The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-04
NEW COUNCIL MEETS
Session Is Devoted to ORGANIZATION
and Other Business of a
Purely Routine Nature.
Sydney A. Cravens Selected to Sue.
coed Owen Newton as Marshal
b. of Princeton Village.

SSS~ OWSn l\SWkOu as MARSHAL
Of Princeton Village.
The first meeting of the newly -elected
village council was held at the Offices
OF M. S. Rutherford & Co. on Tues
day evening. All members we're pres
ent, VIZ, A. W. Woodcock, president;
Ira G.. Stanley, recorder; Joseph
Craig, r. E. Jones and B. D. Grant.
The proceedings of the session we're
entirely of a routine nature. After
reading the minutes and disposing of
the bills presented the question of
saloon license was brought up and.
upon motion of Councilman Craig, it
was voted that $500 per annum be
stipulated as the amount of such
license.
A motion by Mr.. Craig to appoint
j. G. Herdliska a member of the
board of health followed and pre-
vailed. Mr.. Herdliska was thereupon
appointed.
The selection of village marshal
was next considered. There were but
two applicants for this position, O. B.
Newton and Sydney Cravens. B. D.
Grant moved that Sydney Cravens be
elected village marshal to succeed O.
B. Newton. Jos. Craig offered an
amendment to the effect that Mr..
Cravens be appointed on probation
and the amendment carried. There
upon Sydney Cravens was called be-
fore the council and the duties of his
Office fully defined. Among other
things the said Sydney Cravens was
instructed to keep the crosswalks on
the main streets clean; to visit the
depot every time the trains-passenge
and freight-came in and chase away
the small boys who make it practice
to ride on the steps, bumpers, etc.; to
hang around the postofice at mail
time and drag forth unruly urchins by
their ears; to see that all blinds are
open in saloons during the Sabbath;
to keep out of saloons while on duty
unless called in to quell scraps, etc.;
to abstain from Intoxicating liquors
while on the beat, and to perform such
other duties as the council may from
time to time impose. Mr.. Cravens,
having agreed to perform the duties
as read. was duly appointed chief of
police of the village of Princeton.
Immediately thereafter O. B. Newton,
retiring marshal, decorated the manly
breast of Mr.. Cravens with the in
sigma of Ofice-the tin star.
R. E. Jones then moved that the
salary of the village marshal be fixed
at $50 per month and the motion pre-
| vailed.
1t was agreed that the bonds of the
village officers be passed upon at the
next meeting.
Recorder Stanley moved that E. L.
Mcmillan be elected to the Office of
village attorney for the ensuing year
at salary of 500. The motion
carried.
Upon motion of Councilman Craig
the recorders salary was fixed at $3.50
per annum.
Mr.. Craig moved that the regular
meetings Of the council be held on the
! first Monday in each month. Carried.
A motion by B. D. Grant was
adopted which provided that two dol
lars per month be paid for Office rent.
.. B. Newton resigned as an officer
of the board of health in favor of
Sydney Cravens and the latter was
| appointed to perform the duties of
that Office during the unexpired term
of Mr.. Newton. s .s
The chair then appointed the follow
ing committees:
Finance-Ira G.. Stanley, B. D.
Grant.
Streets, alleys and sidewalks-R. E.
Jones, Jos. Craig, A. W. Woodcock.
Judiciary-R. E. Jones, B. D.
Grant.
Health-Jos. Craig, Ira G. Stanley.
Electric Jos. Craig, A. W. Wood
cock, B. D. Grant.
Railroad. E. Jones, Ira G.
Stanley, Jos. Craig.
Market-Jos. Craig, B. D.Grant.
License-Ira G. Stanley, Jos. Craig,
A. W. Woodcock.
An adjournment was then taken to
Monday, April 8, at 8 O'Clock D. M.
Splendid Showing.
The average amount of butterfat
marketed daily in Milaca during the
past week was about 900 pounds, or
about $3.50 cash paid out for dairy
products to the. farmers each day.
And this at the lowest cream produc-