Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-05-11
Proceedings Of the City Council

Winston, N, d. May 1st 1905
Regular meeting Of the city council
held at the council room on Monday
evening May LIST 1905 at 8 o'clock D, M.
Meeting called to order BY Mayor
Denny. #
Alderman present, Baldwin, McChes
ney, Wegley, Van Dyke and Scranton
Absent: Alderman LaDue,
Minutes of the council meeting OF
April Is, IS, and 22nd were read and ap.
proved as read.
The following bills were presented for
payment and referred to the finance
committee.
+ M G Markell salary for month. $50 OO
81 Mitchell, Police Magistrate
ices. -. .......... ..s.... Z ~
A L Butler, printing bill 10 50
Paul Schierbeck, meals for cleo
ton board. ............... 5 CO
d page, salary as city Auditor
to May LIST, l9O5.... ........... 2 81
r H Copeland Printing bill 49,. Is. 90
The Finance Committee having re
ported favorably upon the foregoing
bills it was moved and seconded that
the same be allowed as presented and
the City Auditor directed to draw war
rants for the same.
Those voting aye were Alderman Bal
win, isMcC hesney, Wegley. Van Dyke
and Scranton. tn.
Those voting nay none.
Absent and not voting. La Due.
Whereupon said motion was declared
carried,
Report of Police Magistrate examined
and ordered placed on file. =.
The committee on printing reported
that the proprietors OF the two news
papers published in Williston were
present and upon request would present
their position to the council in person
relative to the official newspaper of the
City for the ensuing year,
After hearing the presentation of the
subject by the parties, Alderman Bald
win introduced the following resolu-
ton and moved it's adoption.
Resolved that the Williston Graphic
and the-Williston Herald be and the
same is hereby designated as the Off
cial newspapers for the city Of Williston
for the ensuing year upon the same
terms and conditions as for the past
year.
Said resolution being seconded by
Aid Van Dyke. ..sn
Upon roll call those voting, aye were:
Alderman Baldwin McChesney, Nc
Chesney, Wegley, Van Dyke and Scran-
ton.
: Those voting nay none.
Absent and not voting La Dive.
Whereupon said resolution was de-
clared carried. - ~
The mrtter of obstruction of the
street by the frame of Hedderichs Bros
aud Co.'S awning, upon motion was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
walks.
The following resolution was then in
troduced: =
Resolved that the Williston Tele-
phone exchange maintain Telephones
in the residence of the Mayor, Chief of
Police and in the office of the City Aud
itor from and after April 18th 1905, till
being three telephones to be furnished
franchise heretofore granted to said ex-
change
All Alderman present voting aye the
said resolution was declared carried,
Upon motion the petition of Samuel
Boyd asking permission to move his
scales from Broadway and put the same
on Sassen Avenue adjoining his barn
was carried with the proviso that said
permit may be revoked at any time in
the will of the City Council and upon
said revocation said scale to be removed
without delay. 49, 4
The following ordinances were then
introduced and placed upon the first
reading: --~. j
Gan ordinance relative to salary and
bonds of city officers. +
''An ordinance regulating standard
time in the City of Williston.
Said ordinance was then read upon
the first reading.
No further business appearing before
the council, upon motion the council
adjourned till Tuesday evening May End
at o'clock p. m. l5F1@s''s
DC. PAGE, City Auditor.
Approved May 8, 1906. .-. i
Williston, N D., May End, 1905
Adjourned meeting of the city coun-
Gil reconyened at,the council room May
End, 1905 at o'clock p. m,
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Denny. go. 80 s
Alderman present Baldwin Van Dyke
LaDue, Scranton and Wegley.
Alderman absent: McChesney.
Petition of N A. Stewart and thirty
three others requesting the enforcement
of the vagrancy ordinance received and