Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-06-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Meeting Held in the City of
Webster, June 5, 1908.
Webster, S. d., June 5, 1905.


special meetings were read and on
motion approved.
The report of the committee on claims
in regard to the claim of j. w. Abbott,
was presented, stating that they had
fully investigated the claim and found
no liability on the part of the city.
Moved by Alderman Becht, seconded
by Alderman Hyde that the report of
the committee be accepted, and being
put to vote carried.
A petition was presented requesting
that the water main be extended across
the railroad tracks south on Main street
and then up Mill street two blocks
west. Moved by Alderman Gruby and
seconded by Alderman Hyde that the
petition be granted Roll call, Alder
man Hyde, yes; Alderman Gruby, yes;
Alderman Holverson, yes; Alderman
Becht, yes; Alderman Bates, yes; car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Gruby, seconded
by Alderman Bates that the street lying
east and west, south of the railroad
tracks between Main street and First
street be named Mill street, and being
put to a vote carried.
A petition to the city council for
three street lights on the south side of
the railroad tracks was presented, and
on motion was referred to the commit
fee on electric lights.
A petition to the city council to drain
the slough in the Third ward on blocks
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen
in Prior's First addition and lot seven
teen of Auditors subdivision in Web
ster, was presented Moved by Alder
man Gruby and seconded by Alderman
Hyde that the petition be referred to
the committee on streets and alleys.
Motion carried.
The report OF the committee on streets
and alleys reporting favorably on the
petition for street light on the corner
of Fifth avenue and Fifth street, and
on motion the report was accepted and
the light ordered to be placed at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Fifth
street.
Ordinance number SO, an ordinance
prohibiting the hitching of teams upon
Main street for longer time than ten
minutes, providing fine of not less
than one dollar nor more than five dol
lars, was presented and read first time.
Applications for license to sell intox-
icating liquors at retail were presented
as follows:
Charles Johnson,
w. K. Smith,
Joseph Oswoski,
Julius Flagstad,
Nelson q Anderson,
Nelson g. Warner.
Moved by Alderman Gruby and Sec
onded by Alderman Halvorsen that the
applications for permits be published
and that the hearing be held thereon on
the 26th day of June, 1905, at 500
o'clock, p. m. Carried
Moved By Alderman Gruby and Sec
onded by Alderman Beachy that G.. o.
Bailey be granted license for plumb
ing, but not as city Taper, and his
bond be approved. Motion carried.
Moved by Aldermen Hyde and Sec
onded by Alderman Bates that the city
assessor be paid $1,000 for taking the
81 AlIar,,aar u1n
yes; Alderman Gruby, yes; Alderman
Halvorsen, yes; Alderman Beachy, yes;
Alderman Bates, yes; Alderman Becht,
yes. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Beachy and Sec
onded by Alderman Becht that the
operating expenses for labor, coal and
freight for the electric light and water
works plant. be paid out of the income
of said plant each month, and that
sufficient amount of the income of said
plant be set aside to defray said expense.
Roll call: Alderman Hyde, yes; Alder
man Gruby, yes; Alderman Halvorsen,
yes; Alderman Beachy, yes; Alderman
Bates, yes; Alderman Becht, yes. Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Beachy and Sec
onded by Alderman Gruby that the city
treasurer be ordered and instructed to
invest 81, 10000 of the money belonging
to the sinking fund in the outstanding
warrants drawn against the electric
fund In their regular order. Roll call:
Alderman Hyde, yes; Alderman Gruby,
yes; Alderman Halvorsen, yes; Alder
man Becht, yes; Alderman Bates, yes;
Alderman Beachy, yes. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Gruby and Sec
onded by Alderman Halvorsen that
ordinance number 80 be repealed, leav-
ing the license to sell intoxicating
liquors to be paid all at once on July
LIST of each year. Carried.
Moved and carried that the city coun-
cil contract with r. Waoruo for r<,ol