Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-07-08

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Mike Francis, labor ........ 1925
J. F. Fort, fees ............ 1856
E. Tibbils. fees ........... $50
J. D. Mcdonald, labor ...... 1880
John Harold, city engineer. 24.OO
A. Mcdonald, labor, ......... 2.25
The matter of electric lighting was
brought up. The regular city appro-
priation is exhausted, and the ques-
tion of whether the city could pay for
lights from the emergency fund was
referred to the city attorney.
Alderman Reade then moved that
the street commissioners discontinue
further work on the streets and that
the street committee be empowered to
put in cross walks as rapidly as side
walks completed. Alderman
Jackson thought cross walks of planks
with cinders tamped between could be
put in temporarily until the city had
money to put in stone walks. These
walks could be put in for about $40
a crossing. Alderman Patterson OBJ
jected to putting in planks, and
thought the city should find out what
stone crossings would cost. and put in
permanent crossings. Alderman Smyth
also opposed putting in plank cross
ings, ever temporarily. Alderman
Jackson said the city had not the
funds to put in stone crossings. It
would cost over 500 for Fourth street
alone. Sentiment was all right, but
it was not practical to put in stone
crossings and in the meantime a large
share of the residents of the city were
walking in mud. Mayor Register sug-
gested that the committee e what
stone crossings on Fourth street could
be put in for. Alderman Slabtery
wanted to- know if Fourth street was
the only street in the city or in the
state. There e people on other
streets who wanted crossings as badly
as those ON Fourth. Alderman Jack
sons motion was lost. Alderman
Reade then moved that the street COM
smittee be instructed to put in cross
ings of stone in the fire limits, and
temporary crossings Of cinders out
side of the fire limits and the motion
was carried.
The following ordinances were intro
duced:
Vacating streets from Tenth to
Twenty-sixth streets for the B. w.
and G. F. road.
Vacating streets from Eighth street,
for, the 500 road.
An ordinance providing for the care
and use of the city streets. Prohibit
ing the depositing of ashes, wood, offal
or other obnoxious obstacles in public
places; providing against allowing
wagons, carriages, crates, or obstacles
to stand in the streets; prohibiting
dumping of rubbish on vacant lots,
throwing articles into city drains,
tearing UP sidewalk or digging up
streets without permission from the
council or engineer; no building ma
terial to be deposited on streets with
out permission, and temporary walks
to be built if sidewalks obstructed; no
vaults, wells or cisterns to be dug with
out permission; PERMITS to be obtained
for moving buildings; danger lights
to be displayed at all excavations OF
distractions of streets; no signs or
obstacles to extend more than three
feet W sidewalks, or less than eight
feet high, except movable awnings; no
horses to be hitched to shade trees;
no telephone OF electric light wires to
be cut in moving buildings. without
notice to and permission from owners;
no wires to be strung in alleys with
out permission from city; no bills or
advertisements to be posted on build
ings, fences, ETC., without permission.
A penalty of So to S1OO fine for viola
tions of the ordinance.
Another ordinance was introduced,
providing for the numbering of streets
and houses in the city, in preparation
for the free mail delivery system.
The ordinance licensing pool and
billiard tables and bowling alleys was
carried.
Alderman Jackson brought UP the
matter Of stray cattle and horses, stat
ing that he had been informed thai
one Sunday morning two weeks age
seventeen horses and COWS were count.
ed On Fourth street at about Z O'Clock
in the morning. Other instances oi
violations of the pound ordinance were
cited. He also brought up the matter
of bicycle riding on the sidewalks and
promised to introduce an ordinance
prohibiting this practice.
The city auditor was instructed tx
advertise for bids for building III,
stone walks AUDITING the Raym "a,
property on the west side Of Fourtl
street, which had moi been constructs