The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-04-09

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City Council Proceedings.
Regular meeting of the city council
April 6, 1908.
Mayor Boardman in chair. Alder
men present: Denning, Walton, Tuthill,
Moore, Malander.
Minutes of meeting of March 2, 1908,
read and approved.
Moved by Walton and seconded by
Malander that minutes of meeting of
Feb. 26, 1908, be approved. Carried.
Vote: Denning, Walton, Tuthill, Moore,
Malander, voting aye.
Present Slocum.
The resignation of G. A. Tuthill was
read as handed to council March 2,
1908. ....
Moved by Malander and seconded by
Moore that resignation of G. A. Tuthill
be not accepted. Malander with the
consent of Moore, withdrew his motion
upon request of G. A. Tuthill.
Moved by Denning and seconded by
Moore that the resignation of G. A.
Tuthill be accepted. All members
voting aye.
Moved and seconded that bills as aud
tied be allowed. Carried, all aldermen
voting aye.
w. D. Huffman, board of Door
and ticket. et.......$ 5 3 6O
]. c. Foot, chemical engine
-, S supplies. 20 o3
Walker Bros, printed supplies / 27
E. Casey, team work ......... s 25
Oakes Commercial Co., city
hall lights. s................. 13 26
R. A. Middaugh, fares to Edge
ley..... w
A. R. Wright, election supplies,
printing. Observation-Disclosures. 36 20
S. w. White, team work. ...... 525
j. G. Foot, formaldehyde. ..... $50
Mrs. Hessinger, cleaning pest
h0use........ ............. w
Arthur Bartlett, dirt. 1877 10
A. j. Young, druggist supplies 80 20
Klein & Sutmar, pest house,. II 80
Klein & Sutmar, city hall...... 8 337
North Star Lumber Co., sup
plies s.................... 81 66
Moved by Walton and seconded by
Malander that application for C. M.
Plummer's license be accepted, bond be
approved and license issued. Carried
aye vote of council.
Semi-annual report of Fire Chief
Middaugh was read before the council.
Moved by Walton, seconded by Den
ming, that auditor advertise for bids
for fire apparatus as listed by fire chief.
I Carried by yea vote.
Cakes Hydraulic Stone Co. made a
bid of l2a cents per square foot for
building sidewalks the coming year,
and A. S. johnson made bid of IL cents
per square foot, each bid being accom-
panied by certified check of $50. 90 and
bond in sum of $4,000.
Moved and carried that bid of A. S.
johnson, being tn, lowest, be accepted.
All members voted aye.
Moved and carried that committee
Of two be appointed to examine the
steel tower Of E. j. Walton and report
to the council at its next meeting upon
the advisability of purchasing the
same as fire bell tower.
| Mayor appointed G. A. Malander and
j. H. Denning on that committee.
Moved, seconded and carried by a
yea vote that w. D. Huffman be al
lowed $25.0o per month for the past
| four months for his services as night
watchman.
Upon motion the council adjourned
as city council and convened as can
vassing board.
"A canvas of votes showed the follow
ng'results by wards:
| FIRST WARD.
Police magistrate
| w. S. Wickersham. m.............. 67
Alderman, two years
M. E. Gale. le................... as
j. H. Denning. %
SECOND WARD.
Police magistrate
w. S. Wickersham. m............. 81
Aldermen
c. A. Moore, two years .......... 81
Fred Sletvold, one year. ......... 81
THIRD WARD.
Police magistrate
w. S. Wickersham. m............... SO
Alderman, two years
Geo. B. Phifer.. .... 21
S. w. Teal. 16
w. S. Wickersham receiving the
total vote for police magistrate was de-
clared elected.
M. E. Gale, C. A. Moore, Fred Slet-
void and Geo. B. Phifer, each having
received a majority vote in their re-
spective wards for the offices of alder
men were declared elected.
| Con~yoe,;o,. hood