, 1908-02-05
COUNCILMAN JOHNSON WOULD
WORK CITY PRISONERS FOR
BENEFIT OF STREETS.
to Deliver Fifty Loads of Stone
to Any Convenient Place in Town
Where It Can Be Broken and
Spread-State Veterinarian to Be
Invited to Conference.

fencing of Migrants to the calaboose
loads of stone TO the city if the mar,
shall would have it broken by this class
of prisoners and then spread upon the
streets. The proposition met with ia.
yor, Mayor Spalding taking the stand
that such work would tend to make a
permanent street surface and add to
the effectiveness of the thoroughfares.
Mr.. Johnson's proposition was enthusi,
astically accepted by the mayor ana
council.
Proceedings in Detail.
The council was called to order at
I7:4O last evening with Mayor Spalding,
Attorney McMurray, Clery Tyvold,
Marshal Sigman and Councilmen BEEN.
er, Gates, Hansen, Johnson, Schwatke
and Soderstrom present.
The minutes of the meeting of Janu
airy q were cad and approved.
Andrew Reid asked permission to re-
pair the building recently destroyed
by fire, situated on lot 16, block 1872, it
being his intention, if permitted, to
put on a sheet iron siding and CORFU
gated iron roof, and on motion of Mr..
Gates, the petition was referred to tho
building and fire committees, with
power to act.
Reports of officers.
The reports of Marshal Sigman, Pc
lice Justice Hynds and Sexton Sewell
of the city cemetery were read and
referred t o the finance committee.
The report of the police justice for
January showed $1S7.50 collected in
fines in sixteen cases. There were six
cases of drunkenness, six of vagrancy,
one of abusing an officer and three Of
keeping houses of prostitution.
The monthly report of the sexton OF
the city cemetery showed two lots sold
for a total of $40 and four interments-
one on the 5th, one on the 18th, the
third on the 26th and the fourth on the
Both. The combined ages of the four
were 1ST years, an average of As years
3 months.
The report of the city marshal show
cd a total collection amounting to 1856,
to which was added the $1S7.50 col.
lected by the justice of the police
court, making a total of $1,053.50 cover.
Cd into the city treasury. Pound fees
amounted to $14 for the month; cleo
trio theaters, $40; city liquor licenses,
$500; county liquor licenses, $500; pool
table license, $40; rem of office of JUS
tice of the peace, $12.
The finance committee reported that
it had examined the reports. of the
clerk and treasurer for the six months
ended December 81, 1907. The com
Ilittee found the balances correct. On
motion of Mr.. Johnson, the report was
accepted and ordered placed on file
Report of City Health officer.
DR.. A. Il Hamilton, the city health
officer, reported upon the bovine autop,
sy held during the forenoon. Five COWS
were examined, two of them respond
ing TO the tuberculin test. In dairy
COWS found to be infected with the
disease, the physician proved that in
almost every case the udder was af-
fected. 1t is through food and drink
largely that tuberculosis is transmitted
to humans, according to DR.. Hamilton
The physician exhibited parts taken
from the Crumrine COW for the benefit
CT the councilmen, some of these show.
ing the stage of the disease.
state Veterinarian to Be Invited.
On motion of Mr.. Beemer, the clerk
was istructed to correspond with the
state veterinarian and ask him to be
present at the next meeting of the
council or at some meeting convenient
to the state official, DR.. Hamilton, the
city health officer, and DR.. Whitehouse,
the veterinarian, being invited to bN
present at the conference.
On motion of Mr.. Hansen, the mat
ter of adding more half lots to the
available space at the cemetery, for
the use of single graves, was referred
To the cemetery committee, with powai
to act, after consultation with the sex
ton of the cemetery.
Reading of the Bills.
The bills for the month of January
were read and those approved were al
lowed and ordered paid.
A letter from the chief of the fire
department concerning the picture
shows in the city vas read by the
mayor, and on motion OF Mr.. Beemer
the matter was left to the fire chief to
make such regulations as he deemed
proper.