Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-03-04
The CITY COUNCILS WORK
City Council Holds Regular Meeting
Last Night and Disposes Of
Usual Grist.
William O'Hara Appointed City AS.
sessor-City Now Doing Business
on a Cash Basis.
Steps Taken for the Calling of the
Annual Election for Choice of
Four Aldermen.

The city council held it's regular
monthly me ting last night and dis
posed of the accumulation of business
on the auditors desk. The council
took steps for the calling of the forth
coming city election, for the building of
new sidewalks in the spring, arranged
for the beginning of the city assess
ment and adjourned for two weeks.
A requisition was presented from the
county auditor for thirty-nine names
for the county jury panel.
A communication was received from
G. S. Fernald, tax commissioner of the
Northern Pacific road. Mr.. Fernald
stated that the company had gone to
considerable expense to build a first
class hotel and passenger station in
the city and felt that the assessment
of the hotel for $4,000 was burden
some. 1t was requested that the as
sessment be reduced to $4,000. The
communication was referred to the
committee on taxes.
A petition from Henry Tatley re-
quested permission from the council
to erect an addition to the south wing
of, the Grand Pacific hotel, to be COW
cred with iron, the owner of the build
ing agreeing to remove the present
frame buildings from the lots if the
permission was granted. The petition
was referred to the committee on fire
department.
The report Of the police magistrate
and chief of police were read and re-
felTed. ,r.
The committee on water works re-
ported on the bills of the water com
pany now before the council, that there
was a resolution regarding the water
company before the council and that it
had been agreed that no bills should
be allowed until this wa disposed OF.
1t was also called to the attention of
the council that bills had been pre-
scented for the use of hydrants for the
twelve. days that water had been shut
off.
The committee on streets. grades and
additions reported it had no further
recommendation to make with regard
to the matter Of a fagman at the N. P.
crossing on Seventh street.
The committee on ordinances re-
turned the ordinance granting the clos
ing of certain streets to the Washburn
road without further comment and on
motion the matter went over to the
next meeting of the council.
The bill of A. G. Patterson for rent
was reconsidered and referred back to
the committee on claims for correction.
Alderman Reade then brought up the
matter Of compensation of aldermen
for sitting as members of the city board
OF equalization, and moved that when
the auditor draw warrants for city
aldermen's salaries, he compute each
days attendance on the meeting OF the
board Of equalization as a regular
meeting and allow pay therefor. AL
derman Smyth said the council already
had the opinion of the city attorney
that the council could not make any
additional charge for their services as
members Of the board of equalization.
Mr.. Reade thought the aldermen en-
titled to pay for their services, as other
cities paid their aldermen for like SER
vices. Mayor Register said he thought
in view of the ordinance fixing salaries
of the council no charge could be made
legally for this service. The motion
was finally withdrawn.
Mayor Register then announced the
appointment of William O'Hara as civ
assessor for a term of two years md
the council confirmed the appointment.
fixing the bond of the assessor at $500.
The report Of the city treasurer
showed the following balances in the
several funds March l.:
General fund. :. s 1893. s.
Water fund OE12 OK