The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05

An adjourned meeting was held
Tuesday, October 6, when it was re-
ported that a front room in the Ku-
laszsig building had been secured as
council chamber at rental of SIS
month.
Kendall w. Woodward applied for
the position of street commissioner.
The village recorder was authorized
to buy stove, lamps and other ap-
purtenances for the council chamber.
A second adjourned meeting was
held Wednesday evening, October Z.
Rules to govern the deliberations of
the council, drawn up by T. T. Hud-
son, were adopted. A petition for
the grading and other improvement
of Commonwealth avenue was read
and then granted.
It was voted to impose taxes in the
sum OF $4,000 to meet the running
expenses Of the village for the en-
suing year.
At a meeting held Saturday, Oc-
tober 10, the committee on the i'm
provement of Commonwealth avenue
reported progress and adjournment
was taken to Saturday, October II.
The meeting held October II saw
contract let to w. l.. Thayer for
the grading of Commonwealth ave-
nue. at 80 cents square yard: A
bond in the sum of $4,000 was re-
CURED It also was ordered that
bids be asked for building sidewalks
on Commonwealth avenue from the
south line of First street to a point
200 feet north of the north line of
Grand avenue.
October 20, I. j. Mahoney, and H.
0. Kruger were appointed as a COM
mittee to prepare an ordinance reg
ulating hawkers, peddlers and can
vassers. A program for street build
ing and grading also was adopted.
Kendall w. Woodward and Frank
Provinski applied for the job of
street commissioner at the meeting
held November 8. Provinski secured
the plum but was required to give
bonds in the sum of $4,000.
The National Bank of Commerce,
of Duluth, was designated as the vii
lage repository.
N. L. Monich was granted a saloon
license.
H. H. Salmon, Fred Herman,
Fred Dolan, Kendall Woodward and
j. d. Baplon put in bids for sidewalk
construction on Commonwealth ave-
nue.. The award went to Fred Her.
man at a price Of 81 cents per 1ineal
foot, with a bond in the sum of
$1,000.
November Z, Messrs. Morgan and
dunlap were granted saloon license.
December 1, ordinance No. 1, regu-
lating hawkers and peddlers, was pre-
sented. In addition to his office as
street commissioner, Frank Provin-
ski was appointed village marshal
and his salary for the two positions
was fixed at $50 month.
Herman, Becklinger & Herman re-
ceived the contract for building a
sidewalk on Second avenue E.
January s, 1892, was date of the
meeting when bids for building Jail
were received from e. E. Sager. D.
Kerr, Joe Herwig and Coleman e
schneider. January 19 was the date
designated for awarding the contract.
u. Kerr was the lucky bidder.
A village order, in sum of $1,000,
at per cent interest, was authorized
Tor issue to e. w. Matter.
February 16, application of C. G.
Teare for the village attorneyship
was received and filed. The village
recorders salary was fixed at $25 a
month, beginning October 1, 1891.
The recorder was instructed to
post notices of a village election on
March 8, 1892, and to publish the no
tlce OF election in the New Duluth
Pioneer.
Application of Van R. Brown for
the village attorneyship also was re-
ceived and filed.
March Is, 1892, the old council
finished its business and gave way
to the newly elected one, embracing
the following: president, G. Lind;
recorder, Leonard 3. SAFE; trustee.
l. ]. Mahoney, w. N. Bowser and
Samuel P. Chaplin.
Frank Provinski was re-appointed
to the position of street commissioner
and village marshall at the meeting
held March %. Van r. Brown was
appointed village attorney at salary
Of $275 year, divided into monthly
payments.
April 5, trustees Bowser, Mahoney
and Sage were appointed as a board
of health committee. April 10, that
action was rescinded and Frank
Provinski was given exclusive charge
of public health affairs.
May 8, the New Duluth Cornet
Band was granted use Of the council
chamber for practice purposes.
Trustee Mahoney served as chair
man at the meeting held May "a.
owing to the absence of president
Lind. L. T. Schmauss was granted a
six months license to peddle meats
with one wagon.
Interest on village orders was
fixed at per cent. An ordinance
regulating the sale Of liquor was
given is second reading.
Samuel P. Chaplin was president
pro tenn. at the meeting of June Z.
The liquor ordinance was adopted.
Messrs. Coleman, w. H. Everett and
Frank Provinski were designated as
board Of health, with Frank Prov
1nSkl as executive officer.