The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-07-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR MEETING

REGULAR MEETING
Regular monthly meeting of the Com
mon Council of the City of Sank Cen
ire, held Wednesday. July 7th. 1915, at
The Council convened in regular SEES
sion with all the members in attend
ance save Alderman Jameson.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read az and appr fffssn ., the
clCizens, headed by B. F. Dubois, ap-
peared before the council on the mat
ter Of additional hitching posts. Talks
were made by B. F. Dubois, A. M. Wal
F. Dubois stated that the First State
Bank would be glad to have the north
side of Fourth street fitted up with
hitching posts. and Main street from
Fourth street south for a half block.
Several of the merchants were pres
emit and agreed that more hitching
posts were needed, but all seemed to
think that the side streets were the
proper place for the posts. Consider
able objection was raised to placing
posts just south of the First State
Bank on account of the school. FL
nally the matter was referred to a
committee consisting of Alderman
Brown, Hillerud and Jenkins, to look
the ground over and report it's recon-
mendations to the council at future
meeting.
The Clerk reported having issued
Pool license to G. A. Tanner for two
tables, and such action was approved.
The Clerk also reported the applica-
ton of Henry Beyl for a pool table Ii
cense, and the Clerk and Mayor were
directed to issue such License on pay
ment of the usual fee of $1,000.
Mayor McGibbon filed his appoint
ments as members of the Bryant Ii
brary Association. as follows: j. A.
Norris, F. w. Sprague and M. D. Ay-
garn.and such appointments were un-
animously approved.
The Rest Room committee filed it's
regular monthly report, which among
other things showed a monthly attend
ance of $50 for June, with the largest
cash balance of. s13.65 The report fur
Their stated that Mrs. Matte Pangburn
had resigned as matron and that Mrs.
Bean would become Matron on July
Sth. The report was accepted and Or
dered filed.
A communication from the Civic As
ISOLATION was received and read which
dwelt upon the Fly-trap matter. and
through the local paper that parties
disturbing Fly-traps would be prose-
cuted by fine of $500.
The Clerk reported two bids in for
another Cattle Barn on the fair
grounds and such bids were opened
and read. Each lumber yard was fur
nished the same specifications and j.
the Lumber bill for such barn for 1855
and three-ply roofing for $3.50 per roll
and the Independent Lumber Co.
agreed to furnish the lumber for $248.-
per roll
BY unanimous vote of the Council
the bid of the Independent Lumber Co.
was accepted. and George M. Rice was
directed to commence the construction
Of the Barn at once.
The City advertised for certain &C.
ment cutters and man hole to be con-
structed. as per specifications and bids
schow Brothers, Charles Parks and ].
J. Cost clio, all on uniform blanks. ]. ].
Costello bid as follows. viz: for open
ssss Ssrd rect Closed w glse eenss
per running foot and $3.50 for the
man hole, and was the lowest bidder,
and by unanimous vote his bid was &C
cepted, with the understanding that he
continue the gutter on Fourth street,
west to the alley.
Applications were reported for new
boat house locations, and these were
referred to the Committee on Parks
with power to act.
The Clerk recommended that the City
pay off 100000 of the Improvement
Bonds and the accrued interest on such
bond and by unanimous vote the Clerk
and Mayor were directed to draw up
an order in favor of the First National
Bank in a sum sufficient to take up
one bond of 100000 and the accrued
interest to date.
President O'Gara announced the
standing committees for the year end
ing April LIST, 1916, as follows, viz:
Streets-Hillerud, Brown, O'Gara.
Property-Jenkins, Brown, Jameson.
License-Brown, Jenkins, OGara.
Lights and Water-Jamieson. Brown,
Hillerud.
Poor-Jamieson, Parkinson, Hillerud.
Finance-Perkinson. Jameson. Jen-
kins.
Parks and Play Grounds-O'Gara,
Brown, Hillerud.
The following bills were audited, al
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