Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-05-05
COUNCILS REGULAR MEET.
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING MON
DAY NIGHT.
ACTION TAKEN WITH REFERENCE
TO CITY DUMPING GROUND
FOR REFUSE.

ferred and Bonds Approved.
The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night with President Reade
presiding and all aldermen present
The work of the session was disposed
of quickly the council adjourning be- !
fore ten O'clock The report of the
city treasurer for Aprn | was received,
showing a balance of $1,155.05 in the
general fund and total balance of
$12 2,93604 in all funds. The report
was referred to the committee on ways
and means.
The committee on streets. grades
and additions reported work in prog
ress on the buAding of stone walks on
the west side of Ninth street
Alderman Smyth reported the pres
ence of small poX patient in the
city detention hospital. The patient
he said had no money. and he had
conferred with the county commission
ers regarding the payment of the ex-
penses of his keeping. He believed
that under the law the city was only
sanitary conditions and the county
was to pay the expenses of treatment
and subsistence of the patient. The
legal obligs IS of the respective par
ties would have to be determined and
in the meantime the city would pay
the bills. The report was approved by
the council.
The city auditor was instructed to
give due notice to parties who had
, failed to put in walks to do so at once.
Bonds Approved.
The committee appointed to approve
the bonds of city officers reported them
all in correct form The bonds were
then taken up by the council and the
amour S approved and sureties.
A number q claims were presented
and referred to the committee or
claims
I Vehicle Ordinance.
Alderman Reade presented an ordi
nance forbidding the riding or driv
ing of vehicles or live stock acros:
, sidewalks in the city under penalty o
I S. to $40 fine for each Offense. Th'
riding of bicycles on sidewalks is alst
forbidden under penalty of So to s.
fine. The ordinance was referred t
the committee on ordinances.
New Salary Ordinance.
G salary ordinance was also present
: ed by Alderman Reade, providing TO
the salaries of the mayor, alderme
and city officers No changes ar
made except that the mayor and aide
IS men get So day for attendance o
f. the board of equalization and the cit
* auditor receives compensation of s.
monthly. The ordinance was referre
to the committee on salaries to be b
them rerefel'red to the ordinance con
mittee.
Pound for Stock.
Alderman Jackson called the atte
ton of the chief of police to the pre-
ence of stray stock in the city. Chi
of Police Ritchey responded that
had no place to keep the animals
they were taken up as the city had
pound. Alderman Jackson Tatley al
McGahan were appointed by the cha
as q committee to provide pound
the city
'el City Dumping Ground.
The question Of city Dump
ground resulted in a rather warm C
loquy between Alderman Jackson a
Smyth. Alderman jackson brought
the matter by deploring the dumpi
of rubbish along various roads leadi
from the city, practice which he sa
ought to be stopped Alderm
Smylh reported that the board
ay health had decided to lay out a block
no no ground owned by the city on the b
ter tom and south of the city. and des
nate it as city dumping ground.
did not know whether this had be
: done yet as rhe city engineer was @
of town. Alderman Jackson thOue
ms the matter ought to be takn up
- once and moved that Surveyor Bow
be authorized to lay out the grou
in question and that dumping grou
fbe provitfed forthwith. Alderm
as Sfyth responded that responsible a
ot- cials of the city were already in char
ar of this work and that the motion v
y" a reflection on those officials. He
not think Alderman Jackson could
= ford to be captious in the matter.
Gl roll call. the motion of Alderman Ja'
H son was carried
M Removal Of Standpipe.
S The question Of the removal OF
~ standpipe at the east end of the de
HUI grounds came up, and was fina
MI disposed of by directing the charm
nj of the committee on streets to h
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