Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-05-10
Executive Sessions While Do.
Ing Public Business De-
C1ared Legal.
Soft1e Street PetitionS.-Cows
to Be Denied Free Use
OF Streets.
Cyclists MIST Keep OFT Walks
and Electric Light DELHI
quents Square Up.
A Big Knitting Mill Wants In
ducefnents to Locate at
Wl11fnar.

ouCementS 10 Locate at
Wil1mar.
The council assembled at the city
hall with all members present
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read. A couple of minor
matters were objected to, and AID.
Holt called into question the legality
of the minutes of the socalled execu-
tive part of the session. He stated
that the general law provided that
| meetings of the council be public, and
that as the special charter made no
provision in regard to the matter, it
was to be assumed that the general
law had some bearing upon the mat
ter. Aid. Williams said, "Of course,
the council has the right to go into
executive session if it chooses to do so.
Why, doesn't the legislature have ex-
ecutive sessions? We had lots of ex-
executive sessions when we built the
waterworks, and there was never any
question about the bonds issued not
being good.' Aid. Williams moved
that the minutes be adopted and the
motion prev allied, Aid. Holt voting no.
The following amounts were allowed
for work on streets: Aug. Sundling
S6.37; F. L. Smith, $3.50; N. J. Lund
gren, 1915; Nels Ekdahl, Sll.25; J. A.
Hedin, $50; Carl Nystrom, 1925;
And. Ogren, $3.50; P. Magnuson, So. 90:
Bent Urdal, 1925; John Ohm, 1925;
Frank Johnson, $3.50.
The following amounts were also al.
lowed:
Recorder, freight, postage, etc. IS 9 80
Electrical Engineering Co., elec-
trio supplies. .................2 Is 80
J. M. Rains, incidentals as health
OAuCCI'. IL w
Walter S. Booth, poll and land
tax blanks. .................. 50
j. B. Boyd & Co., mdse. for
poor, etc.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is 20
Bill of F. l.. Smith laid over from
last meeting was allowed.
Bill of Alb. Larson for balance of
account was referred back for inform
alton.
Alderman Tyler made motion to
the effect that hereafter employees be
required to consult heads of proper
committees before ordering supplies,
which carried.
The official bond of the village re-
corder for $1,000 with Ole Barnstad
and A. J. Ekander as sureties was ap-
proved, and the acceptances, oaths of
Office and bonds of the officials elected
at previous meeting were placed on
file.
Aid. Peterson presented commune
cation from Mr.. Taylor who wanted
preparation known as Hamm's Non
Toxi analysed by some competent per-
son to prove that it was not intoxicat-
ing and he wanted the approval of the
council in it's sale. It was agreed
among the councilmen that the coun-
Gil could grant no such permission,
and no action was taken. Mr.. Klevyer
was present, and explained that he
had not expected to get a license to
sell the stuff but that he simply wanted
to show his good faith in the matter,
SO that if anyone became drunk at
some other place in town the council
would know that he was not to blame.
He had sample bottles with him which
he left in the council room.
H. S. Peterson appeared in behalf
of St. Luke's parish and asked for
permission to remove earth on south
side of church property. The matter
was referred to street committee with
power to act. ~.
Mr.. M. O. Thorpe appeared to OBJ
tain permission to remove dirt on'.C"
street on south side of Seminary Hill,
and the matter was referred to street
committee to be reported at next meet
ing. . :... ~, -. >.~.:
A petition signed by Is or 80 citizens
asking that an ordinance be passed
prohibiting the. driving Of cows by
herders through the streets was pre-
sented. It was explained that the
hundreds Of COVE being driven to and
from pasture morning and evening
constitutes nuisance 10 that lawns
and gardens are damaged and side
walks broken. Litchdeld has such an
ordinancewhic provides that the cows