Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-07-29

Council about the aforesaid matter.
It was moved and seconded that
steel sheeting be considered as fire.
proof material as a brick veneer COW
ering in the rebuilding of the said
Elevator. Carried.
Mr.. Scott of Bartles Scott Oil Co.,
appeared and asked for sewer ex-
tension to their oil plant.
They were given permission to
either build an inch sewer on North
side of Pacific avenue and East to 9Th
street., or South on 9th street to Litch-
field avenue, as the Sewer Committee
may determine, and that $4,000 tap
ping fee be charged. Said sewer to
be built according to the sewer speci-
fications, and said sewer, if built, to
become the property Of the City.
Alton Crosby, owner of the Will
mar Opera House, was granted a sew
err permit to connect the Opera House
building, situated on Lot Block AZ,
with the Fifth street sewer on the
condition that they make two separ-
ate sewer connections, viz: to run
roof water into the old sewer and the
other plumbing in building to be for
the new sanitary sewer
No tapping fee to be charged as the
aforesaid lot has been assessed for
the construction of the Fifth street
sewer.
H. Beese was granted permission,
upon paying the $4,000 tapping fee, to
connect his residence, situated on
Lots and 6, Block 4, Spicer's Add'n,
with the Second street East sewer.
The matter of buying sewer pipe
was brought up, and it was, on mo-
ton, ordered that a car load of as
sorted sizes be ordered under direc-
ton of the Sewer Committee.
Alderman Sperry made verbal re-
port on his trip to Litchfield to look
into the matter Of Heating System.
| The Street Committee presented a
written report recommending certain
sidewalks to be built in Block 6,
Thorpe e Liens addition. The report
of the Street Committee was accent
ed.
Alderman Johnson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted.
| RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That a cement sidewalk,
AZ feet wide, be and the same is
hereby ordered laid in front of the
following property of the City of
Willmar, to wit:
On the East side of the North 24O
feet of Lot 1 of Block in Thorpe &
Liens Add'n., to the City of Willmar,
the same to be laid in accordance
with the ordinance of the City of
Willmar and in accordance with the
specifications on file in the Office of
the City Clerk, and under the super.
vision of the City Engineer and
Street Commissioner Of said City.
Approved July %, 1914.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Norman reported on the
condition Of the roof on the new City
Hall building, and he was authorized
to have the necessary repairs made.
The City Treasurer's quarterly re
port for quarter ending June 80, 1914
was presented and the same was on
motion referred to the City Auditor.
The Mayor presented report from
the City Auditor of his examinations
of the City Treasurer's and City
Clerks books for quarter ending
June 80, 1914, and the report was &C
copied by the Council and ordered
placed on file.
A number Of acquisitions for sup
plies from the Water & Light Com
mission were presented, and the Cleri
was instructed to order same, and i
was also authorized that meters bt
purchased in the open market, not tt
exceed 5000, under any one order.
} A communication from E. E. Coll
; ms, Grand Forks, with reference to {
) gas franchise was read and the same
, was ordered placed on file.
} The Mayor announced the appoint
) ment of Mrs. w. M. Chase, ]. o. Els
} trem and Charles Johnson as mem
} bers Of the Library Board, for tern
} of three years, which appointment:
were confirmed by the Council.
On motion the Council adjourned.
} E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
| Attest:
HANS GUNDERSON,
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