Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
city Lawmakers Hold an Interesting
Session at the Council Chamber.

The Common Council met in new
quarters at the City hall Monday
evening and held quite lengthy ses-
sion. Many matters Of Importance
came up for consideration and the
newly elected aldermen became ac-
quainted to certain extent with
some of the duties devolvipg upon
them in their official capacity.
Mayor Hassell presided and every
alderman answered to his name when
Clerk Michaelis called the roll.
/ The first question to come up for
N discussion was the matter of choosing
an official paper. 1t appeared to be
the sense of the council that the most
economical manner in which to pro-
Iceed and the only way in fact was to
lkt the contract to the lowest bidter
f@1 printing and publishing that which
is required by law The discussion
was finally brought to close by mo-
tidn by Aid KNAPP that bids be re-
cetved at the next meeting OF the
Council and this was passed. The
mayor authorized the Business COM
!. mittee, consisting of Aldermen Hen
KEEL Knapp and Muesse, to have charge
OF the matter
A petition from members OF the
Episcopal church asking that an cleo
, trio light, either arc or incandescent,
be placed in front of the church was
! read. Atty. Ed. NJ. Lowry on behalf
Of petitioners explained the situation
in a few words He stated that the
\ light was an actual necessity. On
!, motion the matter was left 10 the
Business committee, to be reported on
at next meeting
A petition from property owners in
the first ward for extension of water
mains was read. Eight signers wish
ed to become city patrons of water
supply. The petition, together with
similar paper from residents OF
South Adams street for an extension
Of 1.-THE water mains in that quarter,
: was referred to the superintendent of
" water works with instructions to es-
Y innate Expense Of making the change
BAND to report on same at next meet
Nng
The question as to support Of Hur-
Nv and Poland families was next con-
Y; 4ered The city fathers heretofore
to,A some time past have allowed the
,ortmer weekly pittance of 70 cents
\ A. 'partial support and the latter 81 30
NJ per week for the same purpose. If
committed to the county home the
cost for each adult person would be
$l.60 per week and the children would
necessarily have to be sent to an or
plans home. This procedure would
require the painful duCy of breaking
up the household in each case and
Mayor Hassell believed it best to con-
tinue the dealing out Of charity in
the same manner as it had been done
before. The aldermen assented and
the matter was laid over until next
meeting for further consideration,
instructions being given that above
named allowances be advanced until
orders to the contrary We're handed
down.
The important question of sidewalk
construction was next in order. Ac
eording to provisions of the new
charter all sidewalks built hereafter
are to be paid for in full by the prop
ertv owner, and in case of condemna
n ton OF an old walk the owner fails to
comply with orders to rebuild within
! a certain number Of days, the city
I performs the operation and the costs
| are taxed up to the property. The
subject Of sidewalks, it is learned,
was a study all by itself and it was
heemed advisable to lay the matter
over until next meeting without ac-
tson. that the question in all its legal
mbases might be considered. The
Street commissioner was instructed
tosattend to what little needed re-
pasrs that were necessary in the
meantime.
The application Of the Chicago
Northwestern railroad tor renewal of
/ contract Tor five years for obtaining
water from city for all purposes was
read ami discussed. The company
pays to the city the sum Of so per
! month for use Of water supply. Some
Of the aldermen thought this hardly
sufficient and the fact was brought
out that owing to there being no me-
ter in use il was hard TO estimate
the amount used. Aid. Place believ-
Ell "a bird in the hand was worth two
70 the bush" ant that it would be bet
Ter u accept proposition for uew con-
tract at same terms rather than t.
mix matters and perhaps lose the