Mower County transcript., 1894-01-24
Council Proceedings.
= sgular meeting, Jan. 5, 1894.
.,SSSosssf Mayor Johnson and ftill board

:sssssss1 I'd. Mayor johnson and fdll board
ss aldermen present.
A number of gentlemen owning
horses in the city SUI omitted a petition
asking the privilege to use Water
street between West Main street the
Chicago & Great Western railroad
tracks for the purpose of exercising
their horses. Petition was on motion
laid on the table
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The Superintendent of Water Works
reported having received the shipping
bills of machinery and tools sent from
St. Louis and other points by Fl. W.
Carter and letter stating that a crew
of men would be here ready for work
by Jan. 8, also that bond has been
properly executed in the sum of $4,000
for the purpose of securing the city and
binding contractor to adhere to agree
ment and conditions of contract, and
completion of we'll at the water works.
Report received and placed on file.
The superintendent also submitted a
chemical analysis of a sample of water
taken from the intake pipe from Cedar
river. Water analyzed by Charles w.
Drew, chemist at the State University
of Minnesota. On motion same was
received and placed on file.
w. w. Ranney reported nine cases
before him in month of December.
Two of defendants paid fines amount
ing to SIS. Report with treasurer's
fx,,
dered on file.
G. j. Shortt, deceased. at the end of
his term showed five cases having been
tried before him. Three of defend
ants paid fines amounting to SIS. Re-
port with treasurer's receipt was on
motion accepted and ordered on file.
J. d. ingalls, reported ten arrests
and six dodgers in lookup during
month Of Decem ber. Report accepted
and ordered on file.
Report OF chief of fire departments
| and his assistants, submitting to the
Council a form Of signals in case Of
| fire. On motion same was referred to
committee on fire departments with
| power to act.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following resolution was sub
mitted, whereas. Fl. w. Carter did on
the 2lst day of December, through
Henry Lesher, request the Common
Council to consider an application
there in made for a renewal of the
original contract to drill well for the
Lefty, bearing date Of j uly 14th,- 1Sy3,
and said III. w. Carter having COM
piled with the conditions required for
renewal of said contract; Therefore
be it resolved, that the resolutions
of this council, Iassed December 10th,
1898, forfeiting said contract be and
the same are hereby considered and
the said II. w. Carter is permitted to
commence work and complete said
well under the same terms, except as
to time of commencing work which is
hereby fixed at January 1st, 1894. All
other conditions and stipulations to
be in full force aud effect. Resolu-
tion adopted. Moved that the finance
committee be authorized to borrow
the sum of one thousand dollars to
pay bills audited and allowed at this
meeting and that city recorder be in
structed to draw city order for such
amount payable April 18th, 1884,
Motion prevailed.
Moved that the city surveyor be in
structed to make an estimate of the
length of water mains now petitioned
for on file with city recorder and the
proximate cost of constructing same
and report to this Council at its next
meeting. Motion prevailed.
Moved that A. Galloway be allowed
| on his sewer subscription the sum of
$4,000 for strip Of land taken by the
city and now occupied as part of
| Poplar Street intersecting Bridge
Street. Motion carried.
BILLS AUDITED AND ALLOWED.
| VIM. Todd. engineer at water works $12O II