Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23

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1Or poor ................... 800
Ed. o. Nelson, auto hire for
sick man $50
PERM. IMP. REvoLv. FUND.
]. A. Rowat, engineering work,
Gorton Ave-, grading ...... 500
County Treasurer, Kandiyohi
County, sidewalk assessment
certified in taxes :........ 1855
The Finance Committee reported
the foregoing bills back approved and
the report was accepted.
Alderman Tjosvold offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted: "
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Willmar, that the City
Clerk be, and he hereby is authorized
to issue warrants against the respec-
tive funds in payment of the FORE
going approved bills.
Approved June 18th, 1916.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
"A. J. Ekander appeared about mat
ter of sewer tap Of his warehouse and
garage building, which had been up
at the two last meetings, and after
some discussion it was moved, Sec
onded and carried that the payment
OF the tapping fee be extended until
he installed toilets in the warehouse,
owing to said building having been
formerly connected with the sewer
from his residence.
O. l.. Lien appeared about sewer ex-
tension on Litchtield Ave. between
9Th and 9TH streets, which matter had
been brought up at former meetings.
| After some discussion on said mat
ter and about building an extension on
Benson Ave., north of MI. Liens prop
erty, motion was made and second
ed, that an extension of the sanitary
sewer be built from 9Th street and
| west on Benson Ave. to connect with
the sanitary sewer between 9TH and
9Th streets, providing three taps be
pledged on said extension" which mo-
ton carried.
Erick Glad and Oscar Hegberg ap-
peal ed on behalf of the Willmar Band
and wanted to have the City give some
concessions about license and light if
Carnival Company should play this
town under the auspices of the Band.
1t was, on motion, ordered that said
Carnival Company pay the regular
$500 per day license on each car, dur
ing their stay here.
The matter of coal bids, carried over
from the last meeting, was taken up.
A letter from Mr.. S. E. Stansberry,
modifying his bid so that the City
would get the benefit of any drop in
the price during the term of the con-
| tract, was presented and read. A dis.
cussion followed.
President Olson of the Water and
Light Board was present and advised
the Council that the Water and Light
Board had made arrangements to pro-
tect the City on the price quoted by
the Zenith Furnace Co. of Duluth un.
der bid submitted at the last meeting
owing to reports that coal prices
would advance on June LIST.
Alderman Martin offered the follow.
Ling resolution:
Resolved, That the bid of S. E.
Stansberry for furnishing 1900 tons,
more or less, Of Youghighany dock run
coal, same to be furnished up to May
LIST, 1916, at the following price, to.
wit: Three and 0S-10O ($3O8) Dollars
per ton, t. o. b. cars at Superior, Wis,
and the City to be allowed any reduc-
ton in the price of coal during said
period, be and the same is hereby &C.
cepted; and the Mayor and City Clerk
be and they are hereby authorized to
enter into a contract with said S. E.
Stansberry for furnishing the same"
The vote on the resolution was as
follows: Ayes" Aldermen Johnson,
Martin and Sperry, three 90; "Noes, "
Aldermen Benson, Kent, Tjosvold and
Erickson. Alderman Norman did not
wish to vote on the resolution on &C.
count of not being present at the last
meeting, and his vote was counted
NO." making five (5) "Noes," on the
adoption of the resolution.
The said resolution was declared
lost.
A motion was made and seconded
to reject all coal bids presented at
the last meeting, which motion car
ried.
K. Samuelson appeared and report
ed that he had pledges for $155, cash
from property owners on First street
for grading and travelling the said
street, and that he expected to raise
in all approximately 5000, for said inn
provement. It was, on motion, auth
orized to appropriate $4,000 from the
General Fund for improving the said