Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-06-02
CITY COUNCIL.
New ordlnances-New Sidewalk
-Artesian Well.

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a special meeting of the City Council
was held Monday evening May 2S, for the
following purposes: Considering matters
pertaining to the artesian we'll, and
ordinances No. Z and 8, and such bills as
may have been presented against tho
city.
Present, Aldermen Cleveland, Hurst,
Jenks, Mann and Pattie, the mayor and
auditor.
Minutes Of the last meeting were road
and approved.
for a IL foot walk on east side Of Kelly
avenue between Second and Fourth
streets, also for street crossings across
Second street and Third street on snmo
avenue.
Alderman Cleveland moved that the
petition be granted and work ordered
done. Alderman Cleveland, Hurst, Mann
and Pattie voting ave.
The following bills were presented
and allowed.
Martin Stein, labor filling cistern 81 so
Martin johnson, labor with city
englne........ ........".. ~
Devils Lake News, printing legal
notices 5 w
VIM. Hurst, repairing row boat
used by the city. lO "
Aldermen Cleveland, Hurst, Pattie
and Mann voting aye on above bills.
Ordinance No. Z relating to the salariea
and passed to its second reading.
Ordinance No. 8 6relating to sidewalks
was presented and read and passed to
its second reading.
Alderman Cleveland moved that the
bond Of the Assessor be fixed ut $1,000,
and that Of tho citv engineer at $500,
seconded and carried.
The bond of c. M. Fisher the city
auditor in the sum Of $1,000 with j.. j.
Chamberlin and Jas. +. o. O'Brien as sure
ties was presented and approved. II -
Tho bond of d. w. Ensign, city en-.
gineer, in the sum Of $500 with Gee.
Juergens and A. o. Whipple as sureties
was presented and approved.
The bond of VIM. A. Hamilton, city
assessor in the sum Of $1,000 with q. NJ.
Fisher ana Lafayette Council was pre-.
sented and approved. :.
The council discussed artesian well
matter. and instructed telegram sent
to the w. II. Swan Co., requesting their
lowest figures for drilling the we'll and
piping same. The sentiment OF the
council was that Gray Bros. Of James.
town, ID. T. would not fulfill their U0n.
tract and that 1t was useless to wait OF,
them any longer.
Alderman Hurst offered the following
| resolution:
Resolved, That the city council deem
1t necessary that sidewalks be con.
structed on the west side Of Arnold
avenue from Railroad avenue to Sixth
street, and TO construct and rebuild side.
walks on the east side of Kelly avenue
from Second street to Sixth street, and
the sidewalk on the west side of Kelly
avenue from Railroad avenue to Fifth
street to be rebuilt: the sidewalk on
the north side of Fourth street from
Kelly avenue to Harrington avenue
lowered to conform Il, street grade, and
rebuilt and new sidewalks constructed
on said street from Harrington avenue
to .Uline avenue; that all work be done
in conformity to ordinance No. 8.
| The resolution was adopted by the
council and the auditor Instructed to give
proper notice to owners and occupants
Of property adjoining such lots to con-
struct, rebuild and repair same within
thirty days from date.
| Alderman Mann moved that street
crossings be laid across Fourth, Fiji,
and Sixth streets, at the intersectoin oi
Arnold avenue with those steeets. Car.
ried, and crossigs ordered laid.
On motion OF Alderman Pattis the
council adjourned.
G. NJ. FISHER, Auditor.