The Ordway new era., 1911-04-21
Town Board Proceedings

Town Board Proceedings
The Board Of Trustees of the town
OF Ordway, met In regular session at
the town hall on Monday evening.
April II, 1911.
Those present, Mayor A. M. Ward
and Trustees A. Cook, H. G. Green,
Geo. Riley and A. Sonneland. Absent,
Trustees @. S. Steinmetz and Chas.
Hensler. Minutes OF last meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills we're allowed:
Geo. E. Herman, draying. ...... %. .s5
E. 0. McCleary, posting "a quar-
antine cards. 900. ......... 100
T. H. Foley Lumber Co. lumber s.23
Ordway New Era. publishing
five ordinances go. ......... GO. 81
Ordway New Era, election
printing 81. .O8
Ordway New Era, miscellaneous
pIIuJIUk u. 10
Dr.. Z. o. McCleary, services to
pTIsouer .................... LOU
Mrs. II. L. Edgar. judge OF elec-
JlOn ............... ......... lS.oO
Mrs. J. II. Peck, judge OF elec-
tion Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Mrs. A.'A. Brooks. judge OF elec-
ZION ................. ....... I2.5O
Purl Dunlap. clerk Of election. 500
Clyde II. 1nman. clerk Of elec-
lion o.UO
John G. Custer, constable Of
eiecJlOn 0.U
The Out West Printing and
Stationery Co.. election sup
plleS 90
A. Sonneland, auditing town
TeCOrQS .......... ............ S.U
Chas. Hensler, auditing town
records 2.OO
George Riley, auditing town
records .................... S.O
The vote On the above bills was as
follows: Ayes; Cook, Green, Riley and
Sonneland. Nays; None. Absent,
Hensler and Steinmetz.
Bill Of Perry Behymer for $500 for
legal services, which was referred to
the mayor at the last meeting, was
returned with a reduction Of 500,
making the amount Of bill $500,
which was allowed. .
Proposed ordinance amending sec
tion 8 OF ordinance No. SO received
third reading and was placed on its
final passage.
On motion duly seconded, the said
proposed ordinance was numbered
eighty-seven. passed and adopted.
A contract having been prepared
for the building OF "a settling reser-
voir by f. P. johnson for the town OF
Ordway, the same was read and Mayor
Ward was authorized to sign the same
for The town.
The finance committee reported
having audited the books OF the clerk
and water commissioner, treasurer
and police magistrate and found the
same to be correct to the best of their
knowledge and belief.
The newly elected mayor and trus-
tees being present and duly qualified,
the old board adjourned at $40 p m.
and the new board was called to order
by Mayor Tiedemann aud the roll call
OF trustees responded to as follows:
present, Geo E. Beaver, A. Cook, Geo.
Riley, L. O. McCleary, A. Sonneland
and James Trainor; absent, none.
Applications for the offices OF clerk
and recorder and water commits
sioner we're read from David w. Slim
mer, J. d. Estes and Stephen 2. H.
genfritz.
A ballot being taken, resulted in
-four votes for J. B. Estes and two
votes for David w. Simmer, where
upon the mayor declared j. b. Estes
elected clerk and recorder and water
commissioner.
Application was read from w. s.
Steen for the Office OF town treas.
urer. There being no other applica-
tons ballot was taken resulting In
six votes for w. S. Steen and he was
accordingly declared elected as town
Treasurer.
Applications of James O'Connell
and II. l. Olmstead for the office of
Police Magistrate were read. A bal
lot was taken resulting in three votes
for each candidate. The mayor then
cast the deciding vote in favor of
James OConnell and announced him
elected to the office of police magis-
trate.