Willmar tribune., 1915-07-07
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

council Chambers, City Hall Building, |
Willmar, Minnesota. June %, 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, Kent, Mar
tin, Tjosvold, Sperry, Erickson and
Norman. eight (S); absent, Alderman
Johnson, one ~.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
Judge T. o. Gilbert, representing
property owners on West Campbell
Avenue and 18th Street, First Ward,
appeared and asked the Council to
designate the West 33 feet of Lot 8,
Block 124, Second Addition, as Pub
lie Street.
| w. ]. Ruddy being one of the own.
ers of property along said West Camp.
bell avenue was present and was heard
on said matters.
After the matter was considered for
some time Alderman Kent offered the
following resolution which was adopt
ed by the following vote: "Ayes," Z;
"Noes" none.
| RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the deed from o. E.
Ruble and wife to City of Willmar,
covering the West 33 feet of Lot 8 of
Block l24 be and the same is hereby
accepted.
Resolved, further, that said strip of
land, having been decided to the City
for highway purposes, be and the
!same is hereby designated as street
land public highway, to be and remain
as such forever.
Approved June 29th, 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
A petition of w. J. Ruddy and 9TH
ers for the grading of West Campbell
avenue from 18th street and West was
presented and read.
The said petition was, on motion,
referred to the City Attorney.
J. H. Olsen appeared and asked for
a street crossing on Trott Ave. at 8th
street south, and the matter was, on
motion, referred to Alderman Martin.
Mr.. Olsen also complained about
that the Carnival Co., now playing in
the base ball park, was obstructing
the streets near by. The matter was
referred to the Street Commissioner.
The following bills were, on motion,
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
N. Knudson Co., freight and
drayage, traffic posts .......$ 5.84
A. M. Olson, services special
| ponce o.VU
L. c. Arthur, board and lodging
for poor (allowed for). ...... $50
IN. P. Jorgenson, labor. ....... 11.00
Peterson e. Wellin, mdse. 900. 4.7S
J. B. Boyd, trees for parks and
labor (allowed for) ...... 21.8S
H. Gunderson, cash advanced
for postage, express and sup
pies ................. O.Vs
Aug. Hoglund, mdse. for two
Dll!s -. .......:. .........' o.Ss
Harold Hennings, labor ...... 3.0(
J. H. Virgins Co., supplies
and LABOR ................. 3.z@
WATER & LIGHT FUND.
Electrical Engineering Co.,
mdSe. 1914
General Electric Co., mdse.. 59.9(
Il insulators ............. 1868
II. !. H. Virgins Co., mdse. 1O.4
Aug. HOglund, mdse. ......... 49,
N. w. Electric Equipment Co.,
mdse. ................. ~
'e The Maytag Co., mdse. e........ a
* Manhattan Oil & Linseed Co.,
er muse. ............... 1910
n Erie City Iron Works, experts
n services on engines and ex-
pcuS6 4VS.O
- Zenith Furnace Co., three cars
10 coal -. .. 291.7
u J. F. Riblet, labor water main. 80
er John Peterson, labor water
main 10
oe H. Gunderson, cash advanced
IS for postage .............. 4.O
". Christ Paulson, freight, four
~ cars coal 1892
49, Christ Paulson, drayage on coal 57.5
W STREET FUND.
- Peter Anderson, labor ....... 2O.3
~ l.. Rasmussen, labor ......... 20.3
- Aug. Hoglund, labor ......... 20.3
1e S. Magnuson, labor .......... 14.5
e. Ole Birkeland, labor. ......... 60
ee1 Carl Johnson, labor team. 51.3
Id N. P. Hanson, labor team..... 6.7
I'd Peter Swenson, labor team. 17.6
of Peter Olson, labor team. ..... 1876
ar POOR FUND.
DIR. ]. M. Rains, professional
;c services ~
~ DR.. Harold Frost, professional
services ............... z.U
nc Mrs. M. Skoglund, board and
m lodging, two poor charges for
of one month h................. 300
IS. PERM. IMP. FUND.
o. J. F. Riblet, labor, culverts... 1875
rv John Peterson, labor culverts. 100
~ The Finance Committee reporte
49, the foregoing bills back approved an
No the report was accepted.
w. Alderman. Martin asked to cut th
Is, hill of Zenith Furnace Co for coal tW