Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-05-10

"A would be assessed but GO cents per lot
per annum; the east half OF block 66
where the Catholic church property is
located, would be assessed $1.25 per lot
per annum. For the remainder Of the
distance to the river the east half Of
block 80 and the west half of blocks 81,
8S aud the property of the Russell, Miller
Milling company would be assessed but
40 cents per lot, per annum, The above
is the assessment on the half blocks
fronting on Fifth avenue.
FOURTH AND SIXTH AVENUES.
On Fourth and Sixth avenues the tax
per lot per annum is considerably smaller
corresponding with the benefits to be de-
rived which are accordingly less. The
tax per lot per annum will be as follows:
On The east half OF blocks 25 and 80
and the west half OF blocks "a and 33 81;
on the west halt of 80 and east half of 80,
| 80 cents; on the west half of Al and east
half Of 46, 80 cents: on the west half of
80 and east half OF So, 30 cents; on the
| west half OF 6l and G6 and the east half
J OF 60 and 67, but 25 cents; OF the west
half OF rs and east half of a. 20 cents,
| and on the west half of 50 and east half
Of 81 and SS but Is cents per lot per year.
The annual revenue from the above
tax, which is estimated to include all
street crossings and all interest, leaving
nothing TO be paid by the city from the
general or any other fund, would amount
to S441.20.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY resolution the city council ten
dered to Governor Shortridge, COM
! mahder in chief of the National Guard
of North Dakota, all the land necessary
on which to locate the encampment, IN
| or near the city; to furnish all water
| necessary for culinary and drinking pur-
posees and ice in an amount not to ex
| ceed 1,50O pounds per day. To carry
| out the resolution and to cooperate with
| the authorities IN this matter, the mayor
appointed Aldermen Wells, Blood and
Mitchell
r. Gleason asked permission to trans
| fer his dray license to Frank Andras. The
request was referred to the license com
| mittee.
Kelleran & Past asked the council if
they would be in favor of street spriDk-
ling this season and If SO to state the
sum they would be willing to contribute
toward the same. AS the matter is one
| needing attention at once it was referred
to the street and bridge committee with
| power to act. Last year the city con-
tributed s25 per month toward defraying
the expenses, the remainder being COL
lected from the property owners bene-
fitted.
Bills for various services rendered the
| city we're allowed in the amount of
s34O5l. The bill OF r. B. Moses, amount
ing to s229.5O, for building 800 feet OF
| sidewalk, was referred to the street and
committee.
Or. D. Baldwin was elected to the
office of city treasurer, H. B. Allen
elected to that Office at the last city
election, refusing to qualify.
There was a short "scrap" over the
Office OF water commissioner, but Dan
Hughes was elected on the second bal.
lot-the mayor casting the deciding vote
it standing four votes for Chas. Pierce
and four for Dan Hughes. r. E. G1ese
received one vote for the office.
| The electric light committee, to whom
was referred the matter of securing an
other arc light in the First ward, were
instructed to confer with the electric
light company in regard to the using OF
artesian water in the electric light plant
and the compensation to be paid the city
therefor, with full power to act.
The bonds Of city attorney, Fredrus
Baldwin, chief of police, J. j. Thompson
city plumber, J. r. Eager and city clerk
| q. p. Bird, were received, accepted and
placed on file.
Mayor Halstead appointed a commit
tee OF three, Aldermen Blood, Lieber and
Wells, to bring in report at the next
meeting of the council in regard to the
matter Of moving the old court house up
to where the city police station now
stands and remodeling the building for
the uses of the city.
Harvey Warner presented for the ap,
proval Of the council the constitution OF
the N. P. hose company, which was
referred to the fire committee.
The council then adjourned to meet
next Monday evening.
Register of Deeds McElroy recently
lost about 1900 fine trees by prairie
fire, on his tree claim located just south
OF the asylum. Many OF the trees we're
eight years old, eight and ten feet in
heighth, and the loss is vexatious, to say
the least. They we're also quite valu-
able.
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