Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-02

City of Willmar, as per the "call for
BIDS" while no affidavit accompan-
led The Journal Publishing Com
pany's bid.
Mr.. Spencer, manager of the Will
mar Journal, was present and gave
Il talk on the "aftidavit Of circula-
ton" question.
Alderman Jensen made a motion
that the part of the "call for BIDS
calling for Statement of circula-
ton" of paper be waived, and that
the bid be given to the lowest bid
der, which motion was seconded by
Alderman Willard, and was carried.
Alderman Jensen offered the fol-
lowing resolution.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, that the bid of The Jour-
nal Publishing Co., for doing the Of
fetal publishing of the City of Will
mar for the ensuing year in the
Wllmar Journal at the following
prices to-Wit: 16 cents per folio for
financial statement; 10 cents per TO-
lilo for Council proceedings; 10 cents
per folio for ordinances, notices and
all other publications for the first
insertion, and 10 cents for each sub
sequent insertion, be and the same is
hereby accepted, and the Mayor and
City Clerk be and they are hereby
authorized to enter into contract
with said Journal Publishing Co.
for doing said publishing.
Resolved, further, that The Will
mar journal be, and the same is
hereby designated as the official pa
per of the city of Willmar for the
ensuing year.
The vote on the aforesaid resolu-
ton was as follows: Ayes" Alder
men Millard and Jensen; Noes,''
Aldermen Olson, Jacobson, Berkness,
Brown and Erickson; Alderman Nor
man did not want to vote on the res
olution and his vote was counted
NO. thus making six Noes
The resolution was declared lost
Moved and seconded that both bids
for the city publishing be rejected.
Carried.
The clerk was, on motion, instruct
ed to advertise for bids for the off,
cial publishing of the city for the en-
suing year; bidder to have a sworn
affidavit accompany bid as to circu-
lation of his, or their, paper within
the city of Willmar; such bids to be
received at meeting, April 3Oth, 1917.
Bids for constructing sidewalks,
street crossings, etc., were then TAX
en- up, as advertised.
Sealed bid of H. E. Nelson, Will
mar, for doing such work, was OPEN
en- and read, and the said bid being
the only one received was accepted.
Alderman Norman presented the
following resolution which was
adopted by the following vote:"Ayes"
s; "Noes," none.
RESOLUTION
Resolved, that the bid of H. E. Mel
son, for constructing cement side
walks, driveway crossings, curbing
and street cross-walks at the fol-
lowing prices to-wit: for soft cement
sidewalks $1.1O per square yard; for
curbing 60 cents per lineal foot: for
driveway crossings $3.50 per square
yard; and for street crossings SITS
per square yard, and for relaying
tile and cement sidewalks 60 cents
per square yard, be and the same is
hereby accepted, and the Mayor and
City Clerk be and they are hereby
authorized to enter into a contract
with said H. e. Nelson for doing the
said work for the ensuing year.
Approved April Oath, 1917.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
Mr.. Nelson's contract and guar
antee bonds were ordered to be fur
nished in accodance with the side
walk specifications.
The matter of hearing on petition
Of John Williams, c. E Anderson,
Ole Barnstad and others, for extern
sion of Street Sprinkling District on
Litchfield Avenue from 9th street
west to 18th street west, was then
taken up as advertised.
There being no one present object
ing to the granting of said petition,
the hearing was, on motion, declar-
ed closed.
Alderman Willard offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, a petition, proper in
form and execution, and signed by
} the requisite number of property
owners, has heretofore been present.
| ed to the city council praying for the
/ sprinkling, either with water O,
| crude oil, as the Council may deter
mine, of that portion Of Litchfield
Avenue, in said city, extending from
Sixth street west to Eleventh street
l west, and
Whereas, the Council has hereto
fore fixed the time and place, wher
and where, said petition would BIZ
? heard and considered, and notice
thereof has heretofore been duly Civ
. en- by one publication in the officia
paper, and, whereas, a hearing wa:
Y duly had on said petition by sai(