The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
COUNCIL proceedings
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAUK CENTRE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1918,

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAUK CENTRE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL z, 1919
AT O'CLOCK p. M.
The Council convened in regular SEES
sion with all the members in attend
ance save Alderman Pangburn.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Mr.. P. Schaub. manager of the Band
appeared before the Council ana re-
ported satisfactory progress with the
band, but stated that the band was
two would be bought by individual
members and he would like the city to
purchase two. The matter was dis
cussed by the council and it was stat
ed at $500 for the first three months
and a dollar per month Thereafter,
with the priveledge of purchasing the
instrument at an agreed price ana ap-
chase price. The Council rather favor
ed this plan and if the boys using the
Instruments developed sufficient talent
in the three months to warrant! athe
purchase, it could be considered at that
time.
The Clerk presented and read the
Rest Room report which simply gave
the receipts and disbursements ana
showed a balance on mana or S!O.eo;
The report was accepted and ordered
filed.
The Finance Committee filed its re-
port stating that 1t had audited the
Clerks and Treasurers accounts ana
found them correct in all respects.
Alderman Lamb, chairman OF the FL
nance Committee, filed his report on
the auditing of the Superintendent CT
which stated that the accounts were
correct and all monies properly turhea
into the treasury.
Both reports were accepted and or
dered placed on hle. -
George T. Mcfarland filed notice OF
injuries claimed to have been caused
by slipping and falling on the sidewalk
on the south side of Third street and
claiming to have sustained damages
to the amount of $2,5OO.OO. The docu-
ment was read and ordered placed on
file.
The Clerk reported the action of the
Mayor and the Clerk in transferring
S155.O1 by city order No. 1892 uraWh on
the Road Improvement fund anu ue
Also City order No. 4393 for the sum
of $3.50, drawn on the General Fund
and deposited to credit OF ROAD ana
Council to confirm the action or the
Mayor and Clerk in making such
II transfers., and same was unanimously
The Clerk advised the Council to
draw an order on the Sewer Fund NO.
4 in the sum of $50.49 to balance that
account and transfer same to the cred
it of the General Fund; and this was
ordered done. ,
The Clerk also advised the Council
to transfer $4,000 from the Water
works Maintenance Fund and $1,OOO
from the General Fund to the credit of
the Sinking Fund, and then take up
So, 600 and Interest thereon Of the four
per cent. Jail Bonds. This seemed to
meet the approval of the Council and
the Clerk was instructed to make SUCH
transfer of accounts and to take up the
| So, 900 Of Bonds.
Pending the passage of the law to
permit street oiling, the City voted to
pay $500 per month for sprlnkllng
next the Library and Rest Room prop
critics, provided the property owners
would pay for the sprinkling of their
own properties in that vicinity.
w. A. Moore appeared before the
on his Third street property: The mat
ter was laid over for consideration at
meeting to be held Wednesday, April
14th, 1915.
ed by Alderman Jenkins and duly sec
onded by Alderman Lamb, and unan-
| imously adopted, viz:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Common
Council of tthe City Of Sank Centre.
thtat the County Auditor of Stearns
County, Minnesota. be notified and in
formed by the City Clerk of said City
that Samuel L. Ingram is at this time
and for more than six CD years last
past has been, a resident of the City
Of Sank Centre aforesaid, and that
during all of such times the said Sam
uel L. Ingram has been the owner of
and possessed of large amount or
money, notes, and other personal prop
erty Of the true value of more than
Sixty five thousand ($65, 000.00) dollars
and that no tax of any kind or nature
has been levied or assessed against the
said Samuel L. Ingram or any of his
InarSnnal Aforesaid
said period of more than six CO. years
That this Council do request and
recommend that the said County Au-
ditor levy and assess the proper
amount Of taxes against the said Sam
uel L. Ingram and his said property.
The Council then proceeded to can
vas the returns of the Annual City
Charter Election, and unanimously
adopted the following resolution, viz:
From a careful canvass of the re-
turns of the Judges of the Annual City
Sixth day of April. A. D. 1915. we find
the following facts, viz:
FIRST WARD
That the total number of votes cast
in the First Ward were 165. On the
proposition of License or no License,
there were 1853 votes cast, of which 80
were for License and 81 against Lii
cense.
City Omeials.
For the Office of Mayor. there were
141 votes cast of which John N. Nc
Gibbon received 131.
For the office of Treasurer there
were 141 votes cast of which ]. A. Du-
Bots received lao.
For the Office of Alderman Of the
First Ward there were 131 votes cast
of which William Pangburn received
SECOND WARD
the Second Ward were sO7.
On the proposition of License or no
License, there were 298 votes cast of
which 156 were for License and 142
were against License
For the Office of Mayor John N. Nc
Gibbon received 236 votes.
For the Office of Treasurer ]. A. Du-
| Bots received 245 votes.
For the Office of Alderman Alex JAM
ieson received 225 votes.
TOTALS