The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-03-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Resolution Prohibiting the Use of
Street Car Passes by
Aldermen.

! The city council met on Tuesday night
| and transacted considerable business.
A communication was received from
/ the city attorney regarding the legality
! of the transfer of the city securities held
/ by the State Trust & Savings bank to
! the Northwestern National bank on the
! night previous to the appointment Of a
! receiver for the State bank. The city
attorney believed that such an action
was violation of the city's rights in
! the matter.
! The city attorney also sent in a COM
munication regarding the securities of
the Northwestern National bank, in
which he expressed the opinion that
the city required further security from
the said banks for the money held by
them.
Both communications were referred
to the mayor, comptroller and city at
tornev.
\ communication was received from
the comptroller in which he stated that
he had countermanded an order to pur-
chase rubber boots for the men work
ing or the sewers, believing that the
council should order them is such a
thing was to be done. Aid. Mcqueen
made a motion to purchase the boots
which will be city property. anG the
motion was carried.
An additional SO was granted to COM
plete the repairing of Lamborn avenue
bridge, making in all S36l.75.
The mayor sent in a communication
duty of council to oppose senate bill
No. 80. az its passage would cut down
the taxes OF the local water company
by one half, and $50 were appropriated
To defray the expenses of the city at
torney to Madison and back.
1t was recommended that the council
accept the offer Of the street railway
company to lend it a motor to operate
the Lamborn street bridge, provided
the company would make the necessary
repairs. 1t was also recommended that
the city clerk be authorized to adver-
tse fer bids for an electric plant for the
operation Of the bridge.
\ petition was received from resi-
dents of the Third ward asking that
Main street be extended to the new Du-
luth-Superior bridge was received and
referred to the board of public works.
Cardinal & Butler had their license
+I,o Iit,-
\ communication concerning the
Dawes claim was re.crred to the city
attorney.
The council voted to notify the county
clerk that conference was desired be-
tween the city council and county
board regarding the money due the
city, and that a conference committee
be appointed by the county board.
letter from Gen. Wilson, chief of
engineers, to Senator Mitchell, regard
ing the dumping of dredging refuse
around the intake pipe, against which
the council made a kick, was re-
ceived from the mayor and read, in
which the chief engineer SAID the ques
ton was not a new one, and that from
Major Sears rcpreSe utatlon of the case,
the fault, if any, is with the water com
pany rather than the government. The
communication was placed on file.
1t was decided to strike out that por-
ton of the telegraph pole ordinance re-
quiring poles to be painted.
1t was decided to single the roof of
Connor's Point fire hall. ana TO adj a
man to the force.
The police department was granted
supplies asked for.
The bid of the La France Fire Engine
company to repair the injured fire EN-
CINE was accepted, the cost to be $500.
Mr.. La Rue's letter asking for dam
ages for cattle poisoned from eating
city garbage, was taken from the table;
on motion of Aid. Ross, and referred to
the city attorney.
A resolution fixing the salaries of
street foremen at so and sewer fore
men at SO a month, beginning at Feb.
], 1897, and running three months, was
referred to the city attorney, as also
resolution regarding the salaries of the
two secretaries of police.
Aid. Heule introduced an ordinance
prohibiting any city official from ac
cepting or using street car passes and
fixing fine for the otfense. 1t was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
The ordinance fixing the scavenger
districts WAS laid over TO the next meet
ing,
AID. Ross introduced resolution
favoring the bill now before the legisla-
ture to license department stores, and
it passed, as also did a resolution de-
Creasin- the price of plumbers licenses.
The freedom Of the city hall was
granted during the spring campaign for
political meetings.
AOOD'S Sarsaparilla has over and
- over again proved by its cures,