The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-11
Council Proceedings.


and approved.
Upon motion council adjourned to
the court house to hear evidence on
remonstrance against issuance of Ii.
cense to NJ. NJ. Stern.
Council reconvened at court house
with all aldermen present.
Miss Kellogg was engaged as stem.
o~grapher to take testimony in case.
The remonstrance vas read by the
attorney for the demonstrators.
The first charge, the legality Of the
bond, was argued by the attorneys,
the attorney for the demonstrators al.
lcging that "A guarantee bond was NO
good, and the attorney for the pc.
titioner contended that a guarantee
bond was good in any case where q
bond was required, and after listening
TO the arguments offered the council
overruled the objection and approved
and accepted the bond.
Council then proceeded to listen to
testimony Of witnesses or the other
charges until $50 pm. when a recess
was taken until Ppm.
Council reconvoned at 7 pm. with
all members present.
Hearing OF testimony resumed Until
1925 pm. when it was requested by
attorney for demonstrators that case
be continued until Saturday morning,
and upon motion the council decided
to continue with the hearing Of evi.
dence.
After examining a fe v more witness.
es the defense rested, and after hear.
ing TIE arguments advanced the coun.
Gil retired to the jury room to render
a decision.
Council returned the following mo.
ton which vas adopted.
That from the evidence adduced
on the hearing of the remonstrance
filed against the issuance OF a license
to sell malt, spurious and vinous
liquors BY M. VI. Stern in Red Cloud
Nebraska, the council hnds each and
every allegation in the remonstrance
to be not sustained by the evidence
and that the remonstrance be over
ruled.
That upon compliance with the laws
and upon the payment of the sun Of
81, 900 into the city treasury by Myer
NJ Stnrn ,,nnoa hn ,aa,nl 30 e.,I
Myer NJ. Stern to sell malt, spurious,
and vinons liquors as prayed for in
his petition.
j. Il Mercer, attorney for rcmon.
strators gave notice of appeal.
Council then adjourned to meet on
Saturday, May 3.
Council met IN Saturday pursuant
to adjournment, and there being no
quorum present adjourned to meet on
Tuesday, May 9Th.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment on Tuesday, May Sth.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
L. j. Ward appeared before the
board and requested that some action
be taken in regard to city scales and
motion prevailed that it be declared
the sense of this council that the loca.
ton of apublic scales on the streets OF
the city of Red Cloud be granted, the
exact location thereof TO be determined
by the council AS soon n funds are
raised to buy same.
l.. y. liaskins appeared before coun
ell and requested permit to build shed
to his barn Permit denied.
Request Of Jas. Peterson for a per
nit to build extension to his building
on the corner of Fourth avenue ant
Webster street was denied.
Council adopted estimate of expen
SEES for ensuing year which will b,
found in another column Of this issue
The mayor and CITY clerk we're in
structed to correspond for prices OF
material Tor the water works eXten
sion and the time for receiving bid
was extended to May 10Th,
The street commissioner was orderet
To have all fences removed which wer
set ont in the street and have the sam
put on tn" correct line.
On motion the water commissions
was instructed to collect the annua
water rates by June 10Th, and to Gu
OIL the water in all cases where fu.
settlement is not made on or befor
= that date.
Council adjourned to meet Saturda
May 18th.
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