Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-05-12

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Thomas Burns, labor filling els
P. charbonson, labor filling els
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Chas. L. Belgard, labor filling els
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Martin johnson, labor filling els
Thos. McNamee, labor filling els
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Pioneer Press printing artesian we'll and
city hall bonds 355, allowed at $50.
Aids. Jameson, CLEVELAND, Hurst jerks
Pattie and Mann voting aye on all the
above bills.
The bill Of M. W. Stanley $3.50 for
hauling dirt on lot "a, block 10, was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
A petition from Brogan & Hummer
felt for the privilege ofselling liquors ct
retail for the current year was presented.
The petition was accompanied by a bond
in the sum Of $500 with Eyer Wagness
and A. j. stade as sureties. Petition
granted and auditor instructed to issue
license. : so q
The report of city justice McClory
from the 10th day of January to the z4th
Of March, 1883, was presented and ap-
proved and the auditor authorized to
draw warrants for the proper fees as
shown BY tho report.-P. ]. McClory'
$3.50, Ever Wagness s2.25. w. o. German
$40. E. A. Pierce $500.
The city auditor was instructed to
have the $1,000 that was borrowed from
the general fund for the purchase of
property forthe site Of the artesian we'll
and city hall returned to the general
fund and tho amount charged to the
artesian we'll and city hall fund.
Aid. Cleveland offered the following
resolution: 8
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
city council the grading of the following
named street or avenue in the city of
Devils Lake has become necessary, and
the work as herein specified is hereby
ordered IN accordance with chapter 70,
article Is, OF the laws of 1887: Grading
Ullns avenue from the north side Of
Second street to the south side OF Seventh
street.
Tho resolution was seconded and
passed, Aids. Cleveland, jerks, jamie
son, Mann, Hurst and Pattie voting aye.
On motion duly seconded and carried,
the salaries of city officers were fixed as
follows:
City auditor, $500 per num
City treasurer, $50 per annum.
City attorney, $500 per annum
Chief of police, $40 per annum
Night Waterman, $40 per annuin.
The CITY attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance in conformity
Herewith.
Tho subject Of compensation Of the
mayor and aldermen was discussed by
the council. A motion was made fixing
the compensation Of the mayor at IS for
each meeting of the council attended by
him. Pending the discussion the mayor
called AID. Cleveland to the chair and
addressed the council as follows:
Mr.. President, I am opposed to the
proposition that the mayor be paid :
salary. If he is entitled to compensation,
the aldermen should also DO remunorated
for their services. When Devils Lake
was organized as q city last November it
was tacitly understood that neither the
mayor nor the aldermen should be COM
that any amount which this city might
be able to pay its aldermen would coYsr
the value of their services They haye
accomplished q great deal and are in q
position to accomplish much more, but
until such time a the tax payers shall
conclude to vote q salary to their mayor
and aldefmen-until that 10 an issue at
I fully appreciate tho motive Of the
gentleman who makes the motion and
thank him for his generosity and kind
ness.
Mr.. CleYeland then called AID. Mann
to the chair and addressed tho council.
He said he knew that the mayor spent
most Of his time looking after the inter-
ests of the city, and believed it no>more
than right that he should be paid for it.
He was not in favor of voting salaries to
the aldermen.
AID. jerks said he conceded with the
views of the mayor and was opposed to
paying salaries.
Tho motion was then withdrawn and
the sentiment Of the council was that the
mayor and aldermen should receive ne
compensation.
On motion the city attorney was in
structed to draw an ordinance imposing
alicenss fee Of 81 on each horse and s.
cents. on each head ofneat cattle brough
to the city for sale by non residents, tn
object Of the ordinance being to provid'
afund for burying carcasses of animal
that the owners refuse to bury, making
an expense to the city, which the indi
vidual should pay.
Aid. Cleveland offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the bonds of the city
officers be fixed az follows: Mayor $4,000
auditor $4,000; attorney $1,000; chief .
police $1,000; city justice $1,000.
The resolution was seconded an
adopted.
On motion tho council adjourned.
g. M. fisher,
Auditor.
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