The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-05-27
PROCE E OF
The CITY COUNCIL

A regular meeting of the cit
council of the city of Wolf Point
Montana, was held at the city hal
the regular meeting place OF sal
council, May %, 1927, at s o'clocI
p. N.
The meeting was called to orde.
by Mayor Appelgren and the fol
lowing members answered rol
call.
Mayor Appelgren presiding.
Aldermen Garden, Dewitt, Swed
berg, Geringer and Collins.
Clerk Williams.
Absent, Alderman Johnson
Reading of Minutes
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and it was
moved by Alderman Swedberg that
the minutes be approved as read,
seconded by Alderman Collins
and carried.
Claims
1t was moved by Alderman
Swedberg that all claims be al
lowed as audited, seconded by
Alderman Geringer and carried.
The following claims having been
audited warrants were drawn for
the respective amounts.
u. V. Hubbard, labor on
streets ZOO
Hamblin Electric Shop, labor
on electric line . S.85
Fairbanks. Morse and Co.,
scale tickets ---.-..-- $3.50
A. L. Rogers, coal for city
hall I'll
Roosevelt County, election
supplies $3.50
Henry Butzlaff, horse shoe
ing zoo
Henry Butzlaff, blacksmith
work It's
John Mcleod, labor for
water dept 1850
G. E. Howe, labor and material
painting city hall -----.-...- $3.50
G. E. Howe, setting scale -. 284.50
G. E. Howe, salary as fire
chief $500
G. E. Howe, putting up
election booths 1906
Marion and Foor, premium on
Stanley bond -.- 1000
Henry Butzlaff, blacksmith
work $50
Light Petition
A V. Appelgren came before the
city council with a petition for the
discontinuance of the lights in S.
]. D. No. 16 signed by twelve lot
owners of the said district, ask
ing the city council to discontinue {
the maintenance of the lighting :
system. =,
1t was moved by Alderman =
Swedberg that the clerk be in :
structed to draw up a resolution {
disseminating nine of the eleven :
lights of this district and assess
ing each owner of a lot within the
said district the sum of $2.44 for
the maintenance of two lights in
said district, one to be on the O +
ner of lot eight of block three :
and one on the corner of lot 8 :
of block four, seconded by Alder ;
Dewitt and carried. :
Water Petition :.
A petition was presented to the g
city council by A. v. Appelgren, :,
by fifty-two citizens asking u"
hat the following schedule be
for water rates. That the r
minimum of $500 for 1900 gal 1
Ions remain the same as at present,
but the next 5000 gallons be at
As cents per NJ, the next 5000 gal
Ions be at 80 cents per NJ. and all
additional be at 5 cents per NJ, -
after considerable discussion, it c
was moved by Alderman Dewitt c
that the petition be tabled to the t
next meeting, seconded by Alder b
man Garden and carried.
Complaint was made to the city
council regarding water standing b.
at the junction of 4th avenue F
North and Alder street and at G.
present there is no way for this A
to drain off. 1t was sug- cl
gested by Alderman Collins thai Sc
this water be ditched west across m
West Boundary street W
1t was moved by Alderman De ey
that the street and alley com
be authorized to drain 5th
venue North and Alder street as IL
uggested. seconded by Alderman pt
Teringer and carried in
President of Council m
Alderman Dewitt nominated AL hi
Johnson for the Office of dr.
resident of the council, seconded, by
" Alderman Garden, and as there eli
we're no further nominations, it al
vas moved by Alderman Dewitt tn
hat the clerk be instructed to di
asst the unanimous vote of the
ouncil for Alderman Johnson as to
resident of the council, seconded ST.
y Alderman Geringer and carried. NJ
The clerk then cast the unani- SC
nous vote of the council for Alder ris
nan Johnson.
Board of Health ri,