The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-10
COMMON COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting of the coun-
Gil was held Saturday evening in the re.
corders Office.
Presentation. Robert Mays, mayor; E.
B. Dufur, Paul Kreft, Ii. J. Maier, G. E.
Haisht and Thos. N. Joles, councilmen.
Minutes OF previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
The petition of ]. c. Hostetler and L. D.
Alnsworth for rebate of taxes was read, and
on motion referred to committee on streets
and public property.
Bids for constructing corral for impound-
ing cattle were opened as follows: John
Parrott, S37: 2. C. Davis, $65; John Gates.
S66; e. M. Fouts. rs; A. Anderson. SS5.
1t appearing that the bid os John Parrott
was the lowest one offered, the same was on
motion accepted.
A report from the fire and water commit
tee was read and on motion adopted.
A motion to build an engine house of
wood on the old site was carried unani-
| mouslY.
On motion the committee on fire and
water was instructed to have plans and
specifications drawn for the building.
The committee was also instructed to
have plans ana estimate of cost made of
brick building of same size.
The report of the finance committee on
the petition of F. ". l.. Skibbe for read.
| justment of assessment, recommending that
said petition be denied, was read and on
motion adopted.
On motion it was ordered that the taxes
of Mrs. Poorman, amounting to $l.25 be
remitted.
The report of the committee to whom
was referred the appeal of E. P. FirzGerald,
| from the decision of the board of equaliza.
tion, recommending that bis assessment as
fixed bv the said board be reduced $3.50 and
no more, was read and on motion adopted.
The committee on streets and public
property to whom was referred the petition
of G. w. Rowland and others asking that
certain sidewalks be built, verbally recon.
mended that new sidewalks be ordered
constructed throughout the burned district
where not already rebuilt.
On motion the recorder was instructed to
publish the notice of such intention as re.
quired by law, and that separate notice be
given for each street or part of street.
On motion 1t was ordered that the record.
er be instructed to publish the required no.
| - %ho or fho o1fx
improve the east side of Union street, by
the rebuilding of. sidewalk from First to
| Second street; also the north side of Second
street, from Union to Court street.
The regular monthly reports of the re.
corder, marshal, street commissioner and
treasurer were read and placed on file.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to
provide for the sale of certain property in
Gates addition to Dalles City was read and
| adopted.
The matter of the sale of the mill prop
erty belonging to the city was on motion re.
| ferred to the committee on streets and pub.
lie property.
On notion the street commissioner was
instructed to repair the street leading to the
fair grounds, and authorized to incur such
expense therefore as should be necessary.
A lease of certain property from T. T..
Nicholas for the term of two years, at the
rental of $lS per annum, to be used for city
ponnd, was read and on motion ratified.
The following claims against the city
were read and on motion allowed and war.
rants ordered drawn on the proper funds tor
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