Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-23
CITY COUNCIL

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The minutes of the last regular meet :
ng held April %, 1917, and Of adjourned
meeting held April 80, 1917. were read
md the same were approved.
The following bills were. on motion,
referred to the Finance COMMITTEES:
GENERAL FUND.
Water and Light Dept. street
lights. April. $211.SO; light City
Hall bldg. April. 1886. and wat
err rent fire hydrants, three mos.
$4725O, total $6S7.9G
n. W. Telephone Exch. Co., phone
rent and phone calls. ...... $40
J. A. Rowat, engineering services 400
DR.. j. NJ. Rains cash advanced
for postage and express, and in
spection Of lookup .. 1000
John Peterson, labor sewers. $3.50
A. Sundling, labor sewers. ..... 1880
John Gesch. labor at sewer outlet 800
Willmar Milling Co., rent Of lots
for HAY market. ............ 5000
P. B. Hong. rent Of two lots for
HAY market, (rent Of one lot
for two years, and one lot one
year, 5000
Chas. V. Johnson, hauling fire ap-
paratuS Z.0O
Emil p. Johnson, hauling fire APP
paratuS 800
Oscar P. Nelson, labor parks.... 36.41
NJ. " Wakefield, labor Homewood
WATER & L1GHT FUND.
Crane & ordway CO., meter. ..... 32.4o
E. J. Brooks &. Co., mdse. ....... ais
General Electric Co., mdse ....... 1913
N. w. Electric Equip Co., mdse.,
three bills ................ 1854
St. Paul Electric Co., mdse ..... $500
Crescent Paint & Mfg. Co., mdse. 1911
Western Electric Co., mdse ...... 1913
| w. S. barley & Co., mdse. ...... 1900
VIM. Bros Boiler & Mfg. Co., fire
| brick 1900
The Maytag Co., mdse. ......... 2.34
Pure Oil Co., mdse. ............. 1861
Oman Machine Works Co., labor. go
Standard Lbr. Co., lumber. 500
J. A. Rowat, engineering services 800
Ben Benson, mdse. and labor. 96.44
E. R. Wahlstrand, Sunday line
| work -. $50
| A. Melander, Sunday line work.. $50
T. o. Kiland, Sunday line work.. 200
STREET FUND.
Peter Anderson, labor. ......... 1850
o. T. Birkeland, labor. ......... 500
l.. Rasmussen, labor. ........... 23.40
A. Sundling, labor. 100
A. A. Anderson. dragging streets 11.5O
John Gesch, dragging streets... 2O.5O
Peter Olson. labor team. ....... 62.75
Gustaf Nordin, labor team. ...... 14.4O
Axel Ostlund, labor team. ....... 41.65
POOR FUND.
DR.. J. NJ. Rains, medical attend
ance to poor ................ 500
A. GilbertSOn, cash advanced for
relief of destitute transient
Iamlly -. .................. lOOO
Mrs. c. Carlson, keeping poor
charge one month. ............ coo
P. L. Nelson, rent rooms for poor 500
Mrs. NJ. SkOglund, Atwater, keep
:. ing two poor charges one mo-. sc
The Finance Committee reported the
! foregoing bills back approved and the
report was accepted.
: Alderman Erickson offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimousl,
: adopted:
2 RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council O.
l the City of Willmar that the City Clerl
r be-, and he hereby is authorized to issu,
I warrants against the respective funds il
payment Of the foregoing approved bills
l Approved May Is, 1917.
e. c. WELL1N. Mayor.
l Ludwig Carlson and Peter Asp appear
ed and asked for extension of seWe
from Augusta avenue to their propertie!
on Third street east. They were asked
to have the proper petition prepared ant
to confer with the Sewer Committee:
Mr.. Andrew Sather appeared and ask
ed that the Street Sprinklings District b.
extended on South First street to Olin;
avenue, as originally petitioned for
Z He was requested to have a new petit
ton prepared for the extension of tn,
Sprinkling District
Mr.. Philip Kuntz was present, ant
asked for the street grade on Woodland
street, First Ward. which matter wa
: referred to the Street Committee, and h,
also asksed that a street lamp be put il
I on said street.
|. Mr.. j. J. Rivkin appeared and asked t,
i have culvert lowered on 18th street, nea
railroad right-of-way.
, Mr
permit for residence on lot IL. block Al
D to connect with the Second street ives
I sewer, and the same was granted subjec
to the sewer regulations and upon pay
Y ment of the $50 tapping fee.
4 He also asked that culvert be put il
on E. Benson avenue near the Tracto
Factory, and the matter was referred t,
, the Street Committee.
l The matter of considering bids for tn,
i City publishing, as advertised, was the1
e taken up.
j. Sealed bids of The Journal Publish
+ ing Co. and Tribune Prtg. Co., City, wer,
- opened and read.
= Both bids were accompanied by certi
1 fed checks, and the bid of the Tribune
Prtg. Co., was accompanied by affidavit
: showing circulation of their paper a:
t per the Call for bids" while no AFFIDAVIT
accompanied the bid Of The Journa
Pub. Co.
"A mOtlOn was MADE and seconded tina
the requirement to furnish "affidavit OF
circulation" called for in bid, be waived
The motion was lost.
Alderman Erickson offered the follow.
ing resolution which was adopted by the
following vote Ayes" Aldermen Olson
Jacobson, Berkness. Brown, Erickson ant
Norman. 6; "Noes." Aldermen Millar6
and Jensen, 2.
RESOLUTION
. Resolved that the bid of the Journa
, Publishing Company for doing City Pub.
fishing for the ensuing year, be and the
same is hereby rejected for the reason
that said bidder has failed to furnish
with bid sworn affidavit stating the
paid circulation within the City Of Will
mar, as called for in the advertisement
for bids.
Approved May Is. 1917.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor
Moved and seconded that the publish
ing bids be rejected. Motion lost
| Alderman Erickson presented the fol-
lowing resolutions:
RESOLUTION.
"Resolved that the bid Of Tribune
Printing Co., for doing the official pub
fishing of the City of willmar for the
ensuing year in Willmar Tribune at the
following prices to-wit: 10 cents per
folio for financial statement: % cents
per folio for Council proceedings; Is
cents per folio for Ordinances, notices,
and all other publications for the first
insertion, and IS cents for each subse-