The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Official Council
Proceedings

Valley City, n. D., Jan. S, 1913.
Council Chambers, o'clock, p. m.
Regular meeting Of the council.
called to order by Mayor Platou.
An aldermen were found present
upon roll call.
The minutes of the meeting OF Dec.
md. 1912. we're read and approved as
read.
The mayor stated that there has
been considerable difficulty in secur'
ing anyone to act as inspector as pro-
xided by the Milk Ordinance on &C.
count that no compensation is pro-
xided therein for services rendered,
and recommended that some provis'
ion be made whereby the inspector
be paid a reasonable fee for his SER
vices.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by
Aid Krogh, that the committee on
board OF health, together with the city
health officer, be empowered to en-
aloy an inspector as provided by the
Milk Ordinance of the city
aow in force, said inspector
10 be paid such compensation
as in their judgment they deem pro-
per, said committee to report at the
aext meeting of the council their &C.
ton in the matter; and also that the
ordinance committee be instructed
20 prepare an amendment to said
MIX Ordinance setting forth the sal
.ry or fee that shall be paid to the In
spector, said amendment to be report
I'd to the council at its next meeting.
Amendment moved by AID. O'Mal-
ey,seconded by AID. Thomson, that
rhe ordinance committee be instructed
% prepare an amendment to the Milk
ordinance providing for the compen.
ss1ion to be paid to the inspector, and
report thereon at the next meeting OF
xhe council.
Roll call: Yeas-Clark, Mackey,
OMalley, Thomson Nays-Hoiland,
Krogh, Lees. Not voting-Curren.
Il
amendment carried.
City Treasurer Craswell presented
4 report showing the condition of the
atty funds as of Jan. list, 1918, and on
uotion same was approved and Or
Tered placed on file.
The report Of Police Magistrate
Smith for the months of October and
November, 1912, was presented to-
<ether with check for $3.50 in pay
alent of fines collected, and on mo.
lion same was approved and ordered
placed on file.
The report of Supt. Burbank for the
month of November, 1912, was pre-.
scented. and on motion same was ap-
proved and ordered placed on file.
The written opinion of City Attor-
ney Englert, as to the legality of the
eity issuing its warrant in payment of
he bill of the Western Gas Construc-
'don Co. for posts for the ornamental
street lighting system, was presented
and read, and on motion of Aid.
D'Malley, seconded by Aid. Curren,
same Was received and ordered placed
ON file.
John Alderman appeared before the
council in behalf OF the Farmers Co.
operative Elevator Co. and requested
chat they be allowed to extend their
side tracks across Second Avenue, as
they needed more room in order to ia.
tilitate the handling of their grain.
Moved by Aid. Clark, seconded by
AID. Holland, that the request of the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. be
granted and that they be allowed
permission to extend their side tracks
across Second avenue.
Roll Call Yeas-Clark, Curren,
Holland, Krogh, Lee Mackey, O'Mal-
ley, Thorn sons. JNays-None.
Rev. l.. C. Moultrie appeared before
the council regarding a bill Of $500
against the Woodbine Cemetery AS
ISOLATION for water used at the GENE
sery from May, 1909, to Sept. 1912. He
believed water could not have, been
used to the amount charged, and ask
4 that at least part of the amount be
cancelled. So
Moved by AID Krogh, seconded by
Aid. Clark, that the amount of $S4.20,
charged against the Woodbine Gene
etery Association for water, be re-
bated and that hereafter they be fur
pished water free of charge.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Curren,
Holland, Krogh, Lee, Mackey, O'Mal-
ley, Thoms sons. iNays-None
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by Aid.
Erogh, that a water meter be kept at
slae Woodbine Cemetery to register
'sahe amount of water used, and that