Meeting opened pursuant to adjournment

Petition of and 21 others for permission to to make a dam in the

rose to object to the petition and to shew that an ordinance had been granted to the late Joseph Smith for the purpose— and took a review of the whole— and shewed that to grant this petition would be out of place—

stated that the Ordinance to Joseph Smith was drawn up, and suited Joseph Smith and read the same—

said this Council has no right to operate— for it is already transferred to the Successors of Joseph Smith

Petition lie on the table

Petition of & 4 others to open St. East of Speers St. from Parley to Young Granted

Bill of $5.00 for surveying Speers St. referred to the Committee on claims— they <​reported nothing to do with it​>

Bill of 48.25 for surveying & assessing— do.— do.— report allowed

do Grubb & Ritchie 57.81 for Liquor &c to Nauvoo Legion be referred to & .

do. 40.80 for Salted Beef be refd. to the committee on claims (bill allowed for 30.60)

Moved and seconded that the Trustees in Trust be indemnified in their claims on the Carried

do. do. that the Treasurer audit the accts. presented to him by the Trustees in Trust <​and give them receipts for the same​> Carried

Bill concerning Swine read 1st. time 2nd. laid on the table

An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance passed Decr. 8. 1843— passed—

Motioned and seconded that the Committee on Public Grounds have further time allowed to report on the burying ground also in connection with the Old Burying G[round] and be instructed to find out the boundary of the Old burying ground and to make same decent by fencing it out— Carried

Motioned and seconded that the fill up Vacancies of Trustees & Registrar in Nauvoo University appointed Mr. Registrar

<​Trustees​> <​Regents​> , , , , , , , , <​Prof—​> — , , , , , , , Jonathan C. Wright, , , , & James M. Monroe—

Moved and seconded that the give orders to the Councillors to the amount of their taxes dues Carried

Council adjourn till next regular Session [p. 54]