Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-01
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, Willmar, Mimi,
Sept. Is, 1913.
| Adjourned meeting of the City
Council with Mayor Wellin in the
chair. The following members of
the Council were present on roll
call: Mayor Wellin, Aldermen An
derson, Hedin, Tjosvold, Sperry and
Norman, s; absent, Aldermen John
son, Larson and Freeberg, g..
City Attorney Stanford also was
present.
VIM. Thompson appeared and ex-
planned about drain from his resi-
dence on East Litchfeld avenue.
NJ. Mcdonald asked for permis-
sion to connect his residence prop
erty situate on Lot II of Block Al
with the Seventh Street sewer. The
said property had been assessed for
the construction of said sewer and
the application was granted.
DIR. Frost made application to
change over sewer connection from
his residence situate on Lots and
8 Of Block Al from the old Fifth
Street sewer. to the new Sixth Street
sewer. The matter was referred to
the City Engineer.
On motion the Council adjourned
to Monday evening, Sept. 20, 1913,
ut 8 o'clock.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
Attest: HANS GUNDERSON,
City Clerk.
Council Chambers, City Hall Build
ing, Willmar, Mimi, Sept. 20, 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, An
derson, Hedin, Sperry, Tjosvold
treeberg and Norman, 8; absent,
Alderman Johnson, l.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present.
Chairman Hedin made a verbal re-
port that the Sewer Committee had
gene over the new sewer system Just
completed and found same in good
working order and recommended
that the system be accepted.
Alderman Hedin offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopt
ed by the following vote !: "Ayes," z;
"Noes," none.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the Sanitary Sew
erage System, constructed by VIM.
+. Bosworth for the City of Will
mar, be and the same is hereby &C.
cepted.
Approved Sept. 30, 1913.
The following bills were on motion
referred to the Finance Committee:
WATER & LIGHT FUND.
l.. Frldlund, cash advanced
for freight, express, etc.$ 1919
J. Fl. Virgins Co., work and
material at Power House 1910
SEWER BOND FUND.
". B. Bosworth, balance
due ON sewer contract. . 1901. "a
The Finance Committee reported
the foregoing bills back approved
and the report was accepted.
Alderman Anderson offered the
following resolution which was
adopted by the following vote:
"Ayes," Z; 'Noes," none.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City Of Willmar that the City
Clerk be and he hereby is authorized
t. issue warrants against the res
pective funds in payment of the
foregoing approved bills.
Approved Sept. 80, 1913.
E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
l.. Fridlund, Sec'y. Of the Water
q Light Commission, appeared and
asked that the Council appoint a
committee to investigate if a change
of bookkeeping system was neces-
sary in the Secretary's office.
Moved and seconded that the City
Auditor and City Attorney be ap-
pointed as such a committee. Car
ried.
The City Auditor being present
was on motion requested to explain
to the Council the present system of
bookkeeping, which he did and the
books and records were shown to the
Council.
| On motion the Council adjourned.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
Attest: HANS GUNDERSON,
City Clerk.
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