Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-11-10

nothing to do with them as a commit.
teeman and the council could dispose
OF them as 1t saw fit. h
Alderman Richholt asked that an
alderman from each ward be ap-
pointed to go over the bills and report
at q meeting to be held next Tuesday,
which was finally agreed to @ and
Aldermen Richholt, Slattery, McGillis,
Tatley, Mccormick and q. G. Patter-
son were named as such committee. i
~ New Bills.
The following bills were read by the
auditor and indicate that the practice
of paying contractors for the dirt they
excavate from private property is still
working overtime: s..s55. 81
William jaeger, hauling 554 yards OF
dirt from Taylor cellar to the streets,
$3.50.
Peter ,Mossbrucker, distributing $40
yards of dirt from the Methodist
church on the streets, $81. .*5s.,,, :;
d. e. Field, 2 dozen molding picture
hooks, 49c. -, 81. At -, :,.-.. ~
Theo. Skinner, extra police, 81.
Harry Buck, extra police, 81.
p. Ely, extra police, S.. ~ u
ss Az, g. Hinckley, hacks for conveying
prisoners to the Jail, $3.50. r.
John Fort, Justice fees, $16.45. Z,
Albert Burkhardt, damages sus.
tanned by reason Of an accident caused
by the dangerous condition of the
streets, SO; hospital fees, 81, total
$12. .~. H.. 49,. - - >
... Sewer Connections. ...,
&c. G.. Patterson wanted to know
what was to be done to compel prop.
erty owners to connect with the sewer;
that he observed new outhouses going
up all over town and other things that
should not be when there was a sewer
to connect with. The chairman OF
the ordinance committee said there
had been an ordinance introduced for
that purpose and he had, it in his
pocket, but he failed to produce it and
the matter went over.
Another Try at Old Bills.
Alderman S1attery said that the
Palladium had lot of bills on file
that sbJnad hoop ~ hho +ohJo Gov -, 4 >, ii
months and as they were contract
bills because the Palladium was the
official paper at the time the debt was
contracted, they should be paid.
The mayor said he did not want tt
be taken as opposing the payment o.
these bills in their order but hi
thought that all bills should stand OF
their date of presentation and be pait
in that order so that no favorftisn
would be shown. The bills were final
| ly allowed. 'E
McGillis said he thought they nigh
as well keep going and clean up thu
whole lot of old bills while they wer'
at it, but the committee was named
and the whole list referred to it.
Whole Council to Pass on All Bills
e. G. Patterson brought up the mat
ter of paying the salary and othel
stated bills without the council having
first approved the payment. There
was some discussion on the point, i
being brought out that the salary lis
was paid monthly, also the water ant
light bills, without action by the coun
Gil. The mayor said he would con
slider it the sense Of the council thai
hereafter all bills against the city
should not be paid until the council
had approved them.
Kick on City Lights.
Alderman Mckenzie said he hat
looked into the matter of city lighting
when in Fargo recently and found thai
Fargo got her lights for $50 a year
while Bismarck is paying 1920, and he
wanted to know why there was such &
difference. This brought on genera
discussion OF the proposition and as &
result the committee on lights was in
structed to look into the matter and
report at the next meeting. .e- 20.
On motion Of Richholt the salaries
Of city officers for the past two months
were allowed, and the council ad-
journed to Tuesday evening. -
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