The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-10-26
CITY DADS MEET
FIRST OF MONTH
Interesting Session Held October LIST
Many Changes and Improvements
Suggested and Approved.

The minutes Oh Cle ldSL Injecting
were read and approved
The matter of reinforcing the pill
lars of the Town Water tank was re
fered to Alderman Wagner as Chair
man of the Water Works committee
for immediate attention, and to have
this placed
TO FIX MIGRANTS
Fire Chief Helm asked the Town
Council to arrange to have the Fire
hydrants & in number at important
points in Plentywood, protected
agaisst frost by removing the soil
down to the bottom of the hydrants
and filling around the hydrant and
stub end from mains with coal dust
for two feet around same and three
feet deep, and also to place drain
filled with brick OF rock Immediately
below the hydrant proper. 1t was
thereupon moved by Alderman Wag-
ner that this work be done and that
the water works committee be re
ouired to employ the necessary labor
to have said work done. Seconded by
Alderman Ewing and carried unani-
mOUsly.
To Clean Up Water Cut Offs
Mayor Onstad informed the COun-
ell that he had instructed Water Sup
erintendent Stenmark to notify all
property owners to clean out and re-
pair the outside water cutoff.
Order Swivels
The Clerk was instructed to order
six swivels couplings for IL inch
fire hose, on motion made by Alder
man Wagner and carried unanimously.
prOtpctiOn for Fire Siren
The Clerk was instructed to write
the makers Of the Fire Siren for spe-
cifications for building a covering or
cupola to keep snow cut of the Fire
Siren, asking them to give full in
structions as to how to attach to
tower, also size, material to use, etc.
Water Report Read
The Water Report from the State
Water Laboratory was read and filed
by the clerk.
Monthly Reports Approved
The monthly reports of the Town
Treasurer for August and September
1923, was audited, approved and filed
by the Clerk.
On motion Alderman Wagner, sec
onded by Alderman Kavon, the fol
lowing claims were allowed and paid
from their respective funds. Unani-
mOusly carried.
Henry Parker, September Salary,
Police ...---.---............... $1,000
VIM Erickson, September Salary,
Town Treasurer -----.-----S25.O C
/. S. Olson, September salary,
Town Clerk & Magistrate $1,000
S. z. Paul, September salary Town
Attorney ----.----------,--------.---..-.-S2O.0C
L. E. Helm, September salary Fire
Chief l5.0l
Emil Stenmark, September salary
Water Superintendent $1,000
Plentywood Electric Co., Sept
Lights & Power claim S69.50
disauowed $500, pump house $63. 81
Plentywood Electric Co., Sept.
Siren account .-..--...-.--..---.-.----.S3 on
Plentywood Electric Co., Lights
q Labor on sockets .-.--..---.----.---S6.0 0!
P'wood Vol. Fire Dept. q men
attendance at creamery fire -S2L0t
Emil Stenmark, stamps and eX-
press paid for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS g.
Martin Solberg, trench digging 3d. 81
Jacks Transfer, hauling dirt, dray-
ace q labor observation-disclosures $751;
L. G. Zeidler pump house sup
plies ---,---- 81 ~
L. G. Zeidler, supplies for city--S5.2
Claim For Special Police
The claim Of Robert S. Wheeler no
being filed the Clerk was ordered t
obtain said claim and draw warran
to him for $4,000 in payment for hi
services as Special Police in Septem
bcr This being warrant No. 1874
drawn on the Contingent fund.
Culvert Placed At Washington st.
A motion was made by Alderma
Kavon that a cuIvert be placed g
Washington Street and Second Aver
ua with j. A. Kjelstrup doing the ez
cavating grading and filling in din
free of charge Seconded by Aide
man Nelson and carried unanimousl.
Special Police Paid OFF
This work was referred for after
ZION to the STREET and Alley COmmitte
Special Police Laid Of
Mayor Onstad recommended tn;
the Special Police employed durir
the harvest season be laid off, and C
motion of Alderman Wagner, secont
ed by Alderman Nelson, Special p
liceman Robert J.. Wheeler was iii
charged. Carried
The matter of the Pump in the A
house was referred to the Street al
Alley Committee.
Printing Bids
The clerk was notified to ISIS
verbal calls for bids for the Ci
Printing for one year to be SUBMIT
to the Council at the next regul
meeting. This was put into shape
q motion by Alderman Wagner, Sc
onded by Alderman Nelson and ca
ried
Repair Chimney
The matter of repairing the chin
ney of the fire hall and town coun
rooms was referred to the Fire HI
and Apparatus Committee.
The matter Of inspecting the chil
news and flues of the Town Fire Di
trict was referred to the Public SAT
ty Committee.
To Erect Fire Wall
The Public Safety Committee W
instructed to call on Philip Bouras
and require him to erect a fire VIZ
on the north side of his hotel as
agreed to do before he commend
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