Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-14
City Council Last Night Adds a curfew
Ordinance to the Laws of the
City Government.
Persons Under Sixteen Years of Age
Ruled OF the Streets at Night
Except on Business.
Routine of Business Transacted by the
Old and New Councils at Last
Nights Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL.
From Tuesdays Daily.1

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The old and new city councils met
last night and effected the change in
city administrations. OF the old coun-
ell there We're present Messrs. White,
Bogue. Barnes, Shelton, Ryan and Tat
ley. The minutes of all previous meet
ings were approved.
A petition was received from Mrs.
G~oldschmidt, stating that she had
some city warrants stolen in Chicago
and asking for duplicates. The re-
quest was granted, providing a suitable
bond was furnished for the security of
the city.
Swanson & Katz asked for a rebate
or n months license, during the time
they We're burned out, and the request
was granted.
The report Of the city treasurer for
the SIX months-was presented, read
n referred to the committee on ways
and means. Z
All bills before the council were al
lowed.
The report of the c%anvassing board
showing the official vote cast at the
city election, was presented and adopt
ed, being ordered filed.
The old council then adjourned sine
die.
The new council was called to order
by Mayor Patterson. There were
present Aldermen Halloran, White,
Bogue. Pierce, Barnes, Shelton.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
n committee of three was appointed
on credentials, Messrs. Halloran,
Pierce and Bogue. The council took
a recess Of five minutes, and the COM
mittee reported that the officers elected
and qualified We're entitled to their
seats.
A resolution was passed transferring
S4O0 from the expense fund to the con
tingent fund.
A petition signed by G. A. Burton
n 134 others asking for the passage
or Il curfew ordinance. was presented
and filed.
Agreeable to the request of the ne
tltlon Alderman BOgue presented an
ordinance covering the matter asked.
The ordinance provides that it shall
De unlawful for any person under 16
years OF age to be or loiter upon the
public streets between the hours of .
O'Clock p. m. and 5 O'clock a. III. from
the frSt day of March to the Both dny
OF April; between the hours of 10
o'clock p. IN. and ) o'clock a. M. from
the first day of May to the 31st day of
August; between the hours of 8 O'Clock
p. M. and 5 o'clock a. nj. from the first
day of September to the Both day of
November; between the hours of s
o'clock p. m. and 5 O'Clock a.. m. from
the first day of December to the last
day OF February. The ordinance ex-
cepts those engaged in any lawful bus
mess or occupation that requires his
presence in or on the streets. persons
going to and from such business or
persons having written order from
their parents or guardians. Police
officers are authorized to arrest II
person violating the provisions of tile
ordinance. without Il warrant. and
provides for a fine of not less than
50 nor more than 500, OF Imprisonment
not more than twenty days. or both.
NO person shall be placed in confinc-
ment for the first offense until his par
ents or guardians shalI be notified and
shall refuse to compel obedience to the
OINllLillCe.
The ordinance was passed unani-
mously and has been approved by
Mayor Patterson, to take effect i'm
mediately upon it's publication.
The council also passed Il license or.
dinance for the ensuing term, increas:
ing the license for pool, billiards and
ten pin alleys to $500 annually. The
other licenses are unchanged.
The official bond Of s. NJ. Pye as
treasurer of the city, with Joseph Hare
and O.. G. Little as sureties in the sun
Of $4,000 was approved.
The official bond Of J.. r. Fort as city
Justice with H. L. Nicholson and
Joseph Hare as sureties in the sum of
$1,000 was approved.
The meetings of the city council were
set for the first and third Tuesdays of
each month.
The mayor appointed a committee
OF three, Messrs. Barnes, Pierce and
Shelton, to secure a suitable office for
the city clerk and purchase a safe for
the city, and such furniture as would
be needed.
The council then adjourned.
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