The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-04-12
The City Council.
THE OLD.

council met in final session on Tues
day evening with all the members pres
ent except Alderman Buck. ST.
Street Commissioner Boss filed his
report and it was ordered placed on
file. s..r.
The committee on sewers reported
the entire system in first-elass order.
The following bills were audited and
ordered paid: s .sa :.
Sundry election exp's End w'd 8 "a So
E. ]. Lewis, health officer. !. 100 90
Thos. Platten, labor. ....,..... 2 81
G. M. Boss, labor and expenses Is 10
Alex. Moore, wood for CITY,. II 80
Charles Tuckey, labor. ....... so
James Finkle.. ........ ...... 90
Alderman Webb moved a vote of
thanks to the mayor and President
Bennett for their courtesies to the
board. Adopted. The board ad-
journed sine die. ~"
THE NEW.
The newly elected aldermen, Messrs.
Woodbury., Smith, Hickman and Whip
pie, filed their respective oaths of
office and organized with Alderman
Smith chairman, pro tenn, and @. G
Tobey clerk pro tenn. Upon roll call
all responded with the exception of
Alderman Whipple. A permanent Or
ganization was affected with V. A.
Whipple president, and M. F. Wood
bury vice-president. In absence of the
president the vice-president presided
over the meeting. The mayor. who
was present, presented the name OF. j.
F. Cooper for city clerk. There be-
ing two votes for confirmation and
three against it, the appointment was
not confirmed. The app ointment by
the mayor of Chas. Fl. Pease for chief
of police, was unanimously confirmed.
The mayor named L. r. Barto, J.
A. Norris and Geo. A. Stanton as
members of the library board, and the
nominations were unanimously con-
firmed. The two former are old mem
bers of the board, and Prof. Stanton
succeeds DR.. McMasters.
The mayor filed communication
calling the attention of the city coun-.
ell to the fact that it is the duty of the
council to elect a city attorney, street
commissioner, superintendent of water
works and fire warden, assessor, health
officer, and to provide for the city
printing for the coming year; also to
designate the duties and fix the salar-
les of the several ity officers. "
The council elected the following:
City Attorney-M. c. Kelsey.
Street Commissioner-A. F. War
rem. .<Fr
Assessor. II. Simonton. .+s..
Health Officer-Dr. E. ]. Lewis.
Alderman Smith moved that when
the council adjourned it be to meet on
April "a, at 1880, when the other ap-
pointments would be made and sal
aries fixed
The regular monthly meeting was,
fixed at the first Tuesday evening in
each month. z-. .>
The bonds of the city officers were
fixed as follows: ..-
Treasurer, $4,000; clerk. S., 1000;
superintendent of water works, $500:
chief OF police, $500; street commits
sioner, $1,000. +,
The standing committees for the en-
suing year were announced as follows:
Streets-Alderm'n Woodbury., Whip
pie, Smith.
Poor-Alderm'n Smith, Pangburn,
Hickman. E."
Property-Alderm'n Tobey, Whip
pie, Hickman.
License-Alderm'n Smith, Pangburn,
Tobey.
Finance-Alderm'n Whipple, Hick-
man, Woodbury..
Electric lights and water works
Alderm'n Woodbury., Tobey, Whip
pie.
Park-Alderm'n Pangburn, Smith,
Woodbury..
Adjourned to April "a.