Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-10
THE C!1Y COUNCIL
The City Council Met Pursuant to Ad.
jovsuuent and There Was Considers.
bic Discussion Regarding the Pro-
posed New Water and Sewer Improve.
ments-Routine Business.

The city council met Tuesday night
with Mayor Severn presiding and AL
dermen Stone, Shurlock, Kurtz, Ellis
worth, Dewey, Gleason and McElroy
present.
AS the roll was being called Alder
man Chenery stepped in and was re-
ceived with rousing welcome on his
return from his sojourn in England.
Minutes of the previous meeting
approved as read.
A communication from the West
ern Electric company in regard to
new contract for the lighting OF the
city streets, the old contract having
expired on the first of March this
year, was read.
The schedule offered by the com.
pany was for a a'contract for a year to
furnish twenty-five lights at eight
dollars per month per year, or thirty
lights for seven-tifIy per month per
year, the same to burn as according to
the contract now expired. The com.
mittee having in charge the street
lighting handed in with this letter a
recommendation that the latter num-
Der be taken and that five new lights
be placed about the city as follows:
one each at the corner of Fourth
avenue and Eighth street, at the
corner OF Fourth avenue and Fifth,
Sixth avenue and Seventh, Main
and Sixth avenue, and Milwaukee and
Second avenue.
Much discussion by the several al
dermen then ensued as to whether the
additional lights could be contracted
and paid for within the bounds Of the
present appropriation and it was
brought out that the present number
Of lights being used by the city was
calling for an annual rental that
somewhat exceeded the appropriation.
The committee having the lighting in
charge then made the statement that
they had knowledge Of this and that
the recommendation was made on the
grounds that they would by taking
thirty lights get the five new ones for
practically what three lights were
now costing the city under the old
contract. and that as the pubic gen.
orally seemed to be in favor of the
thorough lighting Of the city that
they thought that they were justified
in the recommendation.
A further discussion as to whether
the lamps now being used were COM
ing up to the required 1000 candle
power contract agreement was then
brought up, and it was advanced by
Mr.. Chenery that the arcs that are in
use now are not equal to, nor do they
throw the light that the old ones did
that we're in service during Mr..
Klaus term as mayor. and that the
contract at that time called for arcs
Of 1000 candle power the same as is
required Of the present ones. lie also
asked as regarding the test OF the
lamps that had been proposed at one
time and whether or not it had been
made. He was told that it had not
been made as it would have cost $3.50
to have had q man come here who was
capable OF doing the work. 1t was
also said that Mr.. Canham had said
that he was willing that any or all
lamps that are now in service should
be tested.
City Attorney Thorp being asked
his opinion regarding contract of the
kind said that the city could not legal
ly contract for anything that would
exceed the appropriation made there
fore.
A vote was then called for on the
recommendation OF the committee that
the thirty light scheme be adopted
and the Recommendation was lost by a
vote of five to three.
Alderman Kurtz moved that the
Electric Light Committee be instruct
edto confer with the Western Electric
company and request them to con-
tinue the scheme in vogue under the
old contract till a new one could be
arranged for. On the vote there were
four for and like number against
the motion. The mayor voted in the
affirmative and the motion carried.
Mayor Severn then instructed the
committee in accordance with the
motion.
The treasurer's report for the month
was then read which is (giving the
balances in each fund.- as follows:
General fund. ......... 3 l49O %
Street and bridge ..... -. 772 Al
Sinking fund. .... ......... 2O37 81
Interest fund. ...... 45l g.
Electric light fund.-. ,,..... $50 30