Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-22
Alderman John Canham Resigned at
the Meeting of the City
Council Monday.
Beino interested in Contracts With
the City He Was Not Eligible
to the Office.
Council Votes tn Accept the Resignd
ton and Lets the Contract
for Pump.

j Oln CdnIldlll, ttluClHlte 'AOiA =
Second ward, resigned at the meeting
of the city council Monday night.
Mr.. Canham' S resignation was re-
suit Of an opinion as to his eligibility
fled by City Attorney Thorp Mr..
Canham, being interested in contracts
with the city through the jamestown
Electric Light Company was not
eligible to sit in council. The law
bearing on the point was quoted by
City Attorney Thorp.
This is contained in section 2l36
which says that relating TO aldermen,
! 'ssnor shall he be directly or indirectly
Z interested, many contract, whatever
to which the city is a party" The
law further says, that as a member OF
the city council he shall not hold any
other Office uuder the city government
and continues: "Nor shall he be
either directly or Indirectly individ-
ually. or as member OF ficm en-
gagged in any business transaction
other than official with such city
through it's mayor, or any OF it's au-
I thorized boards, agents or attorneys
whereby any money is to be paid dl-
rectly or indirectly out OF the treas
ury to such member or firm"
Section 2l62 provides as follows:
s,No officer shall be directly or indi-
rectly interested in any contract,
work or business of the city, or the
sale Of any article, the expense, price
or consideration Of which is paid from
the treasury or by any assessment
levied by any act or ordinance; nor in
the, purchase Of any real estate or
I other property belonging to the cor
poration or which shall be sold for
taxes or assessments or by virtue OF
!. apy process at the suit OF the corpora
tion, mayor or other person"
Section 1881 provides: "Any officer OF
the city or member Of the city ccdncll
who shall by himself or agent become
a party to or in any way interested in
any contract work or letting under
the authority of the city or who shall
either directly or Indirectly by him
self or other party accept or receive
any valuable consideration or promise
for his influence or vote, Shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding one
Thousand dollars, one-half OF which
shall 90 to the informer and the
balance be paid into the city treasury
by the officer collecting or receiving
the same, and the said contract shall
be null and void"
A general discussion followed the
reading Of attorney Thorp's report
and Alderman Canham submitted his
resignation which was accepted by the
council.
A special election will be called to
vote on his successor.
G. S. Williams asked that grade
be established in front Of the Bruins
wick hotel as he wished to lay ce-
y ment sidewalk. The matter was re-
ferred to committee.
Alderman Klaus of the water COM
mlUCcc SUdUCu ullIU ulAO VIII ~ y " AAssSA
decided to accept the bid OF Allen
Black s. Co, who desired to furnish a
pump for the city at cost OF Sl,293.
The action of the committee was ap'
proved. The pump will be ready for
I shipment in ten weeks.
The bill of j. FL. Lattimer for care
Of patient at the detention hospital,
1927 was allo we'd as was also a bill OF
NJ. u. Green for 1888 for board fur
nished patients.
City Attorner Thorp stated that in
going over the sidewalk resolution
with the city clerk errors were found
and he asked that the council meet
with him to check over the list. 1t
was decided to hold the meeting Tues
day evening.
Mrs. John Sinclair.
Mre Tnh,, Sinclair died at the state