HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/26/26 DIay 26, 1926.
m".egutar meeting of the City Commissioners held Wednesday ~ay 26, 1926, at 10.00 o'clock
~..2,I., with i,[ayor C.E.B. Old!:am presiding and Commissioners Halverson and Casad present
at roll call.
i,Iinutes of the previous meeting Fead and ,approved as read by adding ~o the
paragraph referring ~he ~hecki'ng up on t~e Warren Avenue Improvement to ~he City
Engineer the following ~and hearing on pro~es~s agains~ the improvements be continued
at next regular meetin8 ~y 26, 1926.~) ~inutes 'approved by ~he following vo~e, ~.
Oldham. Yes, t~. Halverson, ~ee, ~. Casad, Nee.
City Attorney Steuenson submi.~ted, a lease for the Dance Hall in the ~icipal
',7, ha~rf Building to J.W.SeXemith. ~he lease covered all ~he requirements of the Gity
oo:~nlssion and after i~ being ~ead by the' clerk ~. Casad moved a~d seconded by
L[r. Oldham that the lease be approved and passed as read. ~.[o~ion carried as follows:
Lb'. 01dham, Yes D~. Halverson. ~es., ~, 0~sad, Yes.
fhe hearing on protests for ~he Impr~vemen~' of lTarren Ave, Seventh and Eighth
Stre~s were next taken up and ~here appeared but few protests either oral or written
a,:~ju~nst it wi~h the exception off ~,~s, ~Reinhart who appeared with her Attorney ~,~r.
J.',~. Bryan who sta~d that assessments amo~ting to Twenty Five H~dred Dollars would be
'~.~n mnbarrasement fo~*~'~s. Reinhar~ to pay for her share of the cost of improvement, and
~vogested the Cb~ission'allow the impr0.~ement to go over for another year, but in
vie','~ of the fact that the protesting proPerty Owners were greatly in the minority.
.ir. h;alverson moved and seconded by l~r. Oldham that the protesL, s against ~he
i ~rovement oi' ;IarJ'~n :,venue, Seventh and Eighth S~ree~s con~ained in ~. I. District
o'~ lll be over ruled, l,[o.~ion carried as follows: ~. 01dham ~es. ~r. ~alverson, Yes,
~t~ 01e~k ~hereupon advised ~he 0o~oil ~ha~ ~he ordinance o~de~ln6 such
t ~prov..nen. ~o be done on ~arren We , Seventh and Eighth 5~reets. with a one
course, concrete pavement, elc., ha~ ~en on ffi[e in his o~'flce in i~s completed
l'or ,u'blic inspection ffo~ one week, an~ ~hereupon submitted such ozdinance being
.~rdlnance No. 859 'provi~in6 ffo~ ~he imp~ovemen~ off i'Iarren Ave., Seventh and
~treets wi~h a one course, concrete pavement, e~c., and afl,er ~he reading off said
ozdi.~.'~ncq by sa. id clerk, I~f$'. Ha[verson moved, seconded by ~.lr. Casad, ~ha~ said
ordim~ace Ho. ~39 ~s zead and c~ea~in6 ~oca~ improvemen~ dis~ric~ No. 111 coverln6
.'l~rren .,ye., Se~n~h and Eigh~k S~ee~s, and c~ea~in6 local imp~ovemen~ dis~ric~
lll be t~p:~roved and passed as ~ead.'~o~ion c~rried as follows: I.[r. 0ldham
1Br. ~.alvers n, ~es. l,Ir. Casad,.Yes~
l.[r. iialverson moved and seconded by Er. Casad tha~ the clerk be instructed ~o have
~otice 3ublisimd calling for bids for ~he'Improvemen~ of ~Varren Avenue, Seventh and
Ei~,hth ~treets. as Local Improvemen~.Distric~ No. lll. created by Ordinance No 839,
each bid ~$o be accsmpanied by a cer~ifie~ check in the s~ of five percent of the amour
o'!' id, said bids to be received before lO.OO o'clock A.2[. ',Yednesdey J~e 9~h, 1926, and
~t the re~iular meeting of the City Co~ission be duly opened, notice to be .~ublished
a~:c,ordiug to law. i.[otion carried as follows: ~-,~..Oldhsa, Yes. ~r. Halverson, Yes.
Kr. Iialverson c~oved and seconded by }~. Oldham that all bills approved and allowed
l~y a .mjority of the Co~mnission the clerk be instructed to issue w~rrants for same.
liotion car~'ied a-~s follows: IIr. Oldham. Yes. ~,~. Halverson, Yes. ~M. Casad, Yes.
~. Halverson ~%oved and seconded by L~. Oldham tha~ i.~. A. L{. Pmderson be appointed
to sorve as a Deputy Clerk at ~ salary off ~}25.OOper month to ~ake effec~ June let,
1{}26. ~[otion carz'ied a~a follows :.Ir. Oldham, Yes, !.ir. Halverson, Yes. Lit. Casad, Yes.
.Before the meeting adjourned i,Ms. Reinhart accompanied by A~torney James W. Bryan
returned and waived all her protests against the improvement of ~arren Avenue and would
work in harmony with the other property owners for the imorovement, and requested that
the ~lerk publish same in the local newspaper which he promised to.have done.
There being no further business to come before the meeting ~,[r. Halverson I~.~-. by L'Ir. Casad tha~ the meeting adjourn, . ~.,,,~