The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-17

Motion seconded by Aid. Lee.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Lee; Mac.
key, Mason, O'Malley, Skretting,
Thomson-7. Nays-None.
A petition was presented by F. E.
Osborne, with 100 signers thereto, re-
questing that the council call spec.
ial election to submit the question as
to whether the city of Valley City
shall become incorporated under the
ACT to Provide for Commission
System of Government in Cities"
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by
Aid. Clark, that the petition be re-
ferred to special committee of three
to be appointed by the mayor, to
check up and ascertain the Qualifca'
tions of the signers thereto, said com.
mittee to report thereon at some fu'
ture meeting of the council.
Amendment moved by Aid. O'Mal'
ley, seconded by Aid. Thomson, that
the petition be received and filed
with the city auditor.
Roll Call: Yeas-Mackey, O'Mal'
ley Thomson-3. Nays-Clark, Lee
Mason, Skretting-4. ..,.,
Amendment lost.
Amendment moved by AID. O'Mal
ley, seconded by Aid. Thomson, that
the special committee to be appoint
ed be required to report thereon al
the adjourned meeting of the council
to be held Friday, June 9Th, 1913, al
8 o'clock, p. m.
Roll Call. Yeas-Mackey, O'Mal
ley, Thomson-3. Nays-Clark, Lee
Mason, Skretting-4.
Amendment lost.
The original motion was then put
and carried, the vote thereon being as
follows: ......
Yeas: Clark, Lee, Mason, Skret
ting.
Nays: Mackey, O'Malley, Thorn
son..
The mayor appointed as such com
mittee, Aid. Lee, Clark. Thomson.
Applications for the abatement o.
taxes were received from E. G. Wan
ner and Wanner & Pierce. and or
motion of Aid. Thomson, seconded
by Aid. Skretting, the same were re
ferred to the committee on ways ant
means.
The following bills were present
ed for payment:
Bills Payable June End, 1e1@Gen
L. S. Platou, salary for May,
1913. mayor ...............$ 5O.O
;. E. H. Swanson, salary for
May, 1913, chief of police :. $50
Thos. Gale, salary for May
1913, police ............... $50
Harold Kulseth, salary for May
1913, street commissioner :. 100
Torval Gretberg. salary for
May, 1913, keeper Of dump
grounds .................. oU.V
C. L. Wylie, salary for May,
1913, city weigher ......... 400
Ole Glesta, salary for May,
1913, janitor, city hall ..... 400
NJ. J. Boyd, salary for May,
| 1913, cash advanced city
l. auQltOr ....... ....'...''''' 0V'o
C. A. Myhre, salary for May,
1913, city engineer ........ 500
II. J. McIsaac, labor in park. 71.5'
VIM. A. Bettin, labor in park. 49,
II. J: Lee, meat for animals in
). park, e months) .......... 1873
Northern Seed Co., lawn seed
Tor park ................. 4.o
A. F. Swanson, trees and flow
ers for park .............. 32.O
Henry Moe, street work and
sprinkling, man and team. 1O2. 81
Martin Peterson, street work
during May, 1913, man and
team 1O4. 81
Halvor Thorstenson, labor on
streets ................ o4'V'
Peder Peterson, labor on
streets ........ S.O'
A. H. Gray, "a yards gravel
for streets .............. 5.o'
Oliver Mackey, repairing street
| grader and fountain ....... So
Louis A. Risa, 1 day street
work and drayage ........ gu
Carpenter-Neumann Lumber
Co., lumber and cement. $3.50
Alfred Personals, assisting
city engineer ............. 24.O(
Chas. G. Lund, insurance on
city hall furniture and fix.
lures ................ o.o'
N. D. Ind. Telephone Co., tele'
phone messages, (police) .. LII
Miller Davis Pig. Co., Office
supplies 3.O'
Times Record Pig. Co., Off.