Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-08-06
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, City Hall Build
ing, Willmar, Mimi, Aug. 4, 1913.
Adjourned meeting Of the City
Council. Mayor Wellin called the
meeting to order.
The following members Of the
Council were present on roll call:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Larson,
Johnson, Anderson, Sperry, Norman
and Freeberg, q; absent, Aldermen
Hedin and Tjosvold, 9. j
City Attorney Stanford was also
present: &
The minutes Of the last meeting
held July %, 1913, were read and
approved. i
Mr.. D. N. Tallman appeared and
addressed the Council about the ne
cessity of building a new sanitary
sewer on Fifth street to run south,
as a part Of the new sewer system.
Mr.. Russell Spicer and Mr.. j. H.
Virgins appeared and spoke along
the same lines.
City Engineer Rowat gave an esti-
mate of the cost for such a sewer.
Alderman johnson introduced the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION.
"Resolved, That contractor Bos-
worth be instructed to lay an 8-inch
sewer under his present contract,
and as an extension thereto, along
the following route, to-wit: On Fifth
street from Kandiyohi avenue to Pa
cifc avenue"
The vote on the resolution was as
follows: "Ayes", Aldermen Larson,
Johnson, Anderson and Sperry, 4;
'Noes," Alderman Freeberg. Alder
man Norman did not wish to vote on
the resolution and his vote was
counted "No." The resolution was
declared lost.
Alderman Hedin arrived at this
time and took part in the proceed
ings the rest Of the session.
The matter of the Fifth street
sewer was again discussed.
Alderman johnson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: "Ayes," AID
erman Larson, Johnson, Anderson,
Hedin, Sperry, Norman and Free
berg, Z; "Noes,' none.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That contractor Bos-
worth be instructed to lay an 8-inch
sewer under his present contract,
and as an extension thereto, along
the following route, to-wit: On Fifth
street from Kandiyohi avenue to
Benson avenue.
Approved Aug. 9Th, 1913.
E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
John Thompson appeared and
complained about the new sidewalk
grade on Kandiyohi avenue between
First and Second streets. The mat
ter was referred to the Street Com
mittee and the City Engineer. ~
A set Of plans and specifications
were presented for an underground
heating system from the Power
Plant to the Library Building. The
matter was talked over.
Alderman Larson presented the
following resolution which was I'M
animously adopted. F.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That that certain reso-
luton, passed and adopted by the
City Council on the 9th day Of De-
cember,. 1912, approving and adopt
ing the plans and specifications for
central heating plant, prepared by
Chas. S. Pillsbury, be, and the same
is hereby rescinded in part, and to
extent only to which said resolution
adopts the portion Of said plans and
specifications relating to the steam
pipe line from the power plant to
the Library building.
Approved Aug. 9Th, 1913.
E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
Alderman Larson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unan-
imously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the plans and
specifications for an underground
heating system, consisting Of a steam
pipe line from the Power Plant to
the Library building, together with
certain changes to be made in both
Power Plant and Library building
presented by the Water and Light
Commission, and prepared by J. Il
Virgins Co., be and the same are
hereby approved and adopted.
! Approved Aug. 5th, 1913.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
The estimated cost of such an I'M
derground system was stated to b.
about $500. g
The Clerk was instructed to ad