Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-09-04
The LOCAL FINDINGS.
The City Council Meets but
Fails to Transact Much
Business.
All the Routine Disposed Of
Down to the Payment
Of Bills.
City Council.

Adjourned regular monthly meeting
Of the city council Tuesday night. AID.
Eager, who was elected mayor pro TEN
Monday night, called the meeting to
order in the absence Of Mayor Fuller
Present - Aldermen Alley, Driscon
Eager, Hotchkiss and Steel.
The minutes of the last regular and in
teryening special meeting were read and
approved,
Communication was read from Secre-
tary Blewett OF the board ot education,
stating that the board had made a levy
OF 15 mills tax. Communication was
ordered placed on file.
The following communication from
Mrs E.A. Hatch, corresponding secretary
Of the W. G. It. e., was read:
To the Mayor and Common Council
Gentlemen:
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, as an organization and as citizens
OF this city, earnestly protest against the
further licensing of the original package
houses in this city.
The finance committee reported OF the
report of the city treasurer. recommend
ing that the same be placed on file.
The water works committee reported
on the bill of Fl. P. Rugg & Co., for
81 1850 for water pipe. They found that
the bill was correct with the exception
that S22766 freight charges should be
4 laIJ a2 thar,,frD,,
ed that the city clerk be instructed to
draw warrant for Sl,132.24 in payment
thereof. The report was adopted On
motion of Alderman Steel.
The finance committee reported on the
petition Of VIM. NJ. lloyd in regard to
rebate on vacated addltion-such prop
ertv having been assessed as lots when it
should have been assessed as acre prop
erty. The committee found that the
difference IN what the tax was and should
have been and the expense OF redeeming
etc, amounted to s7l.99. They further
recommended that the report be referred
to the city attorney for his opinion as to
whether Dir. Lloyd was entitled to re-
ceive that amount. The report was re-
ferred to the city attorney on motion
of Alderman Steel.
Alderman Eager reported verbally on
the electric light matter. He recon-
meuded that the bills fer July and Au-
gust light be allowed ct half way
price between the old price and the pew
-Sl22.50.
From this time until adjournment the
council played horse. The bill OF Rugg
g. Co., was two months over due and
Aldermen Steel and Hotchkiss were par
tc1]arly anxious to have it paid. They
believed it should be paid and that if it
were not paid right away the city would
be sued. There were only five members
of the council present. The mayor was
absent and Alderman Eager was
mayor pro tenn. Attorney Baldwin
decided that as mayor pro TEN
he lost his right to vote except
in case of tie. That only left four alder
men present to vote and it requires five
to pass resolution appropriating money.
Notwithstanding this fact the eXigencies
of the case were thought to demand
the payment Of the bill last
night; II the action was not
legal. IL COMO Oe maze so at tle Ge2G
meeting. With this end in view, Alder
man Steel moved to proceed to the regu
lar order of business. Carried.
Alderman Alley moved to adjourn until
eight p. m. tonight. Lost.
Alderman Alley moved that ordinance
No. Il, the water rental ordinance, be
now read the third time and placed on
its final passage. Lost.
The bills were then taken up and every
one OF them either referred or laid over.
When the bill OF Rugs i Co. was reached
Alderman Steel introduced resolution
approprating S1.l32.24 to pay Fl. P.
RugG e Co. for water works material fur
nished the city. The resolution was
lost.
Alderman Alley moved TO adjourn to S
o'clock Thursday evening. Carried.