Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-06-07
The CITY COUNCIL DOINGS
viroqua, Wis, May 31st, 1922.


Viroqua, Wis, May 31st, 1922.
Regular meeting of the Common
Council called TO order by Mayor A.
E. Smith. Members present: Alder
men M. d. Helgeson, R. E. Johnson,
M. A. Smith, John Stewart, E. G. Hell
geson, p. l. McHenry.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved. The following accounts
were read, approved by the finance
committee and upon motion Of Alder
man McHenry and second by Alder
man E. G. Helgeson the rules were
suspended and the accounts allowed
under the suspension Of the rules by
roll call all voting aye.
Accounts Smith Hdw. Co. mater
ial and supplies, s59.25; Grown Metal
Co., balance lead pipe 1891; Bann &
Fehlberg, labor and material $18.O7;
Standard Oil Co., So gallons gasoline,
faucet, barrels, $27; Vernon County
Agricultural Society 66 feet of wire
used at disposal plant, $3.50; Viroqua
Telephone Co. 2 poll used for posts,
81; Lacrosse & Southeastern Ry. Co.
freight on car of road oil S135.52; A.
G.. Hook labor at disposal plant for
fencing, $40; Jackson & Son, material
and labor, $12.40; Board of Park Com
missioners presented the following
bills: L.C.Boyle man and team, $49.50
Smith Hdw. Co. $10.25; ID. T. Buchan-
an $50; Steiner Jacobson, sewer and
water laterals S245.75; E. H. Officer
freight and drayage and Westbrook
Tank Line Co. $34.82; Schultz & Burk-
hart, sewer and water laterals, S98.70;
c. E. Powell, janitor at library, 1928;
J. j. Connolly repair of force main
charged TO account of Mulholland $780,
05; w. A. Roosevelt Co. pipe and fit
tings $109.94; Claud Hamilton $16;
Harry Dennis man and team $33; Fred
Hirschfield $21; Thos. LePage Jr. &c.
60; Nick Torgeson use of team 1920;
VIM. WEIGH $8.70; Harold Nishols po-
lice$75; Harry NJ. Barker, nightwatch
$50; Harold Hall care of fire truck,
500; Alva Loucks street com. 500;
manager of band $50; 7. NJ Brewer,
city engineer, $208.34; Harold Proctor
city attorney $50; F. M. Minshall, treas.
S65; E. j. Older $3.50.
Resolution adopting the kind of
pavement was introduced by Alder
man E. c. Helgeson. 1t was moved
by Alderman NJ. A. Smith and second
ed by Alderman P. I. McHenry that
the resolution be adopted. All voted
aye.
Be it resolved by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Viroqua that the
type of pavement for East Decker st.
to Wisconsin avenue from East Deck
er st. north on East Ave. to Railroad
Ave. east on Railroad Ave to c. NJ. &
st. p. right of way, be a single course
reinforced pavement.
Passed May 31st, 1922.
A. E. Smith, Mayor
Attest. E. ]. Older, Clerk.
introduced by Alderman E. C. Hell
geson.
Moved by Alderman M. A. Smith
and seconded by Alderman E. C. Hell
geson that the city purchase electric
light poles and also sufficient cable
and conduits for contemplated white
way. Roll call all voted aye.
1t was moved by Alderman NJ. A.
Smith and seconded by Alderman Jno.
Stewart that the city book one car
of road oil at 61s per gallon delivered
at Viroqua upon order from the city
clerk. Roll call, R. E. Johnson, aye;
NJ. A. Smith aye; John Stewart aye;
E. G. Helgeson, aye; p. /. McHenry no.
The mayor appointed E. A. Wigan-
owsky as weed commissioner and by
motion OF Alderman 4. 9. Helgeson
and second by Alderman PI-McHenry
the nomination was confirmed. all vot-
ing aye.
It was moved by Alderman E. c.
Helgeson and seconded by Alderman
K. f. johnson that the drain layers
license and bond OF John Schultz and
Albert Burkhart be accepted. 1t was
accepted, all voting aye.
1t was moved by Alderman M. A.
Smith and seconded by Alderman f..
c. Helgeson that the Lampert Con-
struction Co. being the lowest bidder
that the contract be and hereby is