Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-06-06
THE CITY SOLONS MEET.
An Unusual Amount of Business
Transacted at Last Nights
Council Meeting.
The City Liquor License Reduced
From $500 to $5OO-Other
Ordinances. .
Reading Room Appropriation Mat
ter Comes up and IS Ex-
naustively Discussed
City Council.

haustively Discussed
,a City Council.
Regular monthly meeting of the city
! council Monday, Mayor Fuller presid-
ing All the aldermen present.
The minutes of the last regular and
adjourned meetings were read and ap-
proved.
Petition was received from the retail
liquor dealers Of the city asking for
reduction in the liquor license. Petition
was ordered placed on file. .....a
Petition was read from B. S. Russell
asking the council to instruct the city
treasurer to settle delinquent taxes on
certain property in RusselPs addition
on same basis as laid down in resolution
passed by county commissioners. Peti-
ton was referred to the city attorney.
Invitation to city to send delegates to
Waterway convention at West Superior
Wis., was read and on motion of Alder =
man Hewitt the communication was re-
ceiyed. placed on file and held for future
consideration.
Communication was received from
Secretary Bauer OF the fire department
stating that at meeting of the depart
ment c.. r. Weber was elected chief and
J. f. Vennum assistant chief. On motion
action Of the department was confirmed.
A communication was also received
from the n. P. Hose company announ-
cling the result of its election OF officers
which the council approved.
Communication was received from the
electric light committee asking for more
time on petition for arc light at intersec-
ton of Fifth avenue and Second
street. They also reported on petition
for three arc lights froEu br1dse on Matn
street west as far as railroad crossing
recommending that that prayer OF the
petitioners be not allowed.
Report was adopted.
The electric light committee submitted
the following report:
We. the electric light committee, tc
whom was referred the petition of the
u
ing that the price of arc lights to the
CITY of jamestown be established at $l5(
each. per year. instead of S95 as at pres
ent. hereby recommend that the same be
granted for one year only, from July lst
1889 to July 1st, 1890.
J. T. EAGER.
ALFRED STEEL.
THOs. DRIsCOLL.
Alderman Schwellenbach moved thai
the report be accepted and placed on file
Carried. Alley. Driscoll, Eager
Garrigan, Hewitt, Schwellenbach ano
Steele. Nay-Clark.
The judiciary committee reported that
they found the report of Chief OF Police
Ford correct. On motion report was
adopted.
The county commissioners referred
back the bill of Mrs. DR.. Wink without
recommendation. On motion OF Alder
man Alley, the bill was ordered back te
the county commissioners.
The street and bridge committee re-
ported the bill of Frank Andre for s2.Ol
correct. On motion of Alderman Hewitt
the bill was laid on the table.
The finance committee to which the
reports of the city clerk and city treasur
er we're referred at the last meeting, re-
ported that they found the same correct
but reported them back with recommen
dation. On motion Of Alderman Alley
the report was received and placed or
file.
The committee on assessment and tax.
alton reported, recommending that the
tax levy for this year, be made as fol
lows:
General fund, three mills; road and
bridge fund, two mills; interest fund
one-half mill; sinking fund, one-hal1
mill.
Alderman Clark moved to adopt the
report. Carried.
Alderman Eager introduced an amend
ment to Ordinance No. SO. amending
section 3 Of Ordinance No. p to make II
conform with the report of the electric
light company printed above.
Alderman Alley moved that the ordi
nance be given it's second reading b.
title only, which motion prevailed, anc
the ordinance was read the second time
Alderman Alley moved that the rules
be suspended and the ordinance be giver
its third reading and placed on it's tina
passage. Carried. Ayes Alley, Driscoll
Easar, Garrigan. Schwellenbach ant
Steel. Nays Clark and Hewitt.
The ordinance was read the third time