The Republican journal., 1897-05-06
City Government.

LIE regular meetlng OF the City Council
was held Monday evening, May Sd. There
was full board in the Aldermen's room.
and one absentee from the Common Coun-
Gil.
The roll OF accounts was passed and con-
tained only the routine bills of the month
The Committee on Sidewalks reported
and their report was accepted, as follows:
For walks on Cedar street, Northport ave-
nue., Mayo street, and the Head of the Tide,
petitioners were given leave to withdraw;
for walks on Main street, Bradbury street
ana Lmcolnvllle avenue, prayers granted.
The Committee reported favorably on petit
tion for walk on Waldo avenue, but the
Boards granted petitioners leave to with
draw.
The Committee on Highways was granted
further time on the petition for straightep-
ing the Robbins road" on the East Side.
The Committee on Lights reported that
the petitioners be granted leave to with
draw, on petition for light on Congress
street at the corner of Salmon street.
On the petition of F. M. Staples and others
for sidewalk from the turn of the road
leading to the Upper Bridge to the house of
John M. Crosby, petitioners were given
leave to withdraw
IL. f. Mason, Collector of Taxes, reported
that he has collected on taxes of 1896, S42,-
1854
Patterson & Welch were granted license
to keep lunch car on the corner of Main
and High streets one year on payment of SO
Petition of F. B. Knowlton for permission
to enter Beaver street sewer from his house
on High street was referred to the Commit
tee ON Sewers.
The resignation of John c. Ham as a mem
Der of the Board of Health was accepted.
An order was passed allowing So each on
their taxes for 1886, to Peltiah Shaw, Levi l..
Robbins and George J. Brown, for maintain
ing watering troughs.
The City Clerk was instructed to advertise
for sealed proposals for collecting the taxes
for 1897.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., asked
for an appropriation of 500 towards the ex-
penses of Memorial Day, and the same was
granted.
The Committee on Cemeteries was in
structed to open the first avenue from the
old part of Grove Cemetery to the new, and
to assign and grade a new lot for Stetson A.
West, whose lot will be destroyed by such
avenue.
The chairman of the Committee on High
ways (Alderman Shales) with the assistance
of Commissioner Walker and Inspector of
Buildings Howard, was instructed to ex-
anime the condition of the Lower Bridge,
and report at the next meeting of the City
Government.
Voted that an abatement of per cent be
made to all who pay their taxes on or before
August 6, and discount of per cent. on all
taxes paid on or before JAN l, 1898.
The order fixing the compensation for
labor on the highways, was passed as fol
lows Is cents per hour for men; and the
same for one yoke of oxen 12 10 cents per
hour for one horse, suitable equipments for
the work required to be furnished with each
horse or yoke of oxen.
Petition for sidewalk Harbor street
was referred to Committee on Sidewalks.
The ordinance relating to City Marshal
to read as follows
Sec. /. A City Marshal shall be elected
annually by the City Council. He shall give
bond as City Marshal, in the sum of 500,
with suretles to the satisfaction of the Mayor
and Aldermen, and shall be, by virtue of his
office, police officer of said city.
B. o. Norton, City Marshal, reported for
the past month, nights lodging given to II
men, arrested for drunkenness.
The petition of A. q. Burgess and others
for completion of the Miller street section of
the sewer system this year was laid ON the
table until the next regular meeting by the
Board of Aldermen.
An order to buy derrick for the use Of
the city was passed by the Common Coun-
Gil and laid on the table by the Board of
Aldermen.
The resolve making the annual appropria-
tions was passed. The amounts appropriate
ed are as follows, com pared with last year: