Nauvoo City Council, Rough Minute Book, 26 Nov. 1842–16 Jan. 1844; handwriting of and ; forty-six pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb.–Dec. 1841.
The petition of respecting Water Street, is hereby referred to the Committee of public Grounds.
A Bill was presented, received the usual readings, the Rules having been dispensed with, & passed into an Ordinance, entitled, An Ordinance to regulate the rates of Toll at the Ferry, in the the City of .
It is hereby ordered by the City Council of the City of , that Fundy Street be opened from South Street to the burying Ground, & that the be instructed to open it, and make it passable.
The City Council met upon the call of Aldermen , , & .— Meeting opened by Prayer, Names of the Council were called, minutes of last was elected president, pro, tem.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
A Bill was presented for an Ordinance concerning strangers & contagious diseases, & for other purposes, which received the usual readings, (the rules having been dispensed with,) & became an Ordinance, with the Title as above.—
A Bill was presented for an Ordinance concerning confining or keeping Animals in the City of , which received the usual readings, (the Rules having been dispensed with,) and passed into an Ordinance, entitled as above.—
A Bill was presented for an Ordinance concerning bathing and Swimming, which received the usual readings, and became an Ordinance entitled as above.