Names of members called,— Prayer by the mayor. minutes of last council read and approved,
“An extra ordinan[c]e for the extra case of Joseph Smith and others,” was read twice, & the third time by its title and passed by unanimous vote.
Also “An ordinance to erect a dam in the and for other purposes” was read, & the rules dispensed with & read read twice by its title. and passed unanimously.
The mayor suggested the idea of passing <that th[e] coun[c]il might pass> an ordina[n]ce to suspend the operation of the statu[t]es [p. 23]