The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-12

OOO due the city on the light and pow
er bond issue had been received ano
recommended that the Time orders is
sued, in anticipation of these receipts
be taken up. The outstanding orders
being as follows:
No. 5466 for $4,000 with ACQUIRED in
terest of $1O3.7O.
No. 5472 for 100000 with accrued in
terest of $50. so.
No. 5646 for 100000 with ACQUIRED in
terest Of $4,000.
No. 1858 for 100000 with ACQUIRED in
teerst of $9.67.
No. 5468 for $33OO.00 with accrued in,
terest of $1O0.65.
No. $3.50 for $4,000 with accrued in
terest of $27.13.
No. SAT- for $3300.00 with accrued in
terest of $1OO.65.
No. 1888 for 100000 with accrued in
terest of $3.50.
No. 5473 for 100000 with accrued in
terest of $1,000.
Total $17,300.0O with total accrued in
terest of $452.4O.
The Clerk reported that of this
amount $153O0.OO and interest of
! $442.73 had been used for Light 4
Power advances total of $15742.73
and 100000 and $9.67 interest for ac-
count of General Fund, and he was
| directed to draw orders for payment
of the above time orders and interest
paying $15742.73 from the Light &
Power Fund and $2OO967 from the
General Fund.
The Clerk was also directed to draw
an order on the Light & Power Funo
in the sum of $155.O0 for interest pal
on time orders issued on account o.
Light and Power Plant heretofore paio
from the General Fundand credit the
General Fund with such amount.
Ed. Evans presented his check for
$4,000 and asked for a renewal OF
Four Pool table licenses for one year
commencing July 1, and by unanimous
vote such licenses were granted and
the clerk was directed to issue same.
The Rest room committee filed it's
regular monthly report which shower
among other things monthly attend
ance of 1854 with the largest singl,
days attendance of ia, with a ball
ance on hand Of $14.61. The report
was accepted and ordered filed.
The Northwestern Telephone Com
pany presented a statement of Free
phones now in use by the City as per
terms of the franchise contract, anc
claimed one excess phone. The mat;
ter was laid over until this could be
Investigated.
The representative of the Eureka
Fire Hose appeared before the coun-
Gil and went over the hose matter and
finally made proposition to sell the
city 500 feet of Blue Diamond Hose,
Eureake Fire Hose, warranted to
stand 400 pounds pressure and guar
anteed for three years, at $1OO per
foot, subject to 2 per cent discount for
cash in 80 days after arrival. The
Council agreed to purchase, provided
100 feet of high test chemical hose be
thrown in. This was finally agreed
to and the President of the Council
and Clerk were directed to execute a
contract for such purchase, which was
done.
The Clerk was directed to make
claim against the Northern Pacific
Railroad for three lengths of water
main broken in shipment, amounting
to $102.87, the cost of the new Sec
tons, and the freight on same.
/ The Light & Power Committee was
directed to interview the Erecting En-
gineer of the Allis Chalmers Co., and
see what arrangements could be made
with him to. use F. M. Shipman, the
man hired to operate the new plant
when installed.
There being no further business the
meeting was then adjourned.
i u. F. Cooper, City Clerk.
Special meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Sank Centre,
held Friday, June 20, 1917 at 500
o'clock P. M.