Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-05-11
THE City DADS MEET,
Harmonious Meeting of the City
Fathers at the City Hall
Last Night.
Business Principally of a Routine
Nature With Some Few Diver
sions.
Nominations of Fire Department
Officers Confirmed-Question
of sprinklig Considered.

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of sprinklig Considered.
The Dads.
The city council met IN regular session
last Monday, with Mayor Leslie presid-
ing, and all of the aldermen in attend
ance. The meeting was withal a very
harmonious one. except where, in one or
two instances, there was a little differ
ence OF opinion on some Of the questions
that came up. The minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting we're read and approved,
and the council first took up the invita-
ton of James B. Mcpherson Post, No. 2,
G. A. r., to attend the Memorial day
exercises IN a body, and resolved to &C.
cept the invitation.
The report of City Justice Boyle for
the month of April was read, and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means. There was a little discussion of
the report, arising from the TACT that
several Migrants have been arrested and
discharged. Mr.. Braithwaite thought
that when men were taken up for
vagrancy, they should be put to work
for a time on the streets, and thus be
made to give an equivalent in labor for
the expense of arresting and trying them.
There was a general discussion Of this
question, but no definite action was
taken, it being understood that the COM
mittee on ways and means might look
into the matter, and decide what was
best to do, under the circumstances.
CONFIRMATION OF CHEF ENGINEER.
The report of the fire department cleo
ton was then handed in to the council.
AS is the custom, the persons elected for
the positions of chief and assistant were
nominated for those positions by the
mayor, and given to the council for con-
frmation. Joseph M. Edgeley was first
nominated as chief, and the roll was Or
dered called. Mr.. Braithwaite wanted
to know, before the vote, whether Mr..
Edgerley could attend fires, living. as he
did, out of town. Mr.. Reade grew some
what indignant at this objection, and
said that the fire departments had cleo.
ed Mr.. Edgerley, and knew what they
we're doug. He, for one, didn't care
where the chief lived, so long as they
elected him. The firemen we're the
ones to know what chief they wanted,
and the council should interpose no OBJ
jec ions, nor question the wisdom of
their selection. He demanded the
roll call, and the nomination of Mr..
Edgerley was confirmed, without dis
| sent, as was also that of H. W. Grambs,
as first assistant chief.
President Will, of the fire department,
was then given the privilege of the floor,
| and he stated that the department wish
ed the council to create the Office of
second assistant chief, the purpose of
which request was explained by Mr..
Edgerley, who asked that the council
pass an ordinance, creating such an Of
flee. It was then decided by the council
that tho committee on ordinances, with
the city attorney, prepare such an ordi-
nance as was wished.
The report of the speeial committee to
provide rules, recommended that the
council work under the charter rules, as
previously, and the report was adopted.
The report Of the committee on ways
and means, finding the reports of city
treasurer for March and part of April
correct, was read and approved.
The committee on claims reported,
recommending that the following bills
be allowed, and the report was adopted:
ErorI> norrallv q o. IN