Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-07
IHF DEBT Limit
Meeting Of Council Last Night Dis
closes City Finances Well
Within Debt Limit.
Request Made of the Northern Pacific
for Placing Of Watchman at
Seventh Street.
Arrangements Authorized With coun-
~ Commissioners for Permanent
Detention Hospital.

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Detention Hospital.
The city council held its regular
monthly meeting last night. with
Mayor Register presiding and all aid
ermen present but Alderman jaeger.
A request from P. F. Wilcox, stating
that he was the lessee of certain lands
south of the track on which he paid
taxes OF $2S this year, and which was
ruined for pasturage purposes for the
reason that City sewage flowed over it,
and asking the council to rebate him
the amount of taxes he had paid for
that reason, was referred to the COM
mittee on taxes.
Manager E. S. Allen of the Bismarck
Telephone company addressed a COM
munication to the council, stating that,
until the telephone system was entirely
completed it would be difficult to re-
move some of the guy wires that might
afterward be taken down, and asking
that no hasty action be taken by the
council. He said that when the sys-
tenn was entirely completed there was
no question but the matter of guys
could be adjusted to the satisfaction of
everyone. The communication was
referred.
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A certificate of the county auditor
that John Wray had been assessed both
in the city and in the county on live
stock wa read, and the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on taxes.
The report of Police Magistrate
Fort for December was read and re-
ferred, with a report of Chief Of Po-
lice. Ritchey of arrests made for the
month of December.
Chief Of Police Ritchey also reported
that Manager Vesperman of the opera
house had refused TO- pay $s333 so
claimed to be due for show licenses.
The committee on streets, grades and
additions reported that a number of
complaints had been received regard
ing the crossing of the Northern Pa
cific road on Seventh street. The ma
ture of the surroundings was such that
a view Of the tracks was shut off and
there had been a number of narrow es-
capes from passing trains at this cross
ing. The committee recommended
that the Northern Pacific road be re-
quested to place a watchman at this
crossing. The report was accepted.
Alderman Reade thought the council
should take the same action with ref
erence to Fifth street.
Alderman Bartron presented a reso-
luton requesting the Northern Pacific
road to place a Waterman at the Sew
enth street crossing. The auditor was
instructed to forward a copy of the re-
port of the committee and the resolu-
ton to Superintendent Wilson.
The committee on claims reported
back 9. number>of bills as correct.
Alderman Bartron moved that the
council refund to John Williams the
difference between the old charge, So
for impounding cattle, and the present
charge, 81. so. Alderman Reade and
Jackson objected to this motion as set
ting a bad precedent. Mayor Register
said he doubted the power of the coun-
Gil to make the refund. The motion
was finally withdrawn.
The following bills were presented:
D. Miller, helping with hose. S 100
j. r. Gage, salary :. $500
A. G.. Patterson, rent Y. +. i. 10000
w. A. Wilson, special police. 200
Chas. Kupitz. supplies 8.85
r. H. Thistlethwaite, salary. $500
E. G. Taylor, rent 5000
C. A. Burton, coal &. 2.45
John Harold, engineer s.. 2O.OO
The city auditor was directed to en-
ter the amounts Of salaries of officers
with fixed salaries every quarter, so
that the presentation Of bills for
monthly services would be unneces-
sary.
Mayor Register appointed M. Grady
as night policeman, and the council
confirmed the appointment.
With regard to the matter. Of tele-
phone guy wires, Mayor Register sug-
gested that the matter be deferred un-
til the system be completed, when a