Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-11
Council Proceedings.

Council met III regular session Dec. z,
1896, and called to order by the Meyor.
Present Aid. Howe, Moshier, Thompson,
Richards and Swenson.
Minutes last meeting approved.
VIII. Alleman asked rebate or cancel
alton of tax on pool or billiard tables,
which was rejected.
VIM. Connolly, street lamps. ..$24 90
3. o. White, Street Com. :. ..... SO IS
J. j. VanSlyke boarding tramps.. 2 IS
r. Moulton Supt pol & fremen.. 6 90
VIM. Kellew, Jr., oil &c. ....... 70
Jacob Welsh, Supt Firemen. $50. so
r. Craghill, dray at fire. ......... 3 90
VIM. +. Rathert, coal, lime, posts, 40 10
T.. A. Glass, oil, etc ......... 5 35
II. O. White, engine, etc, S. Co.,. IL %
j. A. Siddall, repairs street lamps. 95
w. H. Tlllson, legal services. -. 8 70
Mast and Powell, drilling for street
lamp (aid over) Observation-Disclosures. 90
B. B. Brooks, work on water works
Preferred to committee) ........ u rs
Report of the City Clerk approved.
Petition of Jas. Walton for street lamp
referred to Street Committee.
Petition of Frank Jones and others for
sidewalk, referred to Street Com.
Petition of A. +. V5rbeck and others,
for removal of hitching posts Oh the west
side of Park street, laid on the table.
Proposed ordinance of Iowa Union
TELEPHONE Co., referred to street commit
tee for investigation.
In the matter of the note given to M.
b. Doolittle for 500, on which full le-
gal tender was made of the full amount
due at the time of such tender, referred
to finance committee.
In the matter of taxes on property pur-
chased for poNnd, referred to street com
mittee for settlement.
Report of committee on street signs,
showing price to be 20 cents each, for 50
or 1u0, received.
Committee on ordinance prohibiting
boys boarding trains, &C.. reported I'M
|favorably on same, recommending it lay
on the table. Report accepted and com.
mittee discharged.
Time of meeting changed to 7:30, and
Council adjourned.
At the regular meeting of Memorial
Post G. A. r. of this city at their hall
last Saturday evening the following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Alexander Mcintosh, Com.
S. d. Towne, s. V.
j. Q. Adams, J. V.
Phillip Howe, @. NJ.
A. P. Moshier, OFF. Day.
ID. P. Andrus, Surgeon.
Frank Richards o. G..
P. J. McCullow, delegate to the state
emcampment and
s. d. Towne, alternate.
The post voted to have joint installa.
ton of the post and corps on Saturday
afternoon, Jan. 8. beginning promptly at
two o'clock; a supper at 6 o'clock and 8
program for the evenings entertainment
beginning at o'clock. The entire even
ing of last Saturday was marked by good
feeling and determination on the part
of those present to make 1897 prosper.
GUS year for the Grand Army in Cresco.
Tie Woman's Relief Corps elected the
following officers at their annual meeting
last Saturday:
Pres, Mrs. M. J. Howard.
Sen. vice, Libbie Miller.
Jun. vice, Mrs. VIM. Strawn.
Sec'y, Stella Wygant.
Treas, May Mcintosh.
Chap, Mrs. Shumway.
Conductor, Nina Jones.
Assistant Conductor, Sadie Watts.
Guard, Eva Woodward.
Assistant Guard, Lurah Cady.
Organist, Mrs. Warner.
Delegate to department convention
May Mcintosh.
Alternate, Sadie Watts.
The w. r. 9. has IS members, held 2
meetings during the year ended Sept. ]
1896, received new members, lost on
by death, made 202 visits to the sick
gave $1l to the needy and sll.90 othe
than money. Post and corps held join
installation, assisted in decorating vet
erans' graves on memorial day, held tw
campfres, two picnics and five sociablei
sent delegate to state convention.
large number of the members attende
the National convention.-Times.