Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-05-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
\ Short Session Saturday
Night and Unimportant
Work Done.
Annual Appearance Of the
Buffalo Fish in the Shall
lows of SpiritWOod.
Certificates Granted to Teach
ers by the County Super
intendent.

ers by the County Super
intendent.
Contrary to the late custom of the
city council in holding protracted meet
lngs, the session of that body Saturday
evening was quite short, being but two
hours IN length. Aldermen Adams,
Blood, johnson, Lleber, Mason, Porter
and Wells we're present with Alderman
Fletcher absent. City Attorney Hamil-
ton, Marshal McGregor and City Clerk
Blewett were in attendance as usual.
Water Commissioner Pierce, absent.
During the absence of Mayor Steel,
Alderman Wells, by resolution, acted az
mayor pro tenn. The reading of the
minutes of the last meetings was post
poned.
STREET sPRINKLING.
The subject of the sprinkling of the
streets was discussed ct length. The
cost Of the work was estimated at about
500 per month as, on an average, there
would be about 25 days in each month
when it would be necessary to have them
sprinkled. An agreement was presented
to the council stating that the under
signed citizens would contribute the
amounts set opposite their names, per
month, towards defraying the expense of
sprinkling the streets. The amounts
footed up came to ST. Alderman Lleber
introduced a resolution to appropriate
S25 per month for the next six months,
to sprinkle Fifth avenue from Fifth
street on the north to Wisconsin
avenue on the south and
the intersecting Cross streets and avenues
from Fourth to Sixth avenues. This
gives little more than q mile and half
Of street surface. Water is to be fur
nished by the city at two places. one at
each end Of the parallelogram to be
sprinkled. The whole matter will be
stasned over TO . committee Of citizens
and the city will be relieved from the
bulk OF the responsibility in the matter.
d. B. Wood appeared before the coun-
cil IN regard to the Washing platform for
buRgies IN front Of his place Of business.
which had been ordered sbated by tho
council at its last meeting. He stated
that he would put . proper sink or we'll
under the platform that would carry of
all waste water used in washing buggies
and carriages. The real cause for CON-
plant OF the muddy condition
Of the street at that place, he claimed,
vas the mud hole near the hydrant,
caused by q lesky valve and loose
connections. A resolution, introduced
by Alderman Adams, allowed him
to retain the platform, provided he con
structed proper sink for carrying off
the water and cause no inconvenience to
street traffic thereby.
City Attorney Hamilton reported upon
the liability for damage to the south ap-
proach to the Fifth avenue bridge
at the mill caused by the Russell
Miller Milling company dumping ashes
into the river above the structure,
He stated that they were responsible for
the washing away of the bank. He also
reported that Superintendent Wilson had
promised to write to the general Offices
Of the company for information in regard
to tho right Of way near the coal sheds
for road, in exchange for the crossing
obstructed by the company.
THE POUND AND DOGS.
Alderman Wells reported. as chairman
Of the special committee to look up the
question Of pound, that Cooper &
Webster would agree to receive i'm
pounded animals. The rates which they
would charge would be 25c day for
animals turned into their corral and SOC
day it they required grain feed. The
rates were 90 reasonable that the ques-
ton of pound was settled without
much further discussion. The city mar.
shal was instructed to prepare proper
blanks for use in this business and then
proceed to "round up" tho ''strays' when
found.
The dog tax collection it was thought
best to put in the hands Of some person
with police powers; have him call on the
owners OF dogs and collect the license.
II the owners refuse to pay the tax, then
arrest and fine the owner in accordance
to the provisions Of the city ordinances.
This was thought to be q more expedi-
tious manner of getting at the matter
than to take up the dogs and 60 through
q long legal process.
The special committee on ''market
days" made partial report and asked for
further time in the matter.