Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-26
|.C|1Y COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
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Council Chambers, City Hall Building,
Willmar, Mimi, May oath, 1915.
Regular meeting of the city Coun-
Gil with Mayor Wellin in the chair.
The following members of the coun-
Gil were present on roll call: Mayor
Wellin, Aldermen Benson, Johnson,
Kent, Martin, Tjosvold, sperry and
Erickson, eight (S); absent, Alderman
Norman, one ~.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present. --.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and the same were
approved.
The Council, on motion, proceeded
to consider bids on file for coal, as
advertised.
The following bids were opened and
read: Reeves Coal Co., Minneapolis;
N. w. Fuel Co., St.. Paul; Pittsburgh
Coal Co., Minneapolis; The G. Reiss
Coal Co.. Sheboygan, Wis; Standard
Lbr. Co., Willmar; s. e. Stansberry,
Willmar; Carnegie Fuel Co., Mime.
apolis; Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Co.;
Zenith Furnace Co., Duluth; Berwind
Fuel Co., and Great Lakes Coal &
Dock Co., Minneapolis, and the North.
ern Coal & Dock Co., St. Paul.
A number of representatives from
firms bidding were present.
The bid of S. E. Stansberry, Will.
mar, for furnishing Youghioghany
dock run coal at $3.08 per ton +. o. b.
cars at Superior was, on motion, &C.
cepted.
After the aforesaid motion was pass.
ed a discussion followed as to the
coal bids.
A motion was made and seconded
ito rescind the motion which was
passed of awarding the coal contract
to S. E. Stansberry," which motion
was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes" Aldermen Benson, Johnson
Kent, Tjosvold and Erickson, s;
'Noes," Alderman Martin and Sperry
IL. The motion was declared carried
and the former motion rescinded.
A petition for extension of Sanitary
sewer on Litchfield Ave. from Sew
enth street and thence east on Litch
field Ave. about 275 feet to lot Of
Block %, signed by Ida M. Lien and
]. E. Pelton, was presented and read
and the same was, on motion, referred
to the Sewer Committee.
Edward o. Nelson, proprietor of the
garage in Ekander's building on ThirG
street, asked for permission to place
in boulevard on north side of sale
building on Litchfield Ave., a 5 barre
gasoline tank underground, which re
quest was granted under the super
vision of the Street Commissioner.
It was reported that the garage II
said Ekander building had been con
nected with the sewer without the re
quired permit, as ordered at the las
meeting.
Moved and seconded "that the Clerl
be instructed to collect the 5000
tapping fee from Mr.. Ekander fol
connecting garage room with sewer
and that same must be paid within II
days or sewer to be disconnected.
Carried.
The Clerk was, on motion, instruct
ed to notify Johnson & Nelson, Plum
bers, about their liability under thei
plumbers bond for connecting sewer
without the proper permit.
It was reported that some sewer
pipe was needed, and the Clerk wa
authorized to order car load of sucl
pipe as the Street Committee directs
The following bonds Of City officer
were presented: Alfred Gilbertson
Chief of Police; Ole J. Westgard AM
Hugh Ruddy, patrolmen; Lewis F'rid
lund, Sec'y. of Water and Light Com
mission; Peter A. Nelson, Stree
Commissioner and Hans Gunderson
City Clerk, all signed by United State
Fidelity and Guaranty Co., of Bait
more as surety.
| Contract bond and guaranty bond o
A. P. Bergeson for sidewalk work
signed by United States Fidelity an
Guaranty Co., of Baltimore, were pre-
Isented.
All of the aforesaid bonds were, o.
motion, referred to the City Attorney
The City Attorney reported tn
|: aforesaid bonds back as correct il
form and execution and the sam
were, on motion, accepted by tn
Council. =.
A communication from the City Al
torney was presented and read, advi:
ing of the Supreme Court decision i
law suit of City VS.. Village of Spicel
about the place of settlement Of Bel
tina Stromberg and children, whic
suit, according to the said Court d.
cision, was lost by the City. The sal
communication was ordered placed O
file.
The following bills were, on motion
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
. Severt Benson, sewer pipes
and other mdse., two bills. IS 29.6
J. A. Rowat, engineering work,
L. Rasmussen, labor ......... 4.5
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