Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
Official Proceedings of the City
C011ncil

Council.
Williston, N. D. August 22nd, 1904.
Council met as per adjournment and
was called to order by Mayor Denny.
Roll call showed the following mem
bers present:-Ald Baldwin, Belyea,
Boyd and McChesney.
Absent; Aid. Cox and LaDue.
The minutes of the previous meeting
was read and approved.
Petition of Arthur Right asking to
erect a hewed log stable with plastered
joints 1925 in place of the tar papered
stable on lots 3 and 4, block 7, within
the fire limits was referred to the COM
mittee on fire and water. which commit
tee reported the said petition back to
the council adverse to granting said Pc
tition.
On motion duly seconded, the report
of the committee on fire and water was
adopted, Motion carried.
Petition of r. H Copeland and nine
others in regard to the grade on blocks
10 and II on Main street was read and
referred to committee on streets and
walks.
The city auditor reported that May
or Denny had signed and approved Or
dinances No 81 and 32and that the same
were duly published in the official pa
pers.
The following bills were reported on
favorably by the finance committee and
on motion of Aid Boyd seconded by Aid
Belyea the same we're ordered paid and
the auditor was instructed to issue war
rants for the same:
Fargo Forum advertising sealed
bids wanted 81 60
Zeno Bruegger, recording city or
The following bids were received for
the cement sidewalks advertised for:
Hellner & Stranded: Nelson Bros; Con-
struction and paving Co; Edward Link
and Arthur Right.
On motion duly seconded. the above
bids were referred to the committee on
streets and walks, said committee to re-
port at the next regular meeting. Mo-
ton carried.
On motion Of aid Belyea, seconded by
Aid Baldwin that the council adjourn
until Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock p
m. Motion carried
ZENo BRuEaaER, City Auditor
Williston, N. D. August %, 1904.
Council met as per adjournment and
was called to order by the Mayor.
Roll call found the following members
present: Aid. Baldwin, Belyea, Boyd,
McChesney. Cox and LaDue.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The following resolution was intro
duced in regard to the petition received
from r.. H. Copeland and 8 others.
Resolved that E G Palmer engineer of
the city of Williston be directed to raise
the established grade on main street ad-
opted July 25th 1904 so as to raise the
established grade and submit report
changed for the consideration of the
the council at it's next regular meeting.
Motion carried.
On motion the above resolution was
put on the table until the next meeting
Motion carried.
On motion of AID Boyd. seconded by
AID Cox that all the bids received for
the respective sidewalks be laid over un-
til the next meeting Motion carried.
On motion of Aid Cox seconded by
AID Boyd that council adjourn until
August 31st 1904, at 8 clock p. m.
Zeno Bruegger, City Auditor.
Williston. ND. August 31st, 1904.
Council met rs per adjournment and
was called to order by -..ayor Denny,
Roll call showed the following men,
bere present: Aid Boyd, Belyea, Cox
LaDue and McChesney.
Absent: AID Baldwin.
On m otion of AID Belyea, seconded by
AID Boyd, the minutes of the last meet
ing, were read and laid over until the
next regular meeting. Motion carried.
The petition of r H Copeland and 8
others asking for the leaving of the
grade on main street as made by the
board of town trustees of Williston
and was denied by the following vote:-
Those voting aye were:-Ald Belyea,
and Cox.
Those voting nay were:-Boyd, La
Due and Mcchesney. Absent:-Ald
Baldwin.
On motion said petition was declared
denied Motion carried.
The following resolution was intro
! duced:-Resolved, that E G Palmer, en-
gineer of the city of Williston, be direct.
ed to raise the survey of the established
grade between Main street and Brueg-
ger avenue, lowering the grade one foot
below present grade at Cates'Avenue,
anu 10 make report CnereOI TO inc Guy
| council for consideration at the first
meeting of the council hereafter.
The above resolution was declared
adopted by the following vote:-
Those voting aye were: AID Belyea La
Due, Mcchesney and COX.
Voting nay was: Aid Boyd.
Absent:-Ald. Baldwin.
On motion of Aid Belyea seconded by
aid LaDue, that NJ G Markell be ap-
pointed fire warden. Motion carried.
Petition Of Sam Smith, asking per-