Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-06-24


Clerk be, and he hereby Is authorized
to issue warrants against the respec-
tive funds In payment of the fore
going approved bills.
Approved June g., 1914.
e. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
The Council on motion proceeded to
consider bids for extension of water
mains on First Street as advertised.
Sealed bids of Sivert Benson and
]. H. Virgins Co. were opened and
read.
The bid of Sivert Benson being
the lowest bid was accepted.
Alderman Kent offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, 8; Noes,
none.
RESOLUTION -
Resolved, That. the bid of Sivert
Benson for laying and constructing
approximately 400 feet of 4 inch wa
ter main on LIST. Street between Trott
and Minnesota Avenue, including
gate valve and fire hydrant, accord
ing to the plans and specifications
now on file with the City Clerk, at
the price of Three Hundred and
Ninety ($390.O0) Dollars, land that
$1,000 be deducted If there is a Tee
on Trott Ave. and LIST. ST., be and
the same is hereby accepted and the
Mayor and City Clerk are hereby
authorized to enter into a contract
: with Sivert Benson for the doing
of said work.
Approved June 23rd. 1914. ,
E. G. WELL1N, Mayor.
Mr.. Benson's contract bond was
fixed at $500.
The following applications for sew
er permits were made: Down and
Folz for residences on lots and II
Subdivision Of Lot 3, Block 3, with
the Nelson Avenue sewer, and Mrs.
r. Hilman for residence on Lot 1,
Block 1873 Second Addition, with the
Gorton Avenue sewer, both in First
Ward and Ed. Benson for residence
on lots 6 & z, Block 81 with the Kan
diyohi Avenue sewer.
The aforesaid four applications
were granted on payment of the tap
ping fee and subject to the sewer reg.
ulations.
Il It was reported that L. Rodlun
was compelled to change over sewer
connection from his residence on
Fifth Street, near Library Building,
owing to a new building is to be
built where his sewer now crosses
that lot. He was given permission
| IN 1r1S1
from his residence and connect with
manhole on square by the Library
Building on the condition that he
use inch pipe from manhole to
Library corner.
It was authorized to build an ex
tension to sewer on Eleventh Street
, from Eckwall's property to Mrs. F. F
Nelson's property fronting on lots
3 and 4, Block 101; Mrs. Nelson tc
, pay sewer contractor $50, and the
City to pay part of the cost for said
extension not to exceed SIS, and that
2 a sewer permit be issued for sale
lots and 4.
Attention was called to that the
2 $50, 1000 funding bond issue of 189:
would be due July list next, and thai
there were sufficient funds in the
, Sinking Fund to pay all of sale
bonds.
Alderman Erickson presented thu
following resolution which was adop
. ted by the following vote: Ayes, 8
D Noes, none.
/ RESOLUTION
D Be it resolved by the City Coun
Gil of the City of Willmar that wal
rants for the aggregate sum of $4,000
U be issued against the Sinking Fun'
in payment of Funding Bonds issue'
by the Village of Willmar in tina
1 amount on July LIST, 1899, and which
y bonds will become due July LIST, 1914
And Be 1t Further Resolved tina
D the City Treasurer be instructed t.
pay said bonds when due, and tina
the present owners of the bonds b.
notified that funds are on hand t.
. pay same.
8 Approved June 23rd, 1914.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor
< The Committee on Central heating
n system presented new set of plan
\ and specifications for such a system
and the matter was discussed.
o Alderman Benson offered the fol
lowing resolution which was unani
q mously adopted.
RESOLUTION
? Resolved, That that certain resolu
luton, passed and adopted by the Cit,
81 Council on the 4th day of August
S 1913, adopting the plans and speci
0 | ffcations for a central heating sys
0 tenn, presented to the Council by tn
Water & Light Commission and pre-
0 pared by J. H. Virgins Co., be ant
8 the same is hereby rescinded.
/ Resolved, Further, That the plan
0 and specifications for a central heat
3 ing system, consisting of pipe lin
8 from power plant to the Library
6 building with return pipe for con
0 densation, together with necessary
5 changes in the power plant, prepared
5 under the direction of the committee
of the Council appointed for that pull
S pose, and now on file with the Cit,
Clerk, be and the same are hereb,
adopted.
81 Adopted June 23rd, 1914.
E. G. WELL1N, Mayor
8 The estimated cost for such
0 system was reported to be abou
5 $780,.
5 The Clerk, was instructed to ad
5 vertise for bids for central heat
= ing system, such bids to be receive'
at the next meeting, July Is, 1914.
. The Committee appointed to inves
/ tigate matter of closing alley between
d Robbins and Rains, on east Litchfiel'
avenue, made verbal report, and
l. was on motion ordered that no &C