Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-19
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Proceedings of a Special Meeting held
Tuesday Afternoon, April 18th.

Tuesday Afternoon, April 18th.
CITY OF MINERAL POINT. Wis. Apr.
Is, 1889. 4 special meeting of the
common council was this day held at
the council room.
Present, his honor. J. F. LaMaIle,
Mayor, and aldermen Spratler, Jacka,
White. Gorgen, Foster and Thomas.
The City Clerk then presented his
report for the year ending April l.
1889, which was read, received and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The council then by ballot elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year, to-Wit:
President of council, VIM. H. Jacka.
City Clerk, VIM. H. Curry.
Street Commissioner, Thomas Ivev.
City Attorney, Calvert Spensley.
Janitor, Joseph Vivian.
Lamp lighter. David Brown.
Also, Stansmore Vivian, School Com
missioner for the ID ward, for the full
term of two years.
The council then on motion resolved
to do away with the Chief of Police.
The salaries of the city officers were
then fixed as follows:
City Clerk, $3.50; Street Commission
er. $3.50; City Attorney, 800; Super
intendent of schools, 800; and Asses
sor, 5000 for the year. Lamp lighter.
S25 per month; and janitor, 81 for or
binary and s. for extraordinary ser
vices per night.
His honor, the Mayor, then appointed
the standing committee for the ensuing
year, as follows:
observation-disclosures, Jacka, Spratler.
Finance-Jacka, White, Gorgen.
Claims-Spratler, Gorgen, Thomas.
Cemetery-White, Foster, Jacka.
Public BuiIdings-Gorgen, Jacka,
Foster.
Schools Thomas, White, Spratler.
License-FoSter, Spratler, Gorgen.
Fire and Water-White, Foster. Sprat-
Ter.
Printing-Jacka, Thomas, Gorgen.
Health-FoSter, Thomas, White.
Pounds-Spratler, Gorgen, White.
The following resolution was then
presented and adopted:
Whereas, three-fourths of the owners
of lots on the east side Of Wisconsin
street from the southwest corner of lot
1872 to the southwest corner of lot 3I2
in Twins addition in said city of Min
eral Point, having filed a petition in
writing with the city clerk to have a
sidewalk constructed on the east side
of Wisconsin street from the south
west corner of said lot 1872 in said Ir-
wins addition to the south west corner
of said lot 312 in said Twins addition.
and,
Whereas, the common council of
said city having examined into the
set forth in said petition and
being of the opinion that said sidewalk
will be Of general advantage therefore
be it resolved,
That the owners of lots 1913, 232,
23333, PIP, 273 and 3l2 in Twins addi-
ton are hereby ordered to construct a
sidewalk opposite their respective lots
on the east side of Wisconsin street
within 30 days after the service of a
copy of the resolution upon them in
the manner prescribed by law. Said
sidewalk to be built of good two inch
pine plank laid crosswise, three and one
half feet wide on two good pine sills.
The bonds and oathS of office of the
following officers were then presented
and approved:
William H. Curry, Justice of the
Peace; John Horn, Justice of the
Peace; John Kaufman, Constable.
The following named persons then
made application for license to sell
liquor at retail: Jeuck Bros, John
Thies, Nick. Shillen, Jas. J. Collins,
John O'Dowd, Charles McCabe, w r.
Sebastian Duppler, Nick. Kief-
fer, Joseph Engels, John Jeuck, John
The council then adjourned.
j. +. LAMALLE, Mayor.
Attest, WILLIAM H. CURRY, Clerk.