Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-05-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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Willmar did, by resolution, declare
its purpose and intention to cause all |
of Gorton Avenue of the said City, ly-
ing between Seventh and Eleventh |
streets, to be graded as prayed for in |
the petition duly presented to the City
Council by Helen E. Jenness, Rasmus
Korthe and others, and;
Whereas, the said petition was duly
heard by and before the Council of !
the said City at meeting thereof
held at the Council Chambers In the
City Hall building in said City, on the
10th day of May, 1915, at the hour Of
eight o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, pursuant to a notice of such
hearing duly given by the City Clerk
as by the Charter of the City pro.
Vided, and;
Whereas, the City Engineer has
made and filed with the City Clerk a
plat and survey, showing the nature,
course and extent of said improve
ment and the parcels of land to be
benefited thereby, together with the
names OF the owners of such property,
all as provided in the City Charter,
now therefore;
Resolved, That such plat and sur
vey, so made and filed with the City
Clerk as aforesaid, be and the same is
hereby adopted, and;
Resolved, further, That the prayer
Of said petition be granted, that the
grading of said portion of Gorton Ave-
nue. be and the same is hereby or
dered and directed to be done as
prayed for in said petition in accord
ance with the grade established and
the plat and survey so made and filed,
and;
Resolved, further, That all of the
property abutting upon that portion
of Gorton Avenue between Seventh
and Eleventh Streets, that will be
benefited by the grading thereof, be
and the same is hereby ordered and
directed to be assessed for the cost
Of the same, as in the Charter of the
said City provided.
Approved May 18th, 1915.
E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
;! The estimated cost of said improve
ment was reported to be about $500.
The Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the said grading, to
be received at meeting to be held MAY
Oath, next.
Chairman Tjosvold of the Finance
Committee reported that the Commit
tee had conferred with DR.. Rains,
Health Ofticer-elect, about matter of
salary and that the Doctor would not
accept the appointment unless he was
paid $35 per month.
The matter was discussed. Alder
man Tjosvold offered the following re-
solution which was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: ayes" 6; "Noes," none.
| RESOLUTION.
). Resolved that the resolution ADOPT
ed by the City Council at meeting held
April 18th, 1915, fixing the salary OF
the Health Officer, be and same is
hereby rescinded.
l Approved May 18th, 1915.
! E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
AS DR.. Rains had not qualified as
Health Officer under the former an.
pointment, the Council then proceed.
ed to elect Health Officer for the en-
suing year, and upon ballot being TAX
en- DR.. J. M. Rains received six votes
and was declared duly elected Health
Officer of the City of Willmar for the
ensuing year.
| Alderman Tjosvold offered the fol.
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: "Ayes,' 6;
"NOes," none.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved that the salary of the
Health Officer for the ensuing year be
and the same is hereby fixed at $35 90
per month, payable monthly.
. Approved May 18th, 1915.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
A communication from the Water &
Light Commission was received and
read, advising of the organization oil
the Water & Light Board for the en-
suing year, and the election of C. S
Olson as President, and L. Fridlund
as Secretary and Collector, for the
said Board and Of fixing the salary OF
the Secretary and Collector at S65 On