HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/23 April 1923.
Regular meeting of 0ity Commission held .on Wednesday April 4, 1923 at 10.00
o'clock a.m. with ~ayor ~c0all in the chair and Co~mmissioners Burlington and Harrimom
present at roll call.
~inutes of previous meeting read and approved as read.
Communication read from C, Casad, City Engineer, reporting that a number of
monuments marking street intersections have been removed and recommending that per-
manent monuments be set ro replace them; referred to Commiss~ oner ~arrison and
City ~t t orney.
Communication read from James allen, state supervisor of Highways, with
reference to pipe line location; ordered filed.
Commissioner Harrison reported that he had about 2000 feet of ditch to be dug
on highway line and that the cost would be less than $500.00.
Commissioner Harrison recommended that the city purchase another truck for
Garbage ~epartment; also a caterpillar tractor for Street Department. Motion by
~v[r. ~cCall, seconded by ~Ir. ouffington, that City 01erk be instructed to advertise
for bids for caterpillar style tractor for Street ~epartment and truck for Garbage
Department accordi~ to specifications to be furnished by Commissioner Harrison;
carried unanimously on roll call.
Motion by ~ir. ~cCall, seconded by ~r. ouffington, that Oom~.issioner Harrison
be authorized and instructed to dispose of *arbage Oepar~ment team and wagon, with
power to act; carried unanimously )n roll call.
~otion by J~r. Harrison, seconded by ~Lr. Ouffin~ton, that '~a~or ~cOall be
authorized and Ans~ructed to employ such help as necessary to put tbs cemetery in
condition ~ as to provide some saleable lots; carried unanimously on roll call.
~otion by ~r. Harrison, seco~ded by ~r. Mc0all, that matter of perpetual care
of graves a~ cemetery be referred to City a~torney for formation of plans to be
red, cried to Commission; carried unanimously on roll call.
D~otion by ~r. I~cCall, seconded by ~r. Harrison, that drinking fountains be
purchased for insta&lation at northeas~ corner of Front and Pacific Streets and for
city park; carried unanimously on roll call.
Motion by ~r. ~cCall, seconded by ~Lr. ~uffington, thattall bills approved by
a majority of the oommissi on be allowed and warrants drawn for same; carried unan-
imously on roll call.
~otion by N.r. ~cCall, seconded by ~r. Harrison, tha~ petition of E. E. oayford
for segregation of assessment on Park avenue property be denied on the grounds ~hat
the city has no legal riEh~ to make segregation on p&ece of property assessment ~a
levied against; carried unanimously on roll call.
City Attorney recommeded tha~ alaims of L~r. Eenn and Mr. Pe~erson for salary be
rejected. I~Iotion by Mr. Harrison, se$onded by Mr. ~,~oCall, that claims of ?~r. ~enn
and f,,,~r..Peterson be rejected; carried on roll call__ting
"AYE"; ~r. Burlington voting "NO".
i~eeting adjourned.