, 1890-02-01
corporation and for oficers-By Mr..
Hunter.
The house adjourned to IL o'clock
Monday morning.
Territorial Council.


W TepOTL DdCA TIC CStiludbSo Ol+tnS COsL U
printing territorial officers reports was
adopted.
BILLS TO CONE.
MI. Reel gave notice hat he would In
troduce a bill which would provide fol
the regulation of streets and for grant
ing franchises to street railways, gas
works and weter companies.
Mr.. Murphy gave notice of the intro
dution of bills for defining bailable of
lenses in Wyoming; to re enact section
1912 of the revised statute which relates
to the surrender of a defendant by surety
in vacation, and to re enact section 1904
of the revised statutes relating to admit
ting prisoners to bail.
CITY POWERS.
MIR. Trabing introduced a bill for an
acc ito confer additional powers upon
Incorporated cities and towns. The bill
gives cities and towns additional privileges
in the construction of water works,
bitches and systems of sewerage. Cities
and towns shall have power to levy a tax
of not over 5 mills on the dollar for any
of the above purposes. interpretations
are by the bill! authorized to borrow
money and issue coupon bonds in any
amour not exceeding the limit of in
debtedness established by congress and
not exceeding 5 per cent of the assessed
valuation of the city or town, for the pur-
pose OF providing funds for any of the oh
iects specified in the bill. No bonds how
ever are to be issued until after the ques-
ton has been voted upon by the qualified
voters of the city or tow proposing to
make the improvements.
WARRANTS o PAY.
Nh. Galbraith's bill relating to the pay
ment of county warrants was passed.
The bill %recites hat all taxes and licenses
shall be payable in money, and all orders
and warrants shall be entitled to a prefer
ence as to payment according to the date
of presentation and acceptance at the
treasurer's office. When there are I'M
presented orders which amount to $500
dollars and which would be paid upon
presentation the treasurer shall cause two
weekly notices to be inserted in the official
paper Of the county, describing them by
numbers and notify the holders that they
will cease to draw interest in ten days
after the second notice.
A RESIGNATION.
MI. Hunter asked to be relieved from
further service upon the Joint committee
on printing. He stated that the resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Murphy and
passed by the council anticipated the re-
port of the committee on printing in the
matter of considering the reports of terri
torial officers, and that under the in
structions of the resolution he could not
report intelligently. Mr.. Hunters resig-
nation was accepted, but at the request of
the president he consented to act tenn
porarily until Monday.
RAILWAY LAW.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Camp
bell gave notice of the introduction of a
bill relating to the purchase and %consoli
dation, lease sale and aiding railroads in
certain cases and ratification of prior
leases and CONSULTATIONS.
CONQUERED.
House substitute for council joint reso-
luton providing for the appointment OF a
committee to visit the insane asylum,
nanitantiaru and uniyors;,r M oono,rroJ
in by the council. The committee will
consist of three members of the house and
two from the council and its expenses
will be limited to $3.50.
BoUNTIEs.
The house substitute for council bill
No. 4 relating to the destruction of pre-
datory wild animals was received from the
house and referred to the committee of
the whole. The house bill makes the
bounty on coyotes 81, and on wolves
SO. The claimant for bounty must
produce the entire skin of the animal
and make affidavit that the animal was
killed in the county for which he makes
his claim and that it was not killed before
the passage of the act. The county clerk
is required to detach the paws and
punch a hole an inch in diam.
eter in each ear of the scalp. The county
commissioners are required to destroy the
paws of the animal the same day the
bounty is allowed.
FLORAL OFFERINGS.
All the members and officers of the
council were recipients OF handsome
bouttonaires from the Glafcke Brothers
in the afternoon and a vote Of thanks was
rendered to the donors and also to Mr..
Henry Altman for a handsome floral
stand.
Prof. Churchill's invitation to attend a
lecture by Gen. Jno. G. Thompson at the
Congregational church at 1870 was ac-
cepted.
The council adjourned to this morning.
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