Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-11-16
MEETING Of THE
CITY COUNCIL
Some Committees are Appointed
No Objections to Sewers on
Seneca and Water.

The city council met last night il
adjourned session for the purpose o,
considering objections, if any, filed
on the Seneca and Water street sew.
err AS there was no objections OF
file resolution was read and adopt.
ed authorizing the mayor and city
clerk to execute and issue assess
ment certificate to contractors and
make collections Of the assessment
as shown by plat and schedule on
file. The motion was made by Nc
Collough and seconded by Kamrar
that the chair appoint committees
to take charge and oversee the diff
ferent departments of the city's
work. The motion was carried by a
full vote, upon which R. G. Clark
was appointed committee of one
to superintend public utilities; M. 1.
Mccullough as q committee to look
after streets, alleys and other city
improvements and work. Judge
Kamrar will take care OF any other
work in the way of judicial matters
or finances FOR tho present.
Upon motion Of Mccullough, sec
onded by Clark, bids for official
printing for the city were opened
and read.
The Freeman-Tribune bid 20
cents per square In daily and week
ly edition for; all publications re-
quired by law to be published: they
would publish daily and weekly, all
notices paid for by special assess
ment, for 25 cents per square, and
ordinances 20 cents per square;
council proceedings, Is cents per
square; display and local advertis-
ing at regular rates paid by other
advertisers. Contracts If entered in
to terminate at the option Of either
party after April i. 1916.
The Journal bid, first: rs cents
per square for each publication for
all official publications and all pro-
ceedings; second, for such publica-
tons only as are required by law to
be published In two papers, SO cents
per square. Their terms were, in
case Of acceptance, to be void and
Of no effect upon 80 days notice from
either party to the contract.
The Herald bid. for council pro-
ceedings, OK cents per square; for
legal publications 91h per square for
first publication, Az cents per
square for all subsequent insertions.
They reserved the right to withdraw
these prices upon 80 days notice In
writing to the city clerk.
After considering these bids in all
points, on motion Of Mccullough,
seconded by Clark, all bids were re-
jected. Clark then made a motion,
seconded by Mccullough, that new
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papers. The new request will state
a time limit for contracts.
e. S. Boudinot, city engineer,
presented his reports on curb and
gutter recently compiled on the
Prospect, Superior and Des Moines
street work. These were each ap-
proved by resolution.
A few bills consisting Of electro
cal supplies on which discounts were
allowed, were approved and the city
clerk instructed to draw warrant
for the same. The council then ad-
journed until Wednesday, November
18th, at 8 o'clock p. M. when new
bids for printing and possibly the
ordinances establishing and fixing
the salary or compensation Of the
police magistrate will be taken up.
Hand carved ivory pins and PEN
dants. The Little Gift Shop. d-f-t-tf
Mrs. Ben Mccoy, who has been