The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-08
CITY MAKES SALE
OF WATER BONDS
ISSUE OF $50, 10000 SOLD AT PAR
ABOUT HALF WILL BE
CANCELLED

Minutes of a regular meeting OF
the City Council of the City of Wolf
Point, Roosevelt county, Montana,
held in the office of the City Clerk,
on Monday, Nov. 28,1921, the reg
ular meeting place of the City Coun-
ell, at eight o'clock P. M. of said day.
Roll Call
The mayor called the meeting to
order and the following members
answered roll call:
Mayor Smith, presiding.
Aldermen Carpenter, Lynn, Lemon
and Coffey. Alderman Ferguson
absent.
City Clerk Champlin and City
Attorney Marion.
Reading of the Minutes
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of Nov. ID were read and on
motion of Alderman Coffey, seconded
by Alderman Carpenter and unani-
mously carried the minutes were ap-
proved as read.
Leave of Absence for Alderman
The clerk read an application for
leave of absence from his duties as
alderman from Alderman Ferguson
until Jan.1, 1922. Upon motion of
Alderman Coffey, seconded by AL
derman Lynn, and unanimously car
ried, Alderman Ferguson was grant
ed a leave of absence from his
duties as alderman from date until
Jan. /, 1922.
Claims Allowed
The following claims having been
audited were upon motion of Alder
mar Coffey, seconded by Alderman
Carpenter, duly allowed and ordered
to be paid and warrants drawn there
for upon the proper fund to be used
in the payment of same.
Ayes, Aldermen Coffey, Lynn, Car
penter and Lemon; noes, none; abb
sent on leave, Alderman Ferguson.
Clark & Mathieson, auditing city
books 90
Monarch Lumber Co., lumber $40
Howe & Steel, labor---- 9.75
Joseph Schmidt, labor------ 400
F. H. Smith, cash advanced for
permit l.oo
t. j. DeLaHunt, freight and
drayage 1886
Warrants No. 1898 and No. 1926
Motion made by Alderman Lynn,
seconded by Alderman Coffey, that
the treasurer be notified to pay
warrants No. 1898 and No. 1926 in
their regular turn.
Ayes, Aldermen Coffey, Lynn, Car
penter and Lemon; noes, none; alb
sent and not voting, Alderman Fer
guson.
Fire Insurance
Motion by Alderman Carpenter,
seconded by Alderman Coffey, that
the mayor be authorized to secure
$4,000 worth of fire insurance on
the pumping station and the mach
inery therein.
Ayes, Aldermen Coffey, Lynn,
Lemon and Carpenter; noes, none;
absent on leave and not voting, Al
derman Ferguson.
Waterworks Bonds
This being the time and place for
receiving bids on the $50,000.00
waterworks 6 per cent bonds of the
City of Wolf Point, and to make a
sale of the proposed issue of bonds
to the bidder offering the highest
and best bid therefor, the mayor
the city clerk to open the
bids received for the said proposed
bond issue. After considering the
bids offered, Alderman Coffey moved
that the city clerk wire Antonides
& Company of Denver, Colorado,
and ask them to wire US if they
were taking into consideration that
the council desires to cancel approx
imately $685. 0O of the said bond is
sue after the bonds were issued,
telegram was to be sent at
once. Motion seconded by Alderman
Carpenter. Ayes, Aldermen Coffey,
Lynn, Lemon and Carpenter; noes,
none; absent on leave and not vot-
ing, Alderman Ferguson.
There being no further business
to come before the meeting, Alder
Coffey moved that the council
adjourn, and to hold an adjourned
regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing at the same place and at eight
P. M. of Nov. 29, 1921.
Ayes, Aldermen Coffey, Lynn,
Lemon and Carpenter; noes, none;