct one
time and that violation OF the ordi-
nance should be punished by fine OF
$40, for the first offense and $25 for each
subsequent offense.
The ordinance caused lengthy dis
cussion, Alderman Scougal advocating
postponment OF action for two weeks to
allow time for investigation OF the ques-
ton OF how many head of stock bridge
ought to sustain. An amendment max
ing the nnmher OF horses. oasiie or mules
ten, and hogs 25 was tinslly offered end
the ordinance became law under sus-
pension of the rules.
PERMITS TO SELL LIQUOR
The report of the committee on IL
oenses, which was adopted, recommended
issuing permits to sell alcoholic liquor to
the following applicants, the applicants
having paid the required $500 and fur
nished bonds: O. Soils, A. Brunig,
O. F. Lange, F. Reister, D. Nc
Dewitt, r Selinger. j. Satori, J.
Becker, J. Donahue, A. Ssibert,
y. Bader, P. L.. Kelly, j. Koenig
George Brown (2), M. Demende
Donaldson & Bloom and j. Freidl.
The committee reported back without
Recommendation the petition OF Ole III.
Olson for license and the council re-
fused to grant him license.
SEWERAGE PLANS.
The committee on sewers snd sewer
age reported in substance. that two
sanitary engineers had visited Yanktor
and shas Mr.. Lovett, of the firm O
Lovett s. Cursie, Of st, Paul, came high
.. ly recommended and that the COMMITTEES
would recommend that Lovett & Curtis
. of St. Paul, be employed to furnish
complete set Of plans for sewerage to
Yankton for the sum of $3.50. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr. CoxHEAD's CASE.
The committee on finance and taxation
to whom was referred the petition of j
t. Ooxhead, praying that water rent TO
six months be remitted, reported tina
no good reason for remitting Mr.. Cox
heads water rent could be found ant
recommended that the prayer of th
petitioner be not granted. The repor
was adopted,
MONTHS EXPENSES.
A resolution providing for the pay
ment of the liabilities of the city o
:. Yankton for the month of June an
prior thereto, as indicated by she repor
10 lof the committee on finance and taxation
Twas introduced and adopted. Th
% amount OF the liabilities which were 1
: be paid was 81, ,024.
THE BROADWAY BRIDGE.
50 The bids Tor building an iron bridg
40 across the Rhine creek on Broadway 4
y per advertisement. were presented b
;, the committee on grades. streets an
. alleys. The bidders were:
= The Kansss oity bridge and iron con
= pany which will contract TO furnish
= pile foundation bridge according IL
plans prepared by the city for 50 1875,
IL bridge with iron foundation for So ,73
40 The Wrought Iron bridge compan.
80 OF Canton, offered to provide pi
80 bridge for So, ,14O or an iron bridge +
, "a $2,5s9.
~ The Milwaukee bridge and iron worl
). offered to build a pile bridge for 81 ,99E
- so. or an iron bridge for $2,41s.25.
- The King IRON bridge and manufa
40 turing company offered to provide
~ pile bridge for S2,209 or an iron bridI
'fs for So. .599.
eu The committee on grades, streets ar
Al alleys met to-day to award the contrat
~ VIEWS OF YANKToN.
va The mayor here offered some iaform
Az tion upon the matter OF views OF t
'se city OF Yaakton 30 be furnished t
~ Harpers Magazine company for pub
~ cation.
aB ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The electric light committee report
that it had no report to make as COL
mittee. Each member OF the commit
ey was in favor OF securing the light for I
~ city, but no agreement upon the pr
no OF lights could be had, and the comm
tee would not therefore report 7
electric light company was present
!" the persons OF two Of the atockhold
,;u and Alderman Edgerton stated ihat
,na company had made new propositi
So varbaIly regarding the price of lioh