Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-01

On motion the report of the Finance
Committee was accepted.
Alderman Holt offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Wilmar that the bid
OF the Republican Gazette to do the
publishing of the City of Willmar for
the current fiscal year at the follow
ing prices, minutes Of meetings, ordi-
nances, resolutions, bids wanted,
financial statement and any other
official matter at the rate of 1Oc per
folio, and for any notices that require
more than one publication at the rate
Of 7c per folio per week for each sub
sequent insertion, be and the same is
hereby accepted. And be it further
resolved that the Republican Gazette
be and the same hereby is designated
as the official paper of the City of
Willmar for the ensuing year.
Approved April 80, 1907.
G.. B. Carlson, Mayor
Official bonds of G.. C. Haines, as
SCISSOR, and contract bond of Samuel
o. Leslie, were presented and on mo-
tion referred to the city attorney.
The city attorney reported said
bonds correct in form and execution
and on motion same were approved. .
Moved and seconded that the ordi-
nance entitled "An Ordinacne to Pro-
hibit Gaming and Gambling Houses
be given it's second reading Carried.
The said ordinance was then read
Moved and seconded that the ord-
nance entitled "An Ordinance Dcclar-
ing all Places and Resorts Wherein
Intoxicating Liquors are sold Without
a License First Obtained to be Public
Nuisanccs and Providing how the
same may be Abated,' - be given its
second reading Carried. The said
ordinance was then read.
Moved and seconded that the ordi-
nance entitled IAN Ordinance Au-
thorizing the Issuance and Sale Of Ger
tificatcs Of Indebtedness in Anticipa-
tion Of the Collection of Assessments
Levied for the year A. D. 1906, for
and account Of the Permanent Improv-
ment Revolving Fund be given it's
second reading. Carried. The said
ordinance was then read
j. B. Boyd appeared before the
City Council in behalf of the Synod
church and requested that the street
around the cemetery lot be graded.
On motion the matter was referred
to the Street Committee with full
power to act.
Moved and seconded that the COM
munication from the Board of Health,
regarding employing consulting en-
gineer to look into the matter of sew
er systems in the City, laid on the
table at the last meeting, be consid-
cred. Carried.
On motion the Street Committee
was authorized to make arrangements
with Mr.. Cappelen of Minneapolis to
come up for two or three days to look
into the matter of sewer system.
Carried.
The resolution regarding rules for
collecting bills, referred back to the
Water and Light Commission at the
last meeting, was presented and read
and on motion same was confirmed.
A copy of resolution adopted by the
Water and Light Commission on April
20, 1907, for extending water main in
First Ward along Gorton and Camp
bell avenues, was read. On motion
said resolution was confirmed.
The City Clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for constructing
water mains, as recommended laid by
the Waterand Light Commission, such
bids to be received by the Council
May 27, 1907.
The Committee on Fire Depart
ment presented requisition for sup
plies needed and on motion the Clerk
was instructed to order same.
F. l.. Smith appeared in regard to
sidewalks ordered laid on the North
side of Blocks 27 and %. The matter
was, on motion, referred to the Street
Committee.
On motion C. Hennings, C. C. Sell
Wig and Swan Anderson were appoint
ed members of the Park Board.
The Clerk reported that C. C. Sell
Wig and G. j. Bjornberg appointed as
members of the Board of Health, did
not wish to serve. On motion A. E.
Rice and F. H. Knox. were appointed
as members of the Board of Health
for the ensuing year.
Alderman Tallman offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani
mously. adopted.
RESOLUTION.
| Resolved by the City Council o1
the City of Willmar that the width O.
sidewalks heretofore ordered laic
along the north side Of Blocks q ant
% be and the same is hereby fixed a
d #. stone or cement.
| Approved April 80, 1907.
G. B. Carlson, Mayor