The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-03-12
Official Council
Proceedings
Valley City, N. D., Feb. 2, 1914.

Regular meeting Of the council
Called to order by Mayor Platou.
All aldermen We're found presen
upon roll call except Aid. Mason AM
Aid. Thomson.
The minutes Of the meeting Of Jan
5th and 10Th, 1914, were read and az
proved.
The Mayor announced the appoint
ment of j. F. Daily as alderman TO
the First Ward to fill out the unexpir
ed term OF Oliver Mackey. resigned.
Mr. Daily qualified as alderman b.
filing the required oath.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by AID
Holland, that the appointment of J. F
Daily as alderman for the First Ware
be confirmed
Motion carried unanimously.
The report of Street Commi ssione1
kulseth for the month Of January
1914, was presented, and on motor
City Weigher Wylie presented his
report for the month of January, 1914
showing fees earned OF s14.7O, and or
motion same was accepted and order
ed placed ON file.
The report of the earnings OF the
Electric Light plant for the months OF
December, 1918 was presented, and on
ed filed
An application was received from
Peter J. Faukald asking for the abate-
ment of taxes on his lot located in the
Northwest Quarter of Sec. p, Twp.
40, Range So, on the ground that the
same was assessed as an acre tract,
while the lot is only so fl. by 165 fl
and that the assessment be reduced
from s475.0O to s175.OO.
Moved by AID. O'Malley, seconded
by AID. Clark. that the City Council
recommend to the County Commits
sioners that the assessed valuation of
the lot located in the Northwest Quar-
ter of Sec. %, Twp 40. Range So, the
property of Peter J. Faukald, be reduc
ed from s475oe to 1880. and that the
taxes be abated accordingly.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Daily, Hoi-
land, Lee, OMalley, Skretting-6.
Nays-None.
A communication was received from
the St. John Orphanage OF Fargo, n. D.
requesting that monthly allowance
be made them for the care and aid of
the three Neuberger children Of this
city ind now in their institution, they
all being too young to support them
selves.
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by Aid
O'Malley, that a monthly allowance OF
$500 be granted the St. Johns Or
phanage in support Of the Neuberger
children.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark. Daily, Hoi.
land, Lee, O'Malley, Skretting-6.
Nays-None.
Aid. Mason arrived at this time.
The following bills were presented
for payment:
Bills Payable Feb. End. 1e1+GeneraI T.,
~ " ,.'>" u Fund. ~, <
L. S. Platou salary for January
1914, mayor. ............$ 5O.OO
E. H. Swanson, salary for Janu-
airy, 1914, chief of police -. $500
Thos. Gale, salary for January,
1914, police ............... $500
Harold Kulseth, salary for jan
nary, 1914, street commits
SlUucE dV.VV
Torval Gretberg, salary for jan
uary, 1914, keeper of dump
grounds 5000
c.. l.. WTylie, salary for January
1914, city weigher .......... 1000
Ole Glesta, salary for January
1914, janitor city hall ...... 40.O0
u. J. Boyd, salary for January
1914, and cash advanced, city
auditor $3.50
G. A. Myhre, salary for January
1914, city engineer ......... 5000
W. 7. Craswell, salary as city
treasurer to Feb. 1st 1914. 100. 90
L. S. B. Richie, salary as city
attorney to Feb. 1st, 1914. 100. 90
Martin Peterson, hauling gray ....
Ell for streets, Jan. 1914 49,. 1920
Carpenter-Neuman Lbr. Co.,
cement and thing ..... ..... Is Al
Zetterberg Lumber Co., lumber go
]. j. McIsaac, services at ice
skating rink, Jan. 1914 ... $3.50
N. D. Ind. Telephone Co., teie-
phone message, (police) -. .35
Henry A. Grimm, dog license
Tags &. 10
Louis A. RiSa, scraping snow ~.
off ice rink, drayage, etc.. 10. 90
S. w. Savoy hauling fire appar
atus to fire. ............... 800
Bowen & Hollinshead, hauling 49,
firesapraratus to fire 49,. 500
r, ~ Incoc bo,I1iro five an.