The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-22
MINUTE OF
CITY COMMISSIONER

CITY COMMISSIONERS
The Board of City Commissioners
met in adjourned meeting at the City
Hall at 8 A. NJ, June 18th, 1922.
Present: Vice President Brats-
berg, Commissioners Shaft and Thorn
as.
Absent: President Smart and Com
missioner Gross.
The minutes of the regular meet
ings of June 9Th and 18th were read
and app tied.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shaft
to open bids for watermains on GER
tain portions Of the following streets:
First Avenue N. w.; Eighth St. N.
E.; Third Ave. S. E.; Seventh St.
S. E.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft,
Thomas.
The bids were opened and were as
follows:
The Haggart Construction Co.,
Fargo, $5,869.5O.
Geo. w. Kemper, Minot, $5,622.O0.
Moved by Commissioner, Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shaft
that the board accept the bid of Geo.
w. Kemper, as it is the best and low
est bid, and the president and the
city auditor be authorized to enter
into contract for same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, SHAFT,
Thomas.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shaft
to open bids for Sanitary Sewers on
certain portions of First Avenue N.
W.; Third Ave. S. E.; Seventh ST.. S.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft,
Thomas.
The bids We're opened and were as
follows:
The Haggart Construction Co.,
Fargo, $3,9l9.25.
Geo. w. kemper, Minot, $3,5l1 90.
Moved by Commissioner Shaft, and
seconded by Commissioner Thomas to
accept the bid of George w. Kemper
and the president and city auditor be
authorized to enter into contract for
the work
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsbcrg, Shaft,
TIL >Uas.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shaft
to open bids for grading and improv-
ing on certain portions of the follow
ings streets:
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Streets, N
E.; First, Second, Fourth Avenues N
r.; Fourth treet N. w; First and
Sixth Avenues n. W.; Viaduct Ave
nue. n. w; Valley St. S. E.; Third
Avenue s. E.; Tenth Street S. f.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft
Thomas.
The bid was opened, there being but
one, that of Benz. Mcdonnell Of Mi
not, who bid $39, 1926.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shaft
to accept the bid of BENZ. Mcdonnell
and the president and city auditor be
authorized to enter into contract with
him for the work.
Roll Call--Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft
Thomas.
A permit for the erection Of an auto
water filing station on the curb line
of Lot 10, Block /, Original Minot
| was granted to the Minot Radiato,
| Works.
Reports from the following for thu
year May LIST, 1921 to May 1st, 1922
were received and filed: Supt. O.
| Waterworks, Superintendent o:
Streets, Chief of Police, Fire Chief
| City Engineer. >.
Moved by Commissioner Thoma!
| and seconded by Commissioner Shat
that the report of the City Auditor
and the report and Recommendation!
of the Finance Commissioner be &C
| copied, approved and placed on file.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft
| Thomas.
Moved by Commissioner Thoma!
and seconded by Commissioner Shat
that the Board act on the reports O.
the Special Assessment Board OF
June 26th, 1922, and that the Cit,
| Auditor give notice thereof.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft
Thomas.
Moved by Commissioner Shaft an,
| seconded by Commissioner Thoma
| that the resolution authorizing tn
President and City Auditor to ente
into contract for the purchase of on
four inch, two stage centrifugal
pump, six hundred fifty gallon cap
acity, two hundred seventy five foo
head, direct connected to a sevent.
five H. P. motor with all necessar.
starting apparatus, for the sum O
| $1454.OO, for use in the pumping sta
|. Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft
| Thomas.
be adopted.
The Milk Ordinance No. rs wa
placed on it's second reading ant
passed.
J. B. Davy was appointed specia
sanitary police for three weeks, a
salary Of $500 per week.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas
and seconded by Commissioner Shat
that the street payroll amounting t.
total of $24325 be allowed and tn,
Auditor authorized to draw warrant!
on the Public Convenience Fund tt
pay same.
Roll Call-Yeas: Bratsberg, Shaft
Thomas.
Moved by Commissioner Shaft ant
seconded by Commissioner Thoma!
that the sidewalk along the John En-
property on 9Th St. S. E. between
4th and 9Th Avenues, which was or
dered in according to resolution o.
May 22nd, 1922, be constructed as pei