The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-11

necessary delay, and l recommend that
Immediate actions be taken by your
honorable body with view to a speedy
liquidation of the claims.
l would also call your attention to the
character and condition of the municipal
court room, and earnestly urge that the
council provide some SUITABLE place for
holding the municipal court of the city,
in accordance with the requirement of
Sec. Z of the municipal court act. It is
apparent to every observer that the
room now occupied by the court is en-
tirely inadequate and unsuitable for the
purpose, being insufficient in size for the
decent accommodation of the court and
jury and the necessary attendants in
| many cases, and having no room for the
retirement of juries, which. together with
it's dingy and unwholesome condition,
| render it constant menace to the health
OF the court, jurors, attorneys, witnesses
| auditors and a discredit to the enterprise
and responsibility of the city. A con-
tinuance of these conditions is less ex-
cusable in view of the fact that the city
owns and has at the disposal of the
council place of ample dimensions,
suitably located and easily adaptable to
all the purposes of municipal court and
jury rooms, and which is now being ap-
propriated to purposes unauthorized by
law,
Such modification of the ordinance re-
lating to the killing of unlicensed dogs
Is recommended as to provide that all
dogs liable to be killed for being at
large in violation of the ordinance shall.
before being killed, be confined in some
suitable place, subject to redemption,
for reasonable time-say two da.s-by
the owners or other persons, by the pay
mont OF the license fee and ia reasonable
charge Tor taxing up and keeping, 10 he
fixed by the council, and that # not re-
deemed, they shall be killed by admins
tering chloroform or by other similar
painless method. The practice of shoot
ing dogs upon the public streets or in
private yards, not only endangers the
safety of persons, but is repulsive to the
better human feelings and savors of bru-
tality, and in my opinion the duty which
we owe to all domestic animals forbids
the infection upon them of needless pain.
Numerous complaints have been made [
by citizens of the city on account of do
nestle fowls running at large within the |
city limits. The passage of suitable |
ordinance for the suppression of this an
noyance is respectfully recommended.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Dated Sank Centre, Mimi. April 9th,
1895. NH. MINER.
Mayor
TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CRY
OF SAUK CENTRE, MINI:
The persons hereinafter named are
INV tod %~ |
offices of said city, opposite to which
heir names are respectively written, for
he ensuing term of one year (unless
ooner removed), subject to the approval
II and their confirmation by your honor
lble body:
City Clerk. F. Cooper.
Fire Warden-L. E. Coe.
Street COmmissioner-A. F. Warren.
In regard to the appointment of chief
t police, certain considerations have
determined me to suspend action until a
ubsequent meeting of the council.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Dated Sank Centre Mimi, April 9,
895.
n. H. MINER,
Mayor.
The appointments made were all con-
rmed then ca:ne the selection of officers
y the council. The following were the
uccessful ones:
-ttorney, L. r. Barto; superintendent of
'ater works and fire warden, l.. E. Coe;
ealth officer, DR.. j. M. McMasters;
lember of the board of health, VIM
hertfius; assessor, Jos. III. Simonton.
he question of officers settled, the coun-
il concluded to follow Mayor Miners
lggestions as to economy by cutting
alaries. The first to get it was the chief
police. The old council gave this Off
Or $50 per month, and allowed him to
lake whatever fees he could that would
ONE his way. The new council has
laced his salary at $40 net, which re-
uires him to turn into the city all fees
9ceived for outside work. Next the
ity attorney was reduced to $50 per
ear, and the remainder of the salaries
ere left at the old price. A motion was
lade to make the dog tax one dollar on
lale and two dollars on female CANNES,
lstead of 50 aud So as at present. Aid
erman Moore entered protest and
aid that he would like to see it raised to
IN, and finally the council decided to
1t the old tax stand.
President Scriviner then appointed
ne following comittees and the hour
cling late the council adjourned:
License-Scrivener, Whipple and
Hedin.
Poor-Moore, Erwin and Hedin.
Finance-Hedin, Erwin and Scrivener.
Property Erwin and
Hedin.
Streets-Whipple, Caughren and i:
Scrivener
For the above report we are indebted -,
D the Avalanche.