Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-09-27
For NEW CITY PARK
Proposition Of Mrs. NiCkeus Accepted
BY Council. Another City
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One Of the matters that was decidss
ed on Monday night by the council was
to accept tbs offer Of Mrs. Johnson
Ntckeus, to sell to the city a tract Of
land at the foot Of tfth avenue north,
on the north bank Of the James
river, for a public park. The offer
was to deed to the city tract of:
ground containing about five ACRES
and the price asked was s2O0,an acre.
In return for the purchase of the
same Mrs. Nickeus offers to donate a
handsome fountain provided the
council will furnish water for 1t and
set the same in position. The park
to be called Nickeus park, In memory
Of the late Johnson Nickeus a former
resident of the city. The ground
contains numerous large trees and
has been used frequently for camp
meeting and other purposes, and Its
proximity to the city being only
about 6 blocks from the N. P. track,
make it most desirable little park
to own. The council agreed to the;
proposition of Mrs. Nickeus. Alfred
Steel, who suggested the matter Of a
park to 1.-The owner submitted the
generous offer to the council. It Is
understood that the owner of the.
land will ..expend the ..sum received
for the property in "a fountain and
pay freight on the same from the
east. It was suggested that as an
ornamental foot bridge would have
] to be built across the river at the
foot Of 9Th avenue which would cost
about $500, that part Of the money to
be expended on a fountain be given
for a bridge with an ornamental en-
trance sign TO- the park. A commit
tee consisting of Aldermen Buckley,
McElroy, and Tunstall was appoint-
ed to further look up the matter of
the park.
The council transacted considerable
routine business. There being no
bids received for constructing the
proposed septic tank at the mouth
of the city sewer, Aid. Grant moved
that the work be done by days labor
and under the supervision of the city
engineer Mr.. Conn, which was agreed
! to. 1z
IN behalf of the Elks lodge, G. A..
Klaus appeared before the council
to ask that some action be- taken In
regard to giving the new Elks build
Ing a sewerage connection and the
matter was referred ito the sewer
committee for settlement. The 5th
avenue sewer is at present not deep
enough to carry of. the sewerage from
the. building now under construction
and is claimed to be above the re-
quirsd grade. As at present situat-
ed the EIks. would be required to
build q, special sewer..across the block
to 4th avenue for their building.
The expense incurred against all
lots where tile city has placed side
walks, on account Of neglect Of own
ers to do SO, will be taxed up against
said lots, land a resolution instructing
\ the city auditor to certify the assess
ments for such expense to the county
auditor for taxa tion, !. vas passed BY
the council. The EXPENSE Incurred
was over 5000 to be paid bys the prop-:;
5erty owners. S:f ;itss ]. 5s$
a representative Of the Oakes arte-
sian we'll. Co. appeared before the
council but made no direct PROPOSE:
tlon::and the matter OF drilling q we'll:
was not considered as part Of the
council business. s5s:3szsss;s
At the council meeting Of Sept. 10
ths bill OF S. =. Glaspell, Of $500
legal services for the city 10 the El-53
I len PykeG case, was allowed.
BILLS ALLOWED
Bills allowed by the city council
1 Monday, Sept. "a. ssi5552;;.
a. .M hIaloney labor g q ! LBS 81
Inhn Honan o,,ll labor Al. .60i
Earl Hoover, labor Is Is
B M Hensted, ,slab Dor 2. .98
\ Efk BOYD, labor "a. 90
Jas Harkins, Ia abor ssss 2.50
Earrusot1. lab Dor 4.s366 366
A Morton, cross walk sa5.sl 0Os