Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-19

champions. RushbeariDg hymns are chant
ed at the church gate. A choral even song
is sung at o'clock. and the old time dis
tribution Of gingerbread dancing and other
rural festivities are continued until mid
ni sbt- EDGAR is. WAKEMAS-
City Council Proceedings.
The city council met last night In
special session, it being the desire Of
the present administration to get IS
much Of the old work cleaned up IS
possible before the new administration
comes in. The most important matter
that was handled last night was the
question of street sprinkling, which
came upon the report OF Aid. Moran
who had interviewed the city attorney
as to how the sprinkliug could be
paid for. Aid. Moran read from
volume Of Minnesota reports, the
opinion Of the supreme court OF that
state that sprinkling was a local i'm
provemt Mt and could be paid for by
assessing the cost per front foot against
all property benefited. in The discus
sion that followed R WAS suggested
that five blocks on Main street, from
Park To 10th, be sprinkled aud one
block elch way on the side streess.
This was roughly estimated at $500
feet and il looked for = moment as II a
special levy of ten cents per front foot
or $3.50 per lot would realize enough
money to carry the sprinkler through
the season, but il was soon seen that
on the side streets one-half Of the
length Of each block was taken up by
the lot which fronted on Main street
on three Of the blocks benefited End in
six more this was wholly so, 20 that in
reality there would not be more than
.. 500 feet Of frontage 10 assess as any
idea Of assessing "frOntsge"on the side
streets where lots run parallel with the
street was quickly abandoned. With
tie reduced percentage the cost was
figured at about 80 cents foot or $50
per lot, which though very reason able
10 comparison to what has been paid,
was thought to involve too much tax
on the people aud the matter was
dropped.
Aid. Truscott OF committee 70 which
had been referred q e question Of fenc-
ing the park sAd building sidewalk
on the east side, reported that in the
Judgment of the committee the
cost Of these improvements WAS
so great as compared with the
available funds, that the committee
recommended d that no further consider
alton be given the matter. The report
of the committee was approved by the
council and the committee discharged.
AID. Moran then made q plea for .
limited amount of work to be done on
, the park, such IS removing the AK
heaps and piles of unslghtly rubbish
that had been dumped there during
I the winter. This proposition met
I with favor at the hands Of the council,
> and the committee on streets and al
. leys was instructed tn have the work
/ done at once. Aid. Moran then called
g the attention Of the council 10 the
growing abuse of the using Of the side
walks Of Main street by Onr merchants
e as a place for the display of merChan-
$ disc. He called sttention to the oTds-
nance prohibiting this practice snd
( desired that the chief OF police notify
h the offending parties that it could not
u be permitted to the extent that is now
common. AS there is an ordinances
: governing the ma ter no action was
d taken, but il IL presumed the chief Of
n police will be around notifying parties
: today. The matter Of creating the
i office of city weigher was discussed,
e the incumbent TO have sole charge oi
the weighing aud measuring Of such
n commodities as coal, hay and wood,
a and to issue an official certifcate oi
le the amount contained in each load A
n motion prevailed TO instruct the city
h attorney to draw up an ordinance
te creating the Office and defining tos
r duties Of the officer, whose rem--ssA
4 ton shall be paid by the persons sen
th ing the commodity. The condition .
Up the erosswalks and sidewalks next re
" eeived attention and the COMMITTEES q
n streets and alleys viii az once sffee
Is, the necessary repairs. There being n
ed further business the council thereupo
I'd adjourned,