Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-08-10
Regular Monthly Meeting of
the City Council Held
Monday Night.
Prohibition Porcines Charged
With Selling the Article
Called "SOft."
Plan for Consideration of the
Depositors Of the Lloyds
National Bank.


number present, Mayor Steele in the
chair. The city attorney, city marshal,
chief of the fire department, water COM
missioner, city engineer and other city
officers together with few interested
spectators we're also in attendance.
Communications were first in order,
the first being from Edwin Bennett ask
ing that 220 feet of fence, located IN the
center of Van Buren avenue, near the
Flint bridge, should be removed. Re-
ferred to the street and bridge com.
mittee.
The city marshal reported that during
the month of July there were no street
lights on the nights of the 1lth, 10Th
18th, 10th and 18th. On the 18th there
was no light at the intersection of Front
street and Seventh avenue. On the 18th
and 18th there were lights all night by
order of the city marshal. Report re-
ferred to the electric light committee.
H. A. Blood, poll tax collector, reported
that be had received payment in cash
from y persons, sos, and that 165 had
worked their tax out upon the streets.
The whole number enrolled is 459, thus
leaving nearly 200 yet to hear from, some
so being exempt.
Chas. Pearce, water commissioner, pre-.
sented a report which was referred to the
water committee. The report showed
$S5 over and above rebates and deduc.
tions turned into the city treasury during
the month Of July.
The city clerks statement Of licenses
issued during July was referred to the
finance committee. Two hundred and
forty dollars was derived from public
places and $74 from miscellaneous shows.
Three hundred and five dollars and
seventy. five cents was the balance turned
into the treasury.
The report Of the city treasurer was re-
ferred back for correction, and approval
Of the finance committee.
The fire committee recommended the
purchase Of two Bsbcock fire extin.
guishers, two spray nozzles and six fire.
mems lanterns. The same committee
was directed to make the purchases az
recommended.
The electric light committee made
their report in regard to the bill of the
Electric Light Company against the city
for lights and the city's bill against the
company for back water rent, which re-
port was received and adopted. BY mo-
ton Of Alderman Wells special COM
mittee, consisting of the mayor, the
chairman Of the electric light committee
and the chairman of the water works
committee. was created with power to
settle the claims OF the Electric Light
Company against the city, for lights fur.
nlshed in June and July, and to settle
with the Electric Light Company and
the Messrs. Lloyds, the city's claims
against the said corporation and indivld-
uals for water used by them in the con-
struotlon of the opera house block. As
to the claim of the city for water used
the Messrs. Lloyds feel that the block in
question was public improvement that
should appeal to the generosity of the
people, and they ask that the claim
should be abated. If this is done they
express their willingness to pay for the
hydrant destroyed and for the damage
suffered by the overflow OF the water,
amounting to $50.
In view Of the negligence OF the city
in not collecting it's water rentals from
the Electric Light Company during the
years from 1883 to July 1st, 1892, this
committee recommended that the propo-
sition be made to the company to accept
$500 In full for water from 1883 to July
lst 1892, that is, il this proposition is ac-
cepted inside of five days from date, also
that the sum Of $50 be accepted in full
settlement Of the claim for water and
damage IN the construction Of the opera
house, and that tho sum of $50 be de-
Quoted from their bill for street lights,
the above amounts, together with the
Light Company's water rental from July
let 1892, to January let, 1894, to be paid
in full.
THE ROAD MACHINE.
A protest from tho firm OF Hughes &
Williams OF Fargo. was handed in by
Alderman Wells and read. The special
committee to whom was delegated the
power to buy or reject the road machine
had never made q written report and 90
the matter dragged along up to date
with no definite action having bssn