Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-04-23
NEW COUNCIL N SESSION
Old Coascu Adies1Ds Size Die Al
The New he0bers Take Oalh
Of Office.
Residests o. Fifth Aveaue North aal
10 The FIRST Ward VAST Sewer
Exteosions,
Arrangements to be Made for NaniaI
oil Streets ssd Numbering Of
~ Houses.

The old council held its last meet
ing Tuesday evening. After the bus
iness had been concluded the new
council met and organized and trans
acted some business.
The meeting of the old council was
not of any great duration Josiah
Piers0n presented communication
in which he offered to take care Of
the streets for $40 per month, re-
duction of $50 per month on the price
that has been paid. The commun-
ication was referred.
A petition was received from First
ward residents, who desire the extern
sion of a sewer from Third avenue
north..l0O feet, thence east 2 blocks,
thence south two blocks. 1t was re-
ferred to the waterworks committee.
The-bond of G. r. Hodge as city
treasurer in the sum of $4,000 was
approved and filed.
Alderman Chenery stated that the
street and bridge committee had not
decided anything in regard to the
closingof the crossing on the N. p.
just east of the round house. The
committee desired more time to look
the matter up, with the aid of the
city attorney. The crossing was clos
ed by the Northern Pacific some time
since and it is desired that the city
take official action in the matter. so,
that the company will not be liable
for accidents thatmay happen on the
old crossing. The vote of the recent
school election was canvassed. The.
vote was found to be as follows:
First ward-Alfred Steel, l6O: J. A.
Murphy. g.; F. Baldwin, l.; George
Lutz, 204; Mrs. F. F. Montgomery,
8; J. E. Squirting, /.
Second ward-Alfred Steel, ll8;
J. E. Squirting. 200; ]. A. Murphy,
80; George Lutz,l; Mrs. Chenery, 1.
Third ward-Alfred Steel, 46; j. A.
Murphy, 60; S. A. Wilder, lOl; DR..
Sifton, 2.
Fourth ward-Alfred Steel, 81: J.
A. Murphy, Al; George G. Smith, So;
r. NJ. Donnelly, 5o;E. 6. Russell, 10.
Messrs. Steel, Lutz, Squirting, Will
der, and Smith were accordingly de-
clared elected members of the board
of education. The following bills were
allowed:
Josiah Pierson. labor. 81.
J. T Wheeler, labor. $3.50.
The Gladstone, rent Of voting place
Expenses election boards of four
wards, $32.
G: W. 1ngraham, rent of room for
election, S..
Paul Allen, return of ballot box, ,s2.
George w. kurtz, returning ballot
box, s..
An application was received from
John Bolinger for the construction of
a sewer from lots l and 2 in block 4,
Klaus addition. The matter was
referred to the committee on sewers
TO report at the next meeting.
A petition from freeholders, resid-
ing on and near Fifth avenue north.
was received The petitioners asked
that the council take some action in
the matter of the construction of a
sewer in that section of the CITY.
The petition was referred to the COM
mlttee on sewers.
Alderman Klaus reported that the
water committee ordered large me-
ter and it is now here. The commit
tee has only been waiting for plans
before advertising for bids. A half
dozen OF small meters have been or.
cred and will be placed in residences
to see how much water the average
fami y uses. Tie plans are here and
the advertising will be done at once.
After some discussion of the meter
matter the council adjourned sine die.
THE NEW COUNCIL.
A. W: Dewey, G. E.McElroy, Chas.
Shurlock and E. j. Gleason we're
sworn in as aldermen. William Stone,
the other new member, was not pres
ent. Aldermen kurtz, Past and
Chenery are the hold-over aldermen.
Mayor Severn announced the follow
ing committee appointments:
Finance-McElroy, Shurlock and
Gleason.
Judiciary-McElroy, Stone n
kurtZ.
Fire-Dewey, Chenery and Past.
Printing-Chenery, Dewey and
Shurlock.
License Stone, McElroy and Glea-
son.
Sewer-Gleason, Stone and Kurtz.
Streets and Bridges-Chenery, Past
and Dewey.
Assessments and taxes-Past, Stone
and Gleason.
Public Grornds-Kurtz, Chenery
and Past. -.
City Lights-Shurlock, Dewey and
Stone. -
Waterworks Shurlock and
McElroy.
Board OF Health-Dewey, Chenery,
Past and Kurtz.
Postmaster Chas. Mitchell appeared
before the council and explained tha.
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