The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

COOWCIe PHOCEEOIN08
Regular meeting of the Wahpe-
toa City Council held Monday.
!; October 2nd, 1915 at 1880 p. NJ.
with Mayor Fligennan presiding.
Meeting called to order by May
or Fligelman.
Aldermen present: Fricke,' ST.
monsen Hodel, Harris, NJ. j.
Braun. Connolly and Carl J.
Braun. Absent: Streeter.
Alderman Simonsen presented
the following Resolution and NOV
ed its adoption.
! WHEREAS, all of the owners
and occupants of the property alb
utting on either side of the alley
hereinafter mentioned did, ul the
9th day of March 1916, present
TO this council a petition verified
by affidavit, 2etitioning this
council to vacate the alley run
ming north and south thru block
forty-six (l6) of M. L. Rich's
Reserve Addition to the City of
Wahpeton. (Which is also know,l
as "Rich's Reserve to Wahpetol T.
and also as record in the office of
the Register of Deeds in and for
Richland County. North Dakota
And,
WHEREAS, the City Council
deeming it expedient and proper
to vacate said alley, by motion
directed the City Auditor to file
said petition and to publish notice
of hearing thereon as required
fby law; and said notice having
been duly and legally publisher
as required by law; and said mat
ter coming regularly on for u
hearing at a regular meeting of
I'said council, held on October 2nd'
1916; aad there being no objec,-
tion to said petition, or the vaca-
'tion of said alley; and the City
Council deeming it expedient AID
proper to vacate said alley; in
order that permanent improve
ments might be made thereon, viz
the erection and maintenance OF
Large aad valuable buildings for
sheltering lumber and other
building materials, all Of which
will materially increase the as
sessed valuation of the property
contained in said city, and add
to the Revenue thereof:
l THEREFOR BE III RESOLVED
that said alley be, and the same
thereby is in all things vacated
lend abonded; and,
| nn 1,r1pruRp DEcnI VEn fhof
after the publication of this re-
solution as required by law, the
lCity Auditor be. and he hereby is,
crdered and directed to file a Ger
ihei copy thereof n the office
of the Register of Deeds in and
fp. said County of Richland and
State of North Dakota, to be +.
corded and indexei lii said office
as required by law, aad that this
resolution hall thereupon lave
the effect of conveying: to- the abb
ut:ing property owners all of .he
right, title and interest of the
City of Wahpeton in and To the
aforesaid alley.
Motion for the adoption of said
resolution was seconded by Alder
Imam Harris.
The vote on the adoption of
said resolution was taken by roll
|call and was as follows: Fricke,
yes; Simonsen, yes; Hodel' yes
Harris, yes; M. j. Braun, yes !:
Connolly, yes; and Carl j. Braun,
'yes.
Motion made and carried to al
low Herman klingbeil to build al
Automobile she'd at his own cost
and expense. on the Pumping
Station premises; it being under
stood and agreed that he is the
owner of the same and that he
will be allowed to remove the
same at any time he desires.
Motion made and carried that
the monthly report Of f. b. Sch
heller, Police Magistrate, be ac-
cepted and placed on file.
Motion made and carried that
the monthly report of O. NJ. Olson
City Treasurer, be accepted and
placed on file.
Motion made and carried that
the monthly and quarterly report
of w. l.. Forkner, Superintend-
ent of the Water Works, be ac-
cepted and placed on file.
Motion made and carried that
the City Treasurer be instructed
to call as many General Fund
Warrants as the City has money
on hand in the General Fund to
pay.
Motion made and seconded tina;
the bill of Kelly Bros. for mer-
chandisc be referred to the Fin
ance Committee with power TO
act.
Motion carried by the following
vote: Ayes; Fricke. Simon sen,
Hodel, Harris. M. J. Braun, Goa :
nnlly and Carl j. Braun. Nos !.
none.
Motion made and seconded that
J. J. Hull bill for cement cross
ings, curbs, etc. be referred to the
ISidewalk Committee. with power