The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

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ouis \. Risa, drayage ..... a.. 90
E. H. Briggs, drayage ....... 1.55
Bowen & Hollinshead, drayage $50
State Normal School, coal 49,. 10. SO
Washburn Ignite Coal Co.,
coal ........ =. 1856. 70
Peoples Fuel Co., coal ....... 542. O5
w. T. Craswell, city treasurer
cash advanced for freight
and express .............. 4S9. Al
General Electric Co., electric
meter repairs, etc ...... 28.7S
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Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by
Aid. Krokh, that all bills be allowed
as listed.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Krogh, Lee, Mackey, Thompson-6.
Nays-None.
Frank Burbank presented bill in
the sum of $4,000 for expenses incur
red by him to Minneapolis, Mimi, to
test machinery for the light plant, he
having been called there for such Dur
pose, same to be charged back to the
Erie City Iron Works on their con-
tract.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by
AID. Krogh, that the bill of Frank
Burbank for $4,000 be allowed, same
to be deducted from the contract
price for machinery with the Erie
City Iron Works.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Krogh, Lee, Mackey, Thomson-6.
Nays-None.
A bill was presented from the West
ern Gas Construction Co., Of Fort
Wayne, Ind. in the sum of $12O1.5O for
n posts for the ornamental street
lighting system.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by
Aid. Krogh, taht the bill Of the West.
ern Gas Construction Co. for $12O1 so
be allowed, and that warrant for
said amount be drawn on the Light
and Water Fund in payment thereof,
said warrant to be due April list 1914
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
: Krogh, Lee, Mackey, Thomson-6.
Nays-None.
The Electrical Engineering Co., of
| Minneapolis, Mimi, presented bill in
the sum of $2269.S7 for material fur
, nished for the ornamental street light.
J. ing system.
| Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by
dAl. Holland, that the bill of the Elec-
trical Engineering Co. for $2269.S7 be
! allowed and that warrant for said
amount be drawn on the Light and
| Water Fund in payment thereof, said
warrant to be due April LIST, 1914.
! Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
! Krogh, Lee, Mackey, Thomson-6.
, Nays-None.
Aid Krogh was excused at this
time.
An application was received from
George Holman for the abatement of
taxes on his personal property which
, had been assessed in the city, he
claiming that said property had been
moved to the township Of Alta on
March 18th, 1912, and assessed in that
Township.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by Aid.
Mackey, that the city council recon-
mend to the county commissioners
! hiatt the tares assessed against George
Holman for personal property be
abated.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Thomson. Nays
None.
Aid Thomson stated that number
of the merchants on Fifth Ave. had
complained about the snow being
scraped onto the curb by the Street
Railway Co., and that the said COM
pany should be made to remove the
, same.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by Aid.
Thomson that this matter be inves-
/ tigated by the city attorney, and if in
! violation of the franchise granted to
said street railway company that he
proceed to notify said company to i'm
mediately remove the snow under pen.
atty as therein provided.
Motion carried
AID. Clark introduced an ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance Amending an
| Ordinance Creating the Fire Limits Of
, the City of Valley City Within Which
no Wooden Building May be Erected,
Placed or Repaired" and moved that
the same be placed on it's first read
ing, and referred to the ordinance
committee.
Motion seconded by Aid Thomson.
Motion carried
Aid Thomson introduced an ordin-
ance entitled can Ordinance Regulat-