River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-26
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,
City of River Falls. J
April 20, 1906.

Council Chamber,
City of River Falls.
April 20, 1906.
Regular meeting of the Common
Council.
Council convened at eight O'Clock
p. m. Mayor White in the chair.
Aldermen present: Williams, FL
liott, Freeman and Pratt.
Minutes of meetings held April
9th, 10th and 18th read and approx
ed.
Finance Committee reported the
following bills approved:
American Electric Co., supplies electric
light department, ..................$ BOB
General Electric Co., supplies electric
| light department, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1923
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Co.,
supplies water works department. 1875
c. F. Ritchey, supplies W. W. dept. 2.25
E. L. Buck, salary, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Lyman Chinook, salary, ................ 225O
N Rock, salary, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
w. Campbell, salary, -. ............... 1880
R. g. Freeman g. Son, supplies ell. 1t. dept 1857
i HI. W. Morrow, freight, ................. 1906
Lawler & Richardson. pauper aid, so
| E. A. Toby, servs and ex. health dept, 1000
f. ]. Savage, salary street commissions $500
F. ]. Savage, work on streets, ..... 1896
F. J. Savage, work waterworks dept. 5.25
Minnesota Loan and Trust Co., interest 81
on WaterworKs bonds, ............... $500
| Row H HYATT, salary city marshal, 49,. S33
Bills allowed, all voting aye.
| Council proceeded to the election
of city paper and 10 designate the
official paper.
On motion C. r. Morse was chos-
en- as city printer and a resolution
passed designating the River Falls
Journal as the official city paper for
the ensuing year.
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CITY PRIN-
/ TER AND FIXING THE AMOUNT
OF COMPENSATION.
l. Resolved; That The River Falls
Journal be and is hereby designated
as the City Official Newspaper, and
that the compensation for publish
ing the proceedings of the Council
and official notices, notices of all
elections, including City Primary
Elections, and all ordinances and
resolutions and notices of any spe-
cial elections of the city shall be
and is hereby fixed at the sum of
forty dollars per annum.
Approved April goth, 1906.
Passed April goth, A. D. 1906.
F. M. WHITE, Mayor.
Attest: ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk.
The Bank of Hammond having
filed its Surety Company Bond, exc
cuted by said Bank and the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. in
the sam of two thousand dollars
to protect the city against claims
arising out of the payment to said
bank of bonds Is, Is and II issued
for the waterworks, it was ordered,
that the City Treasurer pay to said
bank the amount of the said bonds,
to-wit., $1,50O.OO and the interest
on the lost bonds for the year 1905,
amounting to $225.00, the Clerk and
Mayor to make proper orders there
) for. Motion carried, all voting aye.
j Mayor presented nomination of
Victor E. Bailey for Park Commits
sioner for the term commencing
the first Tuesday of May, A. D.
1906. Resolution offered and pass
} ed approving such nomination.
To the Common Council:-I here
by appoint Victor E. Bailey as Park
, Commits for the term of five
years, commencing the first Tues
day of May, 1906.
Dated April goth, 1906.
F. M. WHITE, Mayor.
Resolved; That the appointment
of Victor E. Bailey as Park Commits
sioner for the term of five years,
commencing the first Tuesday of
May, A. D. 1906, be and the same is
hereby confirmed.
Passed April 10Th, A. D. 1906.
Approved April goth, 1906.
F. NJ. WHITE, Mayor.
Attest: ALLEN P. WELD, City Clerk.
Several applications for cement
walks presented and referred to the
committee on streets.
Represent atives of the Northwest.
ern Telephone Exchange Co. being
present they presented verbal ap.
/
plication for certain changes in the
resolution directing the method OF
construction of telSrhone lines