Original minutes of the first Village Board meetings
Title
Original minutes of the first Village Board meetings
Description
A reprinting of the first Village Board meeting and a listing of the first bonds and ordinances.
Subject
History
Government
Date
Reprinted: October 15, 1986
Originally created: July 17-28, 1889
Source
Gretna Guide
Provenance
Donated by the former Gretna Historical Society.
Date Modified
02-14-2019
Text
Original minutes of the
first Village Board meetings.
[Reprinted - Handwritten]
July 17th, 1889
First council meet pursuant to call, a
full board being present at P. N. Deerson's.
Office, P. N. Deerson, John Grabow, P. J. Lang-
don, J. R. Wilson and William Lewon. Meeting
was held at P. N. Deerson's lumber office,
and proceeded to elect officers for th
ensuing years.
A motion was made and carried that P. N.
Deerson act as chairman.
A motion was made and carried that John
Bradford be appointed clerk.
A motion was made and carried that B. F.
Smith be appointed Treasurer.
A motion was made and carried that H.
J. Grove be appointed attorney.
A motion was made and carried that Scott
Duskoff be appointed Village marshall.
A motion was made and carried to vote
a fur[?] mill tax for Village purpose.
J. R. Wilson handed in his resignation
as councilman which was accepted.
A motion was then made that C[?]. L. McKenna
be appointed to fill the vacancy, carried.
A motion was moved to adjourn and carried.
July 28, 1889
An adjourned meeting of the board of trustees
met, full board present.
The bonds of the councilman, clerk, treasurer,
and marshall was accepted.
The bonds of Wm Lewon was $(200) two hundred
dollars, the bonds of P. N. Deerson was ($200)
two hundred dollars, the bonds of P. J. Lang-
don was $(200) two hundred dollars, the bond
of John Grabow was $(200) two hundred dollars
the bond of Harvey J. [illegible] was $(200) dollars,
the bond of C. L. McKenna was $(200) two hun-
dred dollars, the bond of John Bradford $(600)
six hundred dollars, the bond of B. F[?]. Smith
was $(1200) twelve hundred dollars, the bond
of Scott Driskoll was $(100) one hundred
dollars.
July 24th, 1889.
An adjourned meeting of the board of trustees
met, with full board.
The rules and regulations was read and adopted
as prepared by H. J. Grove and ordinances
pertaining to liquor licenses and regulating
the same, as ordinance No. 1 was adopted.
Ordinance No. (2) and (3) was adopted.
first Village Board meetings.
[Reprinted - Handwritten]
July 17th, 1889
First council meet pursuant to call, a
full board being present at P. N. Deerson's.
Office, P. N. Deerson, John Grabow, P. J. Lang-
don, J. R. Wilson and William Lewon. Meeting
was held at P. N. Deerson's lumber office,
and proceeded to elect officers for th
ensuing years.
A motion was made and carried that P. N.
Deerson act as chairman.
A motion was made and carried that John
Bradford be appointed clerk.
A motion was made and carried that B. F.
Smith be appointed Treasurer.
A motion was made and carried that H.
J. Grove be appointed attorney.
A motion was made and carried that Scott
Duskoff be appointed Village marshall.
A motion was made and carried to vote
a fur[?] mill tax for Village purpose.
J. R. Wilson handed in his resignation
as councilman which was accepted.
A motion was then made that C[?]. L. McKenna
be appointed to fill the vacancy, carried.
A motion was moved to adjourn and carried.
July 28, 1889
An adjourned meeting of the board of trustees
met, full board present.
The bonds of the councilman, clerk, treasurer,
and marshall was accepted.
The bonds of Wm Lewon was $(200) two hundred
dollars, the bonds of P. N. Deerson was ($200)
two hundred dollars, the bonds of P. J. Lang-
don was $(200) two hundred dollars, the bond
of John Grabow was $(200) two hundred dollars
the bond of Harvey J. [illegible] was $(200) dollars,
the bond of C. L. McKenna was $(200) two hun-
dred dollars, the bond of John Bradford $(600)
six hundred dollars, the bond of B. F[?]. Smith
was $(1200) twelve hundred dollars, the bond
of Scott Driskoll was $(100) one hundred
dollars.
July 24th, 1889.
An adjourned meeting of the board of trustees
met, with full board.
The rules and regulations was read and adopted
as prepared by H. J. Grove and ordinances
pertaining to liquor licenses and regulating
the same, as ordinance No. 1 was adopted.
Ordinance No. (2) and (3) was adopted.
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Citation
“Original minutes of the first Village Board meetings,” Historic Gretna, accessed May 15, 2024, https://gretnapubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/203.
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