The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-04-09
THE COUNCIL MEETS
DR.. Armitage Takes Seat on Council
and Instils Life Into the Pro-
ceedings Throughout.
Raises Question of Legality as to Right
of the Members to Sell Their
Wares to the Village.

On Monday night the village council
held it's first meeting since election
and DR.. Armitage took his seat as
successor to Joseph Craig.
The first business to come up was
the auditing and allowance of batch
of bills and each one was closely
scrutinized by DR.. Armitage. Among
these bills was one from B. D. Grant,
and DR.. Armitage Immediately raised
the question whether any member of the
council could legally supply goods
to the village. He said the fact that
a precedent had been established
along this line did not make it right
and he proposed to see that the law
was complied with. The doctor then
made motion that an auditing COM
mittee of two be appointed and that it
should be the duty of such committee
to thoroughly scrutinize all accounts
before they are presented to the
council for passage. The motion pre-
vailed.
Bonds of the village treasurer and
recorder were then read and accepted
and the following committees we're ap-
pointed:
Finance-Stanley and Grant.
Streets, Alleys and. Sidewalks
Jones, Armitage and Woodcock
Judiciary-Armitag and Stanley.
Electric-Stanley, Grant and Wood
cock.
Auditing -Armitage and Jones.
Purchasing-Stanley and Grant.
The purchasing committee was ap-
pointed upon motion of DR.. Armitage
and it's duty is to pass upon every
thing bought by the village; that is,
the electrician or whosoever makes
purchases must first obtain the con-
sent of this committee.
The question of supplying meters
for lawn sprinkling purposes was
brought up by A. W. Woodcock, and
upon motion of DR.. Armitage it was
decided that the village would charge
nothing for the work of installing
such meters, provided of course that
the meters be paid for by the consum-
ers.
W. G. Fredericks, chief of the fire
department, appeared before the
council and suggested that the village
purchase team for the purpose of
hauling the fire apparatus, sprinkling
cart, etc. Mr.. Fredericks believed
that the village would save money by
adopting his suggestion. The matter
was discussed and r. 3. Jones ap-
pointed committee to ascertain how
many persons would agree to pay for
sprinkling alongside their premises.
DR.. Armitage and I. G.. Stanley we're
also appointed a committee to investi-
gate and make report upon the advis-
ability of purchasing team as sug-
gested by Mr.. Fredericks.
IN view of the fact that it was a
violation of the law to supply goods
or render services to the village for
pay while a member of the council,
DR.. Armitage instructed the elec-
trician to discontinue the use of his
telephone for village business. "Use
the Tri-State," said the doctor, so
long as am a member of the council
at least.
An old gentleman named Olander
appeared before the council and asked
that he be compensated for injuries
sustained while thawing out hydrant
a year ago. He was informed that the
council could not, under the law,
grant him such compensation. The
right course for Olander to pursue
would be to bring action against the
village for damages.
This concluded the business and the
council adjourned to Friday evening,
April 10.