, 1906-02-07
Council in Detail

with -Councilmen Beemer, johnson
Phillips, Rogers, Soderstrom and Spic
er, Clerk Tyvold, Health Officer A. B
Hamilton, Marshal Sigman and Attor
ney McMurray present. The only Off,
Ger absent who usually attends the
meeting of the council was Chief Otto
Gramm of the fire department.
The minutes of the meeting of Janu,
airy 16 were read and approved.
The reports of the city marshal, jus.
tice of the police court and sexton OF
the city cemetery for January were
read and submitted to the finance com
mittee.
Sexton W. P. Wright's report showed
seven interments as follows: One each
on the I'd, Sth, 9th, 10th, 14th, 21st and
23d. No cemetery lots were sold. OF
the seven deaths, four occurred in Lar
annie. Two died from accident and
one was found dead in a ranch house.
The average age of the seven dead was
46 81 years.
City Marshal Sigman collected $500
in city and county retail liquor licenses
and $50 from other sources.
Police Justice Grant reported fines
in criminal cases amounting to $105.
Mr.. Spicer, from the committee on
taxes. presented a report on the Louis
Larson case, finding a double levy of
taxes. The taxes for 1904 were levied
against L. L. Larson. The clerk will
investigate and make further report.
City Attorney McMurray reported the
payment of $1,000 of the bonded in
debtedness of the city with the sinking
fund on hand.
The m officer referred to the mat
ter of refunding the funding bonds of
ference between officials of the city and
the state examiner. The proposition
of the purchase Of the bonds by the
state was gone into, but nothing tangi-
BILE came of the conference and the pro
posed sale vests just where it had been
left before the conference.
Mr.. Johnson presented an ordinance
concerning pawnbrokers and dealers in
secondhand goods, which was read by
the clerk.
Mr.. Spicer moved hat the ordinance
be laid over under the rules, and the
motion prevailed.
Mr. Rogers skating rink ordinance
was presented n read the second
time, having been rea the first time
at the last meeting of the council
On motion of Mr.. Phillips, the license
fee in the skating rink ordinance was
made SIS per month instead of $40.
On motion of Mr., Rogers, the rules
were suspended, the ordinance read
third time by It's title and placed upon
its final passage, passing by the fol-
lowing vote. Ayes-Messrs. Beemer,
Johnson, Phillips, Rogers, Soderstrom
and Spicer. The ordinance was declar-
ed passed.
Councilman Phillips presented an or
dinance repeating chapter Al, of title
Z, relating to billiard n pool rooms
and bowling alleys, which was read b.
the clerk and laid over under the rules.
The ordinance by Councilman Phil
lips concerning itinerant merchants,
read first time at the last meeting of
the council, was read the second time
by the clerk and laid over under the
rules.
Mr.. Spicer moved that the marshal
be directed to enforce the law concern
ing unlicensed dogs, that official be-
ing directed to employ an assistant as
dog catcher, and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Spicer moved hat the marshal be
directed to give five days notice to
owners of dogs that he would enforce
the law and would be in position to fur,
nish tags, and the motion prevailed.
Mayor Mckee presented a map of the
city showing the locations of the diff
ferent buildings and the different wat
err service connections, also a system
of piping, with an approximate cost of
the system complete. His plan of wat,
er pipes was given in The Republican
on Monday. The total cost as figured
by the mayor, will be $63.069, exclusive
of the portion of the city west of the
railroad.
At S:45 p. m. a recess of Is minutes
was taken, which extended to $40,
when the body was again called to or
der.
Mr.. Phillips believed the matter
should be gone over carefully, and sug,
gested that an adjourned meeting be
held for the purpose of discussing the
matter.
Mayor Mckee stated that p. H. ia
cobs had complained of the corral con.
nected with the Elkhorn barn, he being
unable to rent his property, and making
his own occupancy almost beyond in
ldurance. He would like to have the
property condemned as a livery stable