Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-10-15
CIT COUNC H J
PR0C EEDINGS

| order. - tt-:sTT:s..S = /
The following named members Of the
| Council were present on roll eall:> Mayor
Wellin, Aldermen Olson, Scott. Hoar.
lund, Nelson, Brown, Jensen and Biorn-
! Der, g.; absent, none: $50 -
City Attorney Stanford also was pres:
The minutes of the last regular RI meet:
! Ing were read and approved.
The followig bills were, on motion.
referred to the Finance Commtttee:.
Water & Light CON-, street lights ::
and light City Hall bldg Sept. -
~ ..'........ 1000. :$271.2 "a
| ). w. Kent, services as spl police
and traffic officer i. 20 IN
A. o. Bryant. services as spl. DO
Ha nee and atat traffic of1cer .::..:.: 1900
p9 Oh ma and trafae officer: ::...., 20 90
N. W. Telephone Co., phone rent
~ ana calls ......... 400
Geo W s'z Enp,a " OK &c. DOG checks 4.56
ps and one : road drag. -. 2o5.so
orayage on drags and street
crossing crates .......... 16.41
r. H. Larson, labor at Fire sta 80"
tlon ................ 500
a. y. sather' labor In Parks -. 1850
A. .. sather, labor sewers 500
A. sundling, labor sewers ...... 800
WATER AND LIGHT FUND
| J. Andrae & Sons Co., mdse 81 80
H u, Marsh Co., mdse. ........ 1893
N. W. Elect. Equip. Co., mdse. :. 1919
81. raul Elect. Co., mdse. ....... 341.56
] tarHal1- w airing Co., mdse.. 17.82
4aay lag CO., "ose. .'.......... 9.15
A. O. Forsberg, Postmaster, 5000
II postal cards fer statements. 5000
Erie City Iron Works, part pay
ment on new engine 97396O
j. H. Virgins Co.. 1888 lbs.
water main pipe ..::.:...... sQs.21
}. II. Virgins Co., part payment
II on 9Th street water main con-
tract ::........: .:......:::.... 600 90
T. Christianson, labor ........ 41.25
II Great Northern Ry. Co., freight
two cars coal ....:....:.... 2sse2
| Lewis c Nelson, drayase on
pea ear rs coal 1,a11 r,i,,n 27s,71
Il II. E. Nelson, street curbing . 1900
A. p. Borgeson, sand for catch
basins ................:. $500
Geo: W: Engle' street crossing
crates 1914
P. Anderson, labor .........::... 27,se
A. Sundling, labor .........- 24.7b
i A. .. Sather, labor ....... 600
/ A. P. Bergeson, paid for loading
\ car of sand for street surfac-
ing :.;;:;,::..:;. .........: 900
Il Farmers Machine Co., labor man
and steam tractor ........... $500
i T. eastman, labor team ...... 975
Q. T. Olstad, labor team ........ 1870
4 " Moran, labor team $50
hewis {; Nelson labor team 1890
| A. E. Mossbers, medicine for
poor .................... 14.y5
A. P. Bergeson, cash paid for rail-
II road tickets for destitute trans
The Finance Committee r.portea M tse
11c hoa1r 49,
II report was accepted.
/ Alderman Olson offered tho following
resolution which was adopted by. the
| following vote: Ayes" z; 'noes," none.
n RESOLUTION.
i Be it resolved by the City Council Of
/ the City of Willmar that the City Clerk
/ be, and he hereby is, authorized to Is
i sue warrants against the respective
\ funds in payment of the foregoing ap:
II proved bills. '-"S
Il Approved October 14th, 1919.
II E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
II In the matter of hearing on paving
Il improvements on Litchfield and .Gorton
II avenues, and part of 10th street West,
II from Litchfield to Gorton avenue. CON
II tinued from meeting September 8th,
1919 the said hearing was taken up at
ii this meeting.
ii The Mayor stated that any one preY-
ii ent who was interested in said matter
would now have an opportunity to be
II heard
Il Several property owners, owning prop:
II erty on said streets proposed to be paw
II ed, were present and the following
named were heard on said matter.
II Christ Rasmussen, Litchfield Ave. W.,
asked about the cost of paving, which
II question Engineer Rowat answered.
II Mr. Rasmussen did not seem to op-
II pose paving improvements.
j. J. Rivkin asked about the rate Of
II interest paving assessments would bear
and 1t was stated that the arrangement
with bonding firm was that they
would buy such certificates at 5h per
II cent interest, and property owners
Il would have fifteen years in which to
II pay the assessments in annual INSTALL
II ments. e
II John Williams asked about paving
/ matters and stated that he was in favor
II of paving.
II NJ D. Manning, representing the Odd
II Fellows Building Association, asked
II about the proposed width of paving be-
II tween 9Th and 9Th streets W., which
II question was answered IT
Il After some discussion about different
h kinds of paving construction this hear
Il ing was, on motion, continued until the
1 regular meeting on November 10TH next,
n at o'clock p: m.
Il The City Attorney presented plans and
/ blue prints from the Northwestern Tele-
| phone Co. for placing their wires UNDER
! ground in certain parts Of the City, and
| he reported that said Company asked
| for the Councils permission to make
| such change. =
L The matter was talked over
II Alderman Scott presented the follow
| !: ing resolution which was adopted by
| the following vote ayes" z; "noes,"
/ none.
\ RESOLUTION. ':r
RESOLVED. By the City Council Of
i City Of Willmar, Minnesota, that the
i Northwestern Telephone Exchange Com
l pany, be- and it is hereby granted per
| mission to lay, construct and maintain
| underground conduits and cables to-
y gether with man holes for their tele-
phone service along and under the sur
face of the following streets and ave.
nues of the City of Willmar, to-wit:
7 Pacific Avenue from Fifth Street
, West to Seventh Street West; Benson
Avenue from Third Street West to
Seventh Street West; Becker Avenue
from Third Street West to Fifth
Street West; Trott Avenue from Third
Minnesota Avenue from Third Street
West to Fifth Street West; Sixth Street
: West from Pacific Avenue to Benson
Avenue; Fourth Street West from Pa
cif1c Avenue to Monongalia Avenue.
This permission Is granted upon the
express understanding that the laying
of said conduits and cables shall be &C.
complished as rapidly as possible and
with as little Inconvenience to travel
as possible: that the said Northwestern
Telephone Exchange Company holds the
City of Willmar harmless from any
claims. damages or suits for damages.
injured in the excavations for said
| cond1lifs and cables and that when cofY1-