The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-02-26

| VI the City OF Valley Clty, N. u.
Attest: ~. ....
MI. BOYD, Auditor,
OF the City of, Valley City. N. d.
Moved by Aid. Lee. seconded by AID.
Clark that the resolution be adopted.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, skretting, Thorn
SOM. Nays: None. .
There being no further business the
meeting on motion adjourned.
L. s. PLATOU, Mayor.
Attest:
M. J. BOYD, City Auditor.
Valley City, N. D., Jan. 5th, 1914.
Council Chambeds s o'clock p. m.
~. Regular meeting Of the Council. Call
ed to order by Mayor Platou.
All aldermen were found present
upon roll call except Aid Mackey and
AID. Thomson.
The minutes of the meeting of Dec.
LIST, 1918, were read and approved.
Seymour Granger appeared before
the Council regarding the taxes assess.
ed for Improvements on Lot 5, Block
Is, Of Changers Addition, for the
years 1912 and 1913. He stated that
the sum of $4,000 had been assessed
for improvements on said lot, whereas
there are none at the present time and
never have been any improvements
| thereon, nor on any lot in said Block,
and therefore requested that the taxes
for the years 1912 and 1913 be abated.
| Moved by Aid. Lee. seconded by Aid.
Clark, that the City Council recon.
mend to the County Commissioners
that the taxes assessed for improve
ments on Lot S, Block Is. Of Changers
Addition to Valley City. N. D.. for the
years 1912 and 1913, be abated. for the
reason that there are not now and
never have been any improvements on
said lot.
Roll Call: Yeas Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mason, O'Malley, Skretting-6.
Nayes-None.
The report of Police Magistrate
Smith for the months Of November
and December, 1913, was presented to-
gether with check for $3.50 in pay.
ment Of fines collected, and on motion
same was approved and ordered placed
on file.
! City Weigher. Wylie presented his
report for the month of December,
1913, showing feas earned of $16.10,
and on motion same was approved and
ordered placed on file.
! The report Of Street Commissioner
Kulseth for the month OF December,
1913, was presented, and on motion
same was accepted and ordered plac-
ed on file.
The report of the earning Of the
Light Plant for the month of Novem.
Der, 1913, was presented, and on mo-
ton same was accepted and ordered
filed
! City Treasurer Craswell presented a
statement showing the condition Of
Z. the city funds as Of Jan. LIST, 1914. and
on motion same was approved and or
dered fled.
! Moved by AID. O'Malley. seconded
by Aid. Lee. that the balance Of $19.3l
in the Eleventh and Twelfth Avenue
Water Main Fund be transferred to the
General Fund. as per report Of City
Treasurer Craswell.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee. Mason. O'Nalley. skretting- s.
f, Nayes-None.
A report was received from Fire
Chief Hesch on ares responded to BY
the Fire Department since his last re.
port, and on motion same was accept.
ed and ordered fled.
The resignation Of Oliver Nackey
las alderman from the First Ward,
same to take effect at once. was read,
and on motion of AID. Clark. seconded
by AID. Skretting, same was accepted.
! The City Auditor presented the as
sessment list as returned by the Spe.
, cial Assessment Commission for the
construction Of the Sixth Avenue Sew.
er, stating that no notices OF appeal
therefrom had been filed in his office.
Moved by AID. O'Malley. seconded
by Aid. Mason, that the assessment
list for the construction of the Sixth
Avenue sewer, as returned by the Spe-
cial Assessment Commission, be and
I, the same is hereby approved, no no.
tees Of appeal from the action Of said