Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-06-03
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

PROCEEDINGS
Council Chambers. City Hall Build
Ing. Willmar, Mimi. May Is. 1914. 81
Regular meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil with Mayor Wellin In the chair.
The following members Of the
Council were present on roll CALI:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Johnson,
Benson, Martin, Kent, sperry, Tjos-
void, Norman and Erickson, g.; alb
sent, none. f. =.
City Attorney. Stanford was also
present.
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting were read and the same were
approved.
c.. w. Odell appeared and asked
that the action taken by the Council
at meeting held April 9th, 1914,
granting him permission to connect
residence on lot 8 Of block 81 and
run pipe through lot of same block
and connect with the 9Th street sew
or, BE RESC1NDED, as he had other
plans for building sewer. Il
On motion the action taken at the
said former meeting with reference
to said matter, was rescinded. ~
Mr.. Odell was on motion granted
permission to build 255 feet Of S-inch
sewer on Minnesota avenue west
from 9Th street; the cost Of which
will be $120, he to pay 800 Of said
amount as tapping fee for sewer per-
mits for lots Z and Of block 81, and
the City to pay $40 Of said cost out
OF the Sewer Fund; the said sewer
to become the property of the City
when completed and the sewer to be
built according to the sewer specifi-
cations and under the supervision of
the City Engineer.
Mr.. Odell called attention to the
need Of having RESTROOM in the
City and a committee consisting of
Aldermen Tjosvold, Kent and Martin
were appointed to take up the mat
ter with the auto club.
Ole Jermstad appeared and pre-
sented a petition signed by himself,
A. Bjorsell and others asking for an
extension OF the Trott avenue sewer
In Third ward from Anthony street
$50 feet south of Litchfleld avenue.
There were guarantees for eight sew
or taps on said petition.
It was on motion authorized that
the City contribute $4,000 out Of the
Sewer Fund in building said extern
sion II It all could be built for the
total Of the taps guaranteed in addi-
ton to the $4,000 the City will con-
tribute, and said sewer to be built
according to the sewer specifications
and under the supervision of the City
Engineer and to become the property
Of the City when completed.
The following applications for sew
er permits were presented: l. ].
Campbell for residence lot 8 and NJ
lot 4, block. SO, o. Kjos for residence
lot 8 and south 121a feet lot 8 block
SO, and Aug. Schollin for residence lot
8 and south part lot 9 block "a, the
said three properties to connect with
the south 18th street sewer; Lewis
Johnson for residence on lot block
3D., Third Addition and c. J. John
son for residence on lot block Sc,
the last two named to be connected
with the First street sewer. The five
aforesaid applications were granted
subject to the sewer regulations and
upon payment of the regular tapping
fee.
s. E. Stansberry asked for permit
to connect new warehouse he IS
building on Litchfield avenue on part
Of lots 13 and IA block 43 with the
Litchf1eld avenue sewer and the
Wicklund estate for lot 4 Of block AZ,
Masonic Building Assn, for lot s of
block AZ with the Fifth street sewer.
The three last named applications
were granted and no tapping fee TO
be charged as the properties have
been assessed for the cost of the SAID
sewers.
The o. B. Glarum estate was grant
ed permission to build an extension
of sewer, at their own expense, on
south list street from Rice avenue
south 100 feet, which extension will
cost SIS.
Permission was granted on the con-
dition that said sewer be built &C.
cord1ng to the sewer specifications
and under the supervision of the City
Engineer, and they were granted per-
init to connect residence on lot 13 of
block 9 Glarum's Addition with the
said sewer and $25 was to be credited
as part payment of tapping fee for
sewer for lot IA of Block 8. said ad.
dition, owing to them having paid for
the cost of the said sewer.
1t was reported that the Bartles-
Scott Oil Co. wants to build q sewer
from their building on Pacific avenue
and connect with sewer on 9Th st.
The matter was referred to the sew.
er committee.
The matter of buying more gravel
was brought up. Moved and second.
ed that ten more cars of gravel be
purchased from Mr.. Tallman for use
on East Litchfleld avenue. Carried.
The following bills were on motion
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
D. N. Tallman, 20 cars gravel. .$171. 40
Otto Johnson, rent land for
dump ground, four mos. $500
A. o. Forsberg. part salary City
Assessor $500
J. w. Johnson, bill sewer ex- IS
tension on e. Litchfield Ave-