Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
Interesting Council Meeting.

| berS of the Pioneer fire company was re-
ceived and referred to the committee on
fire department:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Bismarck.
GENTLEMEN The undersigned members and
officers of the Bismarck fire department do most
respectfully request your honorable body to re-
| consider your action at the meeting of the city
council January 26, 1886, lin taking from this
the same to to- es COMPANY % called the % Roneer hose
| company.
This company has been organized for nearly
nine years, and during most of that time has been
reason to believe that all city property intrusted
to our charge has been prop properly used and well
the Pioneer fire company at this time will tend
to create an impression among our citizens and
care Of the Aforesaid or haTe
not, when called upon for fire service, responded
or served as we had done in the past
This petition was signed by twenty-three
members of the company including several
of the officers.
Mr.. Hunt stated that he understood the
change made at the last meeting to be the
result of mutual agreement, between the
companies. He had no desire to inaugur-
ate an era of discord among the firemen
when he made the motion, and was willing
to have the matter referred back to the fire
men for settlement.
The sentiment expressed by Mr.. Hunt
was that of the entire council. Mr.. Moor
house thought the council acted with lit
tie undue haste, as result OF misunder-
standing among the firemen.
George E. Reed, the foreman of the newly
organized company, stated that the charter
OF the Pioneer Fire company allowed thirty
men for the engine, and but ten for the
hose. He thought ten men were made
quate for the proper management of the
hose, the organization of the new company
was to secure better service.
The matter was referred back to the dc
partment.
THE CITY ATTORNEY 1AfDItOUt1O.
The question of city attorney was trotted
out again last evening by the motion of
Alderman Griffin to pay John G. Hollem-
back for services from September 18th to
November 4, 1885, at which date he was
discharged, amounting to $50, and the OBJ
lection OF Mr. MallOy stated that he had no
recollection of the discharge of Mr.. Hol
lembaek.
The clerk was instructed to read the
minutes of the meeting at which the ques-
ton was discussed. Mr.. Malloy then asked
if the minutes of that meeting had been
ing Mr. Hollembaek, but could not consist
emily vote for the motion, with his under
standing of the records.
The ayes and nays were then called on
Mr.. Griffin's motion to pay Mr.. Hollembaek
for services to the date of his discharge.
by the following vote: Ayes-McG Garvey,
Moorhouse, Mcdonald Griffin and Robi-
dou-5. Nays-Leo, Malloy, Hunts.
Alderman Griffin then moved that L. X.
Hull, of the firm of Garland & Hull, be en-
ployed to conduct the legal business Of the
nif fn ni1rnf hnr fhn olo,.
paid the late city attorney, viz: 1888 per
month.
Alderman Moorhouse moved as an
amendment that the city clerk be in
structed to notify the court that Mr.. Hull
would hereafter represent the city in ques-
tiOnS of law. The amendment prevailed
by repetition OF the vote given above.
A PoL1CEMAN's TROUBLES.
Alderman McGarvey moved that Police
man O'Donnell be discharged. The cause
of this motion was the report that Mr..
O'Donnell had dubbed drunken man in a
brutal and unwarranted manner. The ac-
cuSed officer was present, and stated to the
council that the man whom he struck had
slandered his wife on several occasions and
that he repeated the Otfense on the evening
club him again under similar circum-
stances. The council could not justify
an officer in assaulting man for an oral
insult On an amendment by Alderman
Moorhouse, ODOnnell was suspended from
duty and a committee of three consisting
of Messrs. Moorhouse, Leo and Hunt was
appointed to make an investigation of the
case. Alderman Griffin made the state
ment that information had reached him to
the effect that members of the night police
force had been found in saloons, playing
cards, during the hours when they should
hox hnnr, l,,t1 Nl>Dl l,,%s = 4l,1o
mlttee OF investigation were enlarged to
cover the entire force.
A petition from John Boyle. asking re-
bate OF taxes on personal property used on
his farm but kept in the city, was referred
to the committee on taxes.
The mayor stated that Mr.. Van Houten
had not matured plans for the establish
ment of an electric light system, and the
committee appointed at the last meeting to
draft contract was given further time for
consideration.
A petition from George P. Flannery ask
taxed while the property of the city, was
referred to the committee on taxes.
Frank P. Donnelly, of the Pioneer fire
company, presented petition setting forth
that the team recently purchased for the
use OF the fire company was unsuitable for
the animals and the purchase of another
team. The petition was referred to the
committee OH fire department.
REHABILITATION.
The clerk presented the following recap
itulation Of the statement of the financial
condition of the city from march 1, 1885, to
January l, 1886:
Outstanding warrants as per Cotfn's
report, March l, 1885 $40, 1874 SO
Warrants issued from March 1. 1885 to
January l. 1885, Observation-Disclosures. 1853 46
4oIdl S50,Uoo 30
Warrants paid in full from
March l, 1885, to January1,
Paid endorseme ts on war
rants from March /, 1885, to
| January /, 1886. ............ 1,456 rs
Total amount paid. id............... S11, ,917 II
Total amount outstanding, January
l., 1886. ................ ::..... 1928 Ill 1s
Interest paid on warrants from March l,
1885, to January l, 1886. ................$ 1853 90
License issued from March 1, 1885, to
| January l, 1885,. .................... $685. Al
INSURANCE PROPOSITION.
The following proposition was submitted