Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-19

hut the street s.co mni ioider bepaid.
|up To- date for. serv vices rendered. On
motion the city clerk was Instructed
to issue q warrant for the street COM
missioner's salary to Dec. 10, 1906: {:
Z "A Herman II altman offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes, 8; noes,
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RESOLUTION. 49,. ~. {:
Resolved that the salary of Street Commits
sioner Peter Bonde for the portion of the
year of 19O6 he served az such street COM
missioner be and the same ID hereby fixed at
$4,000 and that a warrant for that amount
be drawn against the General fund in favor
Approved Dec. 10, 1906.
WI. PlNNEY, Acting Mayor.
Alderman Holt offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted: - -
Be it resolved by the citycouncil of the city,
OF Willmar that the city clerk be and ne is
hereby authorized to issue warrant against
the General fund for one thousand ($t,OOO'-
OO) dollars in favor of the Water and Light
commission to apply on the water and light
Approved Dec. TO- 1906.
w. J. PINNEY, Acting Mayor.
The president of the Water, and
Light commission appeared before the
council and recommended the sale OF
an old engine for $325.W to the light
plant at Spirit Lake, Iowa.
On motion the sale was confirmed
and the city clerk was instructed to
send bill for the engine to said pur-
chasers.
Applications for dray licenses of
Frank Head, Nels Knutson & Co.,
F. l.. Smith, PaulsOn Il Davis and
w. DeLaHunt, were read. Moved
and seconded that said applications
be granted upon payment of license
fee. Carried.
An ordinance was introduced pro-
hibiting card playing at certain places
within the city.
Moved and seconded that said or
dinance be given its first reading.
Carried The said ordinance was then
read.
Phil Haley appeared before the
council and asked for financial aid
for filling and improving the Glarum
road in Fourth ward. On motion
the matter was referred to the Street
committee.
The committee on fire apparatus re-
ported on the matter of purchasing a.
hose wagon, as advertised for. After
considering and discussing the matter
for some time it was moved and Sec
Onded that all bids be rejected. Car
ried. :
The city clerk was instructed to re-
turn the deposits to the different bid
ders on the hose wagon.
The matter of considering bids for
building city lookup was then taken
up. In order to give two contractors
that were present an opportunity to
bid on the building without cell work
the callfor bids was changed to be
for building complete without cell
work, and the one bid on file was
withdrawn.
The necessity of building a new city
hall was mentioned.
It was moved and seconded that the
acting mayor appoint committee of
| three to look into the matter. Carried.
The acting mayor appointed Alder
man Holt, Tallman and HOImberg as
such a committee.
Sealed bids of J. H. Olson and A.
| Bjorsell for building a city lookup
were opened and read.
l. Moved and seconded to advertise
for new bids for building and cell
work complete. Said motion was lost
by the following vote: Ayes, 3; noes,
1t was moved and seconded that the
bid, of A. Bjorsell, being the lowest
bid be accepted, and said motion was
carried by the following vote: Ayes,
5; noes, g.. :.
! Moved and seconded to take a new
vote on bids for building city lock. up.
Said motion was carried by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes, 7; noes, l.
Alderman Tallman offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was carried
by the following vote: Ayes. Chris
tianson, Tallman, Gratz, johnson,
Pinney, Holt and Strand, 7; noes, AL
derman Holmberg, l.
Resolved that the city lookup be built BY
the city of Willmar in accordance with the
plans for such lookup on file in the Office Of
the city, clerk and approved by the State
Resolved further that the bid of Andrew
sive Of the cells for the sum Of ST ,51S be and
Resolved further that the mayor and city
clerk be and they are hereby authorized tc
enter into a contract with Andrew Bjorsel
with his bid and said speci6cat j. MS.
| w. J. P1NNEY, Acting Mayor.
Mr.. Bjorsell's contract. b Id was
fixed at $500 and he was hiv.u ninety
days time in which to complete build
ing.
Moved and. seconded to return bic
and deposit of J. Fl. Olson. Carried
On motion the matter of advertising
for cell work for the city lookup was
referred to the building committee fol
said building
On motion the council adjourned. -
WI. PINN Ely,
| Acting Mayor.
! Attest: II. GUNDERsON,
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