Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-05
old BILLS PAID

ULU DlLLU hid
COUNCIL GETS ACTION ON OLD
OUTSTANDING BILLS AND "
HAS GENERAL
CLEANUP. EXCEPT ON DlRIT
BILLS, WHICH ARE TO BE
scRuTlNIzED
The city fathers did a yirtuous act
last night when they went at the two
or three thousand dollars Of old bills
which have been tossed to and from
the council TO the claims committee
returned to the council without acs
tion, referred to special committee
and again returned to the council
without recomme ndation other than
that the council get busy, check up
and pay what is right. 7 This was
done and many will rejoice that
money earned a year ago will be IN
hand in time for this Christmas.
There were some funny passing
comments as the bills were read and
It was noticed there was a yirtuous
determination to find out something
about the bills after they had laid on
/ the table for a year and the incidents
connected with their making were
mostly forgotten. This was particu-
larly, noticeable in 3 regard to the
many bills for furnishing dirt to the
Lefty, and as a result these bills were
held up pending an Investigation OF
the city engineer as to how much OF
this dirt went into the sewer trenches
and which Contractor Kennedy
should pay for.
When the bill FOR the new street
sprinkler came along In its course 1t
was amusing to see the aldermen
take to. the tall timber, and although
the mayor asked .NoW, who bought
that sprinkler anyhow, = no one
knew, 50 It is apparent the sprinkler
sold itself to the city. However, 1t
gives value received and it was de-
cided to pay for 1t.
Mayor Webb presided and Alder
men Nice ormiol, wilcox, Slattery.
Tatley, Richholt, McGillis, Mckenzie
! and Peterson were present.
The city attorney reported that an
easement had been secured for an
alley IN the block wherein Alderman
| McGiflis resides and tte auditor was
ordered to record the deeds. The at
torney also reported that an ordt-
nance vacating u part OF Broadway
for the 500 would he invalid as the
law provided other means for ac.
| connplishing the same end.
/ The apeeial cenamit tee On claims
reported The budget Of old bills wfitth
the Recommendation that the council
as 9 whole get busy oh them and pay
the whole bunch nc found all right,
and the list was gone through with
in a perfunpt orye way. most Of them
being allowed. When The various
bills for dirt supplied the city at so
much per showed uIp they were side
tracked for che time being to find out
where the dirt went 10. Mr.. Nc
Gillis thought they ought to be paid
and then a halt called on the old
system. It transpired that consider
able Of this dirt that the city was called
upon to pay for had been placed In
| the trenches OF the sewer contractor
to fill up the cavesins last spring, so
the city engineer was requested to
| investigate and report at the next
meeting so the amount could be de-
Quoted from the balance due the con-
tractor. ss
None OF the aldermen knew who
bought the new city sprinkler. though
all said the agent had interviewed
them before Its !. arrival, but none
present had ordered It. The bill was
allowed.
Among the bills that was nearly APP
proved was one Of q. g. Pollock for a
1 horse that was killed by falling into
alwell on lot owned BY the DE-.
Porter estate. The owner OF the
horse wants the city to pay $50 for
the loss Of the animal There were
several objections % this and the
matter was finally referred to the
/ city attorney 9as$
i The many hack hire bills for TAX
Ing drunks and disorderlies to Jail
and for bringing an alderman I'd tase
1 meeting last spring on cali of the
house. met with some comment and
the council decided that they must be
cut out "a the future as sober men
/ had to walk to the court house and
no particular reason Tor taking
drunks up In state could be seen.