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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNov 13, 192300 A regular meeting of the-City Coun'~ I cil was held kt the Columbia schooll · ITuesday evening, N/)vember 13th. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Morton. Roll cml found all ni~rnbers present Minutes of tl~e'regtflar and :spec!al meetings were read and approved,!:: Bills and communi~ati~)ns.: by Ostrander, seconded by Burgoyne, ~that the petition to the Street Railway i Co. be placed in the hands of the. City Manager for favorable action. Carried unanimously.. Motion by Le~lwein( secomted by Ostrander, that ")~!m~ of Mr. IZI'amiI- ton be allowed. Carried unanimously. ; Motion by I(a-rrow, seconded by Burgoyne', that Firemen's request, also three street petitions, one for grading i and two extensions of water ,mains, be laid over to the next meeting. Car- ried unanimously. Bills read as follows: McDonald Dahlstren Co ....... $ 37.50'~ Record Publishing Cm ....... 45.60 Scanuell Bros. Garage ........ 'Gust Anderson ' 36.75 Dr. Tborkelson .............. 7~.00~ Berger Mfg. Co .............. 122.~]2 Argus Pub. Co ............... 2,';.50 I Col. Hgts. Trafisfer ......... ; 21.00 Berger L. Brown ............ 58.30 · Carl~on and. Seelye Co. ' 17.05 Dawson and Robinson ... 5.46 ! Iver Johnson ................ '7.50. Col. Hgts. Fire Dept .......... 32.00 'HarrY' S_rnith ... ...... 'Mpls. General Electric ....... 250.63. 'Hazel A. Trucker ' ' 55.00 Northwestern Tel. Co ..... -~.. 43.40. iE. L.'Cl~rke ...: ............ 43.50 !Bill Kuhn .................... ' 7.00 :Joe Stinson 3.0g ~ ~Villiam Leitch .............. 92.18 {H. M. Barrows ............. .. 15.00 J. H Heller ................. 62.50 A C Elsenpeter.........,... 75.00 Mpls. Fire Dept.'['-'''':'~'''' 54.00 ;Frank Nisson ..... : ....... :.. 3.60 Lyle Cuh, ert Co ............... 65.10 !State of Minnesota .. ......... 825.$41 !Neptune Mctel- Co. ~ 289.69'i Col. Lumber .Co: 32.45 .M.E. Bean ................. 17.32 ~H: Mueller Mfg. Co. .54: . ~V. S. Darley and Co. ......... 17.15 :Centr~l Supply Co .......... . 15.42 iMrs. J. Gould ............... 4.00 Judge ][(eyes ......... : ...... i5.00' i Motion by Ostrander, ~ecoi~ded by '!Ledwein,'that all bills be allowed,- es. Manager Leitch ,explained the matter. , Pittsburg Meter Co. representative , took the 'floor in regard to meters tha~ had been ordered. Council took. action. ~ " The question o£ Legal ~dvisor' was brought up and Mr. Karrow made a ,motion to .rescind his motion of last regular meeting and recall Judge lC. eyes. as Legal Advisor, at tile salary } of '$15 per meeting. After a very i lengthy discussion, the n{otion was .seconded by Ostrandm~. ~Rolq call. Karrow, yes; Ostrander, ~es; Le~dwein, ] no; Morton, yes. ~-Mr. t(arrow offered the followingi 1 resolution: · )] Whereas Mr. William Kelsh, a 'prac- i tieing attorney-at-law and a resident~ i of the city of Columbia Heights has: ~ offered his services free in matters i pertaining to the city',s legal business, , :advisory as well as appearing for tlxei iI city. ' " ; ', Tlmrefore, Be It Resolved, That Council accept Mr. Kelsh's offer that~ he shall-act as special attorney for: said city as above and !lereby appoint!'1 Mr. Kels}~ as special attorney,, and/{ whenever said ,attorney be engaged in other cases, and i~ it is impossible for him to give attention to the city care, i then the Council shall be free to en- gage a competent attorney or attor- neys to care fo~ such matters as may be pressing upon the city. Motion by Ledw.ein, seconded by Ostra.nder, that the resolution be adbpted. Carried unanimously. 5Ir. Karrow introduced Resolution No. 2, but a motion was made by 0s- trander, seconded by Ledwein, that' it be laid over to tile next meeting. Carried. It was moved and seconde}l that the meetihg adjourn. Carried. Mrs. J. Gould, Secretary. 0,.!,:,'., ,, .. ,?/ ,!