Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
MISSOURI VALLEY,
Council Proceedings.
Mo. VALLEY. Ia. June 9Th. I,

Council Proceedings.
Mo. VALLEY, Ia, June 9Th, 1899.
Council met in regular session. OFF,
GERS present: E. +. James, Mayor; u.
N. Harris, City Clerk; T. q. Coleman,
City Marshal; F. Tsmisiea, City Solici-
tor.
Roll call aud the following council
men pres~nt: W. &. Fensler, II. N.
Warren. j. B. Lyon. ]. j. Amen, NJ.
O'Conner, II. H. Fisher.
Minutes OF last meeting read and
approved
D NJ. Harris. City Clerk, submitted
his report for first quarter Of this fiscal
year. which shows the following:
Amount of warrants issned on
city f,ind. nd..................& &1,3l4 50.
Warrants water fund 100000. 24l IS
Electric light fund. .......... l6l IS
Total issue. al,867 -
Amount Of license issued this
Road tax received for Co.
Auditor. ............- ....... $50 90
s. Van Patten. Street Commissioner.
reported as follows:
Poll tax worked. ed..............s sel 90
City fund. .................... 2l7 OO
Total worked d............$ Cos 90
Samuel Holmes, Water Commis-
sioner, reported collections to date,
a57.25.
J.,S McGayren, City Treasurer, sub
mitted his report to June 3, 1899, as
follows:
City fund on hand. .........s1,4 ,453 10
Water fund nd............... 1913 81
Sinking nd................ 1928 l20
Health fund. und................. 100 SO
Iotal..... "a, ,680 So
Thos. y. Coleman, City Marshal, re-
ported amount expended on streets
and crossings as follows:
Cost of labor on crossings ....$ 141 80
Saloon license issued .,. 500 OO
Show license. nse................ 400
Dogs killed .s.... s
Arrests for drunkenness =. ....... .13I
For assault. 8
For using obscene language ...... 1
Reports all approved and placed on
file.
Finance Committee reported that
they had examined the books, papers
and accounts of the city officers for
1898 and find them all correct.
Report approved.
The committee on sidewalks report.
ed in favor of building sidewalks on
9th street. and the following resolution
was presented, and on motion and roll.
call was unanimously adopted as fol.
lows:
SIDEWALK RESOLUTION
he it Resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa,
that sidewalk feet wide be con
structed along the east side of Lot G
and No. of Block No. 4, Seston's
Add. in said City. That the owner of
said lot be required to construct such
walk according to the provision of
Ordinance No. GA of said City, being
entitled "An Ordinance Concerning
Sidewalks.p That such walk shall be
completed within IS days after publ.
cation or service Of this resolution as
provided by the Ordinance above re-
ferrsd to.
City st st'sf sis:oS2' sf 1sTs5 Valley, IS.
lie. F. James, Mayor Of the City of
Missouri Valley, Iowa. do hereby GER
tify that the above resolution was duly
and legally adopted by the Council of
said City at a meeting of said Council
held on the 9th day of June, 1899.
Witness my hand this 9Th day Of
June, 1899. E. F. James,
Mayor of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Published in Mo. VALLEY TIMES
June 9TH, 1899. D. M. Harris.
City Clerk
Ordinance on change of grade re., r.. !.
second time.
Moved by Lyon and seconded by o.
Conner that the rules be suspended
and ordinance read third time and
put upon its final passage.
Vote unanimous on suspension Of
the rules and on roll call the following
vote was had:
J. j. Amen, Yea.
| j. b. Lyon,
w. G. Fensler,
| H. N. Warren,
| N. O'Conner,
| H. H. Fisher,
Ordinance legally passed as follows:
An ordinance to change the grade
on Third street at point in the GEN.
ter of said street, between Superior
and Michigan streets, and on line
with Lot line between Lots No Three
(s) and -Four (4) In Block No. Thirty
(3o) produced.
| Be it ordained by tho City Council