Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-06-06
and propriety of the sprinklins prayed

NOW. THERBFoRE Resolved that
the said sprinkltng Of the. said portion |
Of the said street hereinbefore described |
is necessary Sss+ and proper and Will be
Resolved. further, that the said por-
ton of said street. to:wit: that part Of
Becker avenue extending from Third
and the same is hereby added to and In.
cluded in the sprinkling district OF said
Resolved, further. that said portion
Of said street be hereafter sprinkled
either with water or with crude oil. as
the Council may determine: as In the
ed. and that the cost Of such sprinkling,
or such portion of such cost as shall not
be charge upon the city at large be
+. G. WELL1N, Mayor.
A petition signed by o. T. Olstad. N.
A. Knutson, O. G. Olson, and others
was presented, asking for extension of
Street Sprinkling District on South
First Street from Augusta Avenue to
Grace Avenue.
Alderman Erickson presented the
following resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, A petition, proper in form
and execution, and signed by the re-
Quisite number of property owners
owning more than fifty per cent of the
frontage of the abutting real property
to be assessed, has heretofore been
presented to the City Council pray
ing for the sprinkling either with wat
er or with crude oil, as the Council
may determine, of that portion of First
street extending from Augusta avenue
to Grace avenue.
Therefore, Resolved, That hearing
be had on said petition at the Council
Chambers in the City Hall building, In
said City of Willmar, on the evening
of the 18th day of June, at the hour of
eight o'clock at which time and place
the Council will consider, investigate
and act upon said petition and deter
mine whether such sprinkling is neces-
sary and proper, and all persons in
terested may then and there appear
and be heard.
Resolved, further, that the City
Clerk be, and he is hereby instructed
to give motto of such hearing by one
publication in the official paper as in
the Charter provided.
Approved May %, 1917.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
A petition of s. S. Glarum, e. z.
asking that the Great Northern Ry.
it's tracks for surface water on the
land between Benson Ave. E. in Paul
son & Sunde's Addition, and the rail-
road right-of-way.
The matter was talked over and the
Inc k,,,n cd
forward copy of said petition to the
Northern Ry. Co.
Light Commission was presented and
read, advising of the election of Mr.
c. S. Olson as President and Lewis
Fridlund as Secretary of the Board,
and of the appointment of Victor f..
lect0r for the ensuing year. Mr.. l..
Fridlund's salary had been fixed at $40
per month.
The action of the Water & Light
Commission in the aforesaid matter,
Gil.
The Secretary of the Water & Light
Board also advised that JIM. McCar-
ed to put in new screen in old well
number one, in street outside of the
| pumping station" and make the
necessary repairs on it, which was, on
motion, sanctioned by the Council.
petition from E. Soderlund, for an ex-
tension of sewer on Fourth street E.,
from the present sewer south to center
| n 10f I
| ton, and it was reported that he had
paid $50 into the "Sewer Fund" of the
City, as tapping fee.
The Sewer Committee recommended
that said extension be built by the
City and be paid for out of the Sewer
Fund and that said Mr.. Soderlund be
granted permission to connect his new
residence on said lot 13, Block 1, Glar-
um's Addition, in lieu of having paid
$50 towards extension of the aforesaid
1 sewer.
The Sewer Committee presented a
petition signed by Peter Asp and Lud.
vic Carlson for extension of sewer
from manhole on Augusta avenue and
Third street E. and extending south
on Third street, a distance of 225 feet,
and said petitioners had subscribed
800 towards the cost of building said
extension.
The Sewer Committee recommended
that the extension be built, and the
estimated cost was reported to be
$135, and it was recommended that
$35 of said cost be paid by the City
from the Sewer Fund.
Johnson and Nelson made applica
ton for renewal of their plumbers Ii
cense, which was, on motion, granted
subject to the Ordinance. Their bond
was fixed at $1,000.
A plat from D. A. Murray was pre-
sented for approval and acceptance
by the Council, of land between Beck
er avenue East and East Litchf1eld
avenue.
The matter was talked over by thu
Council but it was carried over, OWNS
to that there were SO few streets pro
vided for.
The Street Committee and City En-
gineer were asked to look into thu
matter and report at q future meeting
Owing to there being no bids re
ceived for street sprinklfng plat
forms" the Street Committee was au
thorized to have same built by th,
sidewalk contractor.
acquisitions for supplies from tn,
Water and Light Department wer,
presented and the Clerk was, on mo
: ton, instructed to order same.
On motion the Council adjourned.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
.. Attest HANS GUNDERSON,