The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-03-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The business of the regular session of
the city council opened Tuesday night,
with the reading of the report of Chief
Kellogg of the fire department.
The report showed the loss caused by
fire during the year ending October LIST,
1896, to have been S25,l50; total savings
of insurance on building and contents
attacked by fire during the year $l03,-
6SS. Owing to the financial condition of
the city the chief contented himself
with recommending that man be sta
toned at Sixth street as driver on No. l
engine.
Comptroller Ticknor sent in a com
munication stating that according to law
the bonds Of the city officers, which are
to be elected. would have to be fixed
during the month of March. The matter
referred to the committee on judiciary
and taxation and the finance committee
The resolution which passed at the
last meeting for sealed bids for furnish
ing meals to city prisoners, received but
one response, the lonesome bidder be-
ing George Wheratt, who offers to sup
plv the daily menu at Is cents per meal
for period of six months. The bid
was accepted and the city attorney in
structed to make a contract with Mr..
Wheratt.
A communication was introduced and
referred to the committee on elections
with power to act. recting that under
the statutes the inspectors of elections
shall meet on the Tuesday four weeks
previous to an election. 1t was sug-
gested in the communication that in
spectors meet March 9, at the deslg-
mated polling places in each precinct.
Chief of Police Crumpton reported
that the clubs of the officers were not
up to the required standard, and hoped
that suitable clubs, belts etc. be pro-
vided. The communication went to the
police department.
City Attorney Champ Green reported
that he had been unable to hold a con-
| ference with Mr.. Hanitch, president of
| the Northwestern National bank, per
| tanning to the matters which the coun-
Gil had previously instructed him and
| lie asked for more time to report, his
request being granted
| Letters were read from Senator-elect
Spooner, Senator Mitchell and Cong
| ressman jenkins acknowledging the re-
ceiDt of copies Of the resolution passed
by the council protesting against the
| dumping of government dredgings in
the vicinity of the intake pipe, which
! supplies this city with water. The gen
| tlemen stated that in their several cap
| acities they would look after Superiors
| interests.
| The Revere Rubber Co. sent in
communication urging the payment of
their claim amounting to 81 $50 for hose
| furnished the department. The reason
the payment had been withheld was
| that there mad been trouble in getting
the couplings to work properly. The
matter had been satisfactorily fixed by
the Strothman Iron company at cost
of $500. The communication was
placed on file but was af,arward allowed
with the S25 for repairing the hose de-
Quoted.
The Eastern Minnesota Railroad Co,
through r. A. Wilkinson, their right of
way and tax commissioner, communi-
Gated an offer TO settle up their tax mat
ters with the city, which were involved
in the action brought IN the circuit court
last fall, in the case of James S. Bishoff
vs S. +. Tubbs ct al. more commonly
known as the Great Northern elevator
tax cases. The railroad company offers
to settle up by paying s27,O79.50 which
includes taxes for the year 1896 and
prior. the matter was referred to the
committee on judiciary and taxation
and the city attorney.
An itemized statement of a small
claim of G. w. Thompson, which had
been previously presented in bulk form,
was presented and went to the proper
committee.
Notices of summons of complaint |
were referred to the city attorney.
A resolution pertaining to the i'm |
provements 20 be made upon the Su- |
perior Duluth harbor was then intro |
duced. Iturges the speedy commence |
ment of the dredging and the improve |
ments to be made upon the harbor and |
provides that Gen. John NJ. Wilson, |
who is at the head of the harbor and |
river improvement department as chief
of United States engineers, be requested |
to authorize starting of this work at the |
earliest possible date. y copy Of the |
resolution, which passed, will be for !
warded to Gen. Wilson by the city |
clerk
The legislation committee made re-
ports on number of bills now pending !
in the legislature, and in one or two
there were changes made, principally !
in the bill pertaining to the compensa-
ton of the municipal judge.
Aid. Eimon then introduced the pro-
posed ordinance of the Peoples Telc- /
phone Co, which filed articles Of incor-
poration yesterday. The copy Of the
ordinance was read, but according to
law no action can be taken regarding
the acknowledgements until the ordin-
ance has been published
After taking action upon a number of
| claims, and appointing A. F. Olson
overseer Of street work at a salary Of
SD per month, the council adjourned.
The Spring Log Drive