Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16

application e the license committee Z
Consisting of Aldermen Powers, Gilman
and Sampson). Adopted.
The committee subsequently reported
in favor OF granting the license and the 9
report was adopted, Alderman Scougsl
alone voting no.
THE CITY Jerk RESIGNS.
James Kingsburys city clerk, presented
his resignation, to a b immediate effect.
On motion of Alderman Edgerton, the
resignation was accepted, Alderman
Grove alone voting 10.
AoITY POUND.
On motion OF Alderman Scouaal the
executive committee was instructed TO
lease from u. T. Jsrcks q portion OF
the lot north of the city hall and n
close 1t for use as a pound, the rental to
be IS per month.
A STREET RAILWAY.
A communication was presented
from r. T.. Pestigrew announcing the
| luCOE pOIhtIUA Va thO OssSoF |
railway company aud asking the council
to grant a CHARTER to the company. Mr..
IPettigrew said he would come 20 Yank.
tor. at eny time convenient to the coun-
Gil and confer relative to she street rail- |
way charter. Accompanying his COM
municaticn was a o of the Sioux
Falls street railway charter. which he
. asked to have enacted. 1t provides for
the construction of q mile Of street rail-
l way, cara to be operated either by horses
or electric motor, prior to October, 1883.
!. The communication and proposed
charter were referred to the committee
on ordinances aldermen Gilman, ecou-
!, gal and Orowe) and the CITY attorney
). George H. HANDY with distractions 10
request Mr.. Pettigrew's presence and to
: report ira conclusions TO q special meet
ing OF the council.
In connection with this railroad en-
terprjse the necessity fox grading Doug
las avenue, the proposed route OF sLe
: first construction, was considered and
Alderman Powers moved that the street
be graded and that $500 or $500 be APP
= propriatt d therefor.
alderman Branch did not encounter q
= second to his motion to refer the mat
= ter 10 q committee and find ont what the
cost would be.
Alderman Ohlmap-Has Mr.. Pettigrew
- asked that the Douglas avenue hill be
: graded?
D Alderman Powers called on Mejor j.
r. Hanson to read a letter from MIR.
Pettigrew and Major Hanson responded.
The letter said il the city you'd grade
3 Douglas avenue to the old fair grounds
he would build his street railroad TO
that point without delay. He wanted
the necessary grading done and she
grade established. IL was understood
" there was no grading except at the hill
Alderman Scougsl-The motion OF
Alderman Powers contains Q definite
" appropriation and we do not know what
the work will cost, / move as an amend.
q ment that the grading OF Douglas avenue
> be referred to the committee on grades
10 streets and alleys with Instructions to
consult with Mr. Pettigrew and report
!, to O special meeting OF the council.
IL Alderman Sampson moved to lay the
81 whole matter on the table until tht
speciai meeting of the council, at which
Mr.. Pettigrew be asked 80 state what be
vented done.
~ nLo ,,aral rafiona ware 5IaNnaepd nv
p, Aldermen Gilman, soougal, Edgestor
o. and Grove and Alderman Sampson
~ motion was iost-two 10 five.
Alderman Scougal's motion wss ther
% adopted.
.et MINOR MOTIONS.
Alderman Branch moved that the exc
!. eutiye committee be instructed to con.
"a strucs a board fence about she park
,sI Adopted.
:, Alderman Grove moved that the com
mittee on grades, streets and alleys b.
. instructed to construct q gutter on Capl
toll street to carry off waste water
Adopted.
THE CITY CLERK.
~ The council proceeded to elect a oft.
re clerk to fill the vacancy oocasloned b,
!. n the resignation OF Mr.. Kingsbury.
a Alderman Branch nominated ID. Z
Of Lloyd. Alderman Towers nominate,
Frank Wells. Alderman Scongal nom
10 mated George Wilson. Alderman Grow
ara nominated Charles Yeatman.
The first vote resulted: Lloyd. s
Wells, /; Wilson, !; Yeatman, l. ID.
I, q Lloyd was declared elected city clerk.
mt After a brief recess MIR. Lloyd ap
be peared with his ofiicial bond and oath {
office and the Same were approved On
,ss MIR. Lloyd became city clerk.
/. P~RTTIGREw's ADDITIONS
Alderman Scougal presented . camp
for sketch OF three forty acre additions Q
ges north Douglas avenue whioh b. !
Pettigrew proposed to plat IL the pla
the was acceptable 30 she council. Il w