The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-06-10
REGULAR MEETING

Regular meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Sank Centre
held Wednesday, June End, 1915, at
o clock, p. m.
The Council convened in regular SEES
sion with all the members in attend
ance. The newly elected Aldermen,
subscribed to the Oath of Office and
took seats on the Council
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Joseph Kusba, Chief of the Fire De-
partment, and a delegation of F'iremen
appeared before the Council and ask
eo Tor an appropriation of $4,000 to
defray the expenses of five delegates
to the State Firemen Convention to be
held at Pine City next week.
by unanimous vote of the Council
the request was granted and the Clerk
was directed to draw an order on the
OF the Sank Centre Fire Department
for such amount.
Joseph Kusba reported that some of
the members of the old band had in
organize band again, and asked the
use Of the advance music, owned by
the City, provided it was satisfactory
TO Mr.; Schaub, manager of the High
this music, he would be personally re-
sponsible to the City for the return of
the music, when demanded.
II was unanimously voted to grant
tory to Mr.. Schaub.
George Veeder and a few citizens in
the vicinity of Ash and Ninth street in
tersections. appeared before the Coun-
Gil ana presented petition for a light
at the intersection of these streets.
me matter was referred to the Com
mlttee on Lights, to investigate and
report at the next meeting.
5. l.. Ingram appeared before the
council and asked that a committee of
two be appointed by the Council to
| meet with him, and go over the matter
OF omitted assessment of his personal
| property.
Alderman Jameson moved that a
| committee consisting of the President
and Vice President of the Council be
appointed to meet with Mr.. Ingram
and report it's recommendations to the
Council for final adjustment at a flu
ture meeting of the Council. Alderman
jenkins seconded the motion and it
was unanimously carried.
| A. M. Wallace appeared before the
council and gave the items of cost of
an itemized loose-leaf ledger for the
Citys accounts, as framed by the City
and printing of enough leaves for
twenty years work, including binding
to be approximately $4,000. The Coun-
Gil voted unanimously to award the
contract for such book to A. NJ Wal
lace.
Alderman Jenkins reported that Mrs
Elizabeth c. Beidleman desired permits
sion to increase the width of her walk
on the North side of her store building
on the Corner of Main and Fourth
streets, and recommended that the per-
mission be granted to increase the
width two feet more, which shall in
clude the curb, and the full length OF
her lot. By unanimous vote the re-
quest was granted.
The matter of purchasing an oil
sprinkler for the City's use was refer
red to the Property committee to in
vestigate and report it's findings back
to the Council at the next meeting.
committee filed her monthly report
which among other things, showed g
monthly attendance of 740, with the
largest single days attendance of IT'S
and balance in the treasury of $1,000
This report also called the Councils
the height of the chimney on the Rest
room building to prevent the stoves
from smoking. This matter was re
ferred to the Property committee with
power to act.
A communication was received from
the Civic committee from the four la
les clubs of the City, advising the
Council that the ladies had organized
to make Sank Centre a flyless, clean
and helathy city and asked the Coun-
ellis cooperation and financial assist
ance.
The Clerk was directed to acknowl-
edge receipt of the communication, and
bid them God speed on their worthy
undertaking.
The Clerk presented the applications
renewal of their Cigarette licenses, ex.
piring this month, and each app1ica
ton was accepted and the Clerk anG
Mayor directed to issue each license
on payment of the fee of $500 each
The Clerk reported six BIDS on hand