Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-04-17
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, City Hall
Building, Willmar. Mimi, March 25th,
1918.
Regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil with Mayor Wellin in the chair.
The following named members Of the
Council were present on roll call:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Olson, ia
cobson, Willard, Berkness, Brown,
Jensen, Erickson and Norman, 8; alb
sent, none.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present
The following bills were, on mo-
ton, referred to the Finance Commit
tee:
General Fund.
Aug. Johnson, labor sewers. IS 4.5O
Peter Pearson, electric equip
ment for fire auto truck at
Fire station ............... SI.bO |
Water and Light Fund.
Bartles-Scott Oil Co., oil. ..... 21.49 |
Crane 4 Ordway Co., mdse.... 1910
National Meter Co., mdSe. 80. SIS |
l.. Friulunu, cash advanced for
freight, postage, express, etc. 1911
Zenith Furnace Co., five cars
coal go. .1224.3O
X. Samuelson, drayage on coal 62.14
| Great Northern Ry. Co., freight
Oh cOal ....... 1oo.SS
| Street Fund.
p. Anderson, labor. .......... 1915
Aug. Johnson, labor .......... 2O.25
Aug. Sundling, labor ......... 24.OO
Peter Olson, labor team. ..... 1000
| Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
LOVING resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes" eight
(o); noes" none.
Resolution.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Willmar, that the City
Clerk be, and he hereby is, author
lied to issue warrants against the re-
spective funds in payment of the FORE
going approved bills.
Approved March 26th, 1918.
F. c. WEILlN, Mayor.
Louis S. Berg, on behalf of K. E.
Berg, appeared and asked for per-
mission to grade, at his own expense,
part of Park Avenue, First Ward, be-
ginning at the South East corner OF
Lot 2, Block l, Thorpe and Liens Ad-
dition, thence running west 1874 feet
on Park Avenue, and East on Park
Avenue to intersection of Park Ave-
nue and 9th Street, North.
The aforesaid request was, on mo-
ton granted; the said grading to be
done under the supervision of the
Street Committee and City Engineer.
| Ole Sletten and Phil KuntZ appear
ed and asked for permission to grade
Woodland Avenue, First Ward; the
| e., fn no RI
by the property owners on said
street.
Permission for such grading was,
on motion, granted, and the work to
be done under the supervision of the
Street Committee and the City En-
gineer.
w. E. Somerville was present and
expressed himself as being opposed to
the extensive grading of Park Ave
nue., First Ward, as petitioned for
last year.
The Clerk was, on motion, instruct.
ed to advertise for bids for the City
Street sprinkling to be received al
meeting April 8th, 1918; such sprink
ling to be for term of seven months
beginning April 18th, and ending No
vember 18th, 1918.
A report from the State Fire Mar
shall, received by Fire Chief Selvig
was presented, in matter of extension
, to Bartles-Scott Oil plant on Yves
- Benson Avenue. 1t was on motion
ordered that said report be incorpor
ated in the minutes Of this meeting.
- Copy"
> State of Minnesota, Office of Fir
Marshall, st. Paul, March 18th, 1915
Mr.. C. c. Selvig,
n, Chief of Fire Department,
Willmar, Minnesota.
Dear Sir
Referring to the investigation Q
the new oil plant under constructio
h in your City, l wish to advise thai
g, after having gone into the matte
a. thoroughly, it has been found tina
o. the Company building this plant ar
h taking steps to protect surroundin
90 property, as well as their own; tina
bo the fire hazard will be no create
than the hazard of the present oil SUI
=, ply station located in Willmar, an
~ in view of these facts the writer doe
{, not believe the citizens or yourse
~ need have any alarm as to the safet
= Of the plant in question.
u be pleased to make another inspet
ton of this plant when it is compile
- ed and ready for operation with tn
view of determining whether or NJ
I anything further should be done
safeguard the same.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE H. NETTLETON
Chief Assistant
! Alderman Berkness introduced a
Ordinance entitled IAN Ordinanc
, Fixing the Remuneration to be PAL
, to the regular and active members {
! the Willmar Fire Department, and e.
; tablishing rules therefor"
! Moved and seconded that the afor'
! said Ordinance be considered an
given it's first reading. Carried
The said Ordinance was then read
0 A report from the Board of Sinkin
Fund missioners of the Cit
showing the investments of that fun
- was presented and read, and was, Q
-. motion, ordered placed on file.
The City Treasures quarterly n
port for quarter ending March 15t]
1918; annual reports of the Secreta1
: of the Water and Light Commissio
and of the City Clerk for year endin
, ! March 18th, 1918, were presented an
the same was on motion, referred