Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-02

provided, and resolved further, that
the cost of such sprinkling, or such
portion of such cost as shall not be a
charge upon the city at large, be here
after assessed against the AUDITING
property.
Approved May L., 1917.
E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
The hearing on petition of Caroline
Peterson, Ed. Benson, C. B. Carlson,
and others for extension of Street
Sprinkling District on 9Th street from
Becker avenue and south to Grace
avenue was then taken up, as per pub
lished notice given in the official pa
per.
There being no one present object
ing to the granting of said petition, the
hearing was, on motion, declared
closed.
Alderman Willard presented the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: ayes" 8;
| "Noes," none.
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, A petition, proper In
form and execution, and signed by the
requisite number of property owners
has heretofore been presented to the
City Council praying for the sprinkling
either with water or with crude oil
as the Council may determine, of that
portion of Fifth street west extending
from Becker avenue to Grace avenue
and
WHEREAS, The Council has here
tofore fixed the time and place when
and where said petition would be
heard and considered, and notice
thereof has heretofore been duly Civ
en- by one publication in the officia
paper, and, whereas, hearing was
duly had on said petition by sale
Council at the Council Chambers il
the City Hall building, on the evening
of the 3Oth day of April, 1917, at which
time and place all parties interested
were permitted to appear and be heart
and, whereas, the Council has exam
ined into said petition and the neces
sity and the propriety of the sprink
ling prayed for.
NOW, THEREFORE,, Resolved tina
the said sprinkling of the said portion
of the said street hereinbefore de
scribed is necessary and proper, ant
will be a public benefit.
RESOLVED, Further, that said por
ton of said street, to-wit: That por
ton of Fifth street west extendin,
from Becker avenue to Grace avenue
be and the same is hereby added t.
and included in the sprinkling distric
of said city.
RESOLVED, Further, that said por
ton of said street hereafter sprink
led with water or with crude oil, a.
the Council may determine, as in tn
Charter of the city provided, and re
solved further, that the cost of sucl
sprinkling, or such portion of sucl
cost shall not be a charge upon tn
city at large, be hereafter assesse.
against the abutting property.
Approved May 1, 1917.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
The Council, on motion, proceede,
to consider bids for the City Stree
Sprinkling, as advertised.
The following sealed bids were or
ened and read: O. T. Olstad, .$84 pc
month for driver and team; Geo. J
Gustafson, $85 per month"; C. Paulson
500 per month; w. E. Hayes, $945
per month; Arnold Johnson, sos pc
month; Christ Johnson, 500 pc
month; and Gustaf F. Nordin, 1855
per month for driver and team.
The aforesaid bids were duly con
sidered by the Council, and the bid O
o. T. Olstad and Geo. Gustafson wer
accepted.
Alderman Erickson offered the fol
lowing resolution which was unanl
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, that the bid Of o. T. OF
stad for furnishing one team and driv
er for the sprinkling of the streets O
the City of Willmar for the term of 81:
and one-half months, beginning Ma.
1, 1917, and ending November Is, 1917
including sprinkling on Sundays an,
holidays, at the price of $84 per month
be and the same is hereby accepted
it being understood that the Sprink
ling District of the City shall includ
all that territory now in the .Distric
and all thereof that may be added b,
resolution of the Council on April &c
1917.