Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-08

the council In regard to the necessity Of
building sidewalks on certain streets
throughout the city. Carried.
The following bills were presented
and referred to finance committee who
reported same to the council with the
Recommendation that they be allowed.
J e Dixie, surveying for city Sc rs
I'M Labold q Co, ~incidentals.. .... 2 IS
Robert Mullen. labor on Streets. S Is
Thomas Burns, labor on Streets. 6 IS
Warner q Stoltxe. lumber... II Is
Thomas Sexton, labor on streets l 81
AO Whipple, use ofteam grading
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Taylor q Craig, use Of team grad
ing 81, g g
Sidney Martin, labor on Streets. 8 IS
Stou9hton& Chamberlin, gasoline II OS
Devils Lake News. Printing.... l6 05
Everett Cole. assisting engineer
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AID. jerks, Cleveland, Pattie, Hurst,
Mann and Prescott voting ave on the
payment OF the above bills.
Bill Of J. E. Dixie for surveying and
experimenting street grade Slle.25. Aid.
Mann moved that the bill be allowed at
$l0l.25. Carried. Aldermen jerks, Cleye.
land, Patio. Hurst. Prescott aud Mann
voting aye.
BillAo Of L. Grant for $sSl.4 for street
and alley crossings and &2.275.l2 for side
walks built by him under contract with
the city were referred to street COM
mittee for investigation.
AID. jerks moved that the tax levy
for the currsnt year b placed at I mills
for general fund and q for sinking fund.
Carried.
Aid. jerks moved that the matter Of
changing the drain on Arnold and
Kelly avenues 70 that It will not inter-
fore with the railroad oompany's prop
erty, be referred to the street committee
with power TO act. Carried.
AID. Cleveland offered tho following
resolution which wa seconded by Aid.
Mann and carried.
Whereas, A petition Of . majority Of
the owners OF property abutting ON
Railroad avenue resident within the
city Of bowls Lake has been filed with
the city auditor setting forth the facts
and reasons for such va~cation; and said
petition has been accom- panied by . plat
OF that portion Of said avenue proposed
70 b. vacated; and said petition has been
verified BY the oaths Of two Of the Pc
tittoners, and the consent In writing Of
all the owners OF the property adjoining
the plat to be 90 vacated; aud
Whereas, The city council has deemed
1t expedient that the matter should he
prooeedGd with: aud
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given In regard TO said matter, and the
city council At . regular meeting has In
veetigated and oonsidered the matter
and heard the testimony aud evidence Of
the parties interested; therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED, That all that portion of
Railroad svenuo In the city Of Devils
Lake bounded y follows, Wig: Begin
ming at . point twenty and M half feet
northwest from tho < Of Fourth
street and Railroad avenue, on the north
eest line OF Railroad avenue, thence west
forty-one and 1910 feet. thence north
Is 7-l00 feet. thence southeast along the
northeast boundry Of Railroad venue
to the place of beginning b and tho
same hereby 10 declared vacated.
A communication was rseeivs from T.
A.. Edwards praying to be released from
his contract with the city for street
grading, and also asking that his bonds
men be relisvsd Of all responsibility.
Aid. Cleveland moved that the COM
muntcatlon be placed on file. Carried.
The following report wa. presented
by the auditor and on motion was re-
terrsd to the finance committee with in
structions to examine same and report
at next meeting Of the council.
RDCDIP7s.
Oash In gs.ssal fund. Apnlso. 1891. n, SIT 90