Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-04-11
THE OLD AND new.
Old Council Finishes Its Work
and Mayor HalStead
Says Adieu.
New Council Organizes Elects
Officers and TranSaCtS
Other Business.

The old council met Monday evening,
closed up the business for The past term
and with the adjournment sine die, the
old regime passed away and the new
began. All OF the members Of the coun-
Gil were present with the exception Of
Alderman Blood, who is east.
After the reading and correction of the
minutes u communication from q. u.
Hills and four others was read asking
for the extension of the water mains on
Second avenue north from Milwaukee to
Wisconsin street, distance of 800 feet.
This would bring the mains in front of
the residences of Mr.. Hills, H. Gleselsr
and others living on Second avenue
The communication was referred to the
water committee.
kelleran & Past wanted to know what
the city council was gong to do this
year in regard to sprinkling the streets.
Many of the business men, they stated,
wanted the work to begin ut once. The
street and bridge committee will look up
the matter.
Aid. Mitchell moved that the council
reconsider its action IN regard to ordl-
nance No. 80, relating to the city fire
department and it's organization and
management, aud pass the same. This
was done after it was amended so as to
make the secretary and treasurer elected
on the last Monday in MAY" instead of
"March" and amending Sec. 8 50 that
the chief and assistant chief shall be
elected by the council at the first meet
ing in June.
Water Commissioner Hughes reported
that for the quprter ending April 9Th,
he had collected water rentals, etc, to
the amount of $94.S4 and turned in that
amount to the clty's treasury.
Alderman johnson wanted to lay over
the payments OF bills to the new council.
but it was decided that this was not the
proper method and that the old should
be responsible for all bills coming before
it and that no legacy should be left for
the new body TO settle. Accordingly the
following bills were allowed:
A M Halstead, supplies to the
police station, etc. 800
Gull River Lumber 20, repairing
sidewalks. -: 675
The Alert, printing and publish.
ing ordinances: es:............... IL IS
A w Dewey. meals to prisoners. l 50
John McCulloch Lumber Co, coal
for police station. ............. 4 so
Chas Kinney, filing we'll on Sixth
avenue w
d Bowe, taking dead hog from
river and buryipg same. ...... 60
r E Giese, labor and material ON
bridge south OF the mill ...... 6 90
W H Fletcher, posting election =.
notice, inspector, making r..
turns. b w
John Flaherty, judge and can
vassing vote. e.................. OO
NJ Sinclair, do 90
Chas Mitchell, posting election
notice and inspector of election 90
E Herbert, judge of election
and canvassing vote. ........ 2 90
Joe Mason, member board elec-
tion, returning ballot box. q 10
q d Porter, judge and canvass
ing VOte... w
+ p Heinzer, clerk of election and
returning ballot box .......... %
F F Montgomery, clerk of cleo
G A L,eber, posting election
notice and canvasslng vote.... 4 w
Geo Farnsworth, judge and men, ~
ber of election board ......... 4 w
F A Clemens, posting notice, H.
spector, returning ballot box,
and returning one poll book. 3 w
NJ, o1OS IN