Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-10-27
Official Proceedings of the City
Council.

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.. Council.
Williston, N. D.. Sept 20, 1904.
Council met as per adjournment and
was called to order by Mayor Denny.
Roll cnll showed the following members
present: Aldermen Baldwin. Bovd,
McChesney, Cox and LaDue. Absent:
Alderman Belyea.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read land approved.
Upon report of Alderman Chas Bald
win and petition OF property owners on
Main street between Second street and
Broadway asking for change in the
grade thereof. adopted July 6, 1904.
Resolved that the city attorney be
directed TO prepare an ordinance in
conformity with said petition and the
resolution of The ,city council adopted
September 10. 1904, aud that the
engineer employed by the city be
ordered to prepare profile Of said pro.
posed changes OF grade and file the
same with the city auditor in conformity
With said resolution and report towit:
Changing the grade a. established
July s. 1904. to point five inches below
the sidewalk as now laid at the south
west corner of the Great Northern
hotel property and running north on an
1pen grade on Broad way on both sides
Of said street.
On motion of Alderman Boyd,
seconded by Alderman Cox the above
resolution Was adopted unanimously.
Petition OF H. NJ. Callecod asking to
erect a storm break and wood hin over
bis back ioor on lots 21 and % in block
Z, within the d,e limits, said structur.'
to be 10 feet long, 6 teet wide and y
feet high. The ma:eria to be used to
cover the above will be OF a good quail
ity of pine flooring. Above petition Wac
referred to the committee on fire and
water; whiclatcommittee reported back
TO the council granting said petition.
Petition Of w. A. Hall asking to erect
IN enclosure and roof over The frame
barn on the rear OF lot %, block lo,
~itbin the fire |lmits, WAS referred to
the committee on fire and water. which
committee reported the same back to the
council granting said petition.
On motion the reports Of the COM
mittee on FIRE and water were adopted.
Motion carried.
On motion of Alderman McChesney,
seconded by Alderman LaDu- hat the
bid Of D. F. King for street crossings be
accepted, Motion carried.
WI tUOtlOu VI diuCI1i DhIO VIII,
seconded by Alderman Boyd. that the
notify Link Il K,eht that the contract
was lpt to build the cement walks for
che city aud that the bonds will be $500.
and that they are given until 10 p. m.,
Sept. 2l, 1904, to present their bond and
to acce pt terms of contract, which the
city attorney was instructed to prepare.
Motion carried.
On motion of Alderman McChesnev,
seconded by Alderman Boyd, that D.
Gablemsn by allowed so cents per meet
ing of the city council for services as
ianitOr. Motion carried.
On motion o. Alderman Cox, seconded
by Alderman Bald v in, that the cnnnc,l
adjourn uu,l September 2l, .t7 o'clrk
y. m. Motion carried.
Ztn" Brn-vxer. City Auditor.
W,IIis,on, N. b., Sept. 2l, 1904.
Council met per adjournment aud was
called to order by Mayo, D~n"y. Roll
call showed the ftIIow,"g "'-nb re
prpsent:.- Aldermen Baldwin. Bnvh and
AcChesney. Absent: Aldermen Briyea.
Cox and LsDue.
There being no quorum present tne>
conncil adjourned until Sept-mbnr %,
1904 Y. 7:30 o'clock p. IN.
Z.no Rru-gv-r, City An 'l'or.y .
WiIlston, n. D., Sept. %, 1904.
was called TO order by MaAo. Denny.
Roll call showed the following m-m
bsrs.present; Aldermen Boy', McCh-s:
ney end LADue. Abs-"t: Aldermen
Baldwin, B-lyea and OK.
There teinx no Qurnm present thu
council arj"nr"-d I" 10 u'c'ock a. III.
6-ptemh-, %. 1904.
Emo Brn-yg-r, Citv Auditor.
Wi'Iiston. N. d.. Sept % 1904.
Council mt ~ PR adjnnrnrn ut ant
was called to order bv Mavnr Denny.
Roll call sho we'd the following members
present: Aldermen B.Iv-a, Boyd. La
Due and MrCh-s"ev. Absent: Alter
men Baldwin and Cox.
The reading of the minutes OF the las
meeting were on motion laid over un'lI
tho next meeting. Motion carri-d.
The following resolution was intro
<3uoed by AL erman Belyea who moved
its adoption:
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of Wil]iston, N. D., that al
cement walks hereafter ls,d IN said Citv
shall be of the following specifications,
iowit:
Sub Grade: To be rolled or tamped
TO present firm surface.
Filling or Foundation: This to con-
sist Of bed Of course gravel, evenly
spread over sub grade, to depth Of
four inches. This also to be tamped
and made as compact as possible, on
top of which, or over, is laid the Con
crete walk proper.
Materials for Concrete Walk. Only
clean. sharp bank sand or gravel to be
used, that for finishing coat to be
screened. and Portland cement of either
of the following brands: Atlas, Uni
ysrsal. Lehigb.
Thickness Of Walk and Size OF Blocks:
The walk to be four inches thick, the
bottom thle ee inches to be concrete,
mixed ss described below, with one
inch surface or "wehring coat. the
whole to be laid as a continuous opera