Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-01-30

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L. Fridlund, cash advanced for
frgt, express, postage, etc.. 1853
Ohsberg, Selvig & Co., mdse.. 1855
Johnson & Nelson, part cost
water extension 3rd St. E.,
and labor and material at
Power plant .............. 81. SO
Nelson & Gabbert, mdse. ... $50
POOR FUND
Kerr & Chard Lbr. Co., wood
for poor $50
Mrs. Caroline Carlson, keeping
sick lady 800
Peter L. Nelson, rent of rooms
STREET FUND.
Peter Olson, labor team. ...... 400
The Finance Committee reported the
foregoing bills back approved and the
report was accepted.
Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: ayes" z;
' 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 foregoing
approved bills.
Approved January 20, 1918.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
Messrs. D. w. Mclaughlin, w. H.
mittee from the Commercial Club, ap-
peared and addressed the Council
about organizing Municipal band and
oe11o 1So1 @~>%
from the City for such an organiza-
ton. 1t was proposed to purchase new
instruments, which would mean an in
vestment of approximately $500.
Fire Chief Selvig was present and
reported that he had been advised by
the State Fire Marshal that a report
in matter of extension to the Bartles-
Scott Oil plant would be sent here as
soon as they had completed investi-
cations with the Fire Underwriters
as to such oil plants.
The petition by citizens on said mat
ter, presented at meeting the 18th
| inst, was carried over.
The Committee on Fire Depart
ment, to whom was referred, at the
last meeting, new Bylaws for the
Willmar Fire Department, reported on
said matter and recommended the
| adoption of said Bylaws.
Alderman Berkness presented the
following resolution which was adopt
ed by the following vote: ayes" q;
'Noes," none.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the proposed Con-
stitution and Bylaws, adopted by the
Willmar Fire Department, consisting
of Articles One to Thirteen, both in
| elusive, presented to the City Council
and now on file with the City Clerk,
be and the same is hereby approved
| and confirmed.
Approved January 20, 1918.
E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Berkness introduced an
ordinance, entitled IAN Ordinance
Regulating Headlights on Automo.
blles, Motorcycles and Other Motor
| Vehicles"
Moved and seconded that the afore.
said Ordinance be considered and
given it's first reading. Carried. The
said Ordinance was then read.
The City Treasurer's quarterly re-
port, for quarter ending December 81,
1917, was presented and read, and the
| same was, on motion, referred to the
City Auditor.
The matter of a Municipal Band,
was again taken up and discussed.
Upon motion the Mayor appointed
Aldermen Willard, Jacobson and
| Brown as a committee to look into
said matter.
The following citizens were, on mo-
ton, duly appointed to serve as
Judges of Election for the Annual
Charter election to be held April 2,
next: For First Ward, M. O. Thorpe,
K. I. Rykken and L. A. Void; For
Second Ward, C. A. Nelson, John
Williams and A. o. Sather; For Third
Ward,- G. P. Karwand, N. Mcintyre
and Erick Holt; For Fourth Ward, o.
A. Norman, ]. P. Larson and Frank E..
Holmberg.
Alderman Brown offered the follow.
Ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Be it. resolved by the City Council
of the City of Willmar, Minnesota,
that the following named places in the
City of Willmar, be, and the same are
hereby designated as the polling plac-
es for the Annual Charter Election to
be held April 2, 1918, viz: peg 49,.
First Ward-"Seminary Hail." on
| Nelson Ave., between .B" and &C"
streets. .-.- 49,.
Second Ward-"Ctty Hall and Fire
Station Building" No. H307 9Th street.
Third Ward johnson & Nelson's
store, No. 307 3rd street. .
Fourth Ward Lincoln School
Building corner Trott Avenue and 18th
street east. s.. z<@.z f..
Approved January 20, 1918. -.
| E. G. WELLIN, Mayor.
1t was reported that complaints
were made about the Pool Halls, and
It was ordered. to look into the mat.
ter. n. IL =' 8. >tsss. l.ess
The Finance Committee was intro.
duced to look after the renewing Of
! 10 AZ. Insurance on the City Hall