Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-11-21
CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings

Council Chambers. City Hall Build
ing, Willmar, Minnesota, November
18th, 1917.
Regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil with Mayor Wellin in the chair.
The following members of the
Council were present on roll call:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Olson, Mil
lard, Berkness, Brown, Jensen, Erick-
son and Norman, s; absent Alderman
Jacobsen, 1.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and the same
were approved.
The following bills were, on mo-
ton. referred to the Finance Commit
tee:
General Fund.
Water & Light CONN.,, street
lights, Oct. 1917. $259.45;
water rent for fire hydrants,
three months, $472.50, and
light City Hall bldg. Oct.
$3.50, total ................$7 35.50
W. S. Mott Co., mdse. for Fire
Dept. ............... Z3.5O
N. w. Telephone Exch. Co.,
phone rent and phone calls,
Police Dept. ............... 1926
Great Northern Ry. Co., DEM
murage charge car of gravel 100
Bjornberg Bros, cupboard for
Fire Station ............... ITO
Osmundson Garage, auto hire
Police Dept. ............... 1.5O
Peterson & Wellin, mdse. 900. .93 |
p. E. Parson, repairs and sup
plies for Street Dept. ...... 27.25
o. Rasmussen, taking care of
City lot at cemetery. ....... 400
A. Sundling, labor two bills... $3.50
A. o. Sather, labor ........ 225
Sewer Fund.
Ben Benson, part for sewer
extension on Litchf1eld Ave.
from 4th Street. 62.00
i Water & Light Fund.
Edison Lamp Works, mdse..... 51.84
N. w. Electric Eqip. Co., mdse. 1870
Northern Electric Co., mdse... 1926
Western Electric Co., mdse. 29l.S6
Pure Oil Co., mdse. .......... 1917
The Maytag Co., mdse. ....... 1.S7
Crescent Paint and Mfg. Co.,
mdse. ...............:..... e.ss
Crane & Ordway Co., mdse.... 6279
Standard Oil Co., mdse.. ...... 1000
L. F. Larson, labor at Power
House and lake sand. ...... 1870
Great Northern Ry. Co., freight
TWO cars coal ............. 1874
K. Samuelson, drayage two
cars coal .................. 41.O6
p. E. Parson, repairs and sup
| plies 1915
Peterson & Wellin, mdse. for
Power plant ............... 8.42
Johnson { Nelson. labor and
ma+er1al ............ ...... 1z.I6
, V. Klingenberg, mdse. sos
J. w. Johnson, labor at Power
| House 300
Arthur G. Johnson, labor. ..... 1000
Peter Olson, labor team ...... 400
A. Sundling, labor ........... $50
Perm. Imp. RevoQy. Fund.
: H. E. Nelson, sidewalk. ....... 1898
Street Fund.
Peter Anderson, labor. ..... 1900
, Peter Olson, labor team. ..... 27.50
John Gesch, labor team. ...... ITO
Poor Fund.
: DR.. B. ]. Branton, professional
services to poor. $500
Peterson & Wellin, mdse. for
poor go. 1926
, P. L. Nelson, rent rooms for poor 500
Mrs. G. Carlson, keeping poor
charge one month .......... 600
, Mrs. M. Skoglund, Atwater,
keeping two poor charges one
mOntn ....... .............. S5.UO
Perm. Imp. Fund.
A.'P. Bergeson, for curbing and
g raising crossings, two bills. 1906
l.. F. Larson, we'll blocks and
sand ...................... 27.so
| II. E. Nelson, street crossings. 1880
Henry Welzien, extension of
> Fourth Ward storm sewer. 10000
The Finance Committe reported the
l. foregoing bills back approved and the
report was accepted.
( Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
e lowing resolution which was adopted
r by the following vote: Ayes, z;
Noes, none.
o RESOLUTION.
e Be it resolved by the City Council
, of the City of Willmar that the City
$ Clerk be, and he hereby is, authorized
y to issue warrants against the respec-
tive funds in payment of the forego-
d ing approved bills.
y Approved November 18th, 1917.
g E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
The Clerk was, on motion, instruct
ed to look up old deed to the City lots
e at Fairview Cemetery.
IL X. E. Berg, Philip Kuntz and 0,
4 Sletten appeared with reference to
t, petition for grading of Park Avenue
a. First Ward. which matter has been
If carried over.
D. A communication from S, S. Glar-
It UNI was presented and read with
le reference to drain under railroad
D, tracks North of Benson Avenue and
n Northeast of First Street, which COM
u munication was accompanied by re-
port from E. L. Rodegeb of levels tax.
D. en- by him of the said drain, or cul-
1T vert.
c. The matter was again discussed
e. and considered by the Council. On
1t motion made, seconded and carried it
IF was ordered that the aforesaid com.
N munication and engineers report be
ct returned to M. Glarum, as it was a
Is matter the Council could not act on
t. in view Of the recent report from the
t. Superintendent of Railroad Company
as to their engineers survey of said
IN culvert.
t. A report from Alderman Norman
It. Building Inspector, of building per.
mfts issued during the months OF
r August, September and October, 1917
was presented and reaa +b.