Minutes, 12 February 1844
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Source Note
Nauvoo City Council, Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 12 Feb. 1844; in Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb. 1844–Jan. 1845, pp. 1–3; handwriting of ; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

Mondy February 12th 1844, 10 oclock, AM. .
Names of Members called. Quorum Present, Prayer by .— Minutes of last council read,— and approved.
Petition of Thomas Moss. for remuneration for damage done his cellar by a change in the location of water Street, read and referred to Committe on Claims.—
Mayor suggested that the rise of property was sufficient to indemnify the petitonrs.
objected to any action on the bill. Mayor agreed with .— said Laws’ Mill stood where the road was originaly located & should have been made— and it was alterred to accomorddate accommodatethe Laws— and they agreed to satisfy all— who— were injured by the alteration, and they must do it.
, the order for committe met, to — reconsidered.— & the petition ordered to be laid on the table
The select Committes, on (to whom was previously referred a blank bond of . s. to the Agent of the City of , for Lot 3— in Block 4— of Hibbards. Additions for the use of th City of , for the erection of public buildings. .) Reported. that though the Lot was desireable for the to erect public buildings upon, yet they did not judge it wisdom to accept this Lot on the conditions mentiond in said.— Bond.— as the might not think it best to erect a hall more than 38 ft on 39 square.— or might prefer some other .
Report accepted & the— Bond orderd to be laid in the table.
Committe on City Attorney reported, they had not time, to draft the bill.— ordered, the committee have further time
, reported. the criminal code was probably with , and he was expected to return to the soone. C.— Councillor. moved committee have further time & carried.
Petition of ordered to be laid on the table
An ordinance to amend certain ordinances— read twice— 2d Sec added. read third time. passed.— Title, an ordinance entitld an ordinance to repeal certain ordinances therein mentind [mentioned]. read & , approved
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance regulating the currency passed March 4th 1843.— read twice ruled dispecd [dispensed] with & passed. 15 minute before 12 adjourned to next [r]egular meetng. [p. 1]
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