, 1889-01-17
CITY COUNCIL.

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Members present: Payn Littletield,
Burkett, Starrett and Downs. City Clerk
Seavey being absent, l.. K. Flowers ap-
pointed clerk protein.
Minutes approved.
Petition from executor OF estate of late
f. w. Pettygrove ST., stating that during
his lifetime said PGttygrove had never dis
posed Of his interests in those strips of land
in his original donation claim that are
now used as roadway by persons who
purchased land within the following des-
cribed boundaries: West of middle of
Van Buren street except Washington
street being the only street, dedicated to
said city within these boundaries, and
the said executor, James Mcintyre,
claims said lands as portion of the es-
tate of deceased, and requests that the
city allows no change or improvement to
be made, without the consent OF the rep
resentatio OF law estate until such time
as land strips of law are legally donated
to said city. On motion it was carried
that petition be referred to street COM
mittee and city attorney
Petition from AdaIine Minkier TO build
sidewalk around property on Clay and
Munroe streets granted.
r. C.. Hill granted permission to
build sidewalk around property on Law
renee, Clay and franklin streets.
BiiiCStF.r M. McCurdy of 81 was Or
dered paid.
Bills of survey commissioners, Z. w.
James. $40; 81. Z. Morgan, S65; r. E.
Andrews, $40; and an ak man, $l6,25,
referred to finance csmmitteee.
Bill Ot Electric Light Company Teferr-
ed to Flnahce Committee for correction.
H. Barkely and W. E. Turner asked
for liquor license for months to be
used IN cellar of Ensembles building on
cornor OF Water and Quincy streets.
Referred TO License Committee and City
Attorney.
Frank Dimmick given permission TO
transfer liquor license to j. A. Moore.
Report OF City Surveyor relative TO
Water street improvements accepted and
filed.
Petition from T. J. Dooly making ap-
plication for franchise to build, main.
tain and operate street railway system
read. Applicant requested right to
build railway on following mentioned
streets: Or Water street from Scott to
Jackson; on Washington street from
Scott to Jackson streets; from Washing
ton on Harrison to Franklin streets; OIL
franklin street from Harrison to Tylor
street; on Tylor from Frrnklin street to
| Intersection of First street. thence along
First street in a westerly direction tC
city limits; on Z street from First street
| to Third street along Third street to
Adams street, thence along Adams to
Chestnut street. Application referred
to Street Committee.
A communication was submitted by
Mayor Leaned setting forth his reasons
for returning the COW ordinance without
| his approval. ReRson for Vetoing was
that he was supposed to represent the
the Interests OF the people. A majority
of the people living on the hill had sub
mitted a petition asking that said ordi
be not approved. He also stated thai
be had been informed that said oIdi
nance was originally prompted by some
personal aDtipAthies. II an ordinance
were framed which would embrace the
entire city during the night and Iowel
portion during day and night, be would
willingly approve it. Ordinances wa.
how ever passed over the Mayors veto
by unanimous vote by counciimen.
motion was passed which gives owueri
OF COWS 40 days to provide pasturage
| then ordinance to be in effect
Policemen Furlong and Oliver report
ed that electric lights had failed tt
burn so hours during month OF Decem
Der. Reports referred TO Light Com
mittee.
Committee to correct errors in lega
monuments reported that the monu
ments were found not to agree either il
alignment or distance with the angle o.
measurement given in the field note.
of ID. $. B. Henry, U. S. deputy survey
or, by whom they were originally piac
ed. Committee recommended that mon
uments ON $. w. corner of block 81 b'
not moved from present position, tht
excess of measurement falling on Wash
ington street; and that the line between
their center along the east side OF Taylor
street be taken as Il base line and tina
the line between the stone centers OF
Water street be brought TO a right angl,
Herewith. And monuments at the :
w. corner OF block 45 be reset at III,
proper distance from the initial monu
ment at ;. w. corner OF block IL, thu
forming an additional base for all sur
YcYs. The committee also recommend.
that the stone monument ordered bY tn,
city 10 be set at intersections of certain
streets be placed i'll conformity with the
right-angled base lines so corrected
and that the center OF such monument
be definitely fixed with copper bolt an,
boxed with two or three inch ceda
plank. In supplemental report com
mittee found in making measurement
on north side OF Water street, that a
: the right angle of Taylor street the lin
, OF buildings on that side of said Waite
street was irregular, varying from fee
q inches, TO feet II inches northerl
from the property line.
Widthiof Water street where meas
Iured waE found to be u feet except be