Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-07-23
City Council Proceedings.
IRONTON. Mo-. July IA, 1879

IRONTON. Mo-. July IA, 1896.
Council met at regular session.
Present: Hon. VIM. X. Edgar, Mayor.
and L. j. Giovanoni, G. A. Buckley,
Henry Kendall, G. d. Marks, VIM. j.
Schwab, J. n. Bishop. Councilmen.
and John I. Marshall, Marshal, and
Arthur Huff, Clerk.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Walter H. Fisher, City Collector,
presented his bond under his appoint
ment at last meeting, in the sum OF
$1,000, signed by himself as principal.
with John Blemel, George Schultz.
August Rieke aud VIM. A. Fletcher.
as securities, which Bond is approved
by the Council and ordered to be filed
and recorded.
Joseph A. Zwart. City Treasurer,
also presented his Bond under his ap-
pointment at last meeting, in the sum
OF $1,000, signed by himself as princi.
pal, with G. NJ. j. Zwart, A. Begley
and Anton Roehry, as securities, which
Bond is approved by the Council and
ordered to be filed and recorded.
Moved and carried that the following
bills be allowed and that warrants be
drawn on the City Treasurer for the
| respective amounts, viz:
Herman Davis, for furnishing and
making Assessors book, 90, 1854.
Farmhouse and Marshall. tax book
for 90, 75c.
Whitworth Sons, lamp, nails, etc.
$500.
John /. Marshall, Marshal, to 2;
per cent. on 81 dog license checks sold
SIC; to 6 per cent. on 5 merchants
and peddler's licenses collected. 81. 05
to amount paid Jos. Henson hauling
lumber May IA, 25c; to repairing
bridge. May IA, SOC; to days work
on street in putting in thing. June 5
| 80; to amount paid T. Curtis for as
sisting in same. 81; to buryIng 1 dog
June 10, soc; to II days work or
street in cutting weeds, July 9 and 10
s.; to amount paid Nose Lax for haul
ing dirt on street, ETC., 81; total
$25 so.
Arthur Huff, City Clerk, clerical
work, $11.36.
NJ. H. Lashley. 1! days work or
street, $3.50.
The Council then took the following
action with respect to the various
properties raised by the Assessor. etc.,
viz:
Property of Henry Vale. to wit: 81
lot 9 and lots IL, ~ and IS, block 90
reduced from 800 to $500.
Property of estate of Henry Rasche
viz: Lot Is, block s, reduced from
$50 to $35, and action of Assessor con.
frmed in raising valuation of lots l, 3,
8, 4, 3 and in block IL. North Addi-
ton, to the amount of 800.
Property of James H. Clark, to wit:
Lots l, 2, 8. 4, 5, 6. z, and N SO lot 5,
block 20. Ironton, action of Assessor
in raising the valuation of said prop.
by the Council.
Ordered that the assessed valuation
of the property of Geo. Schultz, to wit
Lot 9 in block 81. be fixed at 1890.
Moved and carried that fri block 13
in the West Addition to the City oil
Ironton be placed on the assessment
| book in the name of Peter Riddle es
tate, aud subjected to taxation.
Moved and carried that the rate o.
assessment on all city property remain
at its present rate-25c on the 500.
Moved and carried that the street
west of the property of X. +. Purkiss
be examined by the Street Committee
and if the same Is fenced up, as ha.
been complained of. to report the
same to the Council in writing at mex
meeting. with their recommendation:
| II the matter.
Moved and carried that a warrant
| for mouths rent OF hog pound (mak
ing the sum of $9) be drawn in favor
of James H. Clark, agent for Mrs. NJ
J.. Edwards.
Moved aud carried that the follow
| ing bill for criminal costs against the
City of Ironten be allowed, ana thai
warrants be drawn in favor of the re-
spective parties hereinafter named
viz:
CITY of Ironton VS.. James WEIGH
w. R. Edgar, Mayor. 50; r. F. Win.
! gate, City Attorney, %; John /. Mar