The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-05-14
! COUNCIL Proceedings
Regular Meeting.

Regular meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Sank Centre,
May 6, 1914, 8 o'clock p. m.
The Council convened in regular
session with all members in atten-
dance.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Town Board met with the
Council and discussed road improve
ment matters and suggested to the
Council certain roads leading into the
city that should receive first atten-
ton. Especially Third street extend
ing both east and west and others.
The Council advised the Town Board
that it would at once commence to ap-
ply the ten per cent. of the liquor Ii
cense on the roads outside the city
limits and would keep in mind the
roads suggested, and would cooper
ate with the Board in the work.
Peter Fridlund appeared before the
Council and asked for a sewer to be
laid on Lake street, from Main strset
west towards the lake. Mr.. Fridlund
knew of no one but himself needing
the sewer and the matter was laid
over until such time as there might be
a reasonable demand for such i'm
provement.
Joseph Miller, Jr., appeared before
the Council and complained of the
provisions of city ordinance, cnapter
126, and that it was proving null
sance to residents in Block II. The
Council was unable to figure out how
it could furnish relief asked for and
yet retain the ordinance which was a
necessity.
President O'Gara announced the
standing committees for the ensuing
year as follows:
Streets-Pangburn, Brown, O'Gara.
Property-Jenkins, Brown, jamie
Lights and Water-Brown, Weis-
ner, Jameson.
Poor-Jamieson, Pangburn, O'Gara.
Finance-Weisner, brown, jamie
son.
Parks and Observation-Disclosures,
Jameson, jenkins.
The bond of J. A. Dubois as Ciey
Treasurer in the sum OF $4,000 was
approved. The bond of j. +. Cooper
as City Clerk in the sum of $4,000
was approved.
The bond of George M. Rice as SUI
perintendent of the city waterwOrks
in the sum of $1,000 was approved.
The bond of George Fish as City Mar
shall in the sum of $500 was approved.
The Rest Room committee filed its
annual report and also its April
monthly report on the Rest Room, and
also a letter to the city officials
thanking them for the support given
this useful and much appreciated pub
lie convenience. The report was or
dered filed.
Joseph Kusba, manager of the
band, filed a communication setting
forth the needs of the band, if one
was to be maintained in the city the
coming season, and asked the council
to appropriate the sum OF $15.OO
monthly from Feb. LIST to Oct. LIST. On
motion the amount was appropriated
on condition that the band give open
air concerts semi-mOnthly.
The Property Committee was in
structed to have the steel bridge
painted either by the day or by con-
tract.
The Park Committee was instruct
ed to order such flowers and plants
as it thought proper for the city
parks.
Motion picture ordinance No. 1877
was presented and adopted unani-
mously in like manner ordinances NO.
1873 and No. 139 relating to the sale OF
intoxicating LIQUORS was adopted.
The clerk was instructed to draw an
order of SIS for the maintenance OF
the Rest Room. For rent OF Mrs.
Thornton $500 per month, and for
the band $500 per month until fur
Their instructions.
The owners of Lot Is, Auditors sub:
division proposed to exchange ground
for city pound and move the pound on
Lot 80 feet west Of its present loca-
ton. The Property Committee was in
structed to look the ground over and
if it approved to make the change, the
city to be at no expense.
The Council appointed as judges OF
the Primary election June 16: First
Ward, Chas. Allen, George Rein and
Henry Botz. Second Ward, r. A.
White, C. NJ. Bryant and Mel Billed.
The bill of Chas. Fiesler of $16.25
xuoc roforrod RI r. M Rice and IF