The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-29
COUNCIL OPENS
CLEAN UP WEEK
PAINT FOR CITY BUILDINGS;
CITY SCALE SCALE ORDi-
NANCE is ADOPTED

A regular meeting OF n CITY
council of the city of Wolf Point
Montana, was held at the city hal
the regular meeting place of sale
council, April %, 1927, at s O'CLOCK
.. m.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Appelgren and the fol
lowing members answered roll
call.
Mayor Appelgren presiding.
Aldermen Johnson, De Witt.
Coffey, and Collins.
Clerk Williams.
Absent, Aldermen Ferguson and
Garden.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and it was
moved by Alderman De Witt that
the minutes be approved as read,
seconded by Alderman Johnson,
and carried.
Communications
The following communications
were read: one from Fairbanks,
Morse and Co., regarding scale
tickets purchased from them, and
a communication from w. V. ID.
Chapman, informing the council
of the results OF the annual cleo
ton of the Wolf Point Volunteer
Fire department, as follows;
Elective officers:
C. E. Howe, fire chief.
". F. McConnon, assistant fire
chief.
W. V. D. Chapman, secretary
treasurer.
and of the appointment of the
following officers:
w. V. D. Chapman, captain of
hose co. No. l.
Theo. Stennes. captain OF hose
co. No. 2.
A. w. Burgess, fire marshall.
Ray Kelberer. driver.
]. r. Howe, hydrantman.
James Carroll. nozzleman.
Morris Listerud, nozzelman.
1t was moved by Alderman john
son that the elective and appoln-
tive officers of the fire department
be approved, seconded by Alder
man Collins and carried.
New Officials
The oaths of Office of the fol
lowing elective city officers. j. U.
Garden for the Office of alderman
of the First ward. which was
filed April 18th; H. d. Geringer
as alderman of the Third ward,
which was filed April 18th; |. L.
Jensen for the Office of city treas
urer which was filed April l4th;
G. G. Collins for the Office OF al
derman of the Third ward to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the reslg-
nation of Alderman Conrad as
alderman of the Third ward, when
was filed April 10th; c. P. Swed-
berg for the Office of alderman Oh
+he Second ward, which was filed
April 18th. were each read n
placed on file.
ORDINANCE NJ. no
An ordinance of the city coun-
ell of the city of Wolf Point, Mon
fana. for the establishing OF a
rity scale, and to regulate the
of coal, hay and other
articles of merchandise and set
the price of weighing, was read as
of it's third reading, and 1t was
moved by Alderman De Witt that
Ordinance No. 113 be adopted, the
ballot resulting as follows:
Ayes, Aldermen Johnson, De
Witt, Coffey and Collins.
Nays, lone.
Absent and not voting, Alder
mel Ferguson and Garden.
Claims
It was moved by Alderman
Johnson that all claims be allowed
as audited, seconded by Alder
mar De Witt and carried.
The following claims having
audited, warrants were drawn
for the respective amounts.
A. c. Honn. team work IS 200
A. c. Honn, flushing sewers
and digging .. 500
Todd STANLEY. 5 gallons of
gas 1.25
Wolf Point Herald, printing
water bills 200
Wolf Point Herald, printing
ballots 1900
W. V. D. Chapman. salary
as sec-treas. fire dept. $500
A. L. Rogers, coal for pump
house $50
Geo. Laubach. team work rs
j. H. Coffey, salt 80
At this period of the proceedings
Alderman Garden took his seat in
the meeting.
1t was moved by Alderman
Johnson that the first week of
May be declared to be cleanup
week. seconded by Alderman COT
fey and carried.
Moved by Alderman De Witt
that the city hall and other build
ing be painted and that the city
clerk be instructed to secure bids
for the work, seconded by Alder
Garden and carried.
1t was moved by Alderman De
Witt that the melting be adjourned,
seconded by Alderman Gordon and