Willmar tribune., 1919-05-07

!: E:pNEsDAY n I !, 1919
wHERnAs, Tho water u Ligh
4 hoard has heretofore unahimousl,
/ adopted the following resolution
i which said resolution was approves
by the Council: S. '....5lfs5 s.
''WHERNAs. Section 113 of III,
] Charter Of the City Of Willmar pro
v1des that this Board shall not neg
Ilect, or refuse to collect the watel
and light rates or rentals, or the cos
OF labor or supplies furnished b.
said Board, to any person or Corpora
tion and shall not discriminate ii
favor of or against individuals III
regard thereto, therefore be it resolv
ed that each and every person, firm
Corporation, association, society, or
gan1zation or Board shall pay to thu
Water and Light Department fol
Light, Heat, Power, water, service
labor, material or supplies at thu
rate regularly provided therefore and
on the same basis as paid by every
other person, f1rm, corporation, asso
citation, society, organization ol
Board, and be 1t further resolved
that a copy of the resolution be
transmitted to the City Council and
published in the official paper of the
City Of Willmar."
! THEREFORE,, Be It Resolved, That
the Water and Light Baord cannot
comply with the aforesaid request
from the City Council without dir
ect1y violating the provisions of the
City Charter and the provisions of
Its own resolution heretofore referred
to, nor without making the members
of the Board liable under the provi-
s1ons of section 113, of the City Char
ter, and be it further,
RESOLVED, That a COPY of this
resolution be transmitted to the City
Council.
A communication from the Water
and Light Commission was presented.
reporting part of the minutes of g.
recent meeting Of said Board, with
reference to proposed central
heating system" for part of the busi-
ness section of the City.
Messrs. Ben Benson and ]. F.. N.Y.
Equ1st. representing patrons of said
proposed system, and Mr.. Wallin of
the Water and Light Commission
were present and they all spoke on
the said subject.
After some discussion motion was
made and carried that the said heat
ing proposition be carried over till
the next meeting.
ON motion. the Mayor was request
ed to appoint committee to investi-
gate such a heating extension and to
inquire about the operation of such
systems in towns that have them,
Aldermen Erickson, Scott and Jen-
sen were appointed such a commit.
tee.
The Clerk reported that Mr.. A.
Rowat, appointed to Office of City En-
gineer at the last meeting, and Mr..
P. A. Nelson appointed as Street Com
missioner had failed to qualify for
said positions, owing to the compen-
sat1on fixed not being satisfactory to
them.
On motion, the Council then pro-
ceeded to elect a City Engineer, and
upon ballot being taken, Mr.. James
A. Rowat received the full vote of
the Council, eight in all, and was de-
clared duly elected to said office for
the ensuing year.
Alderman Erickson offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolution:
Resolved, that the salary of the |
City Engineer for the ensuing wear,
be and the same is hereby fixed at |
the sum OF $3.50 per hour while en-
ployed; the said engineer to furnish |
his own transportation and assistant |
at his own cost and expense and |
without expense to the City.
Approved April goth, 1919.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
Mr.. Peter A. Nelson was placed in |
nomination for the office of Street |
and upon ballot being
taken, received the full vote of the
Council and was declared duly elect
ed to said office for the ensuing wear. |
Alderman Jensen presented the fol- |
lowing resolution which was adopted |
by the following vote: Ayes" 8: i
'noes,'' none.
Resolution:
Resolved, that the salary OF the
Street Commissioner be, and the same
Is, hereby fixed at the sum of 900
per month, while employed.
Approved April 29th, 1919.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
A letter from Mr.. c. S. Olson was
in which he declined to
accept the re-appointment as a Mem
Der of the Water and Light Commits
sion, which was unanimously tender
ed him by the Council at the last
meeting.
The Council then proceeded to elect
a Member of the Water and Light
Commission in place of Mr.. c. S. o.
vrh
On ballot being taken Mr.. F. G. |
Handy received five (5) votes and
Mr.. N. 0. Nelson received three (3)
votes.
There being no choice a second bal
lot was taken with exactly the same
result as on the first ballot.
There being no choice a third bal
lot was, on motion, taken with the
following result: F.. G. Handy receiv-
ing seven ,(7) votes and N. o. Mel
son one Q) vote and Mr. F. G.. Han
dy was declared duly elected as a |
Member of the Water and Light Com
for a term of three years.
The matter of appointing a City
Dairy Inspector, carried over from
the last meeting, was then taken up.
On ballot being taken DR.. Edward
Wanner .receivel three votes and DR..
Peter Nelson four votes, and there
was one blank ballot cast.
There being no choice, a second
ballot was taken and DR.. Nelosn re-
ceived four votes and DR.. Wanner
four votes. There still being no
choice third ballot was taken, and
DR.. Nelson received s votes and DR..
Wanner three votes, and DR.. Peter
Nelson was then declared duly elect
ed to the office of Dairy Inspector
for the ensuing year.