Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS


Council Chambers. City Hall Building,
Willmar. Mimi, Nov. Is. 1916.
Regular meeting Of the City Council
with Mayor Wellin in the chair.
The following members of the Coun-
Gil were present on roll call: Mayor
Wellin, Aldermen Johnson, Olson, Mar
tin, Willard, Norman and Erickson, 7:
absent, Aldermen Sperry and Rasmus-
sen, 2.
City ->ttorney Stanford was also pres
ent.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and the same were ap-
proved.
The following bills were. on motion,
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
l.. A. Void, judge Of election. $ 1855
a. Struxness, judge of election. 1885
Nj. O. Thorpe, judge of election. 11.S5
j. II. Martin, judge of election. 1905 |
c.. A. Nelson, judge Of election
and postage used. ......... 1929
j. w. Kent, judge of election. 1905 |
S. A. Rasmussen, judge Of cleo
ton -. ................. 1915
G. p. Karwand, judge Of election 1915 |
o. A. Grangaard, judge Of cleo
ton and postage used. ....... 1907
O. A. Norman, judge of election 1915 |
J. A. Walstrand. judge Of cleo
ton .................... 12.l5 |
J. w. Larson, judge Of election 1915 |
S. G. Harstad clerk of election. 5S5 |
a. c.. Peterson, clerk Of election 5.S5 |
\. F. Hanscom, clerk of election 7.05 |
A. o. Sather, clerk of election. 7.O5
J. Melvin Johnson, clerk of cleo
ton " CTS
N. S. SwenSon, clerk of election 6.15
A. Wahlstrand, clerk of election 6.15
Willmar Seminary, rent of poll
ing place 600
J. A. Rowat, engineering serv-
ices -. 1900
Northwestern Telephone Elk. Co.,
phone rent and phone calls 4.21
n. knudson & Co., hauling fire
j. 'P p guam. labor fire station -'''
building, Oct '16 " 500
Hugh Ruddy, special police from
July 1 to Nov. 7, 1915. .. 400
Henry StenSOn, special pOlice... 200
a. NJ. Olson, labor. ............ 100
Andrew O. Sather, labor. ...... 900
Peter Olson, labor team, street
SpflnkllnS 9.OO
l.. Rasmussen, labor .......... $50
John Peterson, labor sewers.... 1900
A. Sundling, labor sewers. ..... 1850
Oman Machine Works Co., sup
plies for pump at septic tank. $40
Peter Olson, labor team, parks. 1.80
"A. summing, ldDOr PARKS. .oU
Standard Lumber Co., drain tile
for LIST Ward tile drain. ...... 5000
Stavig Rydjord Mfg. Co., road
drag ooVV
WATER & LIGHT FUND.
Edison Lamp Works, mdse. 1915
General Electric Co., mdse. ..... 24.70
Northern Electric Co., mdse... 1883
St. Paul Electric Co., mdse., two
bills III.14
Western Electric Co., mdse., two
bills -. ga
Peerless Electric Co., mdse..... 94.36
Wagner Electric Co., mdse..... SO
Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co..
mdse %. Observation-Disclosures. ISL
Robinson-Cary & Sands Co.,
imha1l-storer Co., binder for go
records w. 8, L. office. ....... 11.5O
The Fritz-Cross Co., blank book
for w. &, L. office. ........... 1921
Severt Benson, mdse., repairs
and labor for W. & l.. Dept. 1855
Standard Lumber Co., coal. 900.S2
Oman aMchine Works Co., re-
pairs -. ... rs
N. Knudson G. Co., drayage. .... 4.70
w. DeLaHunt & Co., drayage... 3.75
Axel Melander, labor and line
work, two bills ............. 5000
O, T. Olstad, labor, two bills. 1925
I Rasmussen, labor, two bills. 1920
N P. Hanson, labor team .. 1850
Peter Olson, labor team. ........ 1850
POOR FUND.
Mrs. G. Carlson, keeping two
poor charges one month. $500. 5000
Mrs. NJ. Skoglund, keeping two
poor charges one month. ..... 5000
| NJ. Hanson, labor repairing poor
house 6.oO
Savoy Cafe, meal tickets for
poor 80 1,,,,, ,,r,> 'Ao
VIM. o. Johnson, cash advanced
! for gravel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1910
/ Kjolsing Brothers, labor hauling
! gravel -. ................ $500
A. H. Sperry, labor team on
! streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10O
! Peter Olson labor team. ....... 1910
! Y p Hanson, labor team. ...... $3.50
P. Anderson labor ........... 5000
49, Sundling labor ............. 1910
PERM IMP. FUND.
! Henry Welzien, balance contract
and extra work on 4th Ward
storm sewer ................ 2o4.9o
; severt Benson, for Oak street
sewer 1st Ward, bill $34S, al
lowed for 32s.0o
T.. Rasmussen, labor ... 500
The Finance Committee reported the
foregoing bills back approved and the
report was accepted.
Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
lowing resolution Wnlcn was ADOPTED
by the following vote: ayes" 6;
"NOes,'' none.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Willmar that the City
Clerk be, and he ereby is, authorized
! to issue warrants against the reSpec-
tive funds in payment of the foregoing
approveu bills.
Approved Nov. A. 1916.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
Report of Alderman Norman, Build
ing Inspector Of building permits is
sued during the month of October, 1916
was presented and read, and was, on
motion, ordered placed on file.
a report from J. A. Rowat, City En-
gineer, accepting the road work done
by the Great Northern Ry. Co., on E.
Litcnfield avenue, near the Round
i House, was presented and read, and
said report was accepted and ordered
placed on file.
Chief Selvig of the Fire Department
was present and the matter of fire