The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-05-31
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
FRED FRAHM RESIGNS FROM
SECOND WARD-JOHN H.
APPELGREN ELECTED


the City Council of the City of Vol
Point, Montana, held at the city hall
the regular meeting place of sait
council, at 500 o'clock p. m.
Acting Mayor Ferguson called the
meeting to order and the following
members answered roll call:
Acting Mayor Ferguson presiding
Aldermen Champlin, Johnson, Roe
ers and Chapman.
Attorney Schoening.
Clerk Williams.
Mayor Moore and Alder
man Frahm.
Reading of the Minutes
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read. Moved by Alderman
Champlin that the minutes be chang
ed to read that the Mayor gave the
Chief of Police orders to put the lid
on the town, seconded by Alderman
Johnson and carried.
Moved by Alderman Chapman that
the minutes be approved as corrected.
Seconded by Alderman Champlin and
carried
Resignation of Alderman Frahm
A communication from Alderman
Frahm, of the second ward, tender
ing his resignation, because of his
moving to Havre, was read. Moved
by Alderman Champlin that the res
ignition be accepted, seconded by AL
derman Johnson and unanimously
carried.
John HI. Appelgren Elected
Alderman Chapman nominated j.
H. Appelgren and Alderman Johnson
nominated J. H. Coffey to fill the va
cancy caused by Mr.. Frahm's resig-
milton. Ballots were cast and each
nominee received two votes. The
vote resulting in a tie, Acting Mayor
Ferguson cast the deciding vote for
J. H. Applegren, Mr.. Applegren be-
ing thereby declared elected to fill
the unexpired term of F. H. Frahm
as alderman from the second ward.
Claims
Moved by Alderman Champlin that
the claims be allowed as audited, sec
onded by Alderman Chapman, carried
The following claims having been
audited. warrants were drawn for
the respective amounts:
J. C. Yandell. hauling ashes----$ 700
Elmer Johnson, interest on
claim .-.---.-----.-------.-- 1873 |
Walter Nichol, labor on
streets lz.oo
w. I. Burnison, labor on
pump ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l3.5O
w. I. Burnison, operating
road raZer --------------------------- oo.Ho
Kelly Bros, supplies for
pump house -------------------------- 1910
Typewriter Co.,
supplies 5.5U
Power Equipment Co., gen
orator brushes -------.-------------- 2.o9
Paul T. Johnson, labor on
chimney ------------------------------- o.9o
Report of Water Committee
Alderman Rogers, chairman OF the
water committee, reported that he
lad consulted Superintendent Lenz
elative to operating the lights all {
l1gnU WITH CuS pESSCllo lOi w. ANA'
Ienz said that it would make pretty S
nno shift for them to operate all day /
nd night and care for the outside E
york during the day; but they would f
rrange to run the lights all night
yhen the traffic to the fight brought
n so many strangers that it was
eemed necessary. The police de-
artment was instructed by the coun-
il to keep them informed as to when
n their opinion it was necessary to
perate the lights all night. !
Complaints About Alleys
Complaint was made to the coun- 3
il about the alleys off Main street. h
Moved by Alderman Chapman that +
he Clerk write Neut & Kap, First .
-ational Bank, Motor Sales, Farm
rs' Lumber Co., J. B. Randall, Bert 8
rorby and Grogan & Robinson Lum- Ii
err Co., asking them to clean up their
remises, allowing them a reasonable &
myth of time, at the expiration of "
hich it would be cleaned up by the Il
ty and charged against their prop
~ty, seconded Dy Aiueiiii iiidii ooAii0oii
unanimously carried.
Fire Chiefs Report
Fire Chief Chas. E. Howe came
efore the council and reported that IL
,mplaint had been turned in to him II II
lat during the heavy wind of last "
aturday night there was contln-
Jus stream of fire coming out OF the ~ =,
in the alleys on both " y,
es of Main street. and that the fire IL
as rolling down the alleys and that -
e parties complaining thought 1t ~ ~
as going to be necessary to call out q
e fire department, which would q q
We cost the city perhaps S25 or ~ Il,
10, which would be more than the ~
pense of fixing them. The chief -
vised that there should be some