Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-24
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS !
Council Chambers,
Library Building.

Regular meeting of the City Council
Mayor Wellin called the meeting to Or
der.
The following members Of the Coun-
We RGessne tG call L May@r
Hedin, Anderson, Sperry, Erickson, Nor
man and Freeberg 9; Absent, none.
City Attorney Stanford was also pres
ent.
The minutes of the last regular meet
the same were approved
The following. bills were on motion
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
Lewis Hardware, mdse used for
street work, etc. 400
H. c. Hansen. expense as delegate
to State Firemen'S convention 11.50
q. c. Haines, for part payment
services as assessor for 1912. 1925
L A. Void, special police. ...... 200
Ole Gilbertson, labor in parks. $3.50
A. Horton Sperry, rent Of ground
for dump ground" purposes,
3 mo. to July l, 1912, and taxi
Aug. Sundling, labor in parks. 5.25
FIRE HALL FUND.
E. NJ Parnell, typewriting of
SPECIFICATIONS for Fire Station
anu sEwER BOND FUND. l1''0
George Mcdonald. engineers as
s'sfa"t on sT SsEfr T Tf9KD: 1850
Peter Anderson, labor. ......... 1850
Anton Olson, labor. .......... 1888
John Peterson labor. .......... 1925
Lars Rasmussen, labor. ........ 1925
Aug. Sundling. labor. ........... 400
Ole Sletten, labor. ............ 5.25
Lars Tendal, labor. ...... 1880
George Mcdonald, engineers as
sistant street lines. .... 22O
J. G. Freese, labor with team. . 42.OO
Arthur Nelson, labor with team 1900
Axel Gustafson, labor with team 1900
The Finance Committee reported the
foregoing bills back approved and the
report was accepted
Alderman Anderson offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
RESOLUTION.
| Be it resolved by the City Council Of
| the City of Willmar that the City Clerk
be and hereby is authorized to issue
| warrants against the respective funds in
payment of the foregoing approved bills
Approved July 9Th, 1872;
The following applications for permits
| to connect the following residence pro
perties with the 4th street sewer were
Lots :, and I, Block l., Hanson's Addi-
part IS, Block So, and G. J. sjoauist, for
Donald, for Lot 2 Block Sc; E. M. stan
| ford, Lot g. Block SO and Fred Kemp,
Lot and south half of Lot S, Block Sc
| in the First Addition to City of Willmar
The aforesaid applications were grant
ed subject to the Sewer regulations and
| upon payment of the $50 tapping fee.
me COUNCIL on motion proceeded to
new Fire Station and city Hail as ad e
vertised.
The following bids were opened and
read ea % 5oha ;Sikool1heim bid of $1,000
H. Olson bid of 1882 for building Com
plete, without heating and plumbing.
$S.76S for building complete including
heating and plumbing and offer of 5000
TOR the old Fire Station Building if con-
j.. H. Olsen's bid of $7,572 was accepted.
| Alderman Freeberg offered the follow
1ote wen ddeptea by the
son, Larson, Anderson, Hedin, sperry,
Erickson, Norman and Freeberg, s;
Resolved, That the bid of j. H. Olson
for the erection and construction of a
| new fire station building for the City of
M1llmar W1th tu heating and plumbing
Seventy-two Dollars $7,572OO) be and
the same is hereby accepted, and the
Mayor and City Clerk are hereby author
lied to enter into a contract with said
}. n: Olson for the doing of said work.
p. c: WELLIN, Mayor.
On motion the Council proceeded to
| consider bids on file for the heating and
! plumbing in the new Fire Station and
City Hall as advertised
| Sealed bids of J. H. Virgins Co. of
1897 for heating and plumbing sewer
and water connections, according to
plans and specifications, and bid Of B.
Benson for heating and plumbing of
$500 to $500, according to what work he
done, and another bid of $S4O for the
| heating and plumbing for work as out
lined in said bid.
The bids were duly considered and
on motion they were both rejected and
Aldermen Freeberg, Norman and Chief
Selvig were appointed as a committee
| to have new plans and specifications pre-
pared for the heating and plumbing
Martin Enger appeared and spoke
against building Of side walk on the
south side of his property in Ferring's
Addition.
Mr.: Q. G. NARROW was present and ad-
lines for his PROPERTY in the west si part
Of the City. The matter Of the street
lines as referred to by Mr.. NARROW was
referred to City Engineer Rowat and the
street committee.
A proposal from W. B. Bosworth,
Sewer Contractor, for building storm
sewers was presented and read The
matter was on motion carried over
A written offer from A. E. Rice and NJ
Q. Nelson was read to donate to the
City for park purposes, lots No. 8, 9, 10,
12 13 and IA Of Block No. IL in Hansen's
by the Council.
Moved and seconded that the Ordi-
nance entitled IAN Ordinance Regulat-
ing Drays for Hire" be given it's second
reading. Carried. The said Ordinance
was then read.