Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-15

petition of Dalhe Gin md
others was read asking for permission
to grade part Of Jessie street at their.
own expense
The street committee reported in.
the matter Of petition Of j. ". Ost-.
lund and others for improving South
Jessie street. s. NJ 5ss .s* =: @ :.
. Alderman Tallman offered the fol-
owing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted. -. =: mn = -. = 49,. =
RESOLUTION. ...::s :: ::
. Whereas the city council has here
tofore ordered the grading of Jessie
street from Trott avenue south for a
distance of 1000 feet and has ordered
let the contract therefor to one D. B.
Dougherty, and has appointed COM
missioners to award damages and as
sess benefits, and, .>"~'A,
Whereas the council has become
convinced that the petition for the
gra ling of said Jessie street is INSULT
cient to confer jurisdiction in that
said petition is not signed by the
owners of at least one half of the
frontage of that part of Jessie street
that is to be improved, as provided
for in the city charter, now therefore,
Be it resolved by the city council
of the city of Willmar that II action
or actions heretofore taken by the city
council in connection with the said
grading of Jessie street be and the
same. is hereby rescinded and that
said proposed grading be abandoned
and discontinued. and,
Be it further resolved that the city
clerk inform the commissioners ap-
pointed to award damages and assess
benefits, and D. B. Dougherty, the
contraction, of this action of the coun-
Gil in the premises, and
Be it further resolved that D. B.
Dougherty be and he hereby is fully
discharged and released from any and
all liability to the city of Willmar
under his contract with said city for
the grading of said Jessie street.
Approved May ID, 1907.
C. B. CARLSON,
Mayor.
+ A petition of C. A. Dalheim and
others was referred to the street COM
mittee with full power to act. The
said grading petitioned for, if grant
ed, to be done without cost to the
city.
The street committee reported in
the matter of petition for sewer of
P. C. Peterson, w. F. Gratz and
others.
Alderman Gratz introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes, 8; Noes,
none.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas Peter C. Peterson, w. F.
Gratz and others have heretofore pre-
scented to the city council of the city
of Willmar, a duly verified petition
asking that a sewer be constructed
and laid from the intersection of
Trott avenue and 7th street and run
ming thence westerly along said Trott
avenue to the intersection of Trott
avenue and 10th street, thence run
ming north along said 10th street to
the intersection of 10th street and
Litchfeld avenue, and further asking
that branch sewers be constructed
and laid along the following routes
commencing at the intersection of
Trott avenue and 9th street and run
ming northerly along said 9th street
to the intersection of 9Th street and
Litchfeld avenue and
Commencing at the intersection OF
Trott avenue and 9th street and run.
ming northerly along said 9th street tt
the intersection of 9th street anc
Litchfeld avenue, and
Whereas it appears to the city
council that the said petition has
been duly signed by the requisite
number Of property owners abuttine
upon those parts of the street along
which the proposed sewer is to be
laid and constructed, now therefore,
Be it resolved that the city Of
Willmar does hereby declare it's pur-
pose and intention To make said i'm.
provement and to lay and construct &
sewer as petitioned for along Trott
avenue from 7th street to 10th street,
along 10th street from Trott avenue
to Litchtield avenue, along 9th street