Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-03-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
March 9th. 1907.


The meeting of the City Council was
called TO order by Mayor Daubney. Mem
bers present, Croft, Harmon, Baker, Cur
tin, Jensen, Vance, H. Engbretson, Sayre
and Hislop r. Engbretson was absent.
The minutes of the previous meetings
We're read and approved.
The report of the City Treasurer was
read and accepted.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Whereas, The following claims have
been examined and approved by. the FL
nance Committee, therefore be it
Resolved, That they be allowed and
that the money necessary to pay the
same be, and hereby is appropriated, and
the mayor and clerk are directed to issue
orders on the city treasurer as follows:
A. f. Barfoot, fire services ....$ $500
Ethel Trzcinski, taking testimony ll.20
Wilbur Lumber Co., coal and
lumber ........ ........... 6l56
+. V. Pennington, street labor =. $50
p. Webster. street labor ....... 2.25
w. J.. Richards, surveying. $50. SOIL
+. +. Cratsenberg, surveying. 3l.44
A. ID. Vance, surveying ........ S.75
Z. w. Rosenthal, testing by
drants l.25
II. J. Green, printing .......... 5.54
A. X. Bailey & Son, printing E. 1910
z. p. Haug, drayaoe ........ .25
f. T. Reed, street commissioner 5000
F. M. Hughes, clerk ........... 5000
Ira Rima, nightwatch ....... 5000
f. A. Barsch, nightwatch ...... 5000
A. f. Kenyon. marshal .... 5000
DEBORAH Electric Light Company
street lights -. -. 1880
DEBORAH Electric Light Company,
pumping water ............. 2s6.ll
Fidlar & Chambers, poll and regis
tration books ............... 3l.OO
p. c.. Bloomfield, street labor . LOS
III. Peterson, street labor ..... 2.S5
j. w. Miller, hauling cart ..... 100
Hose Co. No. 2, services .... 400
Chas. Mollart, plumbing ...... l5.45
Hose Co. No. l, services ... SIS
Owen Rooney, hauling cart 80. loo
Motion by Harmon, seconded by Cur
tin, the resolution of the Finance Com
mittee be adopted. Roll call vote:
yeas, 2 not voting Motion was car
ried.
The resignation of Mr.. r. Engbertson
as a member of the Council was read.
Motion by Curtin, seconded by Jensen,
the resignation of r. Engbertson be ac-
cepted. Motion was carried
The following registration and election
notices were read.
tSee notices ia ano her column)
II was moved and seconded the notices
as read be approved. Motion was carried.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by Baker,
the Australian ballot be used at the mu-
nicipal election. Roll call vote: Croft.
nay; Harmon, nay; Baker, yea; Curtin,
nay; Jensen, nay; Vance, nay; II. Eng
bretson, yea; Sayre, nay; Hislop, yea.
3 yeas, 6 nays. Motion was lost.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Curtin.
the city use the voting machines at the
coming municipal election. Roll call
vote, Croft, yea; Harmon, yea; Baker,
nays Curtin, yea; Jensen, yea; Vance,
yea; H. Engbretson, nay; Sayre, yea;
Hislop, nay. Motion was carried.
Mr.. Hislop read letter from Z. Glenn
ons, Supt of the c., NJ. & st. P. Ry.,
stating that the company will soon build
span bridge at the stock yards.
Motion by Baker, seconded by Harmon,
the committee on the stockyards bridge
question be discharged Motion carried.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Harmon,
the curfew ordinance be placed upon its
first reading Roll call vote, o yeas, no
nays. Motion was carried, and ordinance