The Cook County news-herald., 1920-04-07
VILLAGE COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

The Village Council of the Village c1
! Grand Marais met at the Council room
In said village on the 1st day of April
1920. at 1880 o'clock p. M, with all
members present IL - = - 'sz ii 1a.2s$4 i
The following bills were audited and
on motion by Trustee winger and sec.
onded by Trustee Bayle were approved
and ordered paid as follows:-'
George Leng. services as clerk
OF village election. .........$ 80
Geo. Robertson, services as
judge of village election. g. 80
j, H. Pinkerton, services as
judge Of village election.... 2.30
Cook County State Bank, 49,.
Treasurer's and Clerks
bonds .......... .......... 1880
G.. F. LundQuist. assigne work
by Ole AmundsOn .......... $50
Ed. Toftey and Co.. gasoline
and mdse .....:............ 1856
blanks .......... ........: =: 1850
Matt johnson, printing and
publishing for village. ........ $500
The oath of office was then admin
istered 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. j. Bayle. trustee, three years: 8
VIM. H. Bally. Treasurer. one year.
q. F. Lundquist, clerk, one year. Il
Geo. H. Durfee, Justice of the Peace,
for two years.
Matt Johnson, Justice of the Peace
for two years. -
Bonds furnished by the following Of
ticers Were examined and approved by
the chair as follows:
WIN. H. Bally, Iowa Bonding and
Casualty Co., surety. $4,000 90
G. F. Lundquist. Iowa Bonding and
Casualty Co.. surety. $500. 90.
Geo. H. Durfee, J. j. Hussey and J.
H. Winger. surety. $500. 90.
Matt Johnson, w. H. Bally and j. H
Plnkerton, surety, $5OO.OO.
The new board then proceeded to or.
ganize for the new years business and
proceeded to the appoin tment of differ.
ent committees as follows:
Street and Alley Committee-P. J.
Bayle and G.. F. Lundquist.
Fire and Water Committee-G. F
Lundquist and J. H. Winger.
Finance Comnlittee-J. J. Hussey and
J. H. Winger.
Gas and Light Commit tee-J. 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 ensuine
year: DR.. F. B. Hicks. health officer;
G. F. Lundquist, c. o. Backlund, P. j
Bayle, and H. e. Qualheim.
TIa Foil
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 OF
more substitute members of the fire de.
partment. with further full authority
to the chief as set forth in Ordinance
No. 18 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 a
regular fire and $1.00 for each hour
spent at fire or taking care of fire ap.
paratus after any fire. The members
of the fire department shall receive
SO. 90 for each time that they shall be
called out to a regular fire, and $.7s
per hour spent in fighting such fires
The date and time of such work shal
be kept by the secretary of said fire
department and reported to the COM
| mon council as prescribed in Ordinance
No. IS of the village ordinances.
On motion the council then adjourn
ed to meet again on April IA. 1920.
G. f. LUNDQUIST,
4-7 Clerk.