Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

GENERAL FUND.
Board Of Education, School
District No. AZ, Willmar,
rent Of room in Lincoln
school for five elections. ...$ 1900
tribune Prtg. Co.. publishing. 2O73
N. w. Telephone Exch. Co.,
phone rent ............ $50
SEWER FUND.
Carlson & Nelson. city's share
for sewer extension from
Bernard street and east on
Litchfield Ave. ......... 1000
WATER AND LIGHT FUND.
Edison Lamp Works, mdse. 6.S6
N. w. Electric Equip. Co.. mdse
po tMo Stiis co.,: O. conas r., 5000
mdse. E. ....... isis
Bartles, Scott Oil Co., oil. $50
Warren Webster G. Co., mdse. 1244O
Yarnall Warning Co.. mdse. 49,. 1907
l.. Fridlund, cash advanced for
fyeight, express. postage, etc $500
- ~ Melander. labor " 44.00
.. A. Jacobson. paint. ........ 1.3O
Oman Machine Works Co., lab
or and supplies ........... 4.72
H. Gunderson, Agent, renewal
fire insurance premium for
three wears 6S.6S
J. w. Johnson. labor. . 1910
F.. A. Erickson. labor. ... HOO
Tribune Prtg Co.. supplies... AL
P. Pearson. repairs on motor. 9.3o
J. W. Miller. labor and expense
repairing meters on steam
~ POOR FUND.
Capital Shoe Co.. shoes for
poor -. ............ z.VV
John Selin. wood heater, pipe,
etc., for poor ..... 40
w DeLaHunt. drayage so
Peter l.. Nelson, rent rooms for
poor, one month ........... 800
The Finance Committee reported
the foregoing bills back approved and
the report was accepted.
Alderman Willard offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes" 6;
"Noes," none.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Willmar that the City
Clerk be. and he hereby is authorized
to issue warrants against the respec-
tive funds in payment Of the forego-
ing approved bills.
Approved January %, 1917.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
Y Alderman w. o. Johnson, Secretary
Oh the Willmar Fire Dept, reported OF
the election Of Mr. G.. C. Selvig as
Chief and Mr. Severt Benson as AS
sistant Chief of the Fire Dept, for the
ensuing year, and the said elections
we're on motion, confirmed by the
Council.
Alderman Rasmussen presented the
following resolution which was unanl-
mously adopted.
Resolved that the salary Of the
Chief of the Willmar Fire Department
and of the Assistant Chief, for the en-
suing year, be and the same is hereby
. fixed at $500 and $4,000 respectively
Approved January %. 1917.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
A communication from Supt. keat-
ing of the Great Northern Ry. Co.,
was presented and read, with refer
ence to petition of citizens for safe
Guarding the Seventh street railroad
crossing, presented at the last meet
ing. in reply to which the Superlnten
dent advised that the Company would
do it's utmost to prevent delays caus
ed by moving trains on the Seventh
and Eighth street crossings. The
communication was ordered placed on
file. A..
The following resolution from the
Water and Light Commission. adopt
ed at meeting held January 20, 1917
was presented and read:
- RESOLUTION.
: "c.esolved, That an eight (S) lncf
: 0nzsr well be drilled in the street
Immediately north OF the Powe1
House, the same to be OF sumclen
depth to insure a sufficient supply o
water. and to be equipped with al
necessary appurtenances and connect
ed with the pump mains INSIDE sa1'
power house;
Resolved, further, That copy o
this resolution be handed to the CIT:
Council of the City of Willmar will
the request that said body approve o
the action taken and proceed to cor
tract for the installation OF said wei
as in the Charter provided.
Alderman Johnson offered the 10
lowing resolution which was unan
mously adopted:
Resolved. That the action OF tn
Water & Light Commission in deter
mining upon the drilling Of an elgh
~ inch tubular we'll in the street IN
mediately north of the power hous'
IA, insure sufficient supply OI "dte
for, the needs of the City, be and tn
same is hereby approved and ratlhe'
and said we'll is hereby ordered an
directed to be sunk. >,
Resolved, further, That the speech
cations for said we'll and the appur
enances and connections thereto, pr
pared by Engineer Rowat and pr
scented by said Water 4 Light cor
mission and now on file with the Clt
clerk. be and the same are heren
adopted as the specifications tor sin
ing said we'll and the furnishing
ali materials, work, labor and Skill
connection Herewith.
Approved January 70, 1917;
E. C. WELL1N, Mayor.
The estimated cost for putting 90"
said well was stated to be $SOo.
The Clerk was, on mouon' 1nstru@
led to advertise for bids for or1il!1
SAID we'll to be received at meetl1
February 26, 1917. o, A.
The matter Of renewing the $5'o
tax certificates Of Indebtedness OF
standing against the General Fun
was taken up, and matter OF lncrea
ing said issue Of certificates to me
aIDenses until next tax apport1onme
>, ia made, and also to increase 1t $40
-. tho purchase of fire apparatus.