Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-10-11
The City Fathers Hold Their Regu'
lar Meeting to Look After the
Towns Interest.
Proposed New Drain to be Estab
lished by the City at the Foot
of Eighth Street.
An Interesting Point to be Raised
and Argued Here in the
Pepke Case.
City Dads.

Gil occurred at hall Monday night Withd
Mayor Leslie presiding and Aldermen
Patterson, Robidou, Larson, Grambs and
Needham in attendance. The minutes
of several previous meetings we're read
and approved.
The matter of complaint Of E. H. BLY,,
as to the damage to his land from the
Eighth street drain was taken up, and
discussed. The city engineer was final
ly instructed to make a survey Of a pro-
posed drain which would avoid this diff
fculty and report to the council at it's
next meeting. The work was done by
Surveyor Harold Tuesday, and an esti-
mate Of the cost will be made and sub
mitted to the council next Monday even
ing, to which time it adjourned.
The special committee on the payment
Of certain coupons which are in dispute,
asked for more time to report. City At
torpey Allen will confer with the com.
mittee in the matter, and Treasurer
Reade was granted the privilege of the
floor last night to make another explana.
tion of the matter for the benefit of the
city attorney. The matter will be looked
up at once and settled by the CON-
mittee.
The city clerk was instructed to com.
municate again with the water works
company, regarding the repairs of the de-
fective fire hydrant which has been COM
planned of by the fire department, and
also to request the water company to oil
the bydrant caps, that they will be easier
operated.
The bill of the water company for
$1,000 hydrant rental was allowed. Sew
eral other bills we're presented and re-
ferred to the committee on claims. In
the matter of the purchase of oil for the
city hall and engine house, it was de-
cided that oil hereafter be purchased in
bulk quantities, this method of purchase
being cheaper.
The council approved the action oil
the committee on fire department. or the
purchase of four hose jackets, anc
ordered a warrant drawn for 500 in pay
ment. The council the adjourned.
Test the Prohibition Law.
An interesting case will be argued a
Bismarck on October 81, before tn
supreme court, IN which the constitu
tionality of the state prohibition Law
will be called into question. It is tina
of Emil j. Pepke vs.. Joseph E. Cronan
formerly sheriff of Walsh county il
which the supreme court has issued
writ of habeas corpus being returnablt
at Bismarck on October 81. Back in 189;
j. @. Oswald and Thos. Basting becam,
the owner of a certain property in thu
city of Grafton, which they leased, ont
Of the clauses of the lease being tina
the property should not be used for ;
place in which to sell Intoxicating liquors
Afterwards a man named Charles Ted
ford,came into possession of the property
under the lessee. It was claimed thai
he sold liquor there and injunction
proceedings were started against him
closing up the place, and also enjoining
the owners of the building from allow
ing intoxicants to be sold on the premises
In October, Mr.. Pepke, with full conseD'
of the owners of the property, entered
the building, the owners and Mr.. Pepkt
claiming that they had no knowledge O
such injunction, and the only way the,
knew it was unoccupied was when tn,
rent stopped coming. In November Of
the same year the court issued an order
to Emil Pepke, citing him to appear be.
fore the court and show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt OF
court. He appeared and was sentenced
for such contempt to ninety days In the
Walsh county Jail, and to pay a fine OF