The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-07-11
City Council

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council held Monday, July ist,
1912 at 1880 p. M.
Meeting called to order by
Mayor Eberley.
Aldermen present. Frieder-
icks, Gillen, Fricke,. Forbes, ST.
Braun, Tribke, and,
Morris.
: Minutes of last regular and
adjourned meetings read and ap-
roved.
Motion carried that City Coun-
Gil proceed to open bids for reser-
veir. Bids were opened and found
as follows:
James Kennedy .....Si3,700.00
Hopeman Const. Co. .. ii,47O.O0
S. Birch & Son Con. Co. 13,738.OO
w. D. Lowell. ....... 1896. 90
Hoggart Const. Co.. 20. 15,800.O0
Motion made and carried that
bids received be placed on file and
referred to the following commit
tees namely: Waterworks conn.,,
Finance CON-, City Attorney and
engineers with instructions to
report to City Council on the said
bids together with power or au-
thority of this council to act on
such bids and that such reports
be made at an adjourned meeting
of this council to be held July 5,
1912 at 1880 p. nj.
Motion carried that city Coun-
Gil accept proposition of the
Booster Club in regard to osprinkl-
ing, the Booster Club to furnish
man and tank, city to furnish
team, wagon and water and
sprinkling to be done under di-
rection of Street Commissioner.
Motion carried that matter of
laying a walk on the east side of
second street along Block 2,
Bades Add. be referred to side
walk and. street com. to report at
next meeting.
Mayor Eberley appointed A. E..
McMichael, chief of the Wahpe-
ton Fire Dept. for the ensuing
year. Motion carried that ap-
pointment of A. E. McMichael be
confirmed.
Motion carried that report of
VIM. r. Purdan, Police Magis-
trate be accepted and city audit
or place same on file.
Motion carried that report of
w. F. Eckes, City Treas, be ac-
cepted and city auditor place the
same on file.
Resignation of j. w. Donovan,
Chief of Police was read and on
motion accepted.
Resignation of Math. Rassier,
Night Patrolman was read and on
motion accepted.
Mayor Eberley appointed VIM.
j. Dietz, Chief of Police to fill
the unexpired term of J. w. Don
ovan. Appointment of VIM. J.
Dietz was confirmed by the coun-
Gil.
Mayor Eberley appointed J. w.
Donovan night patrolman to fill
the unexpired term of Math Ras-
sier. Appointment of J. w. Dom
ovan was confirmed by the coun-
Gil.
Motion carried that City attor-
ny be instructed to notify Sam
Christensen and Thos. Thomp-
son, Capt. of Co. l, to open the
ditch on north side Of armory.
Bid of Connolly Bros. referred
TO Waterworks Com. with power
TO act.
Bid Of Wahpeton Iron Works
referred Supt. of Waterworks
with power to act.
Bid Of John Rischard referred
TO Sidewalk com. with power to
Notion carried that bills as
read be allowed and paid out of
their respective funds. &',
General Fund
J. w. Donovan, June salary,$75.
VIM: .Junge, June salary, $50.
Math Rassier, June salary, $50. :
VIM. H:.Purdon, June salary, $50.
Joe Puhoda, June salary, $50.
w. F. Eckes5-J.lAe sa}afgrS25.
9. J. Kachelhoffer, salary s20.s3.
CLARK M: olsop.. salary June, add
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H.Esz Rice, special police, o.. !: 4
n. w. Holman, special police, ~.