Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-05-10
SEWERAGE ON DECK.
Plans to Successfully Garry
the Project Through on
Foot.
a Strong Plea Made by Alder
man Wells in Regard
Thereto.

''o'1 "oIIS IN H08afO
Thereto.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
city council Monday there was full
attendance of all aldermen and large
gathering Of spectators. 1t was long
after eleven o'clock before the motion to
adjourn was carried, and large amount
OF business was transacted with CELEBRITY
and dispatch.
The residents of the First ward peti-
toned the council for an electric light at
the intersection of FIRST and Pacific
avenues. At present there is out one
electric light in this ward. There is not
another quarter in the limits OF the resi-
dent portion of the city, it is stated, but
is better lighted than is this. The mat
ter was referred to the electric light
committee.
"A petition from the local board of un-
derwriters Of the city was received in
regard to unsafe condition of the smoke
stack of the stationery engine located IN
the rear of A. W. Kelley & Sons wood
yard. The petition was referred to the
fire committee with power to act.
THEY WANT SIDEWALKS.
E. A. Blood and ten others asked for a
sidewalk on the south side of Fourth
street, running west two blocks.
The residents Of the Third ward petit
toned for sidewalk ON the south side
of Eighth avenue, running to an inter-
section with walks on Fifth and Sixth
avenues.
Another walk was desired on the north
side of Fifth street, running west from
Third avenae to Ninth avenue, to con-
meet with walk running east from the
bridge.
The last petition called for walk
from Front to Fourth street, to be To-
Gated on the west eide of Sixth avenue.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Water Commissioner Pierce reported
that during the month he had collected
water rents in tho amount of S6S.21, de-
Quoting fees, and that amount turned
into the treasury of the city.
City Clerk Bird reported that he had
collected license from four public resort
places in the amount of S12O and turned
into the city, of this amount, the sum OF
SIT.
City Treasurer Allen presented his re-
pert of the condition of the finances of
the city for the past month
SEWERAGE. ....
Alderman Wells, in bringing up the
question of sewerage, said he would be
10th to make fight for sewerage did he
not believe that the people wanted it;
that those who would pay for 1t desired
it. That he believed that the matter
was not properly brought before the
people previous to election in that
errors arose in the minds of the people
and misconceptions were entertained in
regard to the project. Feeling it due tn
the property owners who have expressed
desire for the same and that the matter
be brought up again, an approximate es-
Innate was presented to the council Of
the tax per lot per annum for the total
cost Of the sewer, including incidental
expenses relative thereto. A condedsa-
tion OF this is given as follows:
Estimated total cost of sewer, lnclud-
ing engineering, etc., $4,000. Voluntary
contributions amount to $1,000, divided
sa follows: Northern Pacific Railroad Co.,
$3.50; Anton Klaus, $3.50, and G. W.
Ingraham, $3.50. Deducting the amount
of voluntary contributions from the total
estimated cost of the sewer, leaves 5000
to be raised by assessment. The interest
on bonds to maturity will be S3,75O,
making the total amount to be raised by
tax in twenty years S8,75O. This will
make the amount of total sewer tax each
year s437.5O.
An Approximate estimate OF the assess
ment per lot necessary to raise the an
! nual sewer tax is as follows:
FIFTH AVENUE.
The west half OF blocks 25 and 80 and
the east half Of 33 and "A, each contain
II lots, and upon which are located the
Gladstone and Capital hotels and the
James River Valley National Bank and
Strong 4 Chase and other stores, would
be assessed at an average Of $2.95 per
lot per year; the west half Of block 39
and the east half OF block 80, where are
located Whites drug store, and other
stores, aud A. w. Kelley 4 Sons wood
yard and other buildings, would be as
sessed 1915 per lot per year; the east
half Of block AZ and the west half 1T
block 46 would be assessed but Sl.45 per
lot per year, while the east half Of 50 and
and the west half OF IS would pay but
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