Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-23
CITY COUNCIL
PROC / EED /

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city Hail Building, Willmar, G Min aaa
Adjourned meeting Of the old CITY
Council Mayor Wellin called the meet
The following members Of the Coun-
81 were present on roll call: Mayor
M Medih a Aldermen Johnson. Larson,
Freeberg. s; absent, none. 81 = -,
City Attorney. Stanford was also
The minutes Of the last regular meet
ing held Arril 14th, 1913, were read and
the same We're approved. ... :
The Mayor presented a report from
the City Auditor Of his examination Of
ter ending March 15tn 1918, and Of his
examination of the books and accounts
Of %at the secretary ftafy and collector Of the
year ending March Is. 1918, and Of the
G 1dtyy Clerks books up to March is,
The report was accepted and ordered
Mayor Wellin extended thanks to the
Council for their faithful services rem
The minutes Of this meeting were
then read and approved. %@s :,
:. On motion the Council adjourned sine
Attest: HANS E GG i; MH56fN' Mayor
City Clerk -
| Council Chambers, Fire Station and
City Hall Building, Willmar, Mime
sofa, April II, 1913.
| Annual meeting of the new City
upon taking the chair.
| On roll call there were present, May
%nd Wslln' A HdS3n
Freeberg and Norman, 3; ABSENT oI none.
City, Attorney Stanford was also
ed ofheers. elected at last election ed mon on
April 8. 1918, had qualified, except the
three Justices elected.
| On motion the Council proceeded to
open! bids on file for light poles as ad-
The following bids were opened and
read: Bld Of !! w: Morrison Lbr. Co.,
Saags PIE ana f FL Ct &C., sh
cago, st. Paul Electric Co., J. w. Miller
Lbr Co., The Valentine Clark Co., r. M.
Partridge Lbr. Co., Of Minneapolis, Lar
western Electric Equipment Co., of St.
Paul.
The bid Of Larson Lbr. Co., being the
Lowest bid; was eI ACCEPTED n3faraa tho
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved t5 kEs f5d ID 81 Larson Rros
Lumber Co. to furnish SO inch top IS
feet No. White Cedar poles at $3.50
each. and na, 50 Sins inch top 90 inch No: !
cars, Willmar. Mimi, be and the same
is hereby accepted, ana the Clerk is
hereby instructed to order the same.
Approved A e e. IL W LIZ; Mavor.
Mayor. Wellin announced the appoint
ment Of the following standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year:
Chairman; F. A. Larson and L. A. Tjos.
void.
i Street Committee-Wm.O O.. Johnson
Chairman; A. G. Hedin, A. H. Sperry
Fire Dept. mittee-Peter Free.
berg, Chairman; o. A. Norman ana VIM
sewer committee-A. g. :Hedin
" Purchasing committee-A A. Ander.
zSn chas anna city Clerk karspn
agent, as fixed by the charter. ,r>
A, A: Anderson. overseer Of the poor
Peter Freeberg, overseer Of MUNICIPAL
void, committee on parks. .>
The Mayor announced the appoint;
ment of Alfred Gilbertson as Chief OF
duly confirmed by the Council. =, -
appointed as a committee to put the city
Mr.. c. G. Haskell was appointed to
the Office of weigher and scaler for the
City. Employees in the Power House
were to be appointed as deputy weigh
ers. -:
Moved and seconded that the Council
proceed to elect the appointive officers
Of ct the City for the ensuing year: Car
Of the, Water, & Light Commission was
Ts eeeo to III Gfy &ftrnsx
R. w. Stanford was placed in nomina-
ton for the office Of City Attorney and
vote of the Council, being eight in all
and was declared duly elected to the
said Office.
Alderman Anderson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes" 8; "Noes, u
none. "
Resolved, that the salary Of the City
the same is hereby fixed at the sum OF
$500, payable in monthly installments
a o the the By o the Gy
be he paid the additional and further
salary, of $40 for said work.
i E. c. WELL1N. Mayor.
Alderman; Larson offered the follow
/ ing resolution which was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes" 8; "Noes,'
none.
=. RESOLUTION.
! Be it resolved that the salary Of the
Chief Of Police for the ensuing year be
and the same is hereby fixed at $50 per
month, while employed.
Approved April 18th, 1913:
i E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
| Alderman Johnson presented the fol-
the following vote: ayes" s; -''Noes,'
none
| RESOLUTION.
| Resolved that the salary of the Night
I Patrolman for the ensuing year be and
the same is hereby fixed at $40 per
month, while employed.
| Approved April 18th, 1913. -.
l. E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
l. A. o. Forsberg was placed in nomin-