Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-07-19
THE CITY COUNCIL DOINGS
Vironua. WIS. July Is, l922.


Virouua, Wis, July is, 1922.
Regular meeting OF the Common
Council called to order by Mayor A. f.
Smith. Members present, Aldermen
r. E. Johnson, M.A.Smith, John Stew
art, E. c. Helgeson and p. /. MeHenry.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved. The following accounts
We're read, approved by the finance
committee and upon motion Of Alder
man E. c. Helgeson and second by
Alderman McHenry that the rules be
suspended and the accounts allowed
under the suspension of the rules by
roll call all voting aye. Accounts:
Nj. j. Felix expense for trip to Madi-
son for the city $4.45; VIM, Ryan ser
vice and expense $40; W. G. kirchOtfer
part payment on contracts 1900; Lam
pert Construction Co. part payment on
paving contract $1,000; Standard Oil
Co. $50 gallons kerosene $35.0S, Stem
.er Jacobson, sewer and water laterals
1916; Otto Hamilton for trip to Wis
.c0nsin Rapids after dynamite. S25; F..
H. Officer, freight and drayage, S1S,12;
H. H, Rabbit & Son drive and walk
for Chas. Rhodes and Frank Hay S69.-
20; T. n. Brewer expense trip to Madi-
son. sell; H. Mueller Mfg. Co. brass
goods S42I1; Fred Hirsehfleld $3.50;
Nick Torgerson use of team, SiS.75;
Vim. Weieh, $3.50; Claud Hamilton
ISL; C. Getter SIS; Ralph Supple SIS;
John Schultz $3.50.
A petition from the L. c. S. E. R. r.
Co. was read and referred to the COM
mlttee on streets.
Applications from Ernest Stout, A.
NJ Skrede, James Waldron, CD .Kueb-
Ter for sewer and water was granted
upon motion of Alderman McHenry
and seconded by Alderman f. c. Hell
geson, all voting aye.
1t was moved by Alderman John
Stewart and seconded by Alderman r.
Z. Johnson that the city purchase a
Minneapolis tractor for $3.50, Roll
call. R. z. Johnson, aye; NJ. A. Smith
no; John Stewart aye; E. c. Helgeson
aye; P. I. McHenry aye.
The Board Of Public Works present
ed the report on assessment for the
proposed streets, viz. East Decker st.
from Main St to the east line of Wis
consin Ave.East Ave. from East Deck
er St. to the north side of Railroad
Ave. Railroad Ave. from East Ave.
to the c. NJ & st. P. right of way.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman M. A. Smith, viz.
Resolved that the report of the
Board of Public Works filed June r,
1922. assessing benefits and damages
| for street improvements be corrected
in the following particulars: That the
assessment against the property of M.
! H. Bekkedal 4 Son be distributed and
assessed against each parcel of land
owned by said NJ H. Bekkedal & Son
as shown in the supplement report,
the total remaining as assessed by the
Board of Public Works. 1t was NOV
ed by Alderman E. C. Helgeson and
seconded by Alderman John Stewart
that the resolution be adopted. Was
adopted. all voting aye.
1t was moved by Alderman NJ. A.
Smith and seconded by Alderman John
Stewart that the report of the Board
| of Public Works on the matter of the
proposed pavement Of the following
streets viz East DeckersSt. from Main
st. TO the east line of Wisconsin Ave.
East Ave from East Decker St. to
the north side of Railroad Ave. Rail
road Ave from East Ave. to the C. M.
q St.P. right of way be confirmed.
Was confirmed, all voting aye.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman E. c. Helgeson and
it was moved by Alderman NJ. A.
Smith and seconded by Alderman Nc
Henry that the resolution be passed.
Be it resolved that any ordinance
providing that the city bear any Of
the expense of putting in any curb
and gutter is hereby rescinded. Re
solution was adopted, all voting aye.
1t was moved by Alderman Stew
art and seconded by Alderman NJ. A.
Smith that the city pay full costs of
the intersectieas of all streets now
proposed to be paved. Roll call, all
voted aye.
1t was moved by Alderman M. A.
Smith and seconded by Alderman r.
E. johnson that the Council adjourn.
E. j. OLDER, Clerk.