The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-03-15
PROCEEDINGS OF
The CITY COUNCIL


Minutes of a regular meeting of
the city council of of the City of
Wolf Point, Montana, held at the
city hall, the regular meeting place
of said council, at 800 O'Clock p. M,
March II, 1928.
The mayor called the meeting to
order and the following members
answered roll call:
Mayor Moore, presiding.
Aldermen Chapman, Carpenter and
Young.
Attorney %Schoening.
Clerk Williams.
Absent: Alderman Ferguson.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read. Moved by Alderman
Carpenter that they be approved as
corrected. Seconded by Alderman
Chapman and carried.
Communications
Communication from o. E. Lee rel
alive to his claim against the city for.
interest on the T. G.. Dorr claim which
he purchased from Mr.. Dorr, was read
Alderman Carpenter stated that T..
C. Dorr had a contract with the city
to take bonds for the work and he
elected to await the sale of the bonds
for that portion of his contract not
sold to Mr.. Lee and he thus received
the cash on his contract shortly after
the same became due, and for that
reason he did not deem Mr.. Lees bill
for interest a just one, and that the
claim had been disallowed by the
previous council, who were familiar
with the circumstances.
City Treasurer Flint, who happened
to be present at the meeting, stated
that he had received a letter from
Mr.. Lee relative to the claim and he
had informed MI. Lee that from his
knowledge of the contract he did not
think that he had a claim against
the city.
Communication from the Ameri-
Legion, asking that the City
Council have a representative at
their meeting March 10 at the Sher-
man Hotel to inform them what as
.sistance they might expect from the
city toward putting in a public swim
ing pool: the Council designated
Mayor Moore to represent them at
the meeting.
Communication from the Ameri-
Refining Co.. of Great Falls.
in response to the Clerks
INQUIRY in regard to prices on dis
,illate, was read in which they stated
,hey were not in position to quote {
is at present. {
Communication from the Weona j
Refining Co., of Winnett, Mont, {
the City IN "Water White E
is gravity distillate" 6 Bloc per gal I
on F. O. B. Winnett. and also on {
Straw color about AZ gravity" SC t
,er gallon F. O. B. Winnett. |
Communication from the AFRO d
refining Co.. of Lewistown, Mont,
a prce Of &c per gallon on i
heir light fuel oil, F. 0. B. Wolf q
'oint. Mont. I
Communication from the County t
'r~easurer's office at Plentywood, r
font, to the First State Bank of o
Volt Point, relative to special I'M II
rovement tax on lots 13 and 13, IN q
lock 81. for the year 1918 waas read +
Moved by Alderman Carpenter y
he City furnish. Sheridan County !;
18th an affidavit showing that the
pecial Improvement taxes taken or
Ne above mentioned lots for 1918
nould have been $108.28, seconded ,
V Alderman Young, motion unanl- .
lously carried. :
P. III. Morrissey came before the G
ouncil and made numerous sug- $
relative to identifying the p
ity Park and offered his services q
nd experience at common laborers
ages. He also stated that in the /.
,ring there was considerable water ~
,cumulated at the junction of 9TH o
venue North and Alder Streets and
lat the water could be drained by
atting in a couple of culverts. !
The Mayor appointed the following IL