Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-04-24
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Council Chambers, City Hall Build.
Ing, Willmar Minnesota, April 18th
1913, at Z o'clock P. M.
Adjourned meeting Of City Council
Mayor Well1n called the meeting to
order.
The following members Of the Coun-
Gu were present on roll call: Mayor
Well1n, Aldermen Olson, Berkness,
Brown, Erickson and Norman, 6: alb
sent, Aldermen jacobson, Willard and
Jensen. &
City Attorney Stanford was also
present
The minutes of the meetings held
March 25th, 1913; April 4th, 1918, and
April 9Th, 1918, were read and approx
ed as read.
The bids for the City street sprinkl-
Ing received at the last meeting were,
on motion, laid over to be acted on by
the new Council.
Mayor Wellin extended his thanks
to the Council for the courtesies
shown him during the past year.
The minutes of this meeting were
read and approved.
The Council, on motion, adjourned
sine die.
E. c. WELL1N, Mayor.
Attest: HANS GUNDERsON,
City Clerk.
Council Chambers, City Hall Build
Ing, Willmar, Minnesota April 18th,
1918, at 8 o'clock P. M.
Annual meeting of the new City
Council. Mayor Wellin called the
meeting to order and addressed the
Council upon taking the chair.
Upon roll call there were present:
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Olson, Berk-
ness, Hoaglund, Brown, Norman and
Erickson, 7; absent Aldermen Jacob
sen and Jensen, 2.
City Attorney Stanford was also
present.
The Clerk reported that all the City
| officers elected at the last election,
April End, 1918, had qualified, except
J. G. Freeberg elected to the office of
Justice of the Peace for Second Ward.
Mayor Wellin announced the ap-
pointment of the following standing
committees for the ensuing year:
Finance Committee: G. A. Erick-
son, Chairman, A. H. Brown and o. A.
Jacobsen.
Streets and Surface Drains: C. F.
Olson, Chairman, o. R. Berkness, N.
A. Jensen and o. A. Norman.
Sanitary Sewers and Septic Tanks:
H. N. Hoaglund, Chairman, N. A. Jen-
sen, o. A. Norman and A. H. Brown.
Fire Department: o. r. Berkness,
H. N. Hoaglund and o. A. Norman.
Purchasing Committee: G. A.
Erickson and the City Clerk.
Overseer of Poor: G. A. Erickson.
Overseer of Municipal Buildings:
O. A. Norman.
Overseer of Public Dump Grounds:
C. F. Olson.
Overseer of Public Rest Room: o.
A. jacobson.
The Mayor announced the appoint
ment Of Alfred Gilbertson as Chief of
Police, and Ole J. Westgaard as Night
Patrolman, which appointments were,
on motion, unanimously confirmed by
tho Council.
The following bills were, on motion,
referred to the Finance Committee:
General Fund.
l.. A. Void, judge of election IS 7.05
M. o. Thorpe, judge of election 7.05
A. Struxness, judge of election 4.04
K. T. Rykken, Judge of election 800
c. A. Nelson, judge of election 1885
A. O. Sather, judge of election 1885
John Williams, judge of election 7.35
G.. P. Karwand, Judge of elec-
lion -. ...''.'. '.''..'''' 1'uo
Erick Holt, judge of election. 7.05
S. E. Magnuson, judge OF elec-
ZION S.VO
O. A. Norman, judge Of election 1855
G. ]. Boom, Judge of election. 1858
J. p. Larson. Judge, Of election. 765
A. c. Peterson, clerk of election 4.O5
S. Geo. Harstad, clerk of elec-
| tiOn go. 4.U0
J. w. Kent, clerk of election. 4.35
w. D. Virgins, clerk OF election 4.35
]. Melvin, johnson, clerk OF
| eleCL1Ou ..... ..''''''' 1'o1
E. T. Peterson, clerk OF election Aus
M. w. Blomquist, clerk of elec-
| ton ........ .....''. 7'oo
J. w. Larson, clerk OF election 4.65
Willmar Seminary, rent OF
| polling place ........ 3.VO
Martin Fixen, rent of polling
Mace 800
John Peterson. labor sewers. 1925
Aug. Johnson. labor sewers... 1915
Aug. Sundling, labor Sewers. 200
Iohn H Person. repairs. ...... 200
A. Bjorsell, window lights. 1.S5
J. H. Ley, one City directory. 300
Tribune Prtg. Co., publishing
| and supplies ............... w."
Willmar Cooper. Mer. Co..
| candles for election 2.65
p. E. Parson supplies, for Fire
Dept. and repairs ....... 1885
VIM. o. Johnson, Agt., premium