Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-24

OF the City of Willmar, that the City
Clerk be, and he hereby is author
lied to issue warrants against the re-
spective funds in payment Of the fore
going approved bills.
Approved May %, 1916.
E. G. WELL1N, Mayor.
H. p. Hanson appeared with refer
ence to the grading on w. Trott Ave.
and asked that the square on 18th st.
be left lower than is now contem'
plated. !
L. F. Larson, Tobias Rasmussen and
Gust Knutson also addressed the
Council about the same grading and
asked that the square on 18th and
Trott Ave. be cut down slightly in
stead of following the present pro-
posed grade.
A. G. Hedin and VIM. Peterson, who
are also property owners and are az
fected by the aforesaid grading i'm
provements on said street, expressed
themselves in favor of modifying the
present proposed grade, as set forth
by the aforementioned property own
ers on said street.
Engineer Rowat explained to the
Council about the grade that was es.
tablished.
On motion, it was agreed that the
Street Committee, City Engineer and
property owners on w. Trott Ave.
meet at z o'clock p. M, the 23rd inst,
to confer about said matter.
J. J. Rivkin appeared with refer
ence to sewer extensions on Benson
Avenue from 9Th Street w. He was
advised to get more property owners
to sign his petition for such extern
sion.
DR.. J. C. Jacobs was granted per.
mission to have sewer extended on
Benson avenue w. from 9Th street and
to connect his residence on lots 6, z
and 8, block "a with said proposed
sewer, he to pay $50 as a part of said
extension and the City to pay the bal
ance from the Sewer Fund.
A. P. Sjoberg was granted permits
sion to connect his residence situated
on lot and south half Of lot 9, block
u; H. T. Langager was granted per-
mission to connect residence on lot
10, block II, and Martin Enger and
A. S. johnson to connect residence on
lot 10 of block 13, all in Ferring's Ad-
dition with the Ann Street sewer. No
tapping fee to be charged for the
aforesaid sewer permits, as the said
property owners had paid for the said
| Ann Street sewer.
The following applications for sew
er permits were presented: Mrs. O. N.
Grue for residence on lot and W..
half of lot 2, Gilbertson's subdivision
Of lot &C." Eastern Addition to con-
meet with the E. Litchfield avenue
sewer; DR.. C. johnson for residence
on lot 1, block 48 to connect with the
End Street sewer; DR.. I. S. Benson
and N. Guam for new residence Oh
lot 10 and N. half of lot 8, block l,
Hanson's Addition to connect with the
5th Street sewer; P. Dalen for resi-
dence on S. 100 feet of lots l., 2 and
3, of block 1, Seminary Addition to
connect with the Nelson avenue sew
er and Hans Engelstad for residence
on lots and 9, block 3, Spicer's Ad-
dition to connect with the 3rd street
E. sewer.
The aforesaid five applications were
on motion, granted subject to the sew
er regulations and upon payment OF
the $50 tapping fee.
Bids for the Oak Street storm sew
er (First Ward) as advertised, were
then considered.
Sealed bids of Severt Benson and
J. H. Virgins Co. were opened and
read. The bid of Severt Benson, be-
ing the lowest, was accepted.
Alderman Johnson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by. the following vote: ayes" 8;
| ''NOeS," none.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, by the City Council of
the City of Willmar, that the bid Of
Severt Benson for the construction of
$50 feet of IL inch storm sewer and
two manholes, according to plans and
specifications therefor, at the price of
Two Hundred Eighty-eight ($288.00)
Dollars, be and the same is hereby &C.
| cepted and the Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby authorized to enter into a
contract with said Severt Benson for
doing the said work.
Approved May %, 1916.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
Mr.. Benson was given 60 days time
in which to complete the aforesaid
Oak Street sewer and his contract
bond was fixed at $500.
| Alderman Johnson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
RESOLVED, BY the City Council Of
the City of Willmar, MIMI, pursuant
to the Provisions of Section 2505 Gen
eral Statutes of Minnesota for 1913,
that the roads or streets within the
corporate limits of the said City of
Willmar, none of which are less than
sixty feet in width and described as
follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the intersection of
| First Street and Titchfo1d Avonua in
said City of Willmar, thence running
west along said Litchfield Avenue to
the intersection of said Litchfield
Avenue and Tenth Street; thence run.
ming north along said Tenth Street to
the intersection of said Tenth Street
and Gorton Avenue: thence running
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