The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-01-15
The I |! new COUNCIL.
i u Holds its First Meeting rlonday
Night and Tackles Consider
able Business.

1OlC DuSlllSSSs
a Street Commissioner and ATTORNEY
Are Appointed and Other Inn
~ portant Business Done.
The old village council went out last
Saturday night little ahead of sched-
ute time and the new council came in
right on schedule time last Monday,
nigh night, and started in at once to do bust
ness President Bryson called the
council to order after all members ar
rived, and in lieu Of the regular order
ofsbusiness and just to start the ball
rolling he submitted to the council
lis ito appointments and also commit
tees on Streets, avenues and alleys,
| bridges, sidewalks, electric light and
water plant, inspection of books and
papers, etc. The list rather took the
council by surprise and it seemed hardly
ready to- act on the new order of
| things in all respects. Mr.. Galley said
! that he did not think it was necessary
to have all the committees that Presi-
dent Bryson had named, as he thought
that l such matters like street improve
ments, the electric light plant, etc.,
should be left to the whole council.
Mr. Bryson stated that he had read
the charter, over and he was of the
opinion that the appointment of such
committees as he had suggested was
quite in order, but that he was per-
fectly willing to acquisce in the wishes
ofSYthe council in the matter. He
thought that by having the proper
committees that the work of looking
after the village improvements, could
be. systematized and that it would not
be necessary to have a meeting of the
council every time sidewalk or street
needed fixing. In the general discus
sion that followed the council drifted
from its mornings some, but eventually
Lgotinto port with all sails filled and a
big cargo of harmony. -: -
The: matter of appointing committees
was passed up for the time being and
the council proceeded to name mar
shall and Owen Newton was elected for
!! the ssSnsdinsg veal. This was the first
mat5erlthat the council was called to
'Fvote on and the president suggested
that the roll be called and that all
members vote aye or nay, which
method of voting should be followed
on questions passed on by the council
and before the council adjourned it got
into the habit of answering roll call
quite as naturally as a calf takes to a
milk pail. Mr.. Newton was elected
unanimously.
President Bryson had suggested the
name of Joe feathers for street COM
missioner, but when the appointment
came up for the approval of the council
Mr.. Galley suggested the name of G. H.
Chute and Mr.. Chute was chosen by
the council for the place, which has
been vacant for some time, and street
commissioner for Princeton is some
thing that the new council should be
given credit for.
Mr.. Bryson had suggested the name
of E. L. Mcmillan for village attorney
and the appointment met with the ap-
l proval of the entire council. The nam
ing of a village attorney was another
good move.
DR.. Galley was named as health Of
ficer and there was no objection.
One committee that Mr.. Bryson had
lsuggested was named, and that was
1.-THE committee on the inspection OF
books and papers. This committee was
composed of Rutherford, Galley, Gould
ing and the village attorney.
The next matter that came up for
consideration was the publication of
the proceedings of the village council.
Mr.. Bryson informed the council that
he thought that the minutes of every
meeting of the council should be pub
lished for the benefit of the pub
lie and tax payers. There was little
objection to this at the start and
for the time being the matter was
passed up, but later on toward the
close of the meeting Mr.. Galley made a
motion that the minutes of the pro-
ceedings be published in the UNION
and that the recorder be instructed to
see what it would cost to have the
minutes of the council published dur
| ing the coming year. The motion
carried.
The UNION was designated by the
council as the official paper for the en-
suing year, for the publication of all or
|sdinances and resolutions of the coun-
Icil. z.s5, @S I'LL.
The council was presented with a