The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-04-14
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The. Village Council OF the Village OF
Grand Marais met at the Council room
IN said village on the LIST day OF April
1920. at 1880 o'clock p. NJ, with all
members present. :z Ns ,57..1 + III 5TG
The following bills were audited and
on motion by Trustee Winger and Sec
ondedi by Trustee Bayle were approved
and ordered paid as follows:-
George Leng. services as clerk
/ OF village election. .......$ $50
Judge Of village election. -. 2.3o
j.. H. Pinkerton, services as .
judge of village election. $50
Cook County State Bank.
ponuS .....:.... .......... II. So
G.. F. Lundauist, assigne work
by Ole AmundSOn .......... $50
Ed: Toftey and Co.. gasoline
and mdse 15.5
Walter S. Booth and Son,
plankS ......... 1.5O
Matt Johnson, printing and
publishing for village. ...... $500
The oath of office was then admin
1stered to the following. who. having
been elected as Village officers at the
village election held March 9, 1920:
j. c. Murphy. president. one year.
p. ]. Bayle. trustee. three years.
VIM. H. Bally. Treasurer. one year.
G. F. Lundquist, clerk. one year.
Geo. H. Durfee. Justice Of the Peace,
1or Two years.
Matt Johnson. Justice Of the Peace,
for two years.
t1cers were examined and approved by
the chair as follows:
VIM. H. Bally. Iowa Bonding and
Casualty Co.. surety. $4,000 90
G. F. LundQuist. Iowa Bonding and
Casualty Co.. surety. $500. o.
Geo. H. Durfee. ]. J. Hussey and J.
H. Winger. surety. $500. 90.
Matt Johnson. w. H. Bally and ]. H.
Pinkerton, surety, $685.
The new board then proceeded to or
ganize for the new years business and
proceeded to the appointment of differ
ent committees as follows:
!. Street and Alley Committee. J.
Bayle and G. F. Lundquist.
Fire and Water Committee-G. F.
Lundquist and j. H. Winger.
Finance Committee-J. ]. Hussey and
]. H. Winger.
Gas and Light Committee. H.
Winger and J. J. Hussey.
Printing and Purchasing Committee
&C. F. Lundquist.
The following were by nomination
and election duly declared members of
the Board Of Health for the ensuing
year.: DR.. r. B. Hicks. health officer;
G. F. Lundquist, c. o. Backlund. P. J.
Bayle, and H. E. Qualheim.
The following were appointed as
members of the Library Board: Mrs.
John Woods. Mrs. John Samskar, and
Matt Johnson.
On motion made by Trustee Bayle
and seconded by Winger, John Woods
was elected as Chief of the Fire De-
partment with authority to appoint
eleven regular members and eight or
more substitute members of the fire de-
partment. with further full authority
to the chief as set forth in Ordinance
No. Is as recorded in the village ordin-
ance book. His duties also to conform
with said ordinance. The said motion
also set forth the compensation for the
said chief and his company as follows:
The chief shall receive IS. 90 for each
time said department is called out to q
regular fire and $1.OO for each hour
spent at fire or taking care of fire APP
paratus after any fire. The members
Of the fire depart ment shall receive
SO. 90 for each time that they shall be
called out to a regular fire, and SITS
per hour spent in fighting such fires.
The date and time of such work Shall
be kept by the secretary of said fire
department and reported to the CON-
mon council as prescribed in Ordinance
No. 18 of the village ordinances.
On motion the council then adjourn.
ed to meet again on April IA, 1920.
G. F. LUNDQUIST,
At Clerk.