Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-05-05
@INEXPL[CABLY TAME.
The Session of the City Council
Last Evening Is Miracuously
Harmonious.
The Council Call a Special Election
in the First Ward f r the 22d
of May.
A Number of Bills Allowed and
. Number of Bills Allowed and
Other City Work Transacted
Under Difficulties.
From Tuesdays Daily
The Dada.

Astonishly harmonious expresses the
condition of affairs in the council meet
ing last evening. All of the aldermen
with the exception of MI. Gussner were
in attendance, and the harmony was be-
gun ny a unanimous approval of the
minutes of the preceding meeting. The
Hh:st matter to come before the council
wa a communication from the mayor,
vetoing the resolution by which a GER
tain part of the proceedings of a pre-.
vious meeting, relating to a veto of the
res olutlon adopting certain rules, had
been expunged. This veto was read, and
tabled by the "antis" with the usual
grace and dispatch.
A communication from the CITY
justice, setting forth the need of a
criminal docket was read, and the mat.
ter was referred to the purchasing COM
mittee. A like communication from the
clerk regarding stationery, was read and
referred to the same committee.
A petition from Miles Mack, stating the
unsafe condition of a certain building
adjoining the Banner house, and re-
questing that the owners of same be
notified to repair it, was read, and on
motion the clerk was instructed to notify
the owners of the property as requested.
A petition from Geo. Watson, requesting
permission to arrange a target for the
testing of shot guns, north of the Mellon
Bank block, was read, and permission
granted, with the condition that the
chief of police should see that the target
be so constructed as to render impossible
any accidents. Alderman Braithwaite
wanted Watson to furnish a bond to the
city for indemnity IN case of accident.
and so moved, but there was no second
to the motion.
A communication from the mayor, an.
pointing John Bowen city engineer for
the period of one year, was presented.
and the appointment confirmed. An.
other communication from the same
official then came up, this time calling
attention to the ordinance providing for
special elections, and the necessity that
one be called at once to fill the vacancy
IN the First ward. Messrs. Healy and
bralthwaite seemed to want more time,
and to have the matter put off another
week. The mayor stated that the mat
ter should be attended to at once. and
it was finally decided to call the reso]u.
tlon calling an election introduced by
Alderman Reade some weeks ago from
the table. This was done, and the
mayor with Mr.. Braithwaite az alderman
from the First ward, agreed upon G. A.
Bentley, j. F. Philbrick and j. r. Gage
as judges. These we're appointed and
confirmed, and the resolution was then
passed, calling the election May 22d,
The city Justices report next came nm
and was referred to the committee on
ways and means. The unexplainable
harmony which had prevailed thus far
was then disturbed for a little while.
Mr.. Healy desiring to know whether
the clerk had complied with the instrnc-
lions OF the council in having printed
pamphlets containing the rules, intro
duced by Mr.. Braithwaite, and which
have been the cause of 90 much troubla.
1t will be remembered the resolution IN
nave the pamphlet printed was vetoed
oy the mayor, and the veto laid On the
: table. In the light of these facts. and