The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-11
THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS MONTHLY
MEETING
Jarvis Case the Star Attraction
and Good Play
Made.

The adjourned session of the city
council last night was opened with
what promised to be an interesting
event, but it fell by the wayside. AL
derman Jarvis appeared in accordance
with the decision of the supreme court
and took his seat. The recorder for
got to read the minutes-much to the
relief of the listeners-in his hurry to
dispose of disagreeable duty. He
had been selected for the same pur-
pose that the Israelites in the carry
ing out of their impressive religious
ceremonies selected a goat which was
afterward turned loose in the wilder
structed to not recognize Jarvis as an
alderman. Jarvis wanted to know by
whom and he said the city attorney.
Then Jarvis wanted to know who was
supreme in the state, the supreme
court or the city attorney, and Cor
man indicated that so far as he knew
the city attorney was. The interest
ing thing was that whether those who
were conducting the fight against JAR
Wis knew it or not. they were walking
into trap deliberately made by his
advisers. They had planned several
days in advance to get exactly the ac-
ton taken in the matter which was
taken in order to lay foundation for
aggressive proceedings which will be
bigger surprise than the way the
case was lost in both the supreme and
district courts.
A prepared in advance motion was
made Ito refer the matter of Jarvis
qualifications to a committee of three
to be appointed by the president. This
evoked some discussion. Sherlock
stated that he did not know that the
council had any authority to try him.
Craig took the same position, and ask
ed the city attorney for information
as to the legal status of the matter.
Craig held up the vote which the
president was over-anXious to rush
through without debate, if it could be
done, in order to find out from the city
attorney what the law in the matter
was. He did not get it. however. The
motion prevailed. Sherlock refusing to
vote, and Craig, Bydahl and Westberg
were appointed on the committee.
The usual monthly bills were al
lowed, the finance committee in whose
care the city finances are having pass
ed upon them in advance. None of
them provoked any serious discussion
except two-One of which was that of
the firemen at the recent fire. Sher-
lock stated that he was opposed to
the allowing of the bills for service Of
those who had taken the wine from
the cellar of the Lodgard saloon.
Craig suggested that it would be un-
fair to hold up the bills of those who
were entitled. to pay because of the
ones who were not. 1t was then de-
cided to refer the matter to the finance
committee to investigate and the re-
corder was authorized to pay whatever
bills the committee recommended.
The other one was that of Attorney
Bronson Of the firm of Bronson & COL
Inns, for expenses in the case of Woods
against the city. The council allowed
an attorneys fee of 500 for helping
the city attorney out. and later sort
of side issue arose over a bill present.
ed for expenses for Bronson. The
point was made that the fee should
include the expense, as clients were
not expected to board their attorneys
at CrookstOn. The bill was finally al
lowed.
The reports of the officers showed
that only part of them were comply
ing with the recent order OF the coun-
Gil to make monthly reports. Alder
man Craig called attention to this
neglect and stated that so far as he
was concerned, he was not sitting
there passing resolutions for pleasure
and that he wanted the reports made.
DR.. Gilbert made his report as health
officer, the interesting feature of