The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS


Fligelman presiding.
Meeting called to order by
Mayor FligelmaE.
Aldermen present: Fricke,
Sim"nsen, Hodel, Harris, Connol-
ly, nj. j. Braun, Streeter and Carl
j. Braun.
Minutes of the last regular and
adjourned meetings read and ap-
proved us read.
A petition signed by 81 owners
of the property on Seventh
Street asking that said street be
paved from the Great Northern
Depot to Washington Avenue was
read and motion was made and
carried that the same be accept
ed and ordered filed.
Alderman Simonsen offered the
following resolution and moved
its adoption:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WAHPETON:
That, f. l.. Anders of the City
of Fargo, North Dakota, be and
he hereby is employed to prepare
plans and specifications for, and
estimates of the cost of paving
and curbing the following street
in Paving District No. 1, in the
City of Wahpeton, Seventh Street
between he Great Northern Rail-
way Company's depot and Wash.
ington Avenue; and that he be
paid the following consideration
for such services, viz: Four per
cent of the contract price of the
work, to do all the necessary en-
gineering and to prepare the nee
essary plans and specifications
and estimates of the cost of such
paving.
Motion for the adoption of said
resolution was seconded by Alder
man Streeter.
A roll-call vote was taken On
said resolution and was as fol-
lows: Fricke, yes; Simonsen,
yes; Hodcl, yes; Harris, yes; A. j.
Connolly, yes; M. j. Braun, yes; !;
Streeter, yes: Carl j. Braun, yes.
Motion made and seconded that
the City Auditor be authorized
and directed to notify F. l.. Anders
TO negin to make the necessary
preliminary survey and TO pre-
!, pare The plaas and specifications
and estimates of The cost for oav-
ing and curhing the above man-
toned Street between the afore
said points.
Motion carried by the following
vote: Fricke. yes; Simonse.,.
yes; Hodel, yes: Harris, yes; NJ. j.
Braun, yes: Connolly. yes: Street
er. yes; and Carl J. Braun, yes.
The following resolution was OF
fered by Alderman Streeter who
moved its adoption.
Whereas a petition signed by
thirty-seven owners of property
abutting on Seventh Street North,
between he Great North Railway
Company's Depot and Washing
ton Avenue. in said City of Wah-
peton. all of which said property y
is liable to be specially assessed
for the cost Of paving and curb
ing along said street, has been
presented to the City Council. pet
itioning the Mayor and City
Council TO cause said street to be
paved between the points afore-
said: and the City Council deem.
ing it necessary that said street
between said points, should be
paved.
THEREFORE BE III RESOLVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WAHPETON:
That the engineer Heretofore elm
ployed to prepare plans and speci :
tications for paving in said city ne
and he hereby is, directed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for.
and estimates of the cost of. paw
ing and curbing said Sevel,. n
Street. between the Great Nortm-
ern Railway Company's Depot and
Washington Avenue: that the
plans and specifications and est
lmateS Tor the paving and curb
ing of said street shall cover HE
following several kinds of mater
ials, to-wit: Brick, Asphalt, Bit
ulithic, Creosoted Wood Blocks.
and Portland Cement Concrete, on
concrete foundation.
Motion for the adoption Of said
resolution was seconded by Aid
erman Harris.
Roll call vote was taken on said
resolution which was as follows !:
Fricke. yes: Simonsen, yes: Hodel,
yes: Harris. yes: Connolly, yes
NJ. J. Braun, yes; Streeter, yes
and Carl J. Braun, yes.
Alderman Simonsen offered the
following resolution and moved
its adoption:
WHEREAS. the City Council has
been petitioned to pave and curb
Seventh Street North. between the
Great Northern Railway Comp
any's depot and Washington Av..
enue: and The City Council deem
/. ing it necessary and proper that
said street, between said points.