Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-04-12
ORDINANCE REPEALED.
The City Council at It's Meeting Sat-
urday Night Repeats the Electric
Light Ordinance.
Canvassing Board Meets and Makes
Az Official Return of the Vote
Cast Last Monday.
Death Of Mrs. N. L. Marsh at
jamestown this Morning
Various Items,
Repealed tho Ordinance.

Repealed the Ordinance.
The city council Saturday repealed
the electric light ordinance which was
granted some time ago to Edmond A.
Hughes, and expunged the matter of it's
passage from the council record. It will
be remembered that this ordinance was
passed at a meeting Of the council some
months ago, and was afterwards vetoed
by the mayor. When this veto came up
for action by the council it was not sus.
tanned by the members, and the ordinance
was passed over it by a unanimous vote
of the council. Last night, however, the
council reversed itself, and by another
unanimous vote repealed the ordinance,
thus practically sustaining the mayor in
his veto.
There were six aldermen present at
the special meeting Saturday-Messrs.
Mcbride, Reade, DePuy, Allen, Mclean
and Patterson. The minutes Of the meet
ing of January %, the n at which the
ordinance was passed over the veto, were
read, and at their conclusion Alderman
Allen moved that all that part of the
minutes relating in any way to the cleo
trio light ordinance be expunged; that the
clerk be directed to rewrite the minutes,
as thus expurgated, and that they be
submitted to the council when rewritten,
for approval.
Alderman Patterson seconded the mo-
ton, and it was put upon it's passage,
and passed, Alderman DePuy voting no.
In explaining his vote, Alderman DePuy
said he had voted for the granting Of the
franchise in good faith, and he did not
think it was right for the city to repeal
the franchise act, after the person to
whom the franchise had been granted
had gone to expense in making prepare
tions and purchases for the proposed
plant.
Under a suspension Of the rules Alder
man Patterson then introduced an ordi-
nance, repeating the ordinance by which
the franchise was granted. This was
read section by section, and upon roll
call passed unanimously, all aldermen
voting aye. When Mr.. Reade's name
was called he said, in explanation of his
vote, that he did not think the person to
whom the franchise had been originally
granted should feel aggrieved because
he had made purchases and expended
money. If he had done this, it was an
unwarranted proceeding, as the council
had signed no contract and could not be
held responsible for any outlay. Alder
man Allen took the same grounds. The
ordinance provided for a contract, which
had not been signed or concluded, and
consequently the grantee of the franchise
was not warranted in making prepare
tions until this had been done.
Mr.. Allen then moved that the con-
tract, which was on file with the clerk,
be brought up for consideration, and in
definitely postponed, which motion pre-
vailed.
Mayor Leslie then addressed the
council briefly, saying that he bad been
conscientious in his veto, when it was
made. He did not think it good policy
to grant a twenty-year franchise TO any.
one, and he thought the council had
acted for the best.
The council then proceeded to regular
business. A petition from Alderman
Reade asking permission to construct a
sidewalk on the south side Of his resi-
dence on Fifth street, was received, and
permission granted.
Joseph M. Edgerley handed in his
resignation as CHIEF Of the fire depart
ment. 1t was received, and the mayor
was instructed to request Mr.. Edgerley
to continue as chief until the expiration
of his term, May L.
A Accommodation from Mrs. Slaughter,
relating to the Villula property, on Third
street, and it's liability to be infected
with disease germs to the danger of the
city, was referred to the board of health.
The reports of the treasurer and JUS
tice and the bills which were presented
were referred to the proper committees
without reading.
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