Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-03-15
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

The following members of the
Council were present on roll call:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Johnson,
Kent, Martin, Erickson and Norman,
g.; absent, Alderman Sperry, 1.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting held February %, 1916, were
read and the same we're approved.
The following bills were, on motion
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
Water & Light Commission,
street lights, Feb. $272.23;
light City Hall Bldg, Feb.
Life Saving Devices Co., one
complete 'Lungmotor" ..... 147.O0
Osmundson Garage, auto hire
Police and supplies fora Fire
Dept. two bills ............ 2.35
Hugh Ruddy, services as spec
ial police from Aug. %, 1915,
to March 9, 1916. ......... $500
N. w. Telephone Exch. Co.,
phone rent and phone calls
Police Dept. ............... 1852
o. H. Dale, Register of Deeds,
recording two deeds. ....... 1855
w. DeLaHunt, express charges
on "Lungmotor" ........... 1888
Edison Lamp Works, mdse... .88
General Electric Co., mdse.... $50
Northwestern Electric Equip.
Co., mdse. ................. 1914
H. w. Johns, Manville Co.,
mdse. -. 1853
The Maytag Co., mdse. ...... SO
Plant Rubber Co., steam hose. 8.51
The Fritz-Cross Co., ledger
sheets -. ................. 11.45
Kimball Storer Co., supplies. SIS
Christ Paulson, freight on car
OF coal 63.03
Zenith Furnace Co., one car
coal %. 121.37
STREET FUND.
Peter Anderson, labor. ..... 1.50
L. Rasmussen, labor. ......... 40
Peter Olson, labor team. ... $40
H. Ruud, labor .......... 400
A. Sundling, labor ........... 5.44
POOR FUND.
Mrs. M. Skoglund, Atwater,
keeping two poor charges 1
mOntn 5O.OU
Mrs. c. Carlson, keeping poor
charge ................ 600
DR.. P. G. Davidson, profession
al services rendered to poor 1850
Bertha Stromberg, rent room
,x Ior H1or 1.; :.::.'': -: o'VV
poor -. 1920
J. G. Strand, mdse. for poor. 9.57
VIM. o. Johnson, cash advanc-
ed for expenses Of poor
| charge 6O.O5
S. E. Stansberry, wood and
coal for poor. .............. 1885
The Finance Committee reported
the foregoing bills back approved and
the report was accepted.
Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani.
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
n Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of whitman that the City
4 Clerk be and he hereby is authorized
to issue warrants against the respec-
n tive funds in payment of the forego-
!. ing approved bills.
Approved March IA, 1916.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor
The matter of purchasing Lung
motor" which has been brought up
at former meetings, was considered,
s and the machine sent for approval
Il was examined.
It was, on motion, ordered to pur-
y chase it for the City.
< A communication from the League
of Minnesota Municipalities calling
d attention to that company manufac-
turing "septic tanks" was bringing
4 suit for royalties on tanks of similar
construction as the one built here,
and that a meeting had been called
e by said League for Minnesota towns
:, interested, to be held March II, 1916,
~ at Minneapolis to consider cooper
u: alive defense plan in said matter.
~ City Attorney Stanford was, on mo-
s. ton, instructed to attend the said
u. meeting on behalf Of the City.
u Moved and seconded that the ord1.
5 ing Certain Territory to the City OF
! Be an Addition to Said City," be Civ.
IL en- it's second reading. Carried. The
said Ordinance was then read.
~ Bids for the purchase of $4,000
= Certificates, as advertised, was taken
~ up.
u Sealed bids Of J. F. Willard and
=, the "Sinking Fund Commissioners" of
IL the City were opened and read.
:, The bid Of the Sinking Fund Com.
- missioners being the lowest was On
= motion accepted.
. Alderman Erickson presented the
following resolution which was unani.
n mously adopted.
~ RESOLUTION.
;. Be it resolved by the City Council
- - of the City of Willmar that the bid
u of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
for the purchase of $4,000, issue OF
Certificates of Indebtedness of the
City of Willmar be and the same IL
hereby accepted.
= Approved March II, 1916.
Fl E. c.. WELLIN, Mayor
Alderman Martin presented the fol.
lowing resolution which was unani.
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Willmar that a warrant
for $500 be issued against the Sink
ing Fund in favor of the Board of
Sinking Fund Commissioners of the
City of Willmar, account of the Ger
tificates of Indebtedness purchased
pursuant to ordinance No. 161, &C.
count of the General Fund.
Approved March IA, 1916.
e. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Norman offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Il RESOLUTION.
Resolved that g. warrant be issued