Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15

Will Gilman. making cover for horse
fountain 90
| Pit sburgh Meter Co.. meter supplies. 2 %
The Anchor Packing Co., packing forw
W pumps .................-.. .'.... IL "a
Stephens Bros. labor and material for
W W and streets. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Eastman Lumber Co, material and fuel
for dept OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II 10
The Tribune. printing and publishing. % IS
Crawford Bros. 10 90
Mrs. Gro. Lindsey. photograph for
municipal building .................. Is
M. P. Pub. Ser. Co., st light, S259.93
city hall light and mdse 1915.
water WORKS power 500. 40. .......... 366 %
| M. P. Heating Co.. heat for city hail.. As go
NJ. P Telephone Co., rent and toll ...... rs
Election officers. Dec. Is 1919. ......... 116 90
j. +. Harris Co.. fuel and carriage. 20 50
j. P. Hawkins. P J., portion of rent.
etc. for police court............ l6
I. N; Priestley. legal services from -
Nov. l, TO Jan. 1. 1920 ................ 1913 CO
Will Horn Sec. Fire Co.. A Ross frd.. % 90
0. K Huge, bal due on cement contract 1928 u
City treasurer's report was read and
on motion of Alderman Horn it was
accepted and ordered placed on file.
]. P. Harris. Jr., representing Stand
ard Oil Co., presented quotation on
Standard No. 4 Road Oil at sos per
gallon, stating that if price should be
lowered the city would receive the ben
eft.
Moved by Alderman Horn that an
order be placed for two cars, more or
less, No. 4 Standard Road Oil and the
city clerk be authorized to sign con-
tract. Motion carried unanimously.
Report of streets committee in re-
gard to street lighting from a. m.
until laborers could get to their work at
the zinc works, was presented by Aid
erman Shepard, who stated that the
Public Service Co. has agreed to give
above service free of charge.
Written opinion of Atty. T. M.
Priestley in the case of Miss Ann
Weckler VS.. city of Mineral Point was
read.
Moved by Alderman Sims that May
or Hutchinson be authorized to settle
above case for $3.50. Motion carried.
Claim of W. N. Curry in regard to
curb and gutter tax was presented and
referred to committee on streets and
sidewalks to report at next meeting.
Matter of step on State street in
front of residence of John Aide deferred
to next meeting, on motion of Alder
man Shepard. =.
Moved by Aid. Brown, seconded by
Aid. Quirk that the following ordinance
No. 1877 be adopted:
Ordinance Number 1877.
An ordinance providing for bond
issue to cover cost of additional water
works equipment and apparatus
Whereas, The City of Mineral Point,
Wisconsin, is city of the 4th class,
organized under the General Charter
Laws of Wisconsin and
Whereas. The total assessed valua-
ton of said city, at the time of the last
assessment for state and county taxes,
was the sum of So, 538, 245 90; and
Whereas, The total Indebtedness Of
the city Of Mineral Point at the present
time is less than $40, 100000, including
all bonded Indebtedness and
Whereas, The city is without stand
by pumping service, in event of power
failue by the public utility that is fur
nishing the city with power for pump
ing city water at the present time; and
Whereas, 1t is necessary to issue
bonds to cover the cost of the purchase
of such additional pumping equipment,
Now, Therefore, the Common Council
of the City of Mineral Point do ordain
as follows:
Section One. The City of Mineral
Point shall issue SO, 600 90 of it's negoti-
able bonds to cover the cost of INSTALL
ing such additional water works equip
ment as may be required, said bonds to
be issued in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 925-133 of the Re-
vised Statures Of the State of Wiscon-
sin for 1917, and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto.
Section Two. Said bonds shall be of
the denomination of $4,000 or S1OO. 90
as required by the purchasers.
Each of said bonds shall be dated
March 1st, 1920, and said bonds shall be
paid and fully discharged in five annual
installments as follows:
$4,000. 90 on March /, 1921.
$4,000 90 on March l, 1922.
$4,000 90 on March l, 1923.
$4,000 90 on March l, 1924.
100000 on March /, 1925.
Said bonds shall bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable
annually.
Section Three. There shall be raised,
and there is hereby levid upon all prop
erty, real and personal, within the City
of Mineral Point, County of Iowa, and
State of Wisconsin, direct annual tax
lcs1 Ia1a 70 l.