Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-04
Alderman kurtZ Thinks Profile of
the GlaspeIl Hill Road is
Wrong.
Committee Reports Delay Of Six
Weeks in Securing Pipe for
Well.
Electric Light Company franchise
Comes up at Meeting Friday
Evening.

| Bids were opened at the regular
meeting OF the city council Monday
night for the grading of the Glaspell
hill road south of Jamestown. Sur
veyor Conn estimated that it would
be necessary to remove $500 cubic
yards Of earth and II. Past offered to
do the work for II! cents per cubic
yard. Thos. jennings bid was 20c
per yard and E. e. Clark wanted 25c
per yard.
Mr.. Kurtz asked that the bids be
laid over until committee had looked
up the road matter and found if there
was not a cheaper way to make the
road than proposed in the profile. In
the opinion of Kurtz the profile was
| wrong.
The bids were laid over after the
profile had been viewed by the alder
men.
City Assessor Seller gave notice that
he had completed the assessment and
gave a detailed statement of value
placed upon property.
The committee on public grounds
reported the sale of some blown down
portions Of fence on the fair grounds
for $3.50. The committee recommend
ed that the buildings and fence not
blown down be left unsold.
The water committee reported that
there would likely be a delay OF six
weeks in securing pipe for the repair
Of the south side well and a like delay
in beginning the work of repairing
the hole in the earth'S crust.
Treasurer Durkee's report shows a
balance on hand of s., 1914.
City Attorney Thorp reported that
Surveyor Conn made survey of the
Hall fence northwest of Jamestown
and found that the fence was within
the city limits. 1t was also diScOv-
cred that the road fenced in by Hall
was used prior to 1873, as plat of it
appears in the register Of deeds office,
and was made in 1873. This would
make the road a legal highway and
unlawful for anyone TO fence it.
Chenery & Annerson's bond as city
plumbers was received and referred to
the city attorney.
| The matter of the disposition of fire
mems money received by the city
treasurer from the state, was referred
to committee.
! E. E. Clark made talk on grading
with the county machine, and how
cheaply it could be done. He thought
it could be done for 2! cents a square
yard. The street and bridge commit
tee will look the matter up and may
use the grader. kurtz was OF the
opinion that the grader could not be
used in all kinds of ditching.
Chapman said the county auditor
had notified him that the city'S esti-
mate Of expenses should be filed in
the office by July 20, and thought the
committee should begin work soon.
No action was taken in the matter.
The following bills were allowed
Canham & Mastin. repairs. S D 4C
Lutz Lumber CO, lumber. 49,. p l.
j 3 Durkee, telegram. ....... 46
Josiah PierSOn, st cOm'r. -. Is 0C
jamestown Electric Light Co.
! pumping fire purposes. p OO
| The same, pumping and repairs
well Observation-Disclosures. Is 81
The same, lights May and June POO OC
The same, pumping. ........... 100 0C
H G Flint, supplies. ........... l lC
Capital. printing and pub...., 36 IS
re d Shurlock, lumber. ..... 3 81
Geo Conn, surveying .......... 10 90
j w See, carpenter work. ..... 4 50
American Contractor, adv bids &c
CIR Weber. appeal case sup CRIT 5 0O
IL G L Moore, police. ....... 60 90
| :. bird prisoner. l 25
Stutsman county, half cost of
draying lumber pest house co
G l. Mitchell stamped env'ps.. Ii 40
A Langseth, spec police. ...... 90
VIM Kelleran Observation-Disclosures. 4 IS
Peter Gerske. labor street. 4 IS
r E Giese, work streets. 80
Harry Past, '' ...... ~ 90
Peter Sweeter, spec police 49,. IA 90
E Russell, salary police. ....... 60 90
J.W Sickerman, labor st...... Is
] H Mingen, " ... 3 Is
! Alex Esler, g ..... 80
Gottlieb Fiechert sc ....... 25 80
Ed Strong, /" ..... 63
VIM Perry, &c ..... 93
GUY Everett. 6 .... 63