Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-24
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEE

PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chambers, City Hall Build
ing, Willmar, Mimi, Sept. %, 1913.
Regular meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil with Mayor Wellin in the chair.
The following members Of the
Council were present on. roll call !:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Larson, AM
derson, Hedin, Tjosvold Sperry,
Freeberg and Norman, 8; Absent,
Alderman Johnson, l.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting held Sept. 8, 1913, were read
and the same were approved. 5
August Hoglund appeared and
asked for permission to grade Kan-
diyohi Avenue between Fourth and
Fifth streets, said work to be done
without cost to the City. The re-
quest was granted, said work to be.
done under the supervision of the.
Street Committee and City Engineer.
G. A. Erickson addressed the
Council about crossings on Grant
and Maude streets and also about
grading part Of Grant street. II.
Moved and seconded that the pro-,
perty owners on Grant street be all
lowed to grade said street, between
Augusta avenue and Mary street, at
their own expense, and said work to.
be done under the supervision of the
Street Committee and City Engineer.
Carried.
VIM. Peterson asked for permis-
sion to fill part Of Twelfth street, at
his properties, for sidewalk grade.
The said request was granted and
| the work to be done under the super
vision of the City Engineer.
P. J. Haley appeared and asked
for a permit to build an extension to
the Tenth street sewer north about
IS feet from the manhole on Litch-
field avenue and 10th street and con-
Meeting the Haley residence on the
corner of Block SO with said sewer.
The request was granted on the con-
dition that an 8 inch sewer pipe be
used and said sewer to become a
part Of the general system and said
work to be done under the supervis-
ion Of the City Engineer.
S. S. Glarum appeared and COM
planned apout the flooding Of his land
north Of Benson avenue and east of
First street. The City Engineer was
instructed to survey the land refer
red to as to outlet for surface for
surface water. Moved and seconded
that the Mayor appoint a committee
Of three together with the Mayor to
confer with the Railroad Co., as to
culvert under the Railroad tracks.
! Aldermen Larson, Sperry and An
derson were appointed such COM
mittee.
| The following bills were on motion
| referred to the Finance Committee.
| GENERAL FUND.
Andrew Bjorsell, surveying
| stakes, tar pitch for City
Hall roof and labor. IS 38.42
A. Gilbertson, for witness
fee advanced and serving
subpoena -. ........... 1.8S
0. A Grangaard, measuring
new sewer lines. ....... 800
E. M. Stanford, measuring
new sewer. lines. ......... 800
J. Johnson, mdse. for poor. 1877;
Thomas Hospital, Mpls., hos
pital expense J. Faulk. -. 5000
Aug. Sundling, labor parks. 3.5(
WATER & LIGHT FUND.
[ Beardslee- Chandelier Mfg.
Co., mdse. .............. 1916
General Electric Co., mdse.
two bills 245.3|
; Carbolineum Wood Preserv-
:, ing Co., mdse. ......... 1873;
, Central Electric Co., mdse.. 1.8|
Western Electric Co., mdse,
, five bills ............... 3O8.9
:. Wagner Electric Mfg. Co.,
, mQSe. 1.o
, Maytag Co., mdse. ........ 1872
. Manhattan Oil & Linseed Co.,
. oil -. 1917
; Zenith Furnace Co., coal. . 1902
) 0. A. jacobson, paint. ..... 1874
: R. B. Oman, repairs. ..... 80
; P. E. Parson, supplies. ..... 9
) Security Blank Book Co.,
\ mdSe. 1.o
: Alton Crosby, Postmaster,
: 5000 postal cards for
: statements -. ......... 500
: Tribune Prtg. Co., mdse. Sec
: retary's Office ........... 10
: Republican Gazette, advertis-
. ing 1U.o
: F. l.. Smith, freight three
. cars coal ..............1 1851
. F. L. Smith, hauling coal and
other drayage, two bills. 1892
Hugh McGregor, engineer at
~ Power House, Aug, 1918. $50
II S. Limperich, wiring. ..... 38.e
It A. Ostrom, wiring and read-
f. ing meters ............. 25.s