Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-08-25
Hildar N. Hoaglund and others.

Hildar N. Hoaglund and others.
Sealed bid of j, G. Griggs, for do |
ing the said grading was opened and
read, and as that was the only bid
received, his bid was accepted.
Alderman Scott offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted by
the following vote: "Ayes," 6; noes
none.
Resolution.
Resolved, That the bid of j. G.
Griggs for the grading of Minnesota
Ave., East, from 4th Street. East, to
Ann Street and of Ann Street from
Trott Ave., East, and South to Jo-
hanna Avenue in the City of Will
mar, at the following price, to-wit:
Eighty six cents per yard for
each cubic yard moved from Trott
Ave., East, and placed on said Min
nesota Ave., between 4th Street,
East, and Ann Street, and Seventy
five cents per cubic yard for the
grading and filling of said Ann
Street, between Trott Ave. and JQ-
hanna Ave-. be and the same is here
by accepted, and the Mayor and City
Clerk are hereby authorized to enter
into a contract with said J. G. Griggs
for the doing Of said work.
Approved August 9th, 1920.
VICTOR E.. LAWSON, Mayor.
Mr.. Griggs' contract bond for said
grading was, on motion, fixed at $500.
A petition for extension of the
sanitary sewer on Ann Street, Fer
rings Addition, beginning 100 #.
South Of Minnesota Ave., East, and
thence South to Johanna Ave., and
signed by Jacob Mekeland, Luther
Benson, Howard Phillips and Leroy
F. Johnson was presented, and it was,
on motion referred to the Sewer
Committee.
Contract bonds of J. H, Virgins
Co.. for laying water mains, and of
John j. Anderson, for constructing
sewer on Campbell Ave. and 18th
Steet, NJ, were presented, and said
bonds were, on motion, approved.
A statistical report from the Sec
rotary of the Willmar Public Lii
brary, for year ending June 3Oth,
1920, was presented, also a report
from Mr.. Norman, building Inspect
or, of building permits issued in
July 1920, and said reports were Or
dered placed on file,
A petition of H. C. Garstad, F. B.
Swain, A. B. johnson and others was
presented, asking that the evening
Street Sprinkling service be extend
ed on Becker Ave-, East, from 4th
Street, East, to 9Th Street East, and
the said petition was, on motion,
granted.
On motion the Council proceeded
to have a hearing on petition of
Harry Hoaglund, Minnie Gray and
others for the the grading of 9Th
Street, East, between Becker and
Trott Avenues, East, as per publish
ed notice given in the official paper.
The matter was talked over and it
was, on motion, ordered that the
proceedings under the aforesaid
petition be considered null and void,
that this hearing be called off and
that a new petition for grading i'm
provements on said part of 9Th
Street, East, be prepared.
Matter of trimming boulevard
trees was brought up, and the park
board was, on motion, instructed to
give notice to property owners to
have boulevard trees properly trim
med.
Matter of street paying improve
ments was brought up and was dis
cussed.
AS the State Supreme Court has
decided the Law under which it was
proposed to make paving improve
ment here does not apply to Cities
having Home Rule Charters it is now
necessary to proceed with paving i'm.
provements under our Charter provi-
slons, and city attorney was instructed
to prepare the proper petitions to have
signed for paving on Litchfeld ave.
and in the business district of the
City,.
It was ordered that the Citv's
dwelling on Lot IL, Block AZ, South
the said building be moved off the
lot, and the Clerk was, on motion
unanimously carried, instructed to
call for bids for the sale of said
dwelling to be received at meeting
to be held September 18th, 1920.
acquisitions for supplies from the
Water and Light Department were
presented and the Clerk was instruct:
ed to order same.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
r.. VICTOR E LAWSON, Mayor.
Attest HANS GUNDERSON.~
City Clerk.