Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-03-27
City Council PROCEEDINGS.

City Council Proceecines. IT.
AUSTIN. Mar. 19.
Old board OF aldermen all present, AID.
Todd in chair. =
Reports OF treasurer, recorder and
supt. OF water works, referred to com.
mittee on finance, were reported, and
found correct, and the same ordered
published.
Street commissioners report and re
port of the chief of police read at q
previous meeting. were accepted and Or
dered published.
appointed to confer with L. A. Foote of
Lansing, reported by introducing Mr..
Foote, who stated the capacity of the car
seal factory, the present situation and
the prospect for the future. After dis.
cussion, the matter was referred back 20
the committee.
COL Mansfield appeared before the
council and complained that the street
of Greenwich and College streets. He
asked that the lamp be returned. The
matter was referred to the committee on
street lights.
The finance committee presented the
following:
1--WE. the finance committee. would rec
ommend that the superintendent of the
water works give bonds to the amount of
FIVE hundred dollars.
C. L. WEST,
L. E. DAY,
CON-
The following resolution was then in
troduced by AID. johnson and adopted,
Resolved that the superintendent of
water works be required to give bond
to the city in the penal sum of five hun
dred dollars, conditioned for faithful
performance of duty. and payment to
city treasurer moneys collected as such
officer"
The action of the council at last meet
ing in the matter of q loan from the First
National bank was changed so that the
city receives $4,000 from the bank and
pay them $3.50 for their services in nego-
tiating the bonds of the city.
B. w. Lowell introduced a resolution,
which was adopted. directing the finance
committee to borrow $500 for sixty
days at per cent, to take up orders due
the First National bank for money here
tofore borrowed and defray expenses of
the city.
The following bills were allowed Mar.
13:
F. I. Crane. lumber. ...... -. $392 .O3
DR.. j. NJ. Cherry, examination of
glandered horse. 1900
B. L. Merrill. killing and burying
horse, &c. c.................... $50
Roberts q Co., sundry hardware. 81 81
j. c. Rut.edge, steward Hose Co.
No 2. 1000
A. 3: Petite. salary as secretary
of Hose Go. No. 1..........z.: 500
BILLS ALLOWED MAR 10. J
Il. o. Ofstoes, Steward III. & &.
Co. !. ............:. s 1903
c. A. Dalager, secretary of H. &
l.. Co., and stationery. 80. II. O.35
DR.. 0. W. Gibson. money az:
vanced copy legislative acct. 1875
City recorder exchange. postage
and oil. 49,. IA
N. F. Banfeld, salary, treasurer,
SIX months. .............. 20. .W
city bonds. ;. ................ 1so. 90
F. P. Mcbride. oil street lamps. 1919
Berlandi & Bott. Ethographlng
city bonds. ........ $500
Dorr & Void. stationery and sup
pies. >. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S.jS
B. W. Lowell. judge Of election. 800
- registration board,
uaYS.. O.U
VIM. Todd, registration board,
Gays. o.W
days :. .:........... 600
G. L. West, judge of election. 800
A. K Vandewalker, judge of
electlOn. ........... S.W
S. D. Catherwood. clerk of cleo
s. H. Harrison, clerk of election. 500
L. J: Smith, judge of election. :. 800
l. E. Day. registration board... 600
Seymour Johnson, - 80. 600
, s,o., judge of election ss:ooo
Orris Hayes, clerk of election. 800
w. r. Day. &c" 80. 800
c. J, Miller, registration board. 500
~ judge of election. 800
Thos. MeanY, %. 800
Ira Padden, registrrtion board. 600
". l.. James, judge OF election. 800
A. r. Omhofer, clerk Of election 800
JOhn Nugent, 800
THE NEW COUNCIL.
The Inauguration of the new council
for 1889 took place ON the same even
ing. The new Board is composed of
AID At-large T. F. Leonard, l.. E. Day,
seymour johnson, y. L.. West, E.. j.
Phillips, CD. Miller and Ira Padden.
Aid Leonard in the chair.
Tie mayor being absent and no COM
mittee announced, the council proceed
ed b the election of street commission
er by informal ballot. By call. for for
NAL ballot, vote stood for Jas. Lamp
ing and 3 for p, Geraghty, and MIR.
Lanping was declared elected.
The following resolution, introduced
by Aid. Day, was carried:
Resolved, That the salaries of the
Steward Of Hook and Ladder Co. No. /,
Triumph Hose Co. No. 1, and Excelsior
Hose Co.. No. 2, be twenty dollars each
per year; also that the salaries of the
Secretaries of the same companies be
ten dollars each per year.
The following resolution, introduced
by Aid, Johnson, was carried:
RESOLVED, That the salary of the