Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-10
Several Matters Of Interest Come Up
and are Discussed and Dis
posed Of.
The Committee on Salaries Fixes the
Pay Of City Officials For the
Coming Year.
Team Work on the streets-Fire
Limit Ordinance Disapproved
Other Items.
City Council.

-OGner Items.
City Council.
The city council held it's first regular
meeting n two months Monday night.
There were six aldermen present:
Messrs. Mcbride, Braithwaite, Reade,
DePuy, Mclean and Allen, and Mayor
Leslie presiding. The reading of the
minutes was a tedious proceeding, there
being one regular meeting and several
special meetings which had passed with
out reading Of minutes. Upon the COM
pletion of the reading Of the minutes of
June 4th, Mr.. Braithwaite, as usual,
had an objection to their approval. He
wanted that part of them, relating to the
giving by the city Of $135 for street
sprinkling, reconsidered. He said he
been informed that there was a person
in the city who would take the sprinkler
for what he could make out Of it without
aid from the city. Mr.. Reade said he
was not quite satisfied at the paying of
the sum stated, but that as the greater
part of the summer had passed, he
thought it would be unjust to modify
the agreement at this late date. Alder
mar Allen and Mayor Leslie we're OF
the same opinion, and upon motion an
approval of the minutes was had. The
minutes of special meetings were then
read and approved.
A petition from Mrs. Linda Slaughter,
asking that all papers in an old claim,
relating to the use Of some of her prop
by the city, be returned to her, was read
and the request granted, the clerk being
instructed to retain copies before return
ing them.
The report of the city treasurer for
the month of July was read and referred
to the committee on ways and means.
In this connection, Mr.. Braithwaite re-
quested that an order might be entered,
authorizing the treasurer to transfer q
balance Of 76 cents in this fund to the
general fund. He said there were no
further receipts to the fund, and have
been none for several years, and the
treasurer would be aided if the fund
could be closed up. The matter wal re-
TERED to the committee on ways and
means.
The clerk then read his own report as
to the salaries of city officials, for which
warrants had been drawn on the first of
each month. The report is merely a
formal one, under a resolution passed by
the council last year, which provides
that all city officials having stated
salaries, receive a warrant the first Of
each month, thus providing for their
payment in case the council does not
meet. Mi. Braithwaite registered his
usual kick, and wanted to know by what
right the clerk of the present council
acted under a resolution passed by last
years council. Mr.. Allen said he under
stooda resolution renamed in force
until changed, aud Mr.. B~raithwaite COM
promised by having the report read
again, and asking a few more questions,
after which it was ordered fled.
The report Of the city justice for July
was read and referred, and this raised
another question, which was discussed
by the council. This was upon the pay
ment Of costs by the city, in cases of
police court fines which go to the school
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fund. The council looked upon this as
unjust, and Alderman Allen was made a
committee of one to see why the schools
which received the fines, should not pay
the costs.
The committee on claims reported, ad-
vising the allowance of the following
q hills.