Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-09-03
CITY COUNCIL
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
BUILDING, WuIlEAR, kINNE-
sofa, AUGUST 2sth, 1919.
Adjourned meeting of the City Council
with Mayor Wellin in the chair.
The following named members Of the
Council we're present on roll CALI
Mayor Wellin, Aldermen Olson, Scott,
Hoaglund. Nelson, Brown and Erickson,
Z; absent, Aldermen Jensen and Born
berg, 2. ~
City Attorney Stanford also was pre-
sent.
AS per notice duly given in the will
mar Tribune" the official paper, of the
City Councils intention to order certain
paying and other street improvements,
which may be necessary, on the fol-
lowing named streets of the City: Be-
ginning on East Litchfeld avenue and
running West through the City on said
avenue to 10th street, thence from
Litchfield avenue and North on 10th
street to Gorton avenue, thence West on
Gorton avenue, all as fully described in
the published Notice Of Hearing for
said improvements, the hearing on said
matter was then, on motion, opened.
Mayor Wel1in stated, when the hear
ing was opened, that all property own
ers affected by the proposed improve
ments would now have an opportunity
to be heard
A large number of property owners
| owning property abutting upon the
aforesaid street and avenues were pres
ent and the following named were heard
on said matter:
John P. Madison inquired as to the
cost of paving.
City Engineer Rowat was asked to ans
wer the question, and he stated the ap-
| proximate price on different kinds of
paving.
Fred l.. Smith reported on certain
poor paving he had recently observed
| in a town North of Willmar, but he
expressed himself as being in favor Of
paving provided it was properly con-
structed.
DR.. J. M. Raines stated that he
| thought the property along Litchfield
| avenue ought not to bear the whole cost
| OF paving, being that it is part of the
State Highway.
| Peter Bonde asked if the Council had
the authority to order paving improve
| ments without the proper petitions from
| property owners, as provided in our
| Charter.
| City Attorney Stanford explained a.
bout the new Law, passed by the last
Legislature, with reference to Street
| improvements, such as paving, etc., and
stated that under this Law the City
Council had the authority to order such
| improvements without any petition from
property owners.
VIM. Thompson asked about the cost
of paving per foot, which Engineer
| Rowat answered. ~
| M. r. Simons asked about the propos-
ed width of paving on Litchf1eld avenue
Anton Peterson reported on his OBJ
| servations of paving at Milbank, S. D.
0. l.. Lien spoke about Litchfield ave-
nue. being the main travelled street OF
the City and part of the State Highway
and that it did not seem fair that the
property owners should bear the whole
| expense for such street improvements
| A. j. Ekander favored 80 it. width OF
paving in front Of his property.
j. H. Taylor asked about how paving
assessments were to be paid and the
rate of interest, which question was
answered.
Scion Benton expressed himself IL
favor of paving Gorton avenue, FRS
Ward, past his property. as soon as thu
Council deemed it necessary.
A number of questions were asked anl
answered, and after more than an hour:
deliberation on the subject of street i'm
provements, this hearing was, on mo