The Ordway new era., 1909-05-14
Doings of Town Board


clerks Office. Those present, Mayor
A. NJ. Ward, Trustees Steinmetz,
Cook, Besch, llgcnfritZ and Dannelley.
Absent, Trustee Ross. Minutes of
last meeting read and approved.
The following bills were read and
allowed, all members present voting
aye"
Bob Creek Farmers Protective
ASSN, assessment no. $50. 90
j. a. Sprengle, illling reservoir
and repairing fence .... ... $500
Bornschein Bros, rent for Jail g. G.4o
Downcy Bros. & Co., posts for
reservoir fence. c............. %
Ordway New Era, publishing
Ordinance no. - see. 900. $50
Bornschein Bros, wrcnches, fire
hooks, spud bar, etc....... AGO
Ordway Hardware & Furniture
Co., 100 feet hose . ll.00
L. w. Walter, tapping and re-
pairing mains. 800
J. p. Reynolds, April salary as
marshal ......... ...... 800
A. a. Brooks, salary as treasurer 800
+. y. johnson, salary as clerk
and water commissioner .... 5000
L. p. johnson, postage, dog IL
cense tags, notary fees, etc. 3.2j
Bill of Hartman x Ballreich for
$3.50 was laid on table.
Bonds Of Town Treasurer, Marshal,
Police Magistrate and Clerk and Re-
corder were approved.
George L. Herman was appointed
Deputy Marshal, all members present
voting aye.
Trcasurcr's report was read, which
showed funds on hand, sl,066.ji;
registered warrants, ssj.3S; net bal
ance, S9sl.l6
DIR. W. p. Woods was elected Health
Officer.
The appointment Of a Town At
torney was postponed till next meeting
Application OF J. +. Bell to have
frontage tax refunded on lot IL. block
32, was discussed and disallowed.
On motion OF Trustee Besch, duly
seconded. it was decided to purchase
of Peck & Johnson lot no. o in block
10, with the building thereon. Con
sidcration. $500 and the use Of back
room by parties of the first part for
Office purposes so long as either party
of the first part hold the Office OF town
clerk and recorder. Said party Of the
first part to furnish an abstract for
$1,000 additional. The aye and nay
vote was called and recorded as fol-
lows: ayes, Steinmetz, Cook, Besch,
Ilgenfritz, Dannelley and Ross, Trus-
tee Ross having just arrived and re-
ported present.
Moved and seconded that cement
street and alley crossings be put in,
as built. The aye and nay vote was
called and recorded as follows: ayes,
Steinmetz, Cook, Besch, 1lgcnfritz
and Dannclley. Absent. Ross.
Moved and seconded that the Mis-
souri, Pacific Ry. Co. be allowed to fill
their tanks from the town water
mains # the supply on hand will war
rant such action. The aye and nay
vote was called and recorded as fol-
lows: ayes, Besch, Dannclley, llgen-
fritz. Cook. Steinmetz Nays, none.
Absent, Ross.
Proposed ordinance, entitled an
ordinance amending section | of or
dinance no. Al, changing the regular
meeting nights of the Town Board to
the first and third Mondays of each
month received second and third
reading and on motion was numbered
10 and placed on its final passage. The
aye and nay vote was called and re-
corded as follows: ayes, Besch. Dannel-
ley, Ilgcnfritz, Cook, Steinmetz.
Nays, none. Absent, Ross.
On motion duly seconded, it was
ordered that the alley in block 81,
north of the Missouri Pacific railroad :,
be opened. The aye and nay vote was
called and recorded as follows: ayes,
Besch, Dannelley, llgenfritz, Cook
and Steinmetz Nays, none. Absent
Ross.
Street, Alley and Park committee
were instructed to have mud holes
filled in alley on block Al.
A petition, literally signed, asking
for five more street lights was read
and laid on the table by the following
vote: ayes, Besch, Dannelley, Cook,
Ilgenfritz and Steinmetz. Nays, none.
Absent, Ross.
Adjourned.
E. P. JOHNSON,
Clerk and Recorder.