Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-11-05
THE CITY WANTS CASH,
Dollars Per Month
From Saloons Will Bring
The Doodle.
Steps Taken by the Council
Towards Improving the
Fire Department..
Topics Of State and
Local Interest Briefly
Noticed.
License to be Collected.

License to be Collected.
Several interesting questions came be.
fore the city council at their meeting
Monday night. One of the measures
considered was Alderman Altschuls or
dinance providing system of license for
saloons, and another was in relation to
improving the efficiency of the fire dc.
partment. The subject of sewerage also
came up, but was laid on the table with
a unanim'ty not often displayed by the
gentlemen who compose the present. adj
ministration.
Mayor Fuller presided at the meeting,
and Aldermen Adams, Altschul, Eager,
Fletcher, Hayes, Hotchkiss and Steele
were in their seats-Buckley being the
only absentee. City Attorney Baldwin
and Clerk Blewett were also present, the
former appearing as the legal adviser OF
the council il the matter of the license
ordinance. Some time was devoted to
an informal discussion of this important
matter before the meeting was called to
order, SO that when the session began,
routine business was disposed of with a
rush.
The report of the fire committee was
first taken up, read and placed on tile.
Alderman Eager supplemented the re-
port with letters from the chiefs of the
St. Paul and Minneapolis fire depart
ments, which he read in support of the
committees determination to erect hose
racks instead of drying towe-. Chief
Runge wrote that Minneapolis was using
the racks exclusively and found them
very satisfactory. The St. Paul chief
said both methods were in vogue there,
and while the tower was deemed the best
the racks were undoubtedly cheaper. The
committee reported in favor of purchas-
ing 500 feet of additional hose; suggested
the appointment of a man to take charge
Of the engine house and hydrants, and
favored the immediate construction Of
suitable Lose racks in lieu OF the tower
asked for by the fire department.
On motion of Alderman Steel, the re-
port of the committee was adopted, and
the recommendations therein were order
Cd to take effect.
Under the same head, the fire depart
ment reported It's annual election of off,
GERS, the result of which was given in
The Alert at the time. Frank Clemens
is the present chief; A. NJ. Halstead, as
| eistant.
In regard to the recommendation that
competent person be appointed to have
charge Of the engine house, etc., 1T was
resolved that the fire committee confer
with tho mayor and secure if possible
the selection of man who would at the
same time accept the Office of water
commissioner-thus combining the du-
| ties of both offices. and saving expense to
the city.
Ordinance No. 80, introduced by Alder.
man Altschul, came up for it's second
reading. It provides for license of s25
per month, to be collected from the pro-
prietors OF all places where 'soft'' drinks
are sold. Soda fountains are excepted,
and it Is stipulated that nothing in the
act shall be deemed to permit the sale Of
any liquors prohibited by state law. The
ordinance also provides that all saloons
or other places of similar nature shall
close at II p. M; that no disorderly con-
duct shall be permitted, and fixes fine
of not less than $50 or more than 500
for each violation of any provision con-
tanned therein.
Alderman Hotchkiss favored raising
the license fee, and Alderman Adams
wanted heavier fine imposed. Alder.
man Steele moved that the ordinance be
amended by substituting $50 for S25,
IN the section fixing the amount of
license to be collected.
Alderman Eager spoke against the
amendment, saying that be was opposed
to freezing out" small dealers in real
temperance beverages. He was not fully
prepared to support the measure at all,
but certainly could not do so if the
license was doubled. Alderman Altschul
also opposed the amendment, and it was
withdrawn. The third reading Of the
ordinance was then ordered; Adams, Alt
schul. Fletcher, Hayes, Hotchkiss and
Steel voting aye, and Eager nay. 1t was
afterwards passed by the same vote.
Ordinance No. 1O1, relating to sewer
age, met with chilly reception. Alder
man Eager moved that the same be laid
on the table, and such action was taken
all the members voting aye on roll call.
resolution offered by Alderman
Steel, appropriating $2l3.O5 to pay o.