Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
April 9Th. 1905,

April YIN, lJUb.
The adjourned meeting of the City
Council was called to order by Mayor
Daubney. Members present. R. En-
gbertson, Croft, Harmon, Baker. Cur
tin. Jensen, Vance, H. Engbretson,
Sayre and Hislop.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Mayor read the following ack-
nowledgements
Il hereby acknowlede due, legal and
timely service Of the within notice
(notice that action would be taken re-
lative to the election of officers for the
offices of City Clerk and Street Com
missioner on April 9th at z p. m.
this 18th day of April 1, 1906. John
Greer. L. T. Reed, Ole o. Ellingson,
c. L. Holcomb, E. r. Abbey, l.. l..
Couse, B. Bernatz, +. NJ Huges."
1t was moved and seconded the ack-
nowledgement of service of notices be
recorded with term of service. Mo-
tion was carried.
Moved by Hislop, seconded by
Sayre, that this Council go into a
committee of the whole for the purpose
of investigating the qualifications of
the several candidates for the offices
of City Clerk and Street Commission
err Motion was carried.
Moved by Hislop that the committee
of the whole do now arise and report
through it's chairman. Seconded by
Sayre. Motion carried.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Cur
tin, the City Council after having
investigated the qualifications of the
candidates for the Office of City Clerk
and Street Commissioner proceed with
an informal ballot for the Office of
City Clerk Motion was carried.
An informal ballot was taken for
the office of City Clerk with the fol-
lowing result: F. NJ Hughes received
4 votes l.. L. Couse 3 votes; f. r.
Abbey vote; B. Bernatz 1 vote and
NJ HI. Montgomery vote.
Motion by Curtin, seconded by Har-
mon to proceed with formal ballot
for the Office of City Clerk. Motion
carried. A formal ballot was taken
for the Office of City Clerk. F. M.
Hughes received 8 votes, L. l.. Couse
received votes. F. W. Hughes was
declared elected City Clerk.
son, to proceed with an informal bal
lOt LUZ tIl6 OlllCt VI otIttt
sioner. Motion was carried. Ballot
taken. f. T. Reed received votes
@. l.. Holcomb 3 votes Ole o. Filing
son / vote; John Greer vote.
Motion by Baker, seconded by Har-
mon, to proceed with formal ballot
for the office of Street Commissioner.
Motion carried. Ballot taken. E. T..
Reed received votes, @. L. Holcomb
received votes. E. T. Reed was de-
clared elected Street Commissioner
Motion by Baker, seconded by H.
Engbretson that the compensation OF
the Chief of the Fire Department foI
sevices. (until futher notice. be SD. 0C
to each fire call responded to. and
81. 90 per hour for each hours work
after the first hour, and in no year
shall the amount exceed $50 per year.
Roll call vote, 10 yeas, no nays. Mo-
tion was carried.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. Hislop.
Whereas, The report of the Water
Works committee for 1905 and 1905
| informs this Council that there re-
mains $1100 90 of unsolicited water
rent, and
Whereas, Under existing circum
stances it is deemed advisable the city
should avail themselves of as much OF
this sum as possible, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Water Works
committee be and is hereby instructed
and empowered to take the necessary
steps to enforce the collection of said
unpaid water rents, and the water
committee be instructed to make col.
lections or cut off the water
Motion by Hislop, seconded by HI.
Engbretson that the resolution be
adopted. Motion was carried.
Motin by Curtin seconded by HI.
Engbretson that the Water Works
committee be empowered to purchase
80 keystone Meters. Roll call vote,
| 10 yeas, no nays Motion carried.
Mr.. Curtin was excused. The mayor
was excused and asked Mr.. H. Eng.
bretson to take the chair.
Ordinance No. 227 was read. Motion
by Croft. seconded by Jensen, that
Ordinance No. 227 be placed on its first
reading. Roll call vote, 8 yeas, no
nays. Motion was carried.
Ordinance No. 227 was read. Motion
by Vance, seconded by Harmon, that
Ordnance No. 227 as read be termed its
first reading. Roll call vote, yeas
no nays. Motion was carried.
II was moved and seconded to adj
journ until 80 p. M, April 18th,
1906. Motion was carried
F. M. HUGHES,
City Clerk.
MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW
April 2, 1906.