Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
THE CITY COUNCIL

| Pursuant to adjournment OF March 4,
1919, an adjourned regular meeting of
the common council was held on above
date in the council chamber.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
1 Hutchinson.
Members present: Aldermen Horn,
Shepard, Chamley, Brown, Coady,
Groth, Gilman. Absent: Alderman
Martin.
Moved by Alderman Gilman that S.
tax paid by Mr.. John Graham under
protest be refunded Carried.
= Mr.. H. Kleinhammer, engineer, re-
ported on his examination of bids on
water works extension and pronounced
Mr. F. E. Kaminski of Whitewater,
Wis, lowest bidder, having bid of
So, 800 80 on general specifications, $32
each for inserting auxiliary valves at
MIGRANTS, So per Gu. I'd. for rock exca-
vations, 81. so each for inserting corpor-
alton cocks.
Moved by Alderman Brown that the
specifications be changed to include
auxiliary valves and two extra valves,
and change class of pipe from Glass D
to Class C. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Brown that bid
of Mr.. Kaminski be accepted and con-
tract be awarded to him under specifi-
cations as changed; the bid on specif-
cations as changed $9,313.9O. Carried
unanimously.
Alderman Horn, chairman of schools
committee, reported on inspection of
fourth ward school building, which is
in bad condition, and recommended that
the question Of bonding the city for
$50, 900 be submitted to the people at
the municipal election.
Moved by Alderman Gilman that
the question of bonding city for $75, 900
for the purpose of building new school
building be submitted to the people on
election day, April LIST.
Alderman Chamley amended above
motion to include that the erection of
said building shall not take place before
1920. Amendment carried unanimously.
Motion as amended carried unanimously.
Alderman Horn offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved that proposition to borrow
Seventy Five Thousand ($75, 1000 OO)
Dollars from the trust funds of the
State of Wisconsin for the purpose of
! buying a site for and erecting a new
High School Building in the City Of
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, be submitted
to the qualified voters of the City Of
Mineral Point at a special election and
that the City Clerk be and he hereby is
directed to give notice of such election
to be held at the usual place for holding
elections in the City of Mineral Point in
accordance with the provisions of Sec
ton 25.05 Of the Revised Statutes of the
State Of Wisconsin. Said loan to be re-
paid to the state within twenty (20)
years in equal annual installments and
to bear interest at the rate Of A. per
cent per annum, payable annually as
provided by law.
The question being on the adoption of
the resolution, the vote thereon was
taken by ayes and noes and resulted as
follows:
Ayes: Shepard, Horn, Gilman,
Chamley, Groth, Brown, Coady. Noes:
None
Alderman Shepard reported on pro-
position of Concrete Construction Co.
in regard to material for streets and
recommended that city purchase glass
rock from said company according to
| bid.
Moved by Alderman Horn that re-
communication be accepted and city
purchase rock from M. P Concrete
Construction Co. according to bid.
Motion carried.
The Committee on Fire and Water
discharging the duties of Board of
Public Works then presented the con-
tract for Water Works Extension with
Mr. Frank E. Kaminski, together with
form of bond duly executed by the
COM ittee and Mr. Kaminski.
Upon motion of Alderman Brown the
said contract was approved and the
Mayor and Clerk directed to join in it's
execution. :
Town Board represented by Mr. James
Walters, Chairman, Mr. George Phillips
and John r. Wallace, appeared in be-
half Of town in regard to income tax of
M. P. Zinc Co.
On motion the meeting adjourned to
Tuesday. March Is, 1919.
J. W. HUTCHINSON, Mayor.
Attest: FRED j. JEUCK, City Clerk.