Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-12-28
THE CITY COUNCIL DOINGS

T.. Smith. Menu erS present: Alder
men M. d. HeIgeson, NJ. o. Larsen,
III. A. Smith, John Side, E. G. Hedge
son and p. /. McHenry. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved.
The following accounts were read, ap-
proved by the finance committee, and
upon motion Of Alderman McHenry
and second by Alderman NJ. o. Larson
that the rules be suspended and the
accounts allowed under the suspension
of the rules, buy roll call all voting
aye. X. o. Sordahl, curb and gutter,
! $500; Jno. E. NuZum & Sons Lmbr.
Co. material, $S0.96; Standard Oil Co.
$50 gallons oil, 10 gallons gasoline,
S43. so; Levi B. Lake labor, S13 so;
l.. C. Boyle coal for new pump house,
$20.33; j. J. Connolly for A. J. Moen,
1920; E. II. Officer freight and dray-
| age, $60.36; Schultz & Burkhardt, lat
erals, $486.75; j. j. Connolly balance
on sewage ejector station, $317. so;
Keystone Driller Co., 1918 in. outside
sucker rods, $265.99; w. A. Roosevelt
| Co.fittings, 1871 jackson & Son, $50
Nirom Foster sand, S41.20; appropria-
ton to protection fire company No. l,
$261.20; Fred Hayter, $14.20; Elvin
Hayter S14.20; Earl Linderud $1.60;
| Irwin Henry labor on Pump $33. Sal
airy account for December: A.E.Smith
on salary, 500; M. D. Helgeson on
salary to Jan. list, 1922, SIG; NJ. A.
Smith $18; Nj. o. Larson $18; P. I.
McHenry SIS; John Side SIG; E. c..
| Helgeson SIG; Ever Monsoon S1O0; AL
va Loucks 800; Harold Hall 500;
G. z. Powell SIS; VIM. B. Morris $100;
| T. N. Brewer S2O8.3 F. NJ. MinshaIi
! $50; Sec. Library Board So; Board of
Park Com. for manager of band, $50;
E. j. Older $3.50.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman E. c. Helgeson
! that the rules be suspended and the
resolution be passed under the sus-
pension of the rules by roll call all
voting aye.
Be it resolved by the Common Coun-
ell of the City of Viroqua as follows:
| That whereas the city has at times
a large amount of money which is in
the hands of the City Treasurer and
which is by him deposited in the banks
| of the city of Viroqua, which funds
during their duration of deposit tdaw
no interest.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
| Common Council of the City of Viro-
qua, that the City Treasurer make
such arrangement with some BAN.
whereby the City of Viroqua shall re-
| ceive interest on its deposits, and such
notice shall be given that the city will
receive bids for its deposits as pro-
vided by law, and that the same shall
be received by said treasurer at any
time he shall ask for sealed bids at the
! next regular meeting of the Council,
4 December 81, 1921.
| introduced by Alderman p |. Nc
| Henry,
E. J. Older, Clerk.
Passed December 20, 1921.
1t was moved by Alderman NJ: d.
Helgeson and second by Alderman ST.
die that the cement work bill of X. o.
| Sordahl be taken up and disposed of
at this time. All voted aye.
1t was moved by Alderman M. A.
Smith and second by Alderman Side
that the bill be allowed under the sus-
pension of the rules upon an Is inch
gutter basis Roll call all voted aye.
1t was moved by Alderman M. d.
Helgeson and second by Alderman M.
0. Larsen that the notice to VIM. B.
Morris, nightwatchman, be taken up
at this time. Motion carried. 1t was
moved by Alderman McHenry and sec
ond by Alderman NJ A. Smith that the
matter Of VIM. B. Morris, nightwatch-
man, be laid on the table Motion car
ried. Moved by Alderman NJ A.
Smith and second by Alderman M. D.
Helgeson that the officers of Protec-
ton Fire Co. No. l be confirmed, all
voting aye.
Chief, John Schultz; assistant chief,
j. Fleming; treasurer, H. E. Packard;
secretary, E. c. Helgeson; LIST fire
warden, f. Hay; End FIRE warden. K
Stewart; Bird fire warden, B. Morrison;
foreman hook and ladder, Will Devlin;
foreman hose, Fred Slade; Foreman
chemicals, Fl. II. Seller; o. Anderson,
j. Jackson, NJ. Keegan, X. Doering, L.
Nordlie, A. Burkhardt, J. Bann, H.
Fehlberg, A. Tuhus, w. Gilman, P. S.
Curtis, r. Horribly, o. Hagen, T. Garin,
c. Curtis, J. Monahan.
1t was moved by Alderman NJ A.
Smith and seconded by Alderman ST.
die that the city appropriate S261.20 to
Protection Fire Co. No. l, under the
suspension of the rules by roll call, all
voting aye.
Moved by Alderman NJ. A. Smith
and seconded by Alderman John Side
that the council adjorun.
E. J. OLDER, Clerk.
Viroqua, Wis, December 9th, 1921.
Regular meeting of the Common
Council called to order by Mayor A. E.
Smith. Members present: Aldermen
NJ. d. Helgeson, M. o. Larson, NJ. A.
Smith, John Side, E. C. Helgeson and
P. |. McHenry.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved. The following accounts !
were read, approved by the finance
committee, and upon motion of Alder
man E. G. Helgeson that the rules be |
suspended and the accounts allowed.
Upon motion to suspend the rules all /
voted aye. Upon motion to allow the |
accounts under the suspension of the !
rules roll call all voted aye. Wis
Mimi. Light & Power Co. lights for
December 1921, $499S3; F. NJ. Min |
shall for interest on sewer bonds, !
SS0lS; Irwin Henry labor on pump.
$40; Standard 0oil Co. 800 gallons
oil, 10 gallons gasoline, $49.73; Jack !
son 4 Son polish for fire truck, $3.75;
Western Union Tel. Co. telegram to
Chicago, S53e; w. A. Roosevelt Co,
90 pounds waste, $3.50; II. C. Miller
20. y gross writing pencils, sI.5S;
Wis. Foundry & Machine Co. l area
CRATE 24xS9 in. and 27x29 in. 1892. /
A report from the committee on
water and sewerage was submitted by
the chairman recommending that
safety switch be installed at the sew
erage pumping stations was by mo-
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