Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-05-05
The Electric Light Problem
Again Discussed by the
City Council.
New Sidewalks Ordered Built
L. r. Hamilton is Elected
City Attorney.
Republican Club Elects Dele.
gates to Grand
Forks.
City Council.

! SALJ NOuAC11s
The regular monthly meeting of tn
city council was held Monday, Mayo
Fuller presiding. Present - Aldermen
Adams, Fletcher, Johnson, Lieber, Masor
and Steel. Absent-Buckley and Hayes
Minutes of regular and special meet
ings held in April. read and approved.
A petition was received from Geo
Lutz and nine others, asking that 6
sidewalk be constructed on the west side
of First avenue, from north side of Mil
waukee avenue to south side Of Wash
lngton avenue; also on south side OF St.
Paul street, from east side OF First
avenue to east side of Second avenue.
Petition of j. b. Bartel and seven
others, that the sidewalk on Fourth
avenue be extended to north side of
Tenth street, two blocks.
Petition of D. G. Porter and ten others,
for sidewalk on west side OF Eighth
avenue, from Main street to Wisconsin
street. ~
Alderman Lieber offered resolution
granting the prayer of each Of the above
named petitioners, and providing for the
construction and extension of said side
walks in accordance with the ordinances
of the city. On motion Of Alderman
Adams, the resolution was adopted.
Petition of W. M. Lloyd, Anton Klaus
and E. P. Wells, asking consideration Of
previous petition for system of sew.
erage, and suggesting plans for same,
was received. On motion of Alderman
Lieber, the petition was referred to a
special committee of three on sewerage.
A communication was received from
Mayor Fuller, vetoing the amendment
to the salary ordinance, and assigning
reasons therefor. No action taken.
A communication was received from
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
accepting the conditions of ordinance No.
1O2, passed at last meeting of the council.
The same was placed on file.
Under suspension Of the rules, the
following bills were allowed:
Alex. Esler, work on streets =. 1926
A. Klaus, April light. ........... 1926
The Alert, publishing ordinances, 14.75
j. r. Winslow, lumber. ....... .7.26
j. R. Winslow, lumber. =. =. 1928
Gieseler, Blewett & Co.. nails 1. {. .21. .65
Fred Lipke, work in city park. 49,. 400
J. s. Boyd, work on streets, 80. 800
1Otal. 1904
The annual reports Of City Treasurer
Webster and City Clerk Blewett we're
received and read, showing the financial
condition Of the city May LIST, 1892. On
motion Of Alderman Lieber, the city
treasurer's report was referred to finance
committee. On motion of Alderman
Adams. the finance committee was en-
powered to employ a competent person to
check up said report
NJ. J. Barrett, police magistrate, pre-
sented official bond, with r. E. Giese,
Dorman Baldwin and Thos. Driscoll as
sureties. Approved and filed.
A. Blewett, city clerk, presented official
bond, with Herman Gieseler and n. A.
Niemeyer as sureties. Approved and filed.
Alderman Steel, chairman of the
electric light committee, reported pro.
gress. He accompanied his statement
by written report from b. p. Tilden
and A. NJ. Clough, who had just COM
pleted an investigation of the artesian
power subject in several South Dakota
cities. The report recites at length the
capacity of wells and water motors in
that state, and expresses the belief ~
jamestown can utilize the arteslan we'll
as motive power for the electric light
plant.
A general discussion of the question
followed the reception of this report.
Alderman Adams said he had faith in
the utility of the we'll, and favored
further investigation Of its capacity to
perform the work. Alderman Lieber
was in favor Of experimenting, providing
the expense was not too great, but first
wanted bids received to MAINTAIN the
lights on the present system. Said he
did not believe the we'll had sufficient
power to run dynamos and give water
supply and fire protection to the city at
same time. Anton Klaus thought
Engineer Pettigrew of the asylum,
should be consulted by the committee.
Alderman Lieber proceeded to "jack up"
the committee for not seeing Mr.. Petit
grew and for failing to advertise for bids
as directed. Alderman Steel replied with
consid derable spirit that the committee
had shown due diligence in the matter,