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

present.
The minutes OF the annual meet
ing and of adjourned meeting, April
10th, 1917, were read and the same
were approved.
The following bills were, on mo-
ton, referred to the Finance Com
mittee:
GENERAL FUND
N. w. Telephone Exch. Co.
phone rent, ...............$ $50
w. S. Booth & Son, Mpls.
one Justice docket ........ 1925
c. H. Sherwood, transcript of
trial, law suit G. I. Nelson
VS.. City. .................. 1880
Charles v. johnson, hauling
fire apparatus ............. $50
Great Northern Ry. Co.,
freight on trees ........... 1.81
Peterson & Sattergren, freight
and drayage on trees. ..... .53
The Studebaker Corporation,
rubber rings for street
sprinkler .......... ...... 200
$. A. Rasmussen, repairing
street signs ............... go
John Peterson, cleaning sew
ers .............. ........ 1915
A. Sundling, cleaning sewers. 1850
WATER & LIGHT FUND
N. w. Electric Equip Co.,
mOSe. ........... 6.53
Western Electric Co., mdse.,
two bills ................. 141.35
st. Paul Electric Co., mdse
two bills ................. 422.51
Marshall-Wells Hardware Co.
| muSe. ............ .:...... 55.3O
Crescent Paint Mfg. Co.,
mdse. ........... ........ 37.73
Electric Mach. Co., mdse..... 4.S5
The Maytag Co., mdse. ...... 123.48
Standard Lbr. Co., 5 cars of
coal ......... >.......... .11O7.05
L. Fridlund, cash advanced
for freight, express, postage
| etc. ............. ........ 27.29
Peter Olson, labor team, two
DlllS, ............ ........ 900
Ford Service Station, repair
on automobile ............. 6.81
Peterson & Sattergren, dray-
age ............ .......... 1925
0. P. Nelson, trimming trees. 100
S. A. Rasmussen, braces and
| bolts furnished ....... 90. 200
| STREET FUND
Peter Anderson, labor. ....... 14.4O
o. T. Birkeland, labor ........ 14.4O
B. E. Greenfield, labor ....... ZOO
L. Rasmussen, labor ...... $50
Peter Olson, labor team ...... 31.O5
Gustaf Nordin, labor team... 900
0. Ostlund, labor team ...... 7.2O
A. A. Anderson, labor team,
| 5.UU
The Finance Committee reported
the foregoing bills back approved
and the report was accepted.
Alderman Erickson offered the
following resolution, which was un-
animously adopted.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Willmar, Minnesota,
that the City Clerk be and he here
by is authorized to issue warrants
against the respective funds in pay
ment of the foregoing approved bills.
Approved April Gath, 1917.
E. C. WELL1N, Mayor.
Messrs. F.. J. Bigham, GA. Fer
ring and Christ Johnson appeared
with reference to having the Fourth
ward storm sewer extended so as to
drain the low land east of the Lin
coin school.
It was, on motion, ordered that the
matter be referred to the City En-
gineer to have survey made for
such an extension.
Mr.. Bigham called attention to
that some grading was needed on
Trott Avenue, between Bird and tn
n Yf
i street east, and the matter was, on
, motion, referred to the Street Com
mittee.
y Mr.. l.. Halvorson appeared and IN
4 quired about sewer connections or
9 4th street, so that he could connect
q his new garage with sewers on sale
r street.
The matter was referred to the
k Sewer Committee.
e Messrs Boomer and Sperry appear
l. ed and addressed the council abou
k a water tank flusher on which the!
n have a patent, and presented plan
e of same.
It The council, on motion proceeded
II to consider bids for a car load OF ce
u dar poles, as advertised. The fol
y lowing sealed bids were opened an
70 read.
&c Naugel Pole and Tile Co., Mpls
p. Larson Bros. Lbr. Co., Winthrop
q MINI; The Valentine-Clark Co., Mpl:
Kerr & Chard Lbr. Co., Willmar
Re Sterling Electric Co., Page & Hill CT
m Mpls; Northern Timber Products Co
Duluth; Peterson & Qvale, Wilma,
J. w. Miller Lbr. Co. Mpls; Stant
ard Lbr. Co., Willmar; L. X. Dee
Lbr Co., Des Moines; St. Paul Elet
= trip Co., Electrical Engineering CO
s Mpls.. and N. w. Electric Equip. &C
St. Paul.
The bid of Peterson & Qvale, bein
the lowest bid received, was accep
ed.
\ Alderman Norman offered the TO
lowing resolution which was unan
mously adopted.
y RESOLUTION.
lis RESOLVED, That the bid of Pete
son & Qvale for the furnishing of
be cedar poles IS feet long and 10 pol
40 feet long, all with inch tops,
lat the following prices t. o. b. Wilma
Minnesota, to-wit: $5.45 for each pc
Ye IS feet long and $S.65 for each pc
a 40 feet long, be and the same
TO hereby accepted, and the City Gle
u be and he is hereby authorized to q
~ der the same.
ne Approved April oath, 191
~ E. c. WEILIN, Mayo
Nv The Council. on motion. proceed