, 1897-03-17
TnE COUNCIL MEETING.
judges AND CLERKS APPOINTED
FOR THE COMING MUNICH
PAL ELECTION.
Bids Will Be Received at the Next Meet
ing for Cleaning the Streets and
bitches of the City-Larry Fee
Wants the Slot Machines Extermin-
aled.

President Lohlein of the city council
called that body to order at I o'clock
Ilsl evening. but Mayor Brown arrived
shortly and presided. The bill OF George
BraidwoOd, which had been laid on the
tahir At lie last meeting. was taken up
uDi,r unfinished business, and it was
explained that the firemen intended 10
se,,lc the claim themselves. hence no
iur,her action on the part of the coun-
ell was necessary.
Mr., Jones OF the finance committee
reported in reference to the sewer
bo4ds. He said they were issued July
/. 1883. and therefore the council could
axe no action in the matter for another
year 10 come.
In reference to the bill of the electric
IigIi company, the same committee re-
ported that the fact that the light was
DuJ on two nights during the month OF
February was unavoidable, and there
.Crr The company should not be held
liable. The committee had ordered the
hill paid in full.
Mr.. LOhlein, from the same commit
zee. reported that a contract had been
made with the light. company for a
single light in the new hose house of
he Second ward for 81 per month. The
Old contract was $3.50 for a greater num-
Der of lights.
An insurance policy upon the steam
heating apparatus at the city hall, from
he Symons agency. was accepted. 1t
vas for $500 for three years; amount Of
premium $3.50.
Mr.. Lohlein called attention to the
fact that the time OF year was approach
ing when il would be necessary to let a
contract Cor the cleaning of the streets
and bitches. Mr.. Fee said he believed
his work should be done by the city
itself under the direction of the marshal,
and this Few was also taken by Messrs.
Miller and Jones. Mr.. Lohlein said that
he believed it impossible to do this under
he charter provision requiring all jobs
amounting TO over $50 to be let to the
lowest bidder. The mayor was appealed
% and upon looking up the charter, he
decided that Mr.. Lohlein was correct,
llereupon the clerk was instructed 10
advertise for bids for cleaning the
streets and alleys of the city, the dirt
TO be used when required in filling low
places. under direction Of the city mar
shall. The work to be done in accordance
with specifications to be furnished by
he city engineer and to the satisfaction
OF the committee On streets and alleys.
Polling places and judges and clerks
Of election were then selected, an official
list Of which appears in another column
OF this paper.
Mr.. Lohlein spoke in relation to sewer
extension. He said it had been request
ed OF the council time and again that
the sewer be extended through certain
blocks in the city. One block was that
south of the Frazer barn, which had
been skipped when the sewer was first
constructed. Another was the Hansen
Jlock, and a third the Ware block. Aft
er some discussion the matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
A bill of S7.45 in favor OF the secre-
tary Of state was ordered paid. II was
for certified copies of amendments to the
election law.
The matter of every Tom. Dick and
Harry going about and lacking up tin
tobacco signs, ETC, was discussed and it
was learned hal those who were doing
it had a permit and claimed to be m
ployed by one of the local bill posters.
Mr.. Fee moved that the marshal be
instructed to do away with the nickle-
in-the-slot machines, as he considered
them a very bad form OF gambling. The
mayor said he would investigate the
matter and if they came within the pro-
visions of the city ordinance he would
order Them stopped.
The council then adjourned.
Truly Astonishing.-Miss Annette N.
Moen. Fountain, Mimi, says: Ayers
Cherry Pectoral has had a wonderful eff
feet in curing my brothers children OF a
severe and dangerous cold. Ii was tru.
ly astonishing how speedily they found
relief after taking this preparation
TWO STOCKS COMBINED.
George Hunt, the enterprising merch-
ant, has combined the two grocery
stocks-the Coop. and the Bauman-
and is now giving the people of the city
the benefit OF the rare bargains made in
The two purchases. OF course he cannot
sell these goods for the prices he Is ask
ing without getting tho cash, and that
Is accepted from rich and poor alike.
The old Co-np ctoro boa hoo~n tboro.~ch