Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-01
Official Proceeding, Of tho City
Council,

and Belyea.
The minutes II the last meeting were
read and approved.
The written acceptance of L, H. Dow
of the conditions of ordinance No %
was read and was on motion ordered
filed with the City Auditor.
On motion OF Aid LaDue, seconded
by AID Boyd, the city attorney was in
structed to draw an ordinance providing
to tear down nuisauces etc, same to he
submitted at the next meeting. Motion
carried.
The committee on streets and walks
reported as follows:
The committee on streets and walks
report that they have inspected all CO.
ment sidewalks put in by Hellner and
Strandell up to date are constructed in
accordance with contract.
W. R, McChesney,
S. Boyd,
II. H. LaDue,
On motion of Aid Cox, seconded by
AID LaDue that the above report be &C.
cepted. Motion carried.
The following resolution was intro
duced by AID Boyd, who moved it's adop-
ton
Resolved, That, whereas it was resol-
we'd by the City Council OF the City of
Williston, North Dakota, at a regular
meeting Of said council held in the said
city on the l4th day of July, A. D. 1904,
that it was necessary to construct
new sidewalk within the corporate lin
its of said city. upon certain streets
therein named. tho same to be- construc-
ed according to certain ordinance OF
said city regulating the construction Of
sidewalks: and whereas due and legal
notice Was given to the owners Of prop
erty affected thereby, by publication ac-
cording to law, and whereas certain
property owners, whose property was
described in said notice, have failed or
neglected to construct said sidewalks
in accordance with said resolution and
published notice. and within the time
prescribed in said notice.
Therefore resolved by the city coun-
Gil of the city OF Williston, N. D. and it
is herebJ ordered that said sidewalk so
neglected to be constructed by the own
ers of the adjoining property named IN
said notice. be built and constructed
under the direction of the street COM
missioner of said city, the city having
no regular city engineer, at the expense
of the lot or parcel Of land adjoining
said sidewalk to be constructed. the
cost thereof to be assessed upon the lot
or parcel of land properly chargable
Herewith. The particular lots or par.
cells OF land affected 80 far as known
and along which said sidewalks are to
be constructed are as follows. to-wit:
Lots |, 2, 8, 4, 10. 20, q, p and % in
block IL of the original TOWNSHIP of the
! town mo city, of Willistop.
, The said sidewalks are to be construct
ed under contract awarded to Hel]ner 4
Stranded at meeting of said common
council held at the city of Williston n.
D. September 23rd, 1904.
| The above resolution was seconded by
AID Cox and was unanimously adopted
On motion of Aid Boyd, seconded by
Aid McChesney the report of E C. Pal
mer civil engineer, employed by the
city OF Williston to survey and establish
the grades on First, second and third
streets was referred to the committee on
| streets aud walks for thorough investi-
cation. .. otion carried.
On motion Of AID Mc(:hesney, second
ed by AID Cox that the contract and
surety bond OF Hellrer & Stranded be
accepted and same ordered filed with
the city auditor. Motion carried.
Ordinance No IS was presented and
passed first reading.
Ordinance No IS came up for second
reading after one week intervening since
the FIRST reading thereof, after said or
dinance was read for the second time, a
motion was made by Aid OK, seconded
BY AID LaDue thnt ordinance No "a be
adopted whefeupon roll call was order
ed and the members of the council vot-
ing as follows:-Those voting aye were
AID Boyd, Cox: LaDue and McChesney
Absent and not votipg:-Ald Baldwin
and Belyea. Whereupon said ordnance
No "a was declared No 81 was declared
adopted and ordered to DO fled with the
city Auditor for the approval Of the
mayor.
The monthly report Of police nnagis-
trate E. Leonhardy was presented and
referred to the finance committee The
finance committee reported that they
had examined the report OF the police
magistrate and found the items correct
and recommended that the report be
fled which was 80 ordered.
On motion the following bills we're al
lowed and the auditor instructed to
draw warrants for the same
DC Page, services az city atty. .S37
E G. Palmer, city engineer service n
Sam Smith, street work. ......
On motion Of Aid Cox. seconded by
Aid Boyd that the council adjourn un-
til Saturday evening Octobers 9th 1904
at 8 o'clock. Motion carried.
= ZENo BRuEoaER, City Auditor.
Williston, N. D. Oct 26th, 1904.
Council met as per adjournment and
was called to order by Mayor Denny.
Roll call showed the following members
present: AID Boyd and McChesney.
Absent: Aid Baldwin, Belyea, Cox aud
LaDue. No quorum being present.
Council adjourned until Tuesday even
ing November LIST 1904 at 8 o'clock p. m.
Motion carried.
Zeuo Bruegger, CityAuditor.
Williston, N. q. November 1st, 1904.
Council met as per adjournment and
was called to order by Mayor Denny.
Roll call showed the following members
present:-Ald Baldwin, Boyd, McChes-
ney and LaDue. Abseiit:-Ald *Belyea
and Cox.
On motion the reading of the minutes
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