The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, April 17, 1952, SECTION 2, Page 11, Image 11

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    O'NEILL CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
(Continued from page 10)
and the vote was as follows: All
aye.
The application for an on and
off sale beer license of Claud
Hamilton came up before the
Council. Motion by Merriman,
seconded by Johnson that same
be granted and that the Mayor
be and is hereby directed to en
dorse approval on applicants
bond. Roll was called on the
above motion and the vote was as
follows: All aye
The application for an on and
off sale beer license of Matt L.
Hynes came up before the Coun
cil. Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Jones that same be granted and
that the Mayor be and is hereby
directed to endorse approval on
applicants bond. Roll was called
on the above motion and the vote
thereon was as follows. All aye.
The application for an on and
off sale beer license of Hugh O’
Neill Benson, came up before the
Council. Motion by Golden, sec
onded by Asimus that same be
granted and that the Mayor be
and is hereby directed to endorse
‘ approval on applicants bond. Roll
was called on the above motion
and the vote was as follows, ml
aye.
The application for an on and
of sale beer license of Donald
Clyde came up before the Coun
cil. Motion by Johnson, second
ed by Merriman that the same be
granted and that the Mayor be and
is hereby directed to endorse ap
proval on applicants bond. Roll
was called on the above motion
and the vote was as follows: All
aye.
ine application ior an on ana
off sale beer license of Ralph
McElvain, caime up before the
Council. Motion by Asimus, sec
onded by Uhl that same be grant
ed and that the Mayor be and is
hereby directed to endorse ap
proval on applicants bond. Roll
was called on the above motion
and the vote was as follows: All
aye.
RESOLUTION
The following Resolution was
introduced by Uhl and read,
Whereas, LeRoy T. Baumeister,
Fred Appleby, Claud Hamilton,
Matt L. Hynes, Hugh O’Neill
Benson, Donald Clyde and Ralph
McElvain have made application
for an on and off sale beer li
cense, and,
Whereas, said application are in
all respects in legal and due form,
and notice of hearing thereon has
been given according to law, by
publication in The Frontier, and,
Whereas, no remonstrances are
interpoised, and no objections are
on file or made to the granting of
said application and issuance of
license for on and off sale beer
to said applicants.
Now therefore, be it resolved
that the Mayor and City Council
of O’Neill, Nebr., that an on and
off sale beer license be granted
to said LeRoy T. Baumeister,
Fred Appleby, Claud Hamilton,
Matt L. Hynes, Hugh O’Neill Ben
son, Donald Clyde and Ralph Mc
Elvain, and that the City Clerk be
and is directed to issue said li
censes, in maner and form and
within the time as prescribed by
law.
Motion Dy jonnson, seconaea
by Golden, that the above Resolu
tion be adopted. Roll was called
on the above motion and the vote
thereon was as follows: All aye.
The application for an on and
off sale Alcoholic Liquor License
of Ralph W. McElvain, came up
before the Council. Motion by
Golden, seconded by Jones, that
same be granted and that the
Mayor be directed to endorse ap
proval on applicants bond. Roll
was called an the above motion
and the vote was as follows: All
aye.
The application for an on and
off sale Alcoholic Liquor License
of P. B. Karty, came up before
the Council. Motion by Uhl,
seconded by Merriman, that same
be granted and that the Mayor be
directed to endorse approval on
applicants bond. Roll was called
on the above motion and the vote
was as follows: All aye.
The application for an on and
off sale Alcoholic Liquor License
of Richard L. Tomlinson, camne up
before the Council. Motion by
DR. J. L. SHERBAHN
CHIROPRACTOR
O'Neill, Nebraska
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Asimus, seconded by Johnson,
that same be granted and that
the Mayor be directed to endorse
approval on applicants bond. Roll
was called on the above motion
and the vote was as follows. All
aye.
The following Resolution was
introduced by Johnson and read.
Whereas, Ralph W. McElvain, P.
B. Harty and Richard L. Tomlin
son have made application for an
on and off sale Alcoholic Liquor
License, and,
Whereas, said applications are
in all respects in legal and due
form, and a notice of hearing
thereon has been given according
to law by publication in The
Frontier, and,
Whereas, no remonstrances are
interpoised, and no objections are
on file, and none made to the
granting of said applications and
the issuance of licenses, and,
Whereas, a majority of the City
Council of O'Neill, Nebraska, fa
vor the issuance of said Licenses,
on and off sale Alcoholic Liquors
to said applicants,
Now, therefore, be it resolved
by the Mayor and the City Coun
cil of the City of O’Neill, Nebras
ka, that an Alcoholic Liquor li
cense on and off sale, Retail, be
granted to said Ralph W. McEl
vain, P- B. Harty and Richard L.
Tomlinson, and that the City Clerk
be and he hereby is directed to
issue said Licenses, in manner
and form within the time as pre
scribed by law.
Motion Dy uni, seconaea oy
Asimus, that the above Resolu
tion be adapted. Roll was called
on the above motion and the vote
was as follows: All aye.
The following Resolution was
intraduced by Golden and read,
Whereas, Charles E. Stout, of
O’Neill, Nebraska, has made ap
plication to the Nebraska Liquor
Control Commission for a retailors
License to sell within the City
Limits of O’Neill, Nebraska, for
Alcoholic Liquors in original
packages, and,
Whereas, said Commission has
forwarded to the City of O’Neill,
said application, and,
Whereas, there are no objec
tions or complaints on file with
the City Clerk, therefore be it re
solved by the Mayor and City
Council of OWeill, Nebraska, that
the City Clerk forward a copy of
these resolutions to the Counmis
sion.
Be it further resolved that there
are no objections or complaints
filed against the issuance of said
License.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Jones, that the above Resolution
be adopted. Roll was called on
the above motion and the vote
thereon was as follows: All aye.
The following Resolution was
introduced by Merriman and read,
Whereas, O’Neill Beverage Co.,
Mrs. J. M. Gatz DAB as Gatz
Bros., and Robertson Beverage
Co., have secured from the State
of Nebraska Liquor Control Com
mission, Beer Distributors Li
censes, and,
Whereas, they have paid to the
City Clerk of O’Neill, Nebraska,
occupation tax required by Or
dinance, of the City of O’Neill,
Nebraska.
Therefore, be it furtner resoivea
by the Mayor and City Council
of O’Neill, Nebraska that the O’
Neill Beverage Co. and Mrs. J. M.
Gatz DAB Gatz Bros., and Rob
ertson Beverage Co., Ine., be and
hereby granted a license for Beer
Distributor within the City of O’
Neill, Nebraska, and,
Be it further resolved, that the
Mayor and City Clerk endorse
their licenses as provided by law.
Motion by Golden, seconded by
Uhl, that the above resolution be
adopted. Roll was called on the
above and the vote was as fol
lows: All aye.
Councilman Uhl introduced an
ordinance entitled: “AN ORDI
NANCE OF THE CITY OF O’
NEILL, NEBRASKA, AUTHOR
IZING THE ISSUANCE OF
WATER BONDS OF SAID CITY
OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS ($15,000) TO PAY THE
COSTS OF PURCHASING FIRE
EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS
FOR THE CITY, PRESCRIBING
THE FORM OF SAID BONDS
AND PROVIDING FOR THE
LEVY OF TAXES TO PAY THE
SAME.”
Said ordinance was fully and
distinctly read, and on motion
said ordinance was designated as
Ordinance No. 251A of said City,
and the title was approved.
Thereupon, Councilman Uhl
moved that the statutory rule re
quiring the reading of ordinances
on three different days be dis
pensed with, which motion was
seconded by Councilman Golden
and the roll was called on the
adoption, of said motion and the
Councilmen present voted as fol
lows: YEA: Johnson, Merriman,
Asimus, Golden, Uhl. The follow
ing voted NAY: None.
Said motion having been con
curred in by three-fourths of the
Councilmen present, was by the
Mayor declared passed and
adopted.
Thereupon said ordinance was
read by title a second time and
was then read at large and put
upon final passage and the
Mayor stated: “The question is
‘Shall Ordinance No. 251A be
passed and adopted?” The roll
was then called on the passage
and adoption of said ordinance
and the Councilmen voted at fol
lows: YEA: Johnson, Golden, Asi
mus, Uhl, Merriman. NAY: None.
The passage and adoption of said
ordinance having been concurred
in by a majority of all the mem
bers elected to the Council, said
ordinance was by the Mayor de
clared passed and adopted and
the Mayor in the presence of the
Council signed and approved
said ordinance. A true, correct
and complete copy of said or
dinance is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 251A
CITY OF O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF WATER BONDS OF SAID
CITY OF THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN THOU
SAND DOLLARS ($15,000) TO
PAY THE COST OF PURCHAS
ING FIRE EXTINGUISHING
APPARATUS FOR THE CITY,
PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF
SA D BONDS AND PROVIDING
FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES TO
PAY THE SAME.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF O’NEILL, NE
BRASKA:
bection l. me Mayor ana vmy
Council of the City of O’Neill
find and determine: That pur
suant to a resolution heretofore
duly passed, an election was call
ed to be held on the 3rd day of
April, 1951, to submit to the le
gal voters of said City the ques
tion of issuing Water Bonds of
said City in the principal amount
of Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000) for the purpose of pur
chasing fire extinguishing ap
paratus for said City; that notice
of said election was given by pub
lication in the Holt County Inde
pendent, a legal newspaper pub
lished in the City of and of gen
eral circulation therein for more
than two weeks prior to the date
of such election, said notice being
published in the issues of said
newspaper on March 15, 22 and
29, 1951; that said election was
held at the time and place desig
nated in said resolution and no
tice in accordance with law, and
at said election the proposition
of issuing bonds was submitted
to the legal voters of said City,
that at said election 901 legal
votes were cast on said proposi
tion of which 578 votes were cast
for said proposition and in favor
of issuing said bonds and 232
votes were cast against the prop
osition; that the issuance of said
bonds has been duly authorized
by tmore than three-fifths of the
legal votes of the City cast for
and against the proposition all
said election: that all conditions,
acts and things required by law
to exist or to be done precedent
to the issuance of said bonds do
and have been done in due form
and time as required by law.
OCLUUil b. Ot&C&AX ut
there are hereby ordered issued
Water Bonds of the City of O’
iNeil, Nebraska of the principal
amount of Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars ($15,000) for the purpose of
paying the cost of purchase of
fire extinguishing apparatus for
said City; said issue shall consist
of fifteen bonds of One Thousand
Dollars ($1000) each, numbered
from 1 to 15 inclusive, dated May
1, 1952, and shall bear interest at
the rate of Two and three-quar
ters per centum (2 % % per an
num) payable semi-annually on
the first day of May and Novem
ber of each year, and the princi
pal thereof shall become due on
the first day of May, 1972; pro
vided, however, the City reserves
the option of paying any or all of
said bonds at any time after five
years after date. Attached to
each bond shall be interest cou
pons.
Section 3. Said bonds shall be
executed on behalf of the City by
being signed by the Mayor and
City Clerk and shall have the
City Seal impressed on each bond.
The interest coupons shall be exe
cuted on behalf of the City by be
ing signed by the Mayor and City
Clerk either by affixing their
own proper signatures to each
coupon or by causing their fac
simile signature to be affixed
thereto.
Section 4. The Mayor and City
Council shall cause to be levied
and collected annually a tax on all
taxable property in said City, in
addition to taxes otherwise au
thorized, sufficient in amount to
pay the interest on said bonds as
the same becomes due, and to
create a sinking fund to pay the j
principal thereof as the same be
comes due.
Section 5. The said bonds and
coupons shall be in substantially
the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF HOLT
WATER BOND OF THE
CITY OF O’NEILL
No.- $1,000
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That the City of O’
Neill in the County of Holt in the
State of Nebraska hereby ack
nowledges itself to owe and for
value received promises to pay to
bearer the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000) in lawful money
of the United States of America
on the first day of May, 1972 with
interest thereon from the date
hereof until paid at the rate of
Two and three-quarters per cen- !
turn (2%%) per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first day of
May and November of each year
on presentation and surrender of I
the interest coupons hereto at
tached as they severally become
due. The City, however, re
serves tne option of redeeeming
tms oona at any time after five
years from the date hereof. Both
piincipal ana interest hereof ere
payable at the office of the Treas
urer of Holt County in the City
of O'Neill, Nebraska. For the
prompt payment of this bond,
both principal and interest, when
due, the full faith, credit and re
sources of said City are irrevoc
ably pledged.
This bond is one of an issue of
fifteen bonds numbered from 1
to 15 inclusive, 01 like date and
tenor herewith, of a total prin
cipal amount of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15,000) and is issued by
the City for the purpose of pur
chasing fire extinguishing appar
atus for said City in strict com
pliance of Section 17-534 R- S.
Sup. and has been duly author
ized by imore than three-fifths
of the legal votes of said City
cast for and against the proposi
tion at an election which was
duly called and held for that pur
pose; notice of which election was
given by publication in the Holt
County Independent, a legal
newspaper of general circulation
published in said City, for more
than two weeks prior to the date
of election, and by ordinance duly
passed and published by the Ma
yor and City Council of said
City.
IT IS hKKtBY CERTIFIED
AND WARRANTED that all con
ditions, acts and things required
by law to exist or to be done pre
cedent to and in the issuance of
this bond, did exist, did happen
and were done an performed in
regular and due form and time at
required by law and that the in
debtedness of said City includ
ing this bond does not exceed any
limitation imposed by law. The
City covenants that it will cause
to be levied and collected annu
ally a tax on all the taxable
property in said City sufficient in
amount to pay the interest on this
bond as the saime becomes due
and to create a sinking fund and
pay the principal hereof as the
same becomes due.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Mayor and City Council have
caused this bond to be executed
on behalf of the City of O’Neill
by being signed by its Mayor and
City Clerk and by causing the of
ficial seal of the City to be af
fixed hereto, and have caused
the interest coupons hereto at
tached to be executed on behalf
of the City by having affixed
thereto the facsimile signatures of
its Mayor and City Clerk and the
Mayor and City Clerk do by the
execution of this bond adopt as
and for their own proper signa
tures their respective facsimile
signatures appearing on said cou
pons*
Dated this 18th day of March,
1952.
CITY OF O’NEILL, NEBRASK
CITY OF O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
By J. E. DAVIS.
Mayor
ATTEST:
O. D. FRENCH
City Clerk
(FORM OF COUPON)
No.- $
On the first day of May
I (November), (provided the said
bond has not been redeemed prior
to said date) the City of O’Neill,
Nebraska, will pay to bearer
- Dollars at the office of
the County Treasurer of Holt
County, Nebraska, in the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska, for interest
due on that day on its Water
Bond, dated May 1, 1952, No.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
Section 6. After being executed
by the Mayor and City Clerk said
bonds snail be delivered to the
city Treasurer wno shall be re
sponsible therefor under his offi
cial bond- Tne City Treasurer
shall cause said bonds to be reg
istered in the office of the Audi
tor of Public Accounts of the
State of Nebraska and in the of
fice of the County Clerk of Holt
County. The City Clerk is di
rected to make and certify in du
plicate transcripts of the pro
ceedings of the City precedent to
the issuance of said bonds, one of
which transcripts shall be filed
with the Auditor of Public Ac
counts of the State of Nebraska,
and the other shall be delivered
to the purchaser of said bonds.
Section 7. The City Treasurer
is authorized to deliver this issue
of bonds to the purchaser thereof
upon receipt of the purchase price
and sale of the issue is hereby
confirmed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
be in force and effect from and
after its passage as provided by
law
PASSED AND APPROVED
THIS 18th Day of March, 1952.
J. E. DAVIS
Mayor
O. D. FRENCH
(Seal) City Clerk
Thereafter in the presence of
the Council, the Mayor affixed
his signature to Ordinance No.
251A and the same was duly at
tested by the City Clerk who af
fixed the official seal of said City
thereto.
Upon motion the Council ad
journed to March 25th, 1952, at
7:30 P. M.
J. E. DAVIS,
Mayor
O. D. FRENCH,
City Clerk.
March 25, 1952
Council met in regular Eession
pursuant to adjournment from
the meeting of March 18th, 1952.
Present: Mayor Davis; Council
men Uhl, Golden, Asimus, John
son, Jones and Merriman. Ab
sent: None.
The meeting was called to or
der by the Mayor.
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the Mayor
and City Council of the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska:
1. That a special municipal
election shall be held in the City
of O’Neill, Nebraska, on the 22nd
day of April, 1952, at which elec- !
tion there shall be submitted to i
the voters of said City the fol
lowing question:
“Shall the City of O’Neill, Ne
braska, issue its negotiable bonds
of the principal amount of
Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,
000) to became due twenty years
from the date of issue, provided,
however, any or all of said bonds
shall be payable at the option of
the City at any time after five
years from their date, drawing
interest at not to exceed six per
cent per annum, payable semi
annually, for the purpose of pay
ing the cost of acquiring a neces
sary water supply well or wells
to be connected to the existing
water supply and distribution sys
tem of the City of O’Neill, and to
defray the cost of purchasing and
installing therein necessary appar
atus for the pumping of water,
and for the moving and reinstal
lation of certain water pumping
apparatus now owned by the City
of O’Neill, together with the fur
nishing of all necessary appur
tenances therefor, and, shall said
City levy and collect annually a
general tax on all the property
therein in an amount sufficient
to pay the interest and principal
of said bonds as same mature?”
2. The voting places at said
election shall be as follows: O’
Neill City 1st Ward, in the base
ment of the Holt County Court
house; O'Neill City 2nd Ward, the
Alva Marcellus garage; O’Neill
City 3rd Ward, the City Council
Room. The polls shall be open
from 8 o’clock A.M., to 8 o'clock
P.M , or said day.
d. Said election shall be con
ducted by an election board con
sisting of three judges and two
clerks at each voting place. The
judges and clerks shall be ap
pointed by the City Council. The
Clerk shall nrocure the poll
ks and other supplies neces
sary for the conduct of said elec
tion, and shall cause ballots to be
printed and deliver the saime to
the election boards at the voting
places. The election shall be con
ducted, the ballots counted, and
returns made and canvassed as
provided by law for regular cities
of second class elections.
4. Notice of said election shall
be published for at least two
weeks in The Frontier, a weekly
newspaper published and of gen
eral circulation in said City of
O’Neill, Nebraska. Proof of said
publication shall be made by af
fidavit, filed with the City Clerk.
5. If three-fifths of all the
votes cast at said election shall
favor the issuance of said bonds
and the levy of said tax, the Ma
yor and City Council shall by Or
dinance authorize the issuance of
said bonds.
6. The City Clerk shall cause
to be prepared, printed ballots
for use at said election, which
ballots shall contain the above
proposition set out at length
followed by the words “For
said Bonds and Tax” ()
“Against said Bonds and Tax” ()
Voters desiring to vote in favor oi
the issuance of said bonds anc
the levying of said tax shall do b<
by marking an "X” in the squar<
opposite the words “For saic
Bonds and Tax" and all ballot:
so marked will be counted in fa
vor of said bonds and tax- Voters
desiring to vote against the is
suance of said bonds and the levy
of said tax shall indicate the same
by marking an “X” in the square
opposite the words “Against said
Bonds and Tax,” and all ballots
so marked shall be counted
against said proposition.
i. ine eiecuon r»oara snail ju
the close of the polls count the
ballots and imake written return
as provided by law, and shall de
liver the ballots and poll books
with their return to the City
Clerk who shall present the same
to the next meeting of the City
Council which shall then canvass
and declare the result.
8. The City Council shall meet
at their regular meeting room in
the City Building in said City of
O’Neill, on the 23rd day of April,
1952, at 7:30 P. M., for the pur
pose of receiving and canvassing
returns of said election and for
the purpose of passing an ordi
nance authorizing the issuance
and sale of said bonds, if so in
structed by the voters cast at said
election.
The above and foregoing reso
lution was presented by Council
man Uhl, who moved its passage
and adoption. Motion seconded
by Councilman Merriman. A roll
call vote taken upon said motion
for the passage of such resolution,
resulted as follows: AYES: Uhl,
Golden, Asimus, Jones, Johnson,
Merriman. Nays: None.
Whereupon the Mayor declared
such resolution duly passed and
adopted.
The following Resolution was
introduced by Councilman Uhl,
who at the same time moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION
Be it Resolved by the Mayor
and City Council of the City of
O’Neill, Nebraska:
1. That the following notice
of election be published as pro
vided by the resolution passed
and adopted this date, calling for
a special election on the ques
tion of issuance of water bonds
for the purchase of a new City
water well, pumping equipment,
and appurienances thereto, to
wit:
NOTICE OK WATER BOND
ELECTION
Public notice is hereby given
that at a special election to be
held in the City of O’Neill, Ne
braska, on the 22nd day of April,
1952, there will be submitted to
the legal voters of said City the
following question: “Shall the
City of O’Neill, Nebraska, issue
its negotiable bonds of the prin
cipal amount of Twelve Thousand
Dollars ($12,000) to become due
twenty years from the date of is
sue, provided, however, any or
all of said bonds shall be payable
at the option of the City at any
time after five years from their
date, drawing interest at not to
exceed six per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of paying the cost of ac
quiring a necessary water supply
well or wells to be connected to
the existing water supply and
distribution system of the City of ,
O’Neill, and to defray the cost of
purchasing and installing therein
necessary apparatus for the
pumping of water, and for the
moving and reinstallation of cer
tain water pumping apparatus
now owned by the City of O’
Neill, together with the furnish
ing of all necessary appurtenances
therefore, and, shall City levy
and collect annually a general tax
on all the property therein in an
amount sufficient to pay the in- |
terest and principal of said bonds
as the same mature?”
For said Bonds and Tax ( )
Against said Bonds and Tax
( )”
The polls for voting at said
election will remain open from
8 o’clock A.M. to 8 o’clock P.M.
of said day and the voting places
shall be as follows: O’Neill City
First Ward, Basement of the Holt
County Courthouse; O’Neill City
Second Ward, at the Alva Mar
cellus Garage; O’Neill City Third
Ward, at the O’Neill City Council
Room.
Voters desiring to vote in fa
vor of said proposition will mark
an “X” in the square following
the words “For said Bonds and
Tax"; voters desiring to vote a
gainst said proposition will mark
an “X” in the square following
the words, "Against said Bonds
and Tax.”
J. E. DAVIS,
Mayor
O. D. FRENCH,
City Clerk”.
Motion for the adoption of the
above resolution was seconded
by Councilman Merriman, and a
roll call vote being taken there
on resulted as follows: Aye: Uhl,
Golden, Asimus, Johnson, Jones,
Merriman. Nay: None.
Whereupon the Mayor declar
ed such resolution duly passed
and adopted.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Merriman, that the following
persons be appointed to serve
on the election board at the spe
cial election April 22nd, 1952.
First Ward: Judges, Margaret
Elkins, Tess Protovinsky, Mrs.
D. C. Schaffer. Clerks: Clara
Carroll, Mrs. Wm. Griffin.
Second Ward: Judges, Eileen
Greene, Kathryn McCarthy,
Christine Williams. Clerks: Edna
.Yantzi, Mrs. M. A. Schelkopf.
Third Ward: Judges, H. B.
Burch, Esther Robertson, Ger
trude Streeter. Clerks: Rose
Minton, Josephine Clements.
The vote on the above motion
was as follows: AYE: Uhl, Gold
en, Asimus, Johnson, Jones, Mer
riman. NAY: None.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Golden, that the City Council ap
prove the plans and specifications
and estimates submitted by City
Engineer L. C. Anderson, cover
ing the proposed purchase and
construction of a new City water
well, and the purchase and in
stallation of a necessary pumping
, apparatus therefor, and also cov
. ering the proposed cost of mov
i ing and reinstalling the pumping
; apparatuses now owned by the
City in the City water wells. The
total estimate of the cost of such
separate items according to the
specifications is the sum of $11,
800.
A roll call vote being taken on
said motion resulted as follows:
AYE: Uhl, Golden, Asimus, John
son, Jones, Merriman. Nay: None.
Whereupon the Mayor declar
?d such motion passed and adopt
ed.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Golden, that the City proceed to
advertise for bids and give no
tice to contractors for the fur
nishing of labor and equipment
and materials for the drilling of
a new city water well and in
stallation and furnishing of
eguipment therein for the pump
ing of water, and for the moving
and exchange and installation of
water pumping apparatus pres
ently owned by the city, together
with all appurtenances necessary
therefor, i he total estimate of
the cost of the separate items
therein according to the specifi
cations is the sum of $11,800.
A roll call vote being taken on
said motion resulted as follows,
AYE: Uhl, Golden, Asimus,
Johnson. Jones, Merriman. NAY:
None. Whereupon the Mayor de
clared such motion passed.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Merriman, that the City proceed
to advertise for bids and give
notice to contracors for bids for
the furnishing of labor, materials
and equipment for a new city
water well, pumping apparatus,
and the exchange and installa
tion of pumping equipment now
owned by the city, together with
an necessary appurtenances, as
set forth in the plans and speci
fications by the City Engineer
for the same, and that said no
tice be published in the official
newspaper in the issues of April
3, 10, 17th and 24th and that the
time for receiving bids be set for
April 28th, 2:00 P.M., 1952.
A roll call vote being taken on
the foregoing motion resulted
as follows: AYE: Uhl, Golden,
Johnson, Jones, Asimus, Merri
man. NAY: None. Whereupon the
Mayor declared such motion
passed.
Motion by Uhl, seconded by
Johnson, that the City hire the
Lane Western Company of Om
aha to drill necessary test holes
for new City water well at a
price of $1.50 per foot. The num
ber of such test holes to be des
ignated by the City Council.
A roll call vote being taken
upon said motion resulted as
follows: AYE: Uhl, Golden, John
son. Jones, Asimus, Merriman.
NAY: None. Whereupon the
Mavor declared such motion car
ried.
Upon motion, the Council ad
journed.
J. E. DAVIS
Mayor.
O. D. FRENCH
City Clerk.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Reverend Wilcox, of Sioux
Falls, S.D., was a weekend guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Flovd Long.
Miss Shirley Tietsort, of Oma
ha, spent the weekend with Miss
Barbara Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. John Derickson,
of Dorsey, had dinner with Miss
Janet Derickson on Monday.
t Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lundeen,
of Lincoln, spent the weekend at
the home of Mrs. A. E. Derickson
and daughters. They returned to
Lincoln Sundav. accompanied by
Mrs. A. E. Derickson, who will
visit them for a time.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich en
tertained at a family dinner Sat
urday evening, April 12, at the
Town House.
yotr pennies^M
- you can buy twice as much
for only a penny more!
GILLIGAN REXALL STORE
Phone 87 O’Neill
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Charter No. 5770 Reserve District No. 10
Report of the Condition of the
O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
of O’Neill, Nebrn^Va at the close of business on
MARCH 31, 1952
Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the
Currency, under Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes
ASSETS
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve
balance, and cash items in process of collection, $ 724,252.63
United States Government obligations, direct and
guaranteed- 2,165,767.43
Obligations of States and political subdivisions_ 53,504.30
Corporate stocks (including $3,000.00 stock of Fed
eral Reserve bank) - _ 3,000.00
Loans and discounts (including $326.01 overdrafts), 415,582.42
Bank premises owned $3,000.00 __ _ 3 oqq qo
Other assets-_--- 124.32
Total Assets---$ 3.365,231.10
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and
coroprations ____5 2,79fll72 91
Deposits of United States Government (including
postal savings)-- 39,067.78
Deposits of States and political subdivisions_ 212,320.30
Deposits of banks___ 88 49191
Total Deposits-$3,136,055.90
Total Liabilities -—-$ 3,136,055.90
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
Common Stock, total par $50,000.00 _$ 50,000.00
Surplus -- 50,000.00
Undivided profits- 129,175.20
Total Capital Accounts _ 229,175.20
Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts _ $ 3.385.231.10
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and
for other purposes-$ 340,000.00
State of Nebraska. County of Holt, ss:
I, J. B. Grady, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. 6
J. B. GRADY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of April, 1952.
ALICE E. BRIDGES, Notary Public.
(SEAL) My commission expires July 25, 1956.
Correct — ATTEST: F. N. Cronin, E. F. Quinn, Julius D. Cronin
Directors. ’
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders)