Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-09-04
The Railroad Commissioners in SEES,
sion, But No Particulars Could
Be Learned.
A Lively and Interesting Meeting OF
the City Council Tuesday
Evening.
Meeting Of the Board Of Education
the Weather Bureau,
fEtc.
City Council.

Lie GUY council mel IN regular ses-
sion at the city hall last night.
All members were present.
Minutes of previous meeting we're ap-
proved with the exception of the clerks
salary, which Mayor pro tenn. Dietrich
vetoed.
The election of H. D. Reade as chief
of the Bismarck Fire department was
approved by the council.
A communication was received calling
the attention of the council to the neces-
sity of keeping the watering troughs in
the city filed with water, resolution re-
ceived and referred to the proper COM
mittee.
Geo. W. Newton was granted permis-
sion 10 build a certain sidewalk at his
own expense.
The veto of the mayor pro tenn. on the
salary of the city clerk called forth some
warm discussion. In signing some of
the other matter the veto was over
looked and not signed-only "mayor
pro tenn" Alderman DeGraff tried
to take advantage of this error and
throw the veto out. Mr.. Grambs also
wanted to bar the council from a vote
on the veto. Alderman Slattery thought
the clerk could have done his duty in
this matter as in others and notified the
mayor pro tenn. of the mistake.
A vote on the matter was as follows:
To sustain the veto: Dietrich, Slattery,
Hines, Healy, Robidou. Contra: De-
Graf, Grambs and Griffin. Thus the
vote carried and the vote was sustained.
Alderman Healy showed very plainly
that the document was the veto of the
mayor pro tenn. and he thought no
'small" work should be practiced. The
fight died as suddenly as 1t was born,
and the report of the city treasurer was
read.
The report of the committee to whom
was referred the report Of city treasurer
for June and July was accepted by a
vote of seven to one, MI. DeGraff vot-
ing no.
The bad blood again began to rise and
harmony went to pieces like a cheap UNI
brella. Mr.. DeGraff signed a committee
report and crossed his name because he
didn't understand the report.
The mayor called order, and business
proceeded.
The following bills were allowed:
e.: W: Gramns. pail and repairing. | O5
FRANK scout. 20 90
Chas. I. Pierce, p~oundmsster. .......... SO 90
E. II. Barrett, salary as clerk, for $50. was re-
jected. Mr.. Heal. moved the bill be allowed at
$25-the regular salary. On roll call, yaes five,
John Higgins, custodian so 90
Fred koberts, street commissioner. ....... 10 SO
H.. A. Brunsman, salary, treasurer. g. ..... 10 90
Mr.. Griffin moved to dispense with the
fire team and chemical engine, and Mr..
Grambs moved to throw in the hose
carts and hook and ladder. MI. Healy
moved to lay motions on the table. Mr..
DeGraff wanted the monitor in writing
as he did not understand the motion.
When the smoke cleared away the mo-
ton wal safely tabled.
The mayor called attention to the
feasibility of appointing a city engineer
and appointed John Herold, which ap-
pointment was promptly confirmed by
the council.
The DANCES of I. P. Healy for $197.6O
was next taken up. VIM. Braithwaite
and E. S. Pierce were the appraisers. Mr..
Slattery moved tos indefinitely postpone,
which brought on a discussion between
himself and Mr.. Griffin over the bill,
Mr.. Robidou thought the bill had merits
and moved to allow the bill al 500.
Another discussion followed between
Messrs. Healy and DeGraf.
Roll call on the question as follows:
Yea: Griffin, Robidou, Heaiy, Hines.
No: Dietrich, DeGraff, Slattery.
MI. Robidou again brought fup the
question of selling the fire team, which
ended in an adjournment of the city
council.