Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-03
STUFF IN COUNCIL
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slider the matter carefully. He asked
for a postponement of action on the
resolution until the next meeting of
the council.
Alderman Smyth said there was no
desire to force action on the part of
the council but to get an expression of
sentiment on the part of the council
as to the name in which the water
company dealt with the city. It was
one way to bring the matter up.
Alderman Slattery wanted immedi-
ate action on the part of the council.
He said it was a cas- of the people be
D.. He called attention to the ac-
ton Of the company with reference to
matters in his ward to sustain his DO
sition.
The question of the right of the COM
pany to shut off water from the city
hydrants, in case the resolution wa
adopted, was raised.
Aldermen Jackson and smyth said
that as far as they had looked the mat
ter up, the water company could not
prevent the city's using water from
The hydrants. Alderman Smyth said
the council would not refuse to take
water, but would refuse to take and
pay for it under the present pretended
contract.
Alderman Reade renewed his motion
to postpone until the next meeting.
He wanted any neglect on the part of
the water company, such as there had
been in the recent instance where the
fire department. officials had not been
notified of the shutting off of water.
remedied, but he still though it would
be well to consider the. whole matter
carefully before taking action. Al
derman Smyth said he would agree to
postponement if the resolution were
referred to the city attorney for his
opinion, and no bills of the water
company be allowed until the matter
was settled. This was agreed upon
n the matter went over.
Alexander Hughes of the local cleo
trio light company then made the
council a proposition to furnish street
lights. He said that he would fur
nish four arc lights for the streets for
the next five months at the rate of $50
a month each. He also agreed to fur
nish 32-candle power i~ncandescent
lights for some of the street corners at
a yearly rate. of So a month. He said
the rate asked was that usually asked
for the whole year, and he offered ii
for the time when the lights are used
longest and are the heaviest tax upor
the plant.
The whole matter of street lighting
came up for discussion, particularly
with reference to the locating of the
lights. An effort will be made to have
the city'st appropriation of 5000 a veal
supplemented with private aid from
business men, SO that arrangements
can be made for lighting Main street
and also lighting the corners nearest
the several churches. The matter O
obtaining this assistance and locating
the lights was referred to a special
committee consisting OF Aldermen
Smyth, Jackson and Reade.
Chris johnson of the Salvation Army
was appointed a special policeman OF
the city without pay, for the particu-
lar purpose of maintaining order al
the Salvation Army barracks, and the
appointment was confirmed by the
council.
Mayor Register stated that he ha6
taken it upon himself to have repairs
made in the walks leading to the school,
house, and the matter was referred tt
the committee on streets. with the sug,
gestion that repairs be made on Fourth
Fifth and Sixth streets, as a temporary
expedient until spring.
The matter of MANURE piles about
the water hydrants in the city was
brought up by Alderman Slnyth anG
the water works committee was giver
authority to act in the matter, the
members of the council expressing
themselves a. opposed to this practice
as unsightly and unhealthful.
The following bills were presented
and referred:
j. R. Gage, salary . -. ;. $ 1S5. O(
L. Southworth, police -. :. 100
Geo. White, hauling 2.2s
Settler, printing -. -. =. 1O.9
Chas. Pierce, police 1.5(
M. Grady, labor . . d. :. S.O(
J. Burbage, labor ........ 2.O(
J. c. Ritchey, salary. 80. 65. O(
j.. c. Ritchey, impounding