The Meeker herald., 1912-04-13
Town Council Meeting

Town Council Meeting
The board Of town trustees net
Monday evening, April 9Th. 1913. tSr
the purpose Of finishing the work pf
the old board, and allowing the newly
elected members to assume their ~
spected ofices.
The meeting WAS called TO ORDERLY
Mayor Riland. Trustees Ball, Bowyn,
Graham, Hulett, strehlks aud WAL
bridge responding to roll call.
The minutes Of April LIST were rad
and approved. -:
The committee appointed 1t the
last meeting TO investigate the u,at-
ter Of placing fire lighting apparatus
In the east end Of town Tin the buei-
ness district) made partial report
aud the same was accepted. This
proposition will likely be carried cat
by the new board 1t the next meeting.
The following claims against Vie
town were examined and allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for pay
ment Of same:
GENERAL FUND.
Out West Printing Co.. supplies .....e $50
H. p. SpurlOck, express ............-....... LIS
Jack Baldwin, quarantine oficer......-. $50
Robert Kyle, street work $50
J. l.. Riiand. printing and advertising TIA
ELECrfoN xxPRNAKs.
r. N. JoHantgen, Judge Of election elo.0o
r. e. Whitney, Judge Of election 1000
Henry J. Hay, judge Of election ...-...-.-. TO
=. NJ Bacon, Judge and clerk. $50
A. H. Adams, clerk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
The board then proceeded 70 cam
vas the returns Of the municipal cleo
tion Of April 2, 1875 which resulted
as follows:
For Mayor-C.F. Brown, Democrat.
For Trustees-H. E. Phelps, Prohi-
bitionist; A. g. Robertson, Demo-
observation-disclosures; J. e. Rooney,
Taxpayer.
q. f. Brown was then declared
elected mayor, and H. E. Phelps, A.
G. Robertson and J. e. Rooney,
trustees.
Messrs. Hall, Bowen and Hulett
then left the board, their terms Of
ONCE having expired.
The oath of ONCE was then sworn
and subscribed to by Mayor-slect
Brown, the oath being administered
by the retiring mayor.
Mayor Brown then administered
the oath Of office to Trustees-slect
H. f. Phelps and A. g. Robertson,
Trustee-elect Rooney being out Of
the city. The organisation Of the
new board was then complete.
THE NEW BOARD.
On motion the board went into ex-
ecutive session.
The election Of officers was the Arst
order Of business.
NEW OFFICERS.
T. b. Scott was elected town re-
corder by unanimous vote Of the
board At = salary Of $50 per year.
The town treasurer was passed nm
til the next meeting.
DR.. Samuel French was elected
health ofilcer by Unanimous vote Of
the board, at . salary Of 800 per year,
J. d. Moog and w. H. Clark were
nominated for town engineer. The
ballot resulted Moog 8 Clark 2 votes.
Mr.. Moog was declared elected, at .
salary Of $50 per day (when It
work., he 70 furnish his own trans
portation.
James G. Gentry was elected town
attorney by unanimous vote of ths
board at = salary Of 500 per year.
B. L. Nichols was elected town
marshal by unanimous vote of the
board, ct salary Of t75 per month,
he to furnish his own horse.
MAYOR PRO TEN.
The mayor appointed L. b. Wal
bridge mayor pro tom.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
9 Ways and Means-Strehlke, Wal
bridge and Rooney.
Fire and Police-Graham, Phelps,
and Robertson.
Street and Alley-Rooney, Robert
son and Graham.
Water Works-Walbridge, Phelps
and Strehlke.
CLEANUP DAY APRIL l8.
On motion the petition of r. 8.
Ball, asking that April 18th be desig-
mated as day for cleaning up the
town and that all property owners
be required to clean up their prem
ises-back yards, barn yards, etc.,
and that the health officer make the