Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-02
VETOES ARE OVERRlDDEN
Council Passes Three Ordinances and Re-
solutions Over Veto OF the Mayor at
Session of Council.

also presented veto of the ordinance
providing for the appointment of city
officials, providing that an official who
was not confirmed by the council could
not be appointed again for a period Of
six months. The ordinance was
vetoed on the ground that it attempted
to limit the powers of the mayor, that
it prescribed additional qualifications
for officers and was in violation of
law. The sewer resolution passed at
the last meeting was vetoed on the
ground that the city must first estab-
fish sewer system before it could lay
out improvement districts and be-
cause it provided that the property
owners in one improvement district
must pay the entire cost of building
the main sewer, which the mayor held
to be an unjust discrimination against
them. Subsequently the three ordi-
nances and resolutions were taken up
by the council and passed over the
veto of the mayor.
Mayor Register then presented re-
quest for the confirmation of Chief of
Police John C. Ritchey,. whose appoint
ment was on file with the auditor
The council refused again to confirm
the appointment by vote of seven
to one.
A report from J. G. Ritchey as chief
of police stated that he had expended
the sum of $3.50 poll tax funds he
had on hand in cutting weeds on the
streets.
Police Magistrate J. F. Fort re-
ported, stating that the sum of SIS
which had been collected in one case
and had been overlooked had been
paid to the city treasurer. ~+
The following bills we're presented:
N. H. Lovin, labor =. :. =. -. $13. rs
E. S. Alden, salary :. :. :. -. 1900
A. F. Macdonald, four days
Salary
j. c. Ritchey, salary 65 90
Frank Carr, salary >. :. 80. IS. 90
A. Robidou, election rent. ..... 600
o. L. Johnson, crossing. :. so. 90
N. H. Lovin, election expense. 400
Alderman E. G. Patterson moved
that all bills except those Of E. s. Al
len and J. C. Ritchey be referred to
the claims committee but the motion
was held out of order and all bills
referred.
Following the passage Of ordinances
over the veto of the mayor Alderman
E. G. Patterson moved that the mayor
appoint committee of five to investi-
gate the alleged assault on James Bur.
dick by Chief Ritchey. Mayor Regis.
ter stated that he would refuse to ap-
point such a committee. This pro-
voked a lengthy colloquy between the
mayor and Alderman Patterson over
the Ritchey case in which the matter
of Ritchey's fitness was threshed over
again. Mayor Register intimated that
it would take more afidavits than he
had received to prove that Ritchey
was unfit, and Alderman Patterson in
sisted that he had proved his case in
the eyes of the. people If not OF the
mayor .t5*$ &
/ At this juncture Alderman A. T. Pat
terson left the council chamber Alder.
man B.. G. Patterson moved that the
bill of John Harold be allowed over
dhe veto Of the mayor. Alderman
smyth wanted a call OF the council so
that all of the alderman, might vote
on the matter. He said Alderman A:
+. Patterson had left the hall without
the formaaity OF an excuse.
Proceedings under the call were
finally dispensed with and an ordd
nance providing $50 as monthly com
pensation for the city auditor was
presented. ....* \
4 Another attempt was made to gel
the Harold bill up. but Alderman
Symth again demanded a call Of the
council and the council finally adj
journed until tonight. <
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