Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-15
FAILED TO PASS,
Ordinance Granting Hughes Electric
Light Company Franchise
Killed.

Inc ordinance granting the Hughes
Electric Light Company a franchise
was killed by the city council Tuesday
evening, Mayor John Severn casting
the deciding vote. At the opening Of
the session Mayor Severn announced
that he had made a mistake at the
meeting of the council week ago in
declaring that the ordinance had
passed by vote of to3. 1t would
take five votes, or a majority of the
council elected, to pass the ordinance.
Che mayor stated. A motion to re-
consider the vote taken at the meet
ing held last week carried.
The result of the vote on the ordin-
ance was as follows: For: Kurtz,
Chenery, Crum and Past; Against:
Canham Klaus, Chapman, Allen and
Severn The ordinance was declared
! lost
Alderman Chenery asked the opin-
ION OF the city attorney as to the
right OF Alderman John Canaan of
Une jamestown Electric Light Com
pany TO vote on an ordinance affecting
DIS own interests to such an extent.
Mr.. Chenery said he would like to
nave the matter settled. The city
attorney said the matter was one af
fecting the council to a great extent
and he asked for time in which to
prepare written opinion.
Alderman John Canham moved
that his ordinance granting the James
town Electric Light Company a 25
year franchise be referred to the cleo
trio light company. Alderman Kurtz
objected to the ordinance being dis
posed OF in this manner. He thought
| the object of Canham was to kill his
own ordinance. A vote on the ques-
tlon OF referring the ordinance to the
committee was taken and all voted in
favor OF the motion except Aldermen
kurtZ and Chenery who were of the.
opinion that the move was simply one
co sldetrack the ordinance now that
the Hughes ordinance was killed. The
ordinance of the jamestown Electric
Light Company promises free water
for the city up to certain amount.
The city attorney introduced a reso.
lulloh ID regard to the repair of the
sidewalks of the aty and the building
OF new ones where necessary. The
resolution was passed 1t provides
that the sidewalks desis mated shall be
repaired within 20 days after the pub
lication of the order.
The list Of sidewalks to be repaired
and built is a long one. In case the
owners of lots fail to build the side
walks within the required time the
city Will build same and tax tie cost
against the property owners.
Alderman Klaus reported an offer of
about 30 cents per foot for we'll pipe.
The bond of City Treasurer Durkee
was received and referred The bond
is in the sum of 500, 900.
The board of health submitted a.
number of bills which they recon-
mended be allowed by the council and
the city clerk was authorized to col
lect wherever possible from those who
were responsible for the bills being in.
CURED. 1t was the opinion that some
who had been afflicted with contagious
disease should pay the expense. The
following OF the board of health bills
were allowed:
Adams Furniture Co. fumiga-
ting. ..................s 33 80
Adams Furniture Co, same.... 90 90
DR.. Rankin, quarantining and
releasing ..... ......... 20 90
Wonnenberg & Avis, fumigat-
ing material al.............. IA 30
Kirk & Allen, supplies ...... 55
j I Eager, supplies ......... 5 40
Western Union, messages ..... 2 25
Beck Clothing Co, supplies. 80. l so
Other bills allowed were:
Chenery & Anderson, labor on
mains. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6 90
J B Durkee, messages. ........ | 80