The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-05-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Meeting called to order Oy Mayor
Fligelman.
Aldermen present: Simonsen,
Hodel, Harris. Connolly. NJ. ].
Braun, Carl ]. Braun, Streeter and
Wolfe. Absent: None.
Minutes of the last regular meet
ing read and approved as read.
Motion made and carried that the
Council recommend to the County
Commissioners that they accept
$72.17 from Mrs. Louis Prochozka in
full payment of all taxes now charg-
ed against lots numbered 10, II and
-, in Block south of Block 16,
Roots Addition to the City of Wah-
peton, North Dakota.
A petition signed by twenty-three
owners of property. liable to be
specially assessed, asking that Eighth
| Street be paved from Dakota Ave-
nue. North to Ohio Avenue was read
and a motion was made and carried
that the same be accepted and Or
dered filed
Alderman Carl j. Braun offered
the following resolution and moved
its adoption:
That whereas petition signed by
twenty-three property owners abut-
ting on Eighth Street North, between
Dakota Avenue and the North line of
Ohio Avenue. in said City of Wahpe-
ton. all of which said property is
liable to be specially assessed for the
cost of paving and curbing along said
street, has been presented to the
City Council, petitioning the Mayor
and City Council to cause said
street to be paved between the points
aforesaid: and the City Council
deeming it necessary that said street,
between said points. should be
paved,
THEREFORE. BE 1T RESOLVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WAHPETON; That the
engineer heretofore employed to
prepare plans and specifications for
paving in said City be, and he here
by is, directed to prepare plans and
specifications for and the estimates
OF the cost of paving and curbing
said Eighth street, between Dakota
Avenue and the north line of Ohio
Avenue; that the plans and specifi-
satdioRsa and estimasss tos, t ths asSfsf{
cover the following several kinds of
materials, to-wit: Brick, Asphalt.
Bitulithic. Creosoted Wood Blocks.
and Portland Cement Concrete, on a
concret foundation.
The motion for the adoption of
said resolution was seconded by AL
derman Harris and a roll call vote
was then taken which was as fol-
lows: simonsen, yes; Hodel, yes:
Harris, yes; Connolly, yes; streeter.
yes; NJ. j. Braun. yes; Carl J.
Braun, yes; and Wolfe, yes.
Alderman Connolly offered the
following resolution and moved ,ts
adoption:
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY or WAH-
PEToN:
That F. l.. Anders of the City of
Fargo, North Dakota. be and he
hereby is employed to prepare plans
ana SPECIFICATIONS for and estimates
| OF the cost OF paving and curling the
following street in Paving District
No. 1, in the City of Wahpeton:
Eighth Street between Dakota Ave-
nue. and the north line of Ohio Ave-
nue.; and that he be paid the follow
ing consideration for such services.
! VIZ: Four per cent of the contract
price OF the work, to do all the
necessary engineering and to pre-
pare the necessary plans and speci-
! fications and estimates of the cost of
such paving.
Motion for the adoption of said
resolution was seconded by Alder
man NJ. j, Braun and rolf call vote
was then taken which was as fol-
lows: Silnonsen, yes; Hodel, yes;
Harris, yes; Connolly, yes; NJ. j.
BrauA' yes; streeter, yes; Carl J.
Braun, yes; and Wolfe, yes.
Motion made and seconded that
the City Auditor be authorized and
directed to notify F. l.. Anders to
begin to make the necessary prellmi-
nary survey and to prepare the plans
and specifications and estimates of
the cost of paving and curbing the
above mentioned street between the
aforesaid points. Motion carried
Alderman Simonsen offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption:
WHEREAS, The City Council has
been petitioned to pave and curb
Eighth Street north, between Dako-
ia Avenue and the north line of Ohio
Avenue; and the City Council DEEM
ing 1t necessary and proper that said
street, between said points, should be