The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-30
This Is Sentiment Expressed
by Members Of the City
Council.
CITY WILL BUY OLD COUNTY
JAIL CELLS.
Not Probable That Firemen Will
Receive Tournament Appro-
priation This Year,

At the regular meeting of the
city council last night, there was
very little business Of Importance
transacted, but in a general dis
cussion among the members the
sentiment of the council was ex-
pressed on certain propositions
Of interest to citizens throughout
the city. One of these express
sions was that all prisoners sen
fenced to terms in jail by the
local justices should be made to
work on the streets Of the city or
be put at whatever labor neces-
sary to be performed during
their term of incarceration. The
members of the council were
unanimous in declaring that the
prisoners should be compelled to
work during their Imprisonment,
and it was stated by several
councilman that this would have
a tendency to keep the nun Der
of prisoners down to the mini
mum. It is planned by the coun-
Gil to purchase the old county
Jail cells now lying idle at the
rear of the new county Jail, erect
a temporary structure over them
and confine all city prisoners in
these cells instead of sending
them to the county Jail, as is done
at the present time. Board for
the prisoners, it was stated at
the meeting, can be secured for
less than 81 cents per day (the
amount now being paid to the
sheriff for feeding each city
prisoner
Another matter brought be-
fore the council was the question
OF whether or not an appropria-
ton be made by the council to
the Bemidji fire department. to
aid in defraying the expenses Of
the running team during the
tournament at Warren next
June. No action was taken, but
some of the councilmen were of
the opinion that the condition of
the city's finances at the present
time did not warrant a tourna-
ment appropriation.
The bond Of A. B. Hazen as
street com missioner, in the sum
of $500, with Matt Mayer and
Frank Silversack as sureties,
was approved and ordered filed.
President Gould stated to the
different committees that the
next meeting of the council.
would end the fiscal year of the.
city and requested each commit.
tee to prepare a special report
and present it at this meeting.
Mr.. Gould asked the committees
to make an inventory of all ma
terial and goods under their
supervision so that complete
list of all fire apparatus, water
mains, tools, etc, owned by the
city could be obtained. The city
clerk and treasurer we're also
asked to render their annual re-
port at this meeting.
The water committee reported
that it was working on a meter
system which would be pre-
sented for the consideration of
the council at It's next meeting.
The ordinances regulating the
sale of Intoxicating liquors and
lntoxication had their second
reading, after which the council
adjourned.
A. Q. Wensberg, representing
the G.. I. Johnson Manufacturing
company of st. Paul, is calling OH
the local newspaper Offices today.
The business meeting of the
Knights of Pythias lodge will be
called to order this evening at 7:45
for the purpose of making the
final arrangements for the card
party and supper to be given by
the lodge this evening.