Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17

terly direction along the East boun-
Diary line of said Lot One Il. a dis
a n c Of one Hundred
and Twelve and Four--tenths
(112.4) feet; thence running in
in So1therly direction and parallel
with the West boundary line of the
East half of the North West Quar-
ter (EA2 of NWA) of Section Four
teen (14), Township One Hundred
Nineteen Q19), Range rhirty-five
1857, distance of One Hundred and
Three and Eght-tenths (1O3.S) feet
to the North boundary line Of Ben
son avenue, thence running West a.
long the North line of Benson avenue
distance of Thirty two (32) feet, to
the place of beginning.
(The said strip of ground being OH
the North side OF Benson avenue,
near the High BRIDGE adjoining 9Th
street East.)
Alderman Jensen Introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes" 6;
"noes," none.
WHEREAS, A verified petition, pro-
per in form and execution, accompan-
led by a plat of the ground and
signed by Great Northern Railway
Company, S. 8. Glarum and others,
constituting majority of the own
ers on the line of and within three
hundred (300) feet of each end of the
portion of the street proposed to be
vacated, has been presented to the
City Council of the City of Willmar,
Minnesota, praying for the vacation
of a part of that certain unnamed
street, or highway, lying Immediately
East of Lot One (1) of Block One ~
of Paulson and Sunde's subdivision
of Lot "D", Eastern addition to the
City of Willmar. and,
WHEREAS, The City Council OF
the City of Willmar deems it expe-
dent that the matter be proceeded
with,
REREFORE, Resolved, That said
petition be, and the same is hereby
ordered filed with the iCty Clerk.
Resolved, Further, That a hearing
be had on said petition at the Coun-
Gil Chambers in the City Hall of said
City on the 18th day of August 1918,
at the hour of eight o'clock in the
evening of said day, at which time
the Council will Investigate and con-
slider said matter, and all parties in
terested may appear and be heard.
Resolved, Further, That. the City
Clerk be, and he is hereby instructed
to give notice of said hearing by pub
LEGATION in the official paper for two
consecutive weeks, at least once a
week, as in the City Charter provid-
ed.
Approved July 9th, 1918.
E. G. Wellin, Mayor.
The City Attorney brought up mat
ter of bin against Village of New
London, which was referred to him
for collection, at the last meeting.
Alderman Erickson offered the FOL-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: ayes" g.;
"nOes,' none.
Resolution.
Resolved, That the action of the
City Council taken at the meeting
thereof held on Gath day of June
1915, in reference to the claim of the
City of Willmar agaist the Village of
New London, be, and the same is
hereby rescinded.
Approved July 9th, 1918.
e. c. Wellin, Mayor.
A motion was made seconded and
carried to accept the $1,000 remit
lance sent here by the Village Of New
London as part payment of the afore-
said bill, and the City Attorney was
instructed to collect the balance of
the account of $11.91 by suit, ii nec-
essary.
Mayor Wellin announced the reap
pointment Of Mrs. Grace E. Virgins,
and Messrs. L. o. Thorpe and A. O..
Forsberg as members of the Library
Board, to succeed themselves, and
the said appointments were, on mo-
ton, confirmed by the council.
Contract bond of Mr.. Ben Benson of
W1llmar, signed by the American
Surety Co. of New York, as surety,
for his contract for installing new
steam boiler, steam piping, ETC., at
| the power house, was presented, and
the said bond was, on motion, referr-
5 "a % tn City Attornay