The Oakes times., 1915-05-06
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil held May 3, 1915: Upon roll call
the following responded as present:
Mayor B. w. Slocum, Aldermen T. ".
Fcrber, Arthur Bartlett, H. j. JOHN
son, j. A. Dyer, ]. ID. Scott, Sydney
Iergcntha'.
Minutes Of meeting of April 26,
1915, read and approved as read.
Neil Andrews appeared before the
board and asked permission TO run q
practice telegraph line south of his
residence to point north Of the c. u
N. w. roundhouse, thence east to the
dwelling house on lot 2, block 20, of
Town Lot Co.'s Addition 70 the CITY
Of Oakes. Motion by Alderman ]. d.
Scott that permission be given him.
Motion seconded by Alderman T. H.
Ferber and carried.
Motion by Alderman ]. d. Scott
that the following bills be allowed as
audited by the finance committee:
Dell Coy, $77.20; w. r. Whitvcr,
s25; Frank Jarvis, $40; A. r. Eaton,
s2s; G. S. Cook, SIG; Jas. Hocken-
berry, sls; +. L. Kempf, $l2.35; Alex.
r. Wright, s1s.4O; r. Hutchinson,
SIG; Chas. Booth, 500.
Motion seconded by T. H. Ferber
and upon roll call carried, the vote be-
ing:
Aldermen T. H. Ferber, aye; A..
Bartlett, aye; H. j. johnson, aye; J..
A. Dyer, aye; ]. d. Scott, aye; S.
Bergenthal, aye.
Alderman j. d. Scott, chairman of
the Street, Alley and Sidewalk Com
mittee, reported on the action of
said committee in reference to the de-
fective gutter along the north half of
block 8 on Second street, stating that
| 3 new gutter was being installed that
would carry the water north.
Committee appointed on April 5th
to confer with j. B. Gronbeck relative
to installation of Bowser gasoline
pump reported by Arthur Bartlett,
the report being that Mr.. Gronbeck
had executed an agreement with Bush
, e. Ramharter, E,ner & johnson, John
Olson, Arthur Bartlett and others, the
provisions of which were that in case
gasoline pump was installed by Mr.
Gronbeck on Union street that objec-
ton to same would not be made ano
r that the parties to the agreement
would not install any other gasoline
pump on Union street; that the agree
. ment had been broken by Mr.. John
Olson, who contrary to the agreement
+ made by him had installed gasoline
d pump on Union street, near the cor
!, ner of Union and Third streets.
The purchasing committee reported
0 by j. A. Dyer, chairman. Mr.. Dyer
n stated that the committee had circu-
lated petition for the purpose OF
getting the opinion of the business
: men on the street oiling question; that
t the business men were almost unan-
2 imously for oiling the streets and ac-
cordingly said committee had ordered
e a car of road oil and had also pur-
r chased tank for sprnkling the
e streets with oil. the tank being
2 bought for S35 T. o. b. Fargo.
! S. Bergcnthal. chairman of the
2 lighting committee, reported on the
lights on Second street and Third
t street, stating that Mr.. Kempf had
promised to install said lights at once
The following bids were opened
D for bids on city money:
First National Bank: 2 per cent or
: daily balances; a per cent on sinking
funds.
v Oakes National Bank: 2 per cent
on daily balances.
Alderman ]. A. Dyer moved thai
e neither bid be accepted at present ant
S that the matter be referred to the Fl
e nance committee. Motion seconded
J, by Alderman Bergenthal and upor
n roll call carried, the vote being:
S Aldermen T. H. Ferber, aye; A
: Bartlett, aye; H. J. johnson, aye; j
h A. Dyer, aye; j. d. Scott, aye; S
Bergenthal, aye.
e The following bid was submitted b!
: The Oakes Times for city printing
and job work:
Legal notices in point type &c pc,
line for first insertion and DC for eacl
subsequent insertion. SC per line i
: set in point type and Sc per line fol
J each subsequent insertion. 800 goot
linen letter heads, $500; 1000 goot
e linen letter heads, $500; 500 gooe
linen paper envelopes, $500; 1,00'
good linen paper envelopes, $3.50.
). Motion by Alderman H. ]. johnson
seconded by Alderman Bartlett, tina
bid of Alex. r. Wright be accepted
Upon roll call the motion carried, tn,
n vote being: