The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-08-22

will in the opinion of the Special As
sessment Commission" be especially
benefited by the construction of the
water mains aforesaid, and which lots
or parcels Of land are located in the
water main district as heretofore by
the city council established, and in
which said district the extension of
said water mains is to be made and
constructed; and
| BE It Further Resolved; that this
resolution be published twice, once in
each week for two consecutive weeks,
in tn official newspaper of the city of
Valley City, North Dakota, and that
all persons interested be hereby re-
Quested and commanded to take no.
tice accordingly.
Motion seconded by Alderman Lee.
Roll Call: Yeas, Clark, Curren,
Holland, Krogh. Lee, Mackey, Thorn
son.. #IEe
Nays: O'Malley-1.
Moved by Alderman Krogh, second
ed by Alderman Clark, that boule-
| ward and curb be ordered built on the
| west and north sides of the property
owned by the city upon which the
pumping station is located, to con-
form to the ordinance recently passed.
Motion carried. %aEe
Moved by Alderman Clark, second
! ed by Alderman Krogh, that a COM
mittee of three be appointed by the
mayor to call upon the county COM
missioners and request that curb and
boulevard be built around the court
house block. - .-.... - .-. -.m + r. 7.
Motion carried. .- p
The mayor appointed as such COM
mittee, Aldermen Clark, Krogh and
O'Malley. ...
Moved by Alderman Holland, second
ed by Alderman Mackey, that the city
auditor be instructed to advertise for
bids for new machinery for the electric
light plant according to plans and
specifications thereof prepared by the
superintendent, said bids to be open
ed at meeting of the council to be
held on Tuesday, August goth, 1912,
at o'clock p. m.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Clark, seconded
by Alderman Holland, that posts for
the ornamental street lighting system
to the number of seventy-three be pur-
chased by the city, said posts to be of
the design and at the price submitted
by the Western Gas Construction COM
pany, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and &C.
cepted by the council at it's meeting
of May goth, 1912, and also the neces-
! sary equipment for the complete in
stallation of such street lighting sys-
tenn, and that all expense for such in
stallation be paid for by the city out
of any funds in the hands of the city
treasurer belonging to the light and
water fund, after such machinery as
may be purchased and installed at the
light plant has been paid for.
Amendment moved by Alderman
O'Malley, seconded by Alderman Cur
rem, that the cost of the complete in
stallation of the ornamental street
lighting system be assessed to the
abutting property, but that the city
furnish all electric current therefor.
Roll Call: Yeas, Curren, O'Malley,
Mackey-3. T..
Nays, Clark, Holland, Krogh, Lee,
Thomson-5.
Amendment lost.
Amendment moved by Alderman
O'Malley, seconded by Alderman
Thomson, that the purchasing of the
posts and material necessary for the
ornamental lighting system be defer
red until such time as new machinery
for the light plant is first installed
and paid for.
Roll Call: Yeas, Curren, Mackey,
O'Malley, Thomson.
Mays. Clark, Holland, Krogh, Lee
"a.
The vote being a tie the mayor
voted may" and declared the amend
ment lost. 49,.
The original motion was then put,
the vote thereon resulting as follows:
Yeas: Clark, Holland, Krogh, Lee
ia. 49,.
i Nays Curren, Mackey, O'Malley,
Thomson-4.
The vote being a tie the mayor
voted yea" and declared the motion
carried.
i Moved by Alderman Krogh, second
ed by Alderman Thomson, that the
city attorney be instructed to draft
an ordinance regarding the removal
of all old machinery now stored on
vacant lots and the railroad right of