The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-12
CONDENSED MINUTES OF
CITY COMMISSIONER

Inc board OIL City commissioners
met at the City Hall; September rs,
1922, 500 P. NJ.
Present: President Smart, Com
missioncrs Gross, Shaft and Thomas.
Absent: Commissioner Bratsberg.
The minutes Of September 10Th
were read and approved.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Gross
that the report of the City Attorney
in regard to Workmen's Compensation
be received and filed and that the City
Auditor be governed thereby in maxi
ing up the report to the Bureau.
Carried.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Gross
that the City Attorneys report in
regard to the liability of the CITY
for damages in the j. H. Ulsrud claim,
be received and filed and the bill for
$1,000, on above claim be rejected.
Roll Call: Yeas: Gross, Shaft,
Thomas, Smart.
The bids for coal for the Water
works Department were opened and
were as follows: Domrese, $3.50 per
ton for coal from Noonan mine of
the company's own mine; Will Brown,
$5.25 per ton, mine not specified; Cash
Feed & Fuel Co., $500 per ton, Noon
an coal.
Moved by Commissioner Gross and
seconded by Commissioner Thomas to
accept the bid Of the Cash Feed &
Fuel Co., as it is the lowest and best
bid, and the President and Auditor be
authorized to enter into contract with
same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Gross, Shaft,
Thomas, Smart.
The bids for electrical supplies were
opened and were as follows: Kopald
Electric Co., jobbers' price plus 10
percent and freight; Northwestern
Electric Co., cost plus percent for
supplies and labor. ,.-~..~..s.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Gross to accept the
bid of the Northwestern Electric Co.,
as it refers to supplies only, and the
President and Auditor be authorized
to enter into contract for same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Gross, Shaft,
Thomas, Smart.
Moved by Commissioner Gross and
seconded by Commissioner Thomas
that the reports of Judge Lynch, Po-
lice magistrate, for July and August,
1922, be received and filed and his
bills for S224.7O fees for July and
$318.80 fees for August, and the Aud
itor authorized to draw warrants on
the Public Safety Fund to pay same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Gross, Shaft,
Thomas, Smart.
Ordinance No. 30 concerning the
duties, salary and bond of the AS
SCISSOR was placed on it's first reading,
read and passed, all members present
voting YEA. ra,,a.-,ay,,-.".p->s'ds- .'
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shaft
that the City Engineer prepare esti-
mates for opening up Seventh Ave-
nue. NV. through Block /, North Mi
not, and Ehr's Addition and for the
construction of Sewer and Water
mains, Grading and Improving, curb
and gutter. Carried.
Ordinance No. 80, relating to the
licensing of transient merchants and
fire sale merchants was placed on its
first reading, read and passed, all
members voting "yea''
Adjournment.
W. M. SMART,
President City Commission
K. A. DICKINSON,
City Auditor. :.
The Board of City Commissioners
met at the City Hall in special: SEES.
sion, September Goth, 1922, 500 PM
Present: President Smart, Gross
Shaft, Thomas. ~E -. =. :,
Absent: Commissioner Bratsberg
The President stated the object ..o1
the meeting to be the allowance oil
payrolls and bills. e,
Moved by Commissioner Thomas