Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-30
WORK OF CITY COUNCIL

City Of Viroqua. April 70. 1913
Council met. mayor and all aldermen present
| Following accounts were allowed. T. b. Smell
| S.SU VIM. Welch ga. g. Tewalt sl2. C. Green 50,
| !. wood 81, F.. Rusk SOC. r. Flemming 81. d.
Stamford s.. Rex Primmer SOC. Salary account:
| +. II. Roger $50. Irwin Henry sG0 Geo Ii. Clarke
| S2l.2O, postage 81. 20. w. T.. Lawton $40. C. T..
Powell $l5. M. Surenson sl.i7. F. M. Minshall
Ss7 80. postage $3.50, II p Proctor S3l25. Stand
ard OH Co. Sal n. E,vin Christensen sl65 Irwin
Henry SIT. Q. Mork 75c. Wells Fargo Express Co.
| a. cente
| Report of committe appointed by mayor to in
vestigate oil or tractor. read by the clerk
| as follows.
Viroqua Wis. April 20. 1918.
TO he Mdyor md Common Council Of
the CITY Of FrO9ud, Wis..
| Gentlemen: Your committee To whom
| ferred the duty Of investigating and making
| concentrations for the purchase of a gas tractor
for the use Of the city in road work and for stone
| crushing, after making an investigation in which
each member of the committee tried to be I'M
biased and fair. do recommend as follows:
lsf. We the committee. are with one accord
chine
End. After investigating three different makes
| of four cylinder machines which built 10 the
sizes which the committee thinks advisable to
buy, viz. from rs 70 30 b. D. on the draw bar, we
the committee recommend for first consideration
| the Big Four Thirty as being machine IN which
every part Is subjected to the greatest care in the
building, an in opinion Il well built in every
particular. having three speeds forward and one
| reverse Feature not found in any other make
| that we know Of. The price Of this machine is
S@SbO.O0 two thousand six hundred and fifty dol
| larsl I. o b factory at Minneapolis.
| For second consideration we recommend the
Flour City Thirty a machine Git for cur use In
which every seems also to have been taken in
its construction, and for simplicity Of construct
ION aud ease in handling, appeals TO us. in view
Of the fact that it should not take an expert to
run II. and any man with any experience with
machinery should be able to learn the proper care
of n abr ffFffa fnssr
chime Is seo03VO two thousand dollars( +. O. b.
Minneapolis.
Another machine which we think worthy Of
consideration is the Twin City 20 b. p. tractor
built BY The Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Co.
On this machine your committee were unable TO
get proper demonstration owing TO their factory
being closed on saturday Afternoon when tho COM
mittee were there This nachine car be bought
FOR Szien.00 t.wo thousand one hundred and SITS
doiiarsl (. g. b. Minneapolis.
Respectfully submitted,
y 7. MclNTcsT
u z. MoR;dsoE.
w T.. NELSON,
Moved by Alderman A. s. Nelson and seconded
that report be accepted and placed on tile.
Application Of Ever Muuson as candidate for
street commissioner read On motion Of Alder
man A. s. Nelson, council proceeded 20 ballot.
Mr. Munson receiving all votes and was declared
clected for ensuing year.
Mayor appointed Erwin Henry as marshall and
superintendent Of waterworks. and report
confirmed on motion Of Alderman A. s. Nelson.
for ensuing year. Confirmed by council.
Moved BY Alderman Moen and seconded that
committee appointed to investigate tractor en-.
Rine have power to purchase for the city a gaso-
line or kerosene tractor engine in their Judgment
most fitted for grading, crushing and pumping
On roll cali Adernel Mcintosh Morrison and "
r. Nelson voted no. Moeu. Rogers and A s Mel
son in the athrmativ. Mayor declared motion
lost
SMovei hy Alderman A. s. Nelson. and seconded
that city purchase 80 horse power Flower City
tractor for S2,oQo cash. F. O r. Minneapolis
On roll call all members voted ave.
Moved by Alderman 4 5 \ 'lson. and seconded
that marshal collect poll snd d. tax as provided
by ordinance - and "a Adopted.
Moved BY Alderman H. 4. Re. rs. and second
ed. that we employ Nm. ToNa' as assistant sup
erintendent cf water works FOR months at sal.
airy Of SEQ per month. All voted aye
Moved by Alderman A 5. Nelson. and second
od, that city public land be rented for pasture al
Sil per season. Alderman Rogers moved to
amend By setting price at SIS and limiting to G
cows, On motion as amended. all voted ave.
Mayor appointed {. +. Powell as night watch
Tor ensuing year Appointment confirmed.
On motion council adjourned
GEO H. CLARKE. City Clerk