Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-04

! efficient and impartial manner in which
! he has presided at the deliberations o
this executive body:
Resolved further, that the abov,
resolution be spread on the minute:
and printed as part of the proceed
ings.
Motion carried.
The bond of Frank Mohs in the sun
of 81, 600 for mayor of the City of Wet
ster was presented and a motion was
made and duly seconded that the bono
be approved.
Motion carried and it was SO ordered
by the mayor.
j. l.. Harris :hen introduced Frank
Mohs as the new mayor.
Roll call and the following members
were present: Aldermen H. Olson, c.
Becht, F. w. Halbkat, Z. l.. Forbes,
II. j. Herman, absent Alderman C. f..
Hyde, Mayor Frank Mohs presiding.
c. Z. Hyde was elected president of
the council.
Z. l.. Forbes was elected vice presi-
dent of the council.
The mayor then made the following
appointments to wit:
For city attorney |. S. Coomes.
For county auditor j. B. Egeland.
For city engineer r. A. Tanner.
For city assessor l.. G. Levoy.
For chief of police J. V. Martin.
For street commissioner Frank
Wilcox.
For superintendent of electric light
plant G. E. Boyle.
For fire warden Julius Block.
ForIpound master M. NJ. Judge.
For official paper Reporter and
Farmer.
Motion made and duly seconded that
the appointments made by the mayor
be approved by the city council.
Roll call, Olson yea; Becht yea;
Halbkat yea; Forbes yea; Herman yea;
Hyde absent.
The mayor appointed the following
committees which were on motion
approveds by the city council.
Finance committee +. w. Halbkat,
H. alderman and E. l.. Forbes.
Street!and.alley committee H. Olson,
E. l.. Forbes and c.. Becht.
Cemetery committee, E. L. Forbes
and c.. Becht.
Electric light and waterworks com,
mittea, c. E. Hyde, f. w. Halbkat
and II. Olson.
Committee on claims, C. Becht, F.
W. Halbkat and C. E. Hyde.
The following bonds were presented.
A. Trooper, for city treasurer in
the sum. of $4,000.
|. S. Coomes, for city attorney in the
sum of $500.
j. B.sEgeland, for city auditor in the
sum Of. 500.
Q. T.tStrandness, for city justice in
he sum Of, $500.
Atlas. Knapp. for chiefof fire depart
nent in the sum of $500.
Motion made and duly seconded that
he bonds as read be approved.
Roll call Olson yea; Becht yea; Halb-
lat yea;. Forbes yea; Herman yea; and
iyde absent.
Application and bond of R. B. Ebling
or p lumber's license was presented.
lotion made and carried that license
e granted and bond approved.
Application of E. r. Philbrook with
heck in the sum of $40 for billiard and
oil hall license was presented.
Moved and carried that license be
ranted.
Time having arrived for the opening
+ bids for steam coal from May /,
Oil, to April /, 1912.
The following bids were presented.
Pittsburg Coal Company, for smoke
ess mine run 1928 per ton F. o. b.
duluth.
Northwestern Fuel Company, for
'ocahontas smokeless, SO. 25 per ton F.
}. B. Duluth.
Northern Coal & Dock Company, for
White Oak smokeless, 1925 per ton F.
}. B. Duluth.
Clarkson Coal Company. smokeless
nine run, 1925 F. o. B. Duluth.
Berwind Fuel Company, for Poca-
lontas, 1928 per ton F. o. B. Duluth.
Motion made and seconded that
mayor enter into contract for coal for
'ear ending April /, 1912, with Ber-
Wind Fuel Company at So. 25 per ton.
Motion carried.
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