The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-04-29
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

April "a, 1915. Regular adjourned
Path, 1915. There being no quorom
present meeting was adjourned until
April 26, 1915.
w. r. Whitver, City Auditor.
April 26, 1916. Regular adjourned
meeting of the city council held April
26, 1915. Upon roll call the follow
ing responded as present: Mayor c.
A. Malander, Aldermen T. H. Ferber,
Arthur Bartlett, H. j. johnson, J. A.
Dyer, j. d. Scott, S. Bergenthal.
Mayor c; a. Malander gave up the
executive chair to Mayor Elect B. w.
S ocum. Chief of the Fire Depart
ment Lars Void appeared before the
board and extended thanks in behalf
of the fire department for the cour-
tesy and help given the department
during the past two years.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and approved. Mayor B. w. Slocum
appointed w. r. Whitver city auditor
for a term Of two years. Motion by
Alderman T. H. Ferber that said ap-
pointment he confirmed by the coun-
Gil. Motion seconded by H. ]. John
son and upon roll call carried, the
vote being: T. H. Ferber, aye; Ar
thur Bartlett, aye; H. ]. Johnson,
aye; j. A. Dyer, aye; j. d. Scott,
aye; S. Bergenthal, aye.
Mayor B. w. S ocum appointed Geo.
Burrows street commissioner for a
term of two years. Alderman T. H .
Ferber moved that appointment OF
Geo. Burrows be confirmed. Motion
seconded by Alderman J.. d. Scott and
upon roll call carried, the vote being:
T. H. Ferber, aye; Arthur Bartlett,
aye; H. j. Johnson, aye; j. A. Dyer,
aye; j. d. Scott, aye; S. Bergenthal,
aye.
Mayor B. w. Slocum appointed
Howard Miller night watchman for q
term of two years. Motion by Alder
man j. ID. Scott that appointment Of
Howard Miller be confirmed. Motion
seconded by Alderman S. Bergenthal
and upon roll call carried, the vote be-
ing: Alderman T. H. Ferber, aye;
A. Bartlett, aye; H. j Johnson, aye
j. A. Dyer, aye; j. d. Scott, aye;
S. Bergenthal, aye.
Mayor B. w. Slocum appointed w
a. Pannebaker city assessor to fill
SuS uHcAPicu tcIm VI T.. w. WcSIOl
who resigned. Motion by Alderman
: A. Bartlett that appointment of w
A. Pannebaker be confirmed. Motion
seconded by Alderman ]. A. Dyer ant
upon roll call carried, the vote being
7. H. Ferber, aye; Arthur Bartlett
aye; H. J. Johnson, aye; j. A. Dyer
n aye; j. d. Scott, aye; S. Bergcnthal
aye.
Mayor B. W. slocum appointed til,
J. following permanent committees:
Finance-T. H. Ferber, j. D
: Scott. A. Bartlett.
|. Pub ic Safety. D. Scott, T. H
(. Ferber, A. Bartlett
:, Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks
!. D.. Scott, A. Bartlett, H. j. johnson
J. Ordinances-H. j. johnson, j. A
!, Dyer, S. Bergenthal
Sewer-A. Bartlett, S. Bergenthal
e j. d. Scott.
f Public improvements. H. Fer
: ber, S. Bergenthal, H. j. johnson
: Purchasing. A. Dyer, H. j
Johnson, S. Bergenthal.
Board of Health-H. j. johnson
!. s. Bergentha, j. A. Dyer, j. d
Scott.
Printing!. j. johnson, j. d
, Scott, S. B.rgenthal.
City Lighting-S. Bergenthal, H
j. Johnson, j. A. Dyer.
Water-A. Bartlett, S. Bergenthal
H. j. Johnson.
| Motion by Alderman T. H. Ferba
that the appointment of said commit
tees be confirmed. Motion seconde,
by H. j. Johnson and upon roll cal
carried, the vote being: Aldermen
H. Ferber, aye; A. Bartlett, aye; H
j. johnson, aye; j. A. Dyer, aye; ]
d. Scott, aye; S. Bergenthal, aye.
| Mayor B. w. Slocum re-appointe,
Fred Sletvold as member of tn
| Special Assessment Commission to fiji
term ending June 7th, 1919. Alder
man J. d. Scott moved that appoint
ment of Fred S etvold be confirmed
Motion seconded by Alderman j. A
Dyer and upon roll call carried, tn
vote being: Aldermen T. H. Ferbel
aye; A. Bartlett, aye; H. j. johnson
aye; J. A. Dyer, aye; j. d. Scott
aye; S. Bergenthal, aye.
| Mayor B. w. Slocum appointed A
F. Klein as member of the Specia
Assessment Commission to fill terri
ending June 7th, 1921. Motion by AL
derman 7. H. Ferber that appoint
ment of A. F. Klein be confirmed
Motion seconded by Alderman H. j
johnson and upon roll call carried. tn
vote being: Aldermen T. H. Ferbel
aye; A. Bartlett, aye; H. j. johnson
aye; J. A. Dyer, aye; j. d. Scott
aye; S. Bergenthal, aye.
Mayor B. w. Slocum appointed p
j. Aasen chief of the Oakes Vo,un
teer Fire Department. Motion by Al
derman T. H. Ferber that appoint
ment of p. j. Aasen be confirmed
Motion seconded by Alderman j. d
Scott and upon roll call carried, tn
vote being: Aldermen T. H. Ferbel
aye; a. Bartlett, aye; H. j. johnson
aye; J. A. Dyer, aye; j. D. Scot,
aye; S. Bergenthal, aye.
II Motion by H. ]. johnson to nomi
nate Alderman T. H. Ferber for pres
ident of the council for term of on
year. Alderman ]. D. Scott seconde
the nomination. Alderman T. H
Ferber elected as president Of tn
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