Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-03
FOR TIE B)0NDgl
Committee Reports TO City Council in
Favor Of the Issue Of 500, 600 Of
Bonds.
In Communication with Firm Of Bond
Buyers TO Ascertain Status Of,
the Bonds.

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The city council did not complete all
business at the regular meeting
this week and will meet again tonight.
the regular meeting all aldermen
with Mayor Register Werepresent, The
minutes of previous meetings were
approved.
Alderman Smyth gave notice of mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which
permission. to make repairs was
granted to NJ H. Weeks and permits.
sion to erect an over was granted to
John Holman. ~ - Il :t2sst 6
Alderman Reade inquired if the dog
license ordinance had been published
and the city auditor stated that it had
not. Alderman Reade gave notice of
a motion to reconsider that ordinance.
a communication from Mary Bar
tholomew regarding horses running
at large was read and laid upon the
.table.%@A communication was also re-
ceived from Mrs. Linda W. Slaughter
asking for copies of documents on file
in the city records. The auditor was
directed to notify Mrs. Slaughter that
she might make copies of any records
in the auditors office. E. ! - q
Mayor Register announced the APP
pointment OF. Hugh McCrorie as pound
master and the appointment was con-
frmed, bond being fixed at 800.
City Auditor Mofet reported that the
city assessment rolls had been com
pleted and turned over to the, county
auditor and that the assessed va1ua-
ton of city property is as follows:
Personal property. :. s 260,S79
Real property :.:.. Sso,157
Total $3.50. 49,. S1,127,757
The report was ordered accepted. ga
The report OF Chief OF Police Ritchey
showed an itemized expenditure OF
poll tax amounting to 1857 up to June
30,.a19o1. > ssa' 81. I
The following claims were read and
referred to the committee on claims:
T. 3O,shaughnessy, assessing. $3.50 90
XIV. RiehhoIt, assessing. $4,000
J. A. Field -. 80. ...... a.15
g. P. Quain, health officer. 1876. 90
L. Lamb Lumber Co., lumber 37.S2I
1. Lamb Lumber Co, lumber III. s8I
The following report regarding the
bonding OF the city was submitted by
the committee:
Your committee on ways and means
having considered the matter OF. re-
funding the floating Indebtedness Of
the city and examined into the present
condition Of the eity's finances begs to
report that, taking into account the
sum of s52,ss0. a very conservative
estimate Of the delinquent taxes since
1886, the city is safely within the debt
limit and recommends that bonds to-
the amount OF 100000 be issued, to.
date from Sept. ], 1901.
Your committee would furthess state
that it is in correspondence with a
firm of bond agents regarding the wall
.idity and legality OF the proposed
bonds. and In the event d favorable
opinion, Will be. prepared to advertise
FOR sealed hidsfo 100000 Of 4HH per.
cent bonds maturing. 5000 iii ten.
years, 500 900 II fifteen years and $40,
600 In twenty years. Bids tor said
bonds to be opened on August is, 1901,
in such manner Us the council may az
rect, s
THE report was accepted and the
council meets again tonight
Cell and see the new coIors Id gents,
hosiery ut the Eosten.