, 1889-08-15
From SATURDAYS DailS.
Council Meeting.
Council met at 7:3O p. III.
Mayor Kuhn I'm the chair,

| Council met at Z 80 p. III.
J Mayor Kuhn in the chair.
+ Presesent-Messers. Bartlett, Downs
! Devoe, Littleiield, Liyermore and
Payne.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
/ y petition of l.. II. Pontius and Anna
Plummer to have the l., of blk in
cluded within the fire limits, referred
to fire and water committee.
Petition of c. c. Bartlett and n. d.
Hill to Lave II = OF block 6. same at
above. Referred to same committee.
/ Petition of n. d. Hill, R. NJ. Cams
and David Spohr TO have block IS in
cluded in fire limits. Referred as
above.
Request OF Thos. Phillips for change
in assessment roll for portion of Water
street was referred to finance commit
| tee
| T. j. Notion asked permission to burn
brush on his lot on Polk near Lawrence.
Petition was referred to committee on
fire and water, with power to grant per-
mission before the next regular meet
ing.
p. Hickey and others, of Victoria,
made a proposition to supply the city
with water. The conditions were rather
complicated, and the matter was referred
to the finance committee.
w. J. Rhode was confirmed as as
SCISSOR, vice Walter Bowen, who declined
the appointment.
City Attorney Coleman presented an
ordinance regarding an assessment dis
trict for Washington street to cover the
cost of drain boxes.
Report of city clerk was read and
placed on file.
MIR. Bartlett asked that the ordinance
fixing the bonds of the city treasurer at
s., 400 be so amended as to read $40, ,OOO
Referred to city attorney.
Report Of the city surveyor was accept
ed and placed on file.
lowing report and recommendation: E1-
amined Quincy street grade and found
it to be done according to contract and
recommended that the bill be paid.
In connection with this w. C. Williams
informed reporter that the contract
had been awarded to him, but that Ter
ry and McDougall had done the work.
He wants to know how the bill can be
ordered paid that firm when they have
had no contract to do the work Mr.
Williams deposit check was accepted by
the council,
That Taylor ST., between Washington
and Water streets, be graded at once
and drain box be placed On the south
side of the street. That the city COM
missioner be ordered to lay a sidewalk
on Washington street grade. That a
team Ct horses be purchased for the use
OF the street commissioner and the fire
department.. Placed on file.
An ordinance for the building of q
sidewalk on the southerly side OF Wash
ington street grade, from Taylor to
Walker, was read and adopted and the
city clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for the work.
An ordinance describing the limits
wherein laundries shall be conducted
was read and adopted. In future no
laundry shall be established within the
city limits except On ths water front
Another ordinance will be framed de-
claring the lauDdries now within the
eity limits to be nuisances and they will
be compelled to move of.
The application Of A. Bader for a
license for retail liquor saloon Was
read. Having complied with the require
ments OF the law the license was granted.
The Mayors message was, upon mo-
tion OF Mr.. Bartlett. referred to q com
mittes of three members Of the couLcil
to confer on the matters recommended
in it.
The street commissioner was ordered
to have the ''chuok holes" on Washing
ton street grade, under the supervision
Of the street committee, filed in at once