The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-07-26
COUNCIL MEETS
FOR CITY BUSINESS

IUN Vlll DUOllvLUL
Wolf Point, Mont, July %, 1928
Minutes of a regular meeting Of
the city council of the city of Wolf
Point, Montana, held at the city hall
the regular meeting place of the sale
council, at 500 O'Clock p. m.
The meeting was called to order
by the mayor and the following mem
bers answered roll call:
Mayor Moore, presiding.
Aldermen Champlin, Johnson,
Chapman, A~ppelgren, Ferguson and
Rogers.
Attorney Schoening and Clerk Will
liams. /.
Absent, none.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
A communication from Major Hitch
of Poplar, thanking the council for
cleaning the Indian cemetery grounds
was read.
Claims
Moved by Alderman Ferguson that
all claims be allowed as audited, sec
onded by Alderman Chapman and
carried. The following claims hav-
ing been audited, warrants were
drawn for the respective amounts.
W. /. Burnison, operating road
raZer 800
James Linderman, labor on
park 1880
H. c. Saunders, special police 500
Ed Camrud, special police 4.8O
Walter Nichol, sand for park 600
King Mfg. Co., White Way
light posts $500
Walter Nichol, gravel and Gin
ders for street --- 500
Theo. Stennes, special police 1900
Walter Nichol, cleaning Gene
terry grounds --- 1890
W. /. Burnison, special police 1850
John Appelgren, sp1 police 800
Listerud Power Co., lights for
the streets -- 1920
Listerud Power Co., power
for the pumps .------- 94.21
Committee Report
Alderman Chapman, chairman of
the dump ground committee, report
ed they had the cemetery grounds
cleaned.
Moved by Alderman Ferguson that
the report of the committee be ac-
cepted and that the committee be
discharged.
Appointments by the Mayor
The mayor appointed Alderman
johnson to take the place of ex-Al-
derman Frahm on the finance COM
mittee.
And Alderman Appelgren to take
the place of ex-Alderman Frahm on
the street and alley and water com
mittees.
City Attorneys Report
The city attorney reported that the
annual levy for general government
purposes had to be in before the first
of September and that the city was
allowed to assess 80 mills for gen.
eral government purposes, and in adj
dition thereto were the special levies
for creating sinking funds and in
terest for the general obligations of
improvements.
Resolution No. ia
A resolution of the city council
providing for the levying of assess
ments against certain lots, blocks and
of land in the City of Wolf
Point for the payment of special i'm
provements was introduced by AL
1erman Ferguson. Moved by Alder
man Chapman that resolution No.
LA be adopted as read, seconded by
Alderman Ferguson and carried.
Water
Alderman Ferguson reported that
had been considerable COM
,laint about the condition of the city
water. The matter was referred to
he water committee for their invest
Alderman Appelgren reported that
Nm. Reed had not put in a house
rap in the plumbing installed by
dr. Reed at the Ablin Oil Station as
lie had promised to do before the
ouncil at their meeting of June IL, /,
nd that there was still a disagreeable :
dor of sewer gas in the vicinity Of :
he oil station. :
The matter was referred to the :
committee for their investi- :
/,
The clerk was instructed to get a =
eport from the city treasurer as to q
he amount of the city's funds and :
here it was deposited and a report 5
S to the amount of the bonds of =
ach of the banks deposited with. r
A steeple jack came before the
ity council with a proposal for paint 8
lg the flag staff in the city park. q
loved by E. L. Champlin hat he be 4
iven the job as per his proposal of
rst washing the pole with gold dust O
nd two coats of white lead and oil h
Or s25. Seconded by Alderman
erguson and carried. O,