Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-22
oITY couNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
The Street 0rading-Sidewalks-
Bills Allowed.
An adjourned meeting Of ths city ooun-
Gil was held Thursday. Sept. %. Pres
ent Aldermen Cleveland, jerks, Mann,
Hurst and Prescott, the mayor and au.
ditor.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
The following bills were presented
and referred to the finance committee,
who reported "a me to council with the
recommendation that they be paid:
Z Grant, building sidewalks.....Ss06 81
A Wilkinson, making survey
Martin Johnson, labor on streets.. g Is
anthony Prete, labor on Streets. II Is
warner q Stoltxe, lumber ..... Is SO
A Mckechnie, serving legal pa
..............".... ~
y w Jameson, labor on Streets. 6s %
job kirkland. labor IN Streets. z 81
Aldermen Cleveland. jerks, Mann,
Hurst and Prescott voted aye on the
payment Of the above bills.
Bill Of L. Grant, &2,27e.l2, for conatruc-
ton Of sidewalks ~ per his contract las
signed) with the city was presented.
AID. Mann moved that . warrant be
drawn for the amount against the special
sidewalk assessment fund, provided the
assignee Of the contract agrees that the
said warrant shall not bear Interest.
Motion seconded and carried, Aldermen
Cleveland, Mann, Hurst and Prescott
voting aye.
The street committee recommended
that 1t was advisable to construct aide.
walks on the north side Of Sixth street
nom the west line Of lot q, block 81, ia
Hill avenue; on the east side of Hill aye.
nue. from Third street to Sixth street;
on the east aide Of Harrington avenue
from Sixth street to Seventh street, and
on the east side Of Uline Avenue from
Third street to Fourth street.
Aid. Hurst moved that the report Of
the street committee DO adopted and tina,
the city auditor proceed to give property
notice to construct the said
walks. Carried.
AID. Prescott moved tho city advertise
for bids for tho constructionsof the fol.
lowing street crossings: On tho north
side ofSixth street across Flint, Arnold,
Kelly, Harrington and Hill ave.
nues; on tho east side Of Hill avenue
across Third, Fourth. Filth and Sixth
streets, and on tho east and west side OF
Kelly avenue across Sixth street. Car.
ried. Aldermen Cleveland, jerks, Mann,
Hurst and Prescott voting aye.
The assessment OF estimate Of city on.
gineer for the construction OF sidewalks
by L. Grant under his contract with the
city wa returned by him to the council,
Moyed by Aid. Cleveland and secondsd
by Aid. Mann, that the assessment be
approved. Carried, Aldermen jerks
Cleveland, Mann, Hurst and prescott
voting aye.
A protest from Alex. Walker and H
II. Barr against the grading Of Kelly
avenue from Third street to Railroad
avenue was presented and placed ON ale
Aid. Cleyeland offered the following
resolution, which was seconded by Aid,
jerks ana carried:
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Edwards has
failed to complete the grading Of the
streets Of the city according to the terms
Of the contract entered into bv him, and
the time has expired within which said
work was to be completed, and said Ed.
wards has notified the city council that
he cannot complete said work, therefore
be 1t
Reso1ved, That written notice be
given to the bondsmen OF said Edwards
that said work must be completed by
them within fifteen days from this date.
or that said bond will be declared for.
feited.
AID. Hurst moved that the council
adjourn. Carried. c. M. FISHER,
Auditor.