Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-02
WILL Sell LOTS
City Council Has Decided. to
Sell the City Lois at
Auction
Proceeds viii Go Toward
Building New City Hall
Other Business

The city council held quite an in
teresting meeting Monday night, the
most interesting feature of the meet
ing being the decision, by two-thirds |
vote, to sell the lots owned by the |
city and use the proceeds toward a |
fund for building ascity hall, which
motion carried by a vote of eight to
three, Aldermen e. G. Patterson,
Fisher and Wilcox being opposed.
The mayor and all the. aldermen
save Alderman A. T. Patterson Were
pres emit. After the minutes Of past
council meetings had been read and
approved Messrs. Mckenzie, Patter-
son and Young were appointed COM
mittee to read and approve the min
utes of the board of equalization.
Alderman Taylor's certificate of
election was present and he was de-
clared elected and seated.
The 500 Line declined to place a
light at the corner of Ninth street
and their track at the present time.
J. S. Knauss protested against the
city using some lots of his in Stur-
| gis' addition for dumping ground,
and asked that the stuff be removed
or the city buy the lots at $500. A
long discussion followed on the gar
bage dumping and Alderman Wilcox
reported that his committee had
cleaned up some of the lots previous
ly complained of and garbage had
been dumped there again, although a
Waterman had been placed there 20
prevent it. 1t was finally decided that
the committee on public buildings be
given power to remove the garbage
from the lots in question and others,
and place it all in the old sand pit,
where 1t can be eventually covered
up. The sentiment was general that
an example should be made Of those
parties who continue to dump garbage
on private property regardless Of the
. signs put up.
The matter Of the wrong grade on
the sidewalks of Mrs. Dolan and 9th.
ers on First street came up. These
parties had their sidewalks laid on
grades given a year or two ago by
the city engineer and they are now
found to be from two to four feet
lower than the walks on the other
side Of the street In this connec-
ton the wrong grade for the lots Of
Ira, Mandigo ct al. on Ninth street,
came up. The street committee rec
commended that these latter walks be
regarded at the city's expense, and
the matter was left to the city engi-
neer in both cases to find out the
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/ Mayor Smyth reported that he had
not yet signed the ordinance estab-
fishing street and sidewalk grades for
the city beyond the fire limits, as he
feared it was defective inasmuch as it
did not have the usual provision that
it go into effect on and after it's pas
sage, approval and publication, so a
written opinion of the city attorney
was asked for on the legality of the
ordinance as it stands.
For the steenth time the cement
walks on Third, Fifth and Seventh
streets south of the track were Or
dered put in.
The special committee on the sale
of city lots reported that the city at
torney held that the city had full
authority to Sell the lots if it wished
to- therefore the committee recon-
mended that the lots be sold and the
proceeds applied to the building Of
city hall.
Mr.. Richholt thought site for
building should be selected first.
| Mr.. Patterson, did not think it a
good time to sell the lots.
Mr.. Mckenzie said that had the lots
been sold when he first came to Bis
marck they would have paid for
themselves in taxes long ago; that
it was estimated they would bring
about $4,000 and he thought there was
no better time to sell than right now
The question as to how they should
be sold came up and after debate it
was decided they should be sold 1T
public auction. the city reserving the
right to reject any sales which were
not UP to the minimum value to be
placed upon them. The vote on the
motion was then taken. all voting aye
except Aldermen Patterson. Fisher
and Wilcox.
On the request of Aldermen Patters
SON and Wilcox further action in
the matter was deferred until the
next regular meeting of the council,
such being the law as interpreted by
the mayor, and which decision was
appealed from by Alderman Reade,
but the chair was sustained.
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