The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-27
PROCEEDINGS OF
The CITY COUNCIL


The Mayor called the meeting t
order and the following member
answered roll call: Mayor Thompso
presiding, Alderman Johnson, Nc
Neil, Appelgren and Dewitt, Attor
ney Foor, Clerk Williams; absent
Alderman Ferguson and Cherry.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved Of
motion.
Pest House
Alderman Mcneil made a repor
on several houses which he had beer
investigating, and Mayor Thompson
reported a building which he thought
might be procured and which he
thought would make a good pest
house. Alderman Appelgren was re
quested to ascertain what the build
ing could be procured for.
Claims
Moved by Alderman Johnson that
all bills be allowed as audited, sec
onded by Alderman Appelgren, a roll
call vote resulting as follows: Ayes,
Alderman Johnson, Mcneil, Appel
gren and Dewitt. Nays, none. Abb
sent and not voting, Alderman Fer
guson and Cherry.
The following claims having been
audited, warrants were drawn for
their respective amounts:
H. Dietrich, repair fire ladder
Central Supply Co., pump house
supplies PA
Ablin Oil Co., gas and kersoine
l.93
Monarch Lbr. Co., lumber for
ronair light line LIS
Bruce Jones, digging up mains 700
Bruce Jones, work on fire hy-
drants 800
Farnham Printing Co., "a col
umn journal - lob
Mueller Co., pump house sup
plies l.99
John Mcleod, digging up mains 500
Todd Stanley, work on fire
alarm line 2'Oo
Report of Park Committee
Alderman Mcneil, chairman of the
park committee, reported that the
Nursery man who had furnished a
number of trees for the park, had
made an examination Of the trees he
had furnished and reported a num-
Der of them as dead, giving as his
opinion for them having died, be-
cause they had perhaps been exposed
to the air for too long a period prior
to the planting; but that he would
replace them in the spring.
The Mayor stated the city had an
opportunity to secure some publicity
by securing the naming of OF
the Great Northern steel coaches af-
ter this City.
Moved by Alderman Appelgren
hat the clerk be instructed to take
the matter up with Superintendent
jerks in an endeavor to secure the
naming Of a steel coach after the City
Of Wolf Point, seconded by Alder
johnson and carried.
Tax Penalties and Interest
Attorney Foor stated that he had
taken UP the matter of penalty and
interest collected by the county
on city taxes and made de-
of the county commissioners
for penalty and interest collected
delinouent city taxes of the past
and that the county commissioners
oad informed him they would not +,
nav without testing the matter out
n court. l
Posting of Go Slow Signs '
q G.. Johnson came before the I
council as a representative Of the
school board asking permission of the q
council to erect go slow signs on the :
.treets adjacent to the school house F.,
Moved by Alderman Johnson that !
he school board be granted permits ,
to place eco Slow" signs on the S
treeets adjacent to the school house, r
econded by Alderman McNeh anu
arried. a
o. C. johnson asked for permission =
? erect an elaborate electrical sign !
nd suspend from the front Of the i
'ad Clothing Co. store front, and ne 4
lso state that he would like to have II
ONE member Of the council to pass n
n the safeness of the work.
Moved by Alderman Dewitt that K
10 Fad Clothing Co. be granted per- e
,ission to suspend such an electri- !,
sign from the front of their build =,
lg. seconded by Alderman Appelgren b
nd carried. T
The Mayor delegated the duty of al
lspecting the safeness of the work lie
E ~suspending the electrical sign to bl
lie building committee, which is COM