Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-14
City Council Proceedings.

Aldermen present: Boardman,
Mayhew, Perkins, Walton and Porter
Absent: None.
Minutes of the adjourned meeting
of February 18th aud minutes of the
special meetings of February 23rd
and March lst were read and ap-
proved.
Petition presented bv Ranka John.
sou for permission to repair building
located on lot 10 in block IL of the
Original Plat of Oakes. Motion by
Boardmau aud seconded by Perkins
that said petition be denied. Roll
called: Yeas: Boardman, Mayhew,
Walton, Porter and Perkins. Nays:
None. Petition denied.
Oakes Commercial Company,
gas, December and January .$29. 80
Fargo Forum, notice for bids... 200
Equity Lumber Company
posts, cut from October bill. {. =. 2 90
Minnesota Tribune Company
notice for bids. s............... lao
Grand Forks Herald Printing
Company, City Justice blanks 200
Sol Hunter, car fare for pauper.. 2.05
Above bills read and referred to
the finance committee, who audited
same and reported favorably aud re-
commended that warrants be drawn
for the respective amounts. On mo-
ton the roll was called and the fol-
lowing members voted yea: Board
man, Walton. MAYHEM, Porter and
Perkins. Nays: None. Motion car.
ried.
Motion introduced by Boardman
and seconded bv Mavhew that civil
engineer g. D. Washburn, he allowed
$4,000 on his bill for engineering
work on sewerage and waterworks in
this city. Roll was called. Yeas;
Boardman, Walton, Mayhem, Perkins
and Porter. Nays: None. Carried
and auditor is instructed to draw
warrant for above amount.
Mayor appointed Alderman Board
man as committee of one to oversee
and manage the street lights, with
power to employ a competent person
to light, clean and care for said lights,
aud to remove such person for neglect
of duty.
On motion of Mayhem and second
ed by Porter, the following entitled
ordinance was introduced and read
for the first time. can Ordinance 10
Establish System of Sewerage in
the City of Cakes"
On motion of Porter and seconded
by Walton the following resolution
was introduced. Be it
RESOLVED, that D. Cuyler Wash
burn, of Aberdeen, s.. D., be. and is
hereby requested, to make and file in
the office of the city auditor an esti-
mate of the probable cost of construct
ing sew ers, including msn-holes and
catch basins, and of constructing wa
ter works, and of constructing water
mains, including fire hydrants, &C.
cording to the plans and specifca
tions therefor made by him aud now
on file in the Office of the city auditor
and also an estimate of the probable
cost of extending the main or trunk
sewer on said plans, west, along the
highway to the James River, and to
make plans and specifications there
for, said estimates of the cost of wa
ter works and of the cost of water
mains to be separately made.
Roll called upon the introduction
of the foregoing resolution, and the
following members voted yea: Board
man, Porter, Mayhem, Walton and
Perkins. Nays: None. Carried. Re-
solution was adopted.
On motion of Perkins and seconded
by Walton the following resolution
was introduced. Be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of
the City of Oakes that the plans, spec
ificstions and estimates for the coz
struction of sewers, including man
holes and catch basins in said city.
and extension thereof to James River
made by D. Cuyler Washburn, and
fled in the Office of the city auditor
on the 9Th day of March, 1905, be,
and they are, and each of them, is
hereby approved.
| Roll called upon introduction of
the foregoing resolution and the fol-
lowing members voted yea: Porter,
| Walton. Perkins, Boardman and Nav
hew. Nays: None. Carried. Reso-
luton was adopted.
On motion of Walton and seconded
by Boardmau the following resolution
was introduced. Be il
RESOLVED, BY the City Council of
the City of Oakes that the plans, spec
ifications and estimates for the con-
lstruction of water works and water
mains, including fire hydrants, in
said city, made by D. Cuyler Wash
burn, and fled in the office Of the
citv auditor on the 9Th day of March.
1906. be, and they are, and each