The Wahpeton times., 1917-06-07

an autOmODlle, at une street
crossing on the same street, by
reason of which collision one
person was killed and anSther
was seriously injufed; and,
Whereas, the aforesaid cross
ing is very dangerous owing to
the view of approaching trains
being obstructed by trees and
buildings, and more collisions
are likely to occur, therefore
BE IL RESOLVED BY THE
! CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF
WAHPETON: That the City Aud
it"r be, and he hereby is, author
lied and directed to correspond
with said Northern Pacific Rail-
way company. urging the neces-
sity of said Railway company in
stalling gates at its several street
crossings within said City. same
to he installed Immediately.
Alderman Hodef seconded the
motion for the adoption of said
resolution and a roll call vote
was taken which was as follows ::
Simonsen. yes; Hodel, yes; Harris,
yes; Connolly, yes; M. j. Braun.
yes; Carl j. Braun, yes; Wolfe,
yes.
Alderman Simonsen offered the
| following resolution and movad
it's adoption:
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WAHPETON, N. D.: That the
special assessments made by the
Street Commissioner to pay the
cost and expense of installing
water main and sewer connections
on Dakota Avenue between the
Bois de Sioux river and the West
line of Eighth Street and the
Special Assessment List thereof
filed in the office of the city Aud
ltor on the 7th day of May 1917,
and now on file therein, be, and
Tile same are hereby approved,
ratified and confirmed and the
City Auditor is hereby authorized
and directed TO take all stoLutory
steps to cause the cost and ex-
oense of the aforesaid improve
ments to be levied against the re-
spective premises mentioned in
said special Assessment List.
Alderman Connolly seconded the
motion for the adoption of said
resolution and roll call vote was
taken which was as follows: ST.
monsen, yes; Hodel, yes; Harris,
yes; Connolly, yes; M. j. Braun,
yes; Carl j. Braun, yes; Wolfe,
yes.
Motion made and carried that
bids for city printing be opened.
The bids were opened and the
Globe Gazette be designated a.
being the only bidder a motion
was made and carried that the
Globe Gazette bed esignated as
the official newspaper of the City
OF Wahpeton for the ensuing year
to take effect July ist, 1917.
Motion made and seconded that
Mrs. S. j. Silvernail be paid si6.-
80 TOR damage suffered by her OIL
account of the clogging up of the
sewer leading up to liner property.
Motion carried by the follow
ing vote: Simonsen, yes; Hodel.
yes: Harris, yes; Connolly, yes !;
M. j. Braun, yes; Carl j. Braun,
yes; Wolfe. yes.
Motion made and seconded that
the Northwestern Telephone Ex-
change Company be allowed to
place conduit, under the pave
ment on Dakota avenue, for Law
ing wire cable from Second
street to the Bois de Sioux River.
as per plans filed in the office of
the City Auditor this day. Mo-
tion carried.
Motion made and carried that
THE bids for laying and making
sewer and water, connections oni
Seventh Street north be open. d
The following bid was received
and opened:
Wahpeton, Richland County.
North Dakota.
10 the Honorable, The Mayor and
City Council, City of Wahpeton.
County of Richland, State of
North Dakota.
The undersigned, H. L. Connol.
ly ilhaving examined the plans.
specifications and estimates of
quantities for making sewer and
water connections, dated the 25th
day of May. 1917, and having
made satisfactory examination
of the location and nature of the
work to be done. and agree and
propose, if the proposal he ac-
cepted, that will perform all the
work and furnish all the materials
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