Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Common Council Pro edings.

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| Present, Honorable Mayor Gibson Il and
Alderman Adams, Day, Merrick, West
Absent, Alderman sargeant and Camp,
bell. #s5
Reading Of minutes omitted.
Petition for an extentiOn of water
mains signed by As property owners pre-
l5sented and read, no special locality men
toned III the petition aud tile same was
referred to the committee on water snp-
Petition for q sidewalk on the east side
of block three (3) and block fourteen (l4)
Browns addition to Austin, signed by
G.. r. Mills, John Frost, and CIarence
Conditt, Referred to committee on side.
| walks. .#5 #& v Ess
REPORT OF OFFICERS. S
Report of N, X. Noble, Justice of the
Peace, for the month Of July, showing 10
cases brought before him. Four paid
fines amounting to $51,60. The report
was ordered placed on file.
The report OF the chief Of police for
the month Of July showed twelve arrests
and fifteen dodgers in the lookup The
report was accepted and placed on file.
The City Recorder reported coupons on
the bridge and street Improvement
bonds due, amounting to $240 30. Also
coupons on bonds for floating indebted
edness of $500 80. On motion the Re
corder was instructed to draw orders for
the amounts and deliver to the Treasurer.
The purchasing committee, to whom
was referred the purchase Of grading
machine, reported thai they believed it
advisable for the city to own and operate
a road grader. Mr, Friedrich beng pre-.
sent offered TO order grader and wait
FOR they payment Of same. On motion
OF, Alderman Adams, grader was
ordered, at $225. 90, to be paid for out of
June 1871 apportiOnment-no interest.
The committee to whom was referred
the purchase of lot for the extension of
Poplar street, reported that no sutsfnc.
tory arrangements had yet been made On
motion of Alderman Day, survey was
ordered and further action will be had
at the next meeting.
BILLs AUDITED AND ALLOwED:
NJ. Becker. for servicees as engineer
at water works. rks...................S SlO5 90
J.. IL. EngallS, service Us chief Of police so 90
Frank Riley, service as night police. SO 90
Dan Leary, care OF street lamps...... 35 90
J. NJ. Greenmnn, superintendent water
works and city attorney Is 90
Jonah Wold: city recorder. .............. 30 90
George E. Wilbour, service as assessor
:. for 1890. ........................ l5O %
N. X. Noble, Justice Of the peace for
J. E. En9ails, for boarding prisoner In
July ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8 10
J. +. EnEalls, services as cOnstable.... 295
John Quincy. saving wood .>-.-. ....... 100
Joseph Lumping, labor on streets... ~ IS
r. j. McGOvern, labor On strcets..:.... 80 OO
Michael Kelly, labor on streets. 3B 90
Mann Gait, hauling road scraper... l3 90
John Eddy, hauling road scraper. 90
Mann Gait, hauling dirt on streets. IL Is
Ed Murane, hauling dirt on streets..... $50
L. B. Rice, hauling dirt on streets... 80
Michael McDermott, hauling dirt on
streets. .........:.. ................ 20 90
=. A. Engie, hauling dirt on streets -. l3 Is
W. F. Snyder, hauling dirt on Streets. / IS
L. Z. Clark, hauling dirt on streets...... 10 90
Il. +. HoughtOn, hauling dirt. ......... l rs
Roberts y Co., hardware ............... 2G 40
+. U. Hall, oil and lamp supplies.... -. 81 As
Standard Oh Co.. OIL: :................ % 7s
Frank Ward. express for water works. 10
c. w. Hackett, lamp globes for street
NJ. Becker. tapping water main in june ~
Ell. Adams, labor and material for
wafer WOrkS ..................... 20
John w. Garrett, sidewalk tax re-
s. E. Daniels. sidewalk tax rreiundodi:.. Is 50 50
Martin Freely, lor service as special
ponce IN July...... $500. Is
Miscellaneous business. z a."
Superintendent of water works reported
to the council that the contractors erect
ing the school house ask the grant to
them the use of city water from the near
est hydrant.
On motion. by Alderman Adams, the
contractors were allowed the use of water
until the building is cOmDletcd for the