Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-03-31
The Snappers.

1n0 SnApporS.
On invitation and at the instigation of
Capt. I. P. Baker, number of citizens
met Tuesday evening at the old Whalen
crockery store and ratified the following
city ticket:
For mayor-Geo. w. Newton.
For treasurer-John Homan.
For city justice John Boyle.
For city clerk-E. II. Barrett.
Allerman-First ward-Wm. Braith-
waite, o. H. Beal.
Second ward-Frank Reed, Thos. j.
Hines.
THIRD ward-No nominations made.
Andrews, johnson and others kicked
and said they wanted their ward to
name their own aldermen.
Fourth ward-Amos Robidou, Thos.
Cunningham.
Capt. Braithwaite acted as chairman,
and w. P. Mofet as secretary.
The ticket was named the "Peoples'
ticket" and those present were pledged
to support the ticket.
There was very little enthusiasm as
every person present felt little guilty.
He was not participating 10 convention,
but ratification meeting. It was q
very select and exclusive affair-no
notice rublished-all by word Of mouth
on few hours notice. Even the candi-
dates were not there and it's not certain
they will accept a nomination received
in that way in the light of q regularly
called non-partizan convention to be held
Friday night at the city hall.
Tho Mayors Veto.
The veto of the street car franchise
hv, khn
Tuesday. He states that the document
discussion over the matter, but because
Of the active and indecent interference
OF outsiders with the proceedings that
the council the action he intended to
take. The veto message is as follows
and will be presented at the next meet
ing:
BISMARCK. N. D., March q, 1893.
To the City Council of the City of Bis
1 herewith return ordinance passed by
you at meeting of your honorable body,
held Monday, March 20, 1898, entitled "An
ordinance authorizing and regulating street
railways in the city of Bismarck" and veto
same for the following reasons:
| 1st. The ordinance, when passed, was
! invalid as an irrevOcable contract; for it is
undoubtedly the rule, in accordance both
with principle and authority, that muni-
cipal corporation intrusted with power of
control over public streets cannot, by con-
tract or otherwise, irrevocably surrender
| any part of such power without the explicit
consent of the legislature, because such
power is in the nature Ot trust held by
the corporation tor the slate.
Nash ana others vs.. Lowry and others,
9S SN. w. Rep, 787.
COuley, Con. Lim., 252.
dill. Nun. Corp. Sec. 7l6, ZIG and cases
| AS to the power to grant permission for
| street railways our charter Is silent. and a
| franchise for street railways cannot be
granted under any terms to any company
or individual until further LEGISLATION Civ
ing greater pDWers to the city council.
81. The ordinance endeavOrs to grant
an exclusive franchise, and as such is in
valid, unless confirmed ahd validated by an
act OF the Legislature and such confirmation
cannot be made under constitution Of our
stale.
Con-, Sec. 90, Par. 20.
| Editorial Excursion Abandoned.
Fargo Argus: The excursion Of the
North. Dakota Editorial association to
the Worlds Fair has been abandoned.
At q meeting Of the Minnesota Editorial
association some few days since, it was
learned that the railroad companies
have made it an arbitrary law that they
will not take care of excursion parties
by special car, during the fair, and this
fact has nipped proceedings in the bud.
It will thus be impossible to get a
special excursion tram to the fair, but it
is hoped that as many of the North Da.
kota editors as possible will he at the
fair hetween the 10Th aud 3Oth of May
W en- the National Editorial association
will be in session in Ohicago. All want
ing accommodations in Chicago are re-
ferrrd to G. G. Fair,nan to whom all
communications should be sent in care
OF ID. b. Fisk & Co.,, Chicago Mr. Fair
man will take care of all who want to at
tend the fair at u reasonable rate, averag.