Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-09-10
CITY COUNCIL meeting
ORDINANCE REGARDING AN
NUAL LEVY WAS IN
i TRODUCED.
BID FOR CITY WARRANTS WAS
REJECTED BY THE
COUNCIL.

Mayor Severn, Aldermen Kurtz,
Chenery, Stone, Shurlock, McElroy
and Dewey were present at the meet
ing Of the city council Tuesday even
ing. A petition was received from
citizens asking that a watering
trough be placed on Third street be.
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues and
that 20 hitdhing posts be placed
along the north side of Third street
between the avenues named. The
location is back of the Oriental
restaurant. The petition was refer
red to committee.
The electric light committee recon-
mended that the petition of citizens
Of the Second ward for an electric
light on the corner of Seventh avenue
and st. Paul street be granted. The
report was adopted.
Alderman Chenery reported that in
company with City Attorney Thorp,
he called on Mrs. Schmidt in regard
to the road southeast from the city
and she refuses to give the right OF
way, where the petition calls for it.
She stated that she wotld let the city
have land at another point. The
council gave the committee power to
20 ahead and make the best arrange
ments possible.
The report OF the city treasurer
showed balance on hand Of 81, 1888.
Ordinance No. l04, making splitting
on the sidewalk OF throwing refuse,
nut shells ETC., on the sidewalks or
alleys in the city punishable By a fine
was given it's second reading and
passed.
Resolutions introduced by Alder
man McElroy regarding the building
OF the sewer system and improvement
OF the water system were passed.
The motion to open bids for slh O0O
sewer and $4,000 water warrants
prevailed and it was found there was
only one bid despite the fact that the
warrants had been advertised for a
month. C. NJ. Ellingwood & Com
pany of Chicago offered premium Of
one per cent. for the bonds which
drew seven per cent. There was
quite a discussion over the matter.
Alderman McElroy favoring the ac-
ceptance of the bid. Alderman
Shurlock favored the rejection of the
bid. Che bid was not legal anyway,
he stated, as it was.nOt accompanied
by a $500 certitied~check. Mr.. Nc
Harg thought the bid was not a good
one. He believed the city should be
able to sell the warrants to better to
advantage. Mr.. Kurtz was a little
afraid if the bid was....rejected there
might be a mistake made. He did
no know whether it would be policy
to reject it. Mr.. Crabbe, the city
engineer, stated that he believed that
the offer was a good one. City inn
prov ement warrants were hard
things to dispose of in North Dakota
on account OF the litigation Fargo
has had over the same. A motion to
reject the bid was made by Alder.
man Shurlock. The motion carried.
Those Who voted in favor of the
motion were: Aldermen Shurl0ck,
Dewey, Kurtz, Stone and Chenery.
AGAINST: McElroy.
The council considered an Ordi-
nance fixing the a annual levy for the
city. The funds are fixed as follows:
General $6,5OO.
Street and bridge, $500.
Sinking, $1,000.
Interest, sl,7OO.
Electric lights, 5000.
Sidewalks, 300.
Reading Room, sl0O.
Waterworks, $1,000.
Special bridge, 81 900.
Total $4,000
VICTORY FOR THE KAISER.