The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-26
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RESIDENTS OF BELTRAMI
AVENUE PRESENT ONE.
City Council Had a Big Night for
Bills and Paid Out
About $500.

The city council held regular
meeting last night and paid out
more money thar any meeting
the council has recently had
Mayor Eudington was absent=as
was Alderman Hazen, and Alder
man Bowser presided over Re.
corder Bailey and Alderman
Graham.
Thirty-two bills came up for
the official 0. X. of the finance
committee. Among those al
lowed we're the bills for expense
incurred at the funeral Of Chief
Bemidji, amounting in all to S1l5,
and the bills for labor and ma
terial in the repair Of the Third
street dock, which made total
of about $500.
Residents of Beltrami avenue
presented a petition for the ex-
tension Of the sidewalk on the
west side Of Beltrami from Ninth
to Thirteenth street, signed by
all but three Of the property
owners affected, whose sigma
lures could not be obtained for
the reason that they were out OF
the city. The petition was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The matter Of setting aside a
night when the militia company
could use the city hall did not
come up at the meeting. The
committee of the militia company
appointed TO take the matter up
with the council interviewed the
individual memAsrs yesterday
afternoon. OwingAto the con
tract with Manager Wheelockl
the request of the company will
be somewhat difficult to grant
as the bookings for the house lex-
tend into July. The matter will
be taken UP and settled at d u
ture meeting.
Itswas apparent last night that
a large number OF Improvements
are contemplated in the resi-
dence portion Of the city and at
the next meeting Of the council
two sidewalk petitions will be up
for consideration. One will ask
nor an extension on Minnesota
avenue to Twelfth street and an-
ouher for an extension on Irvine
|avenue from Tenth street to the
north line Of Whites addition. In
all there will be petitions in for
about two miles Of new sidewalk.
After the regular business had
been disposed Of the council
spent some time in an informal
discussion of some Of the matters
that will come before it during
the summer.
The water question will soon
be a problem and unless the well
which Warfeld Bros. are digging
comes up to expectations the
city will probably find itself I'M
liable to supply city Waterfor
lawn sprinkling purposes. The
capacity Of the water plant is
Eonly equal to about half the de
mand.
The sewerage question cannot
be taken up until this matter is
disposed of, but the council
hopes for a satisfactory solution
of the problem before it's next
Injecting.
in the event that anything is
done this season on the sewerage
system, plans for which have.
been prepared, and tits built &C.
=cording to=the= plans omitted,
the construction Of the system
will probably be begun this year
by building sewers from Ameri-
can avenue to the lake and from
Beltrami avenue to First street
and thence to the lake. All this
is still very indefinite, however.
There is all disposition to
make the best of the situation
and the sewerage is an urgent
need that will be looked after
just as soon as possible. The
erection of substantial buildings
in the business portion Of the
city is being delayed pending the
adjustments of the sewer question
and if the matter can be reached
and the work dohe this year it
will no doubt be gone about.
Higher Two Years Ago.
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