Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-18
The Famous Document Again Laid on the Shelf by the
Council But IS Billed 10 Make Another Appear
dnCe at the Next Meeting
Sewer Ordinance Passed Various Committees Make Re-
port Of Matters Of General Interest Chairs to be
Purchased Other Items Acted Upon

The city fathers were in session.
until a late hour last. night and got
away with considerable business and
box of cigars passed around by the
new city engineer, T. r. Atkinson.
who was appointed yesterday by the
mayor. .ags 5s.z.:
Mayor Smyth and all the aldermen
were present except Alderman
Horner., ,.Ss Il &
The street committee reported up
on condition of the streets and made
many recommendations, which re-
port was received and filed. IT being
somewhat long, it will be published
tomorrow morning no 5
The entire range of matters pertain
ing to the condition of the streets and
crossings was taken UP at length and
the question OF charging the filling of
the sewer trenches to the contractor
discussed, when it was announced that
it was doubtful if this could be done,
owing to- the fact that the contractors
bondsn1en had q been released, which
seemed news to the aldermen. Alder
man Richholt thought it idle to at
tempt to do anything before an ordin-
ance was passed establishing uniform
street grades all over the city. Alder
man Patterson thought the only prac-
teal way to get at the street work was
to decide what was to be done and let
the work by contract after the council
had agreed upon plan. 81
Alderman Richholti moved that ten
crossings of stone and cement be put in
where decided upon and that the city
advertise for contracts. The subject
was threshed out, but nothing definite
was done Il, s II
| The report of the fire committee on
the condition of the fire department
was received and filed. It gave an: in
ventory Of the fire fighting apparatus
and supplies, recommended that the
chief be appointed by the council as the
ordinance provided That he and a
certain number. of members of the de-
| partrnent from the several companies
be paid for the! time they were actually
engaged at fires That hose wagon
be purchased, also a team, and al man
be employed to care for them, and that
| a place for meetings Of the department
be provided. The report will be
printed tomorrow s$zs5 a 81.
| The sewer ordinance was then
placed upon its second reading and
passed, after being amended SO. as to
knock out the private sewers at the cor
ner of Third, Fourth and Fifth streets.
| The notorious COW ordinance came
on for its second. reading and Alderman
A. T.. Patterson moved that it be placed
upon its final passage, which carried
/ The chairman Of the ordinance com
nittee made no report on the ordi1l-
ance, but submitted to the council with
the ordinance the ordinances on the
same subject in Jamestown and Valley
City, which the mayor ruled out as a
report and they, were not read. (.
There was a lot Of debate on the
merits and dement's Of the ordinance,
the provision for leading the animals
through the streets being the greatest
stumbling block. q.
| Alderman Richholt said the present
Eordinance was good enough in his
opinion, but Alderman A. T. Patterson
said the courts had said it was no good.
Alderman Mckenzie said the people
swere entitled TO an ordinance which
would abate the COW nuisance, and re-
Hated his own and neighbours trouble
with cows which jumped their fences
and ruined the lawn and trees.
Alderman Richholt said he favored a