Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-09-05
CITY DADS MEET
Council Meeting Monday Evening q
Lengthy One and Much Busi-
ness Disposed of.
Proposed Ordinance Citizens Electric
Light Company Laid on
the Table.
Phil. Eyre of Aberdeen Will Begin
Work on Well on Arrival Of
Pipe.

At the city council meeting Monday
evening Mayor Rose, Aldermen Chap
man, Klaus, Kurtz, Wilder, Canham,
Bensch and Allen were present. H.
Gieseler acted as auditor in the alb
sence Of Geo. G. Eager. The minutes
of last meeting were laid over to the
next meeting for approval. A COM
munication was received from A. f..
Spangler asking that money paid for
license be refunded, inasmuch as his
building was closed. The request was
rejected.
The we'll pipe shipped from St. Paul
and subsequently lost is being traced.
1t will be found and shipped here
soon, it is expected.
2. j. Stacey, who agreed to repair
the south side well, wrote that he
could not come with his rig but would
send Phil. Eyre Of Aberdeen to begin
work as soon as the pipe is received.
Eyre will enter into the same contract
as that prepared for and made by the
city and P.I. Stacey.
The matter Of the electric light or
dinance came up and Aid. Wilder
moved that the ordinance be given it's
second reading. There was no second
to the motion. Aid. Bensch moved
that the ordinance be laid on the ta-
BILE indefinitely. Seconded by Aid.
KurtZ.
Aid. Chapman said he was opposed
to giving g new electric light fran
chise to any company at this time,
as the water works question entered
largely into the matter, and it was an
important sone to the city that the
water question be settled as soon as
possible. He supported Mr.. Bensch's
motion.
Aid. Klaus moved that the ordi-
nance be laid on the table until the
next regular meeting, as by that time
some definite knowledge of the sue
cess in sinking the new well deeper
might be had. He was seconded by
Aid. Wildea, who said the committee
had put in a good deal of time oR the
ordinance and that circumstances
might arise whereby other amend
ments wouM be needed. In the in
terests of policy and fair play he
thought it would be well not to kill
the ordinancesat this time, but post
pone action for month and then
the aldermen could act as they choose
for final disposition of the matter.
Mayor Rose stated that il the ordi-
nance had enough friends it could be
taken from the table at any time and
he did not believe it was necessary to
indefinitely postpone all action on the
matter at this time. In the interest
Of policy and good feeling among the
business men, and to keep the inter-
ests OF the town to the front, he
Thought that cooperation with all
good business projects wise, rather
than hasty action that would dis
courage investments.
Alderman Cruna thought the best
thing to do now was to refuse to give
any company franchise at this time
for an electric light plant.
Aid. Kurtz said as there was no
show for the ordinance to pass this
council that he would like to see the
matter disposed of finally. The COM
mittee had been misled, he said, and
he did not want it to occur again.
Aid. Canham said the old company
would furnish water the same as pro-
posed by the new company.
AID. Bensch was opposed to the new
ordinance and wanted the matter fin
ally settled, and the motion to post
pone the second reading of the pro
posed ordinance was carried by vote
Of 6 to 2, Aldermen Wilder and Klaus
voting no.
The city auditor and treasurer sub
mitted reports for the last six months
showing the condition Of the various
city funds, and the money received
and paid out.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Jamestown Electric Light Co,
lights, August. .S104 so
jamestown Electric Light Co,
pumping .................. % 90
Jamestown Electric Light Co, M Nj
pumping. fire protection,
no charge.
Josiah Piers0n, street com'r... Is 90
( Alert, publishing ng.............. 3 40
Gull River Lumber Co, supplies q 63