Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-03
CITY |. COUNCIL |; ]. | !.
STEPS TAKEN To BETTER coNpI-
TON OF FIRE DEPARTMENT so.
FAR AS PAID MEN ARE CON-
cERNED-oRDIllANcEs PASSED

The mayor and all the aldermen,
save E. G. Patterson were present at
the meeting Monday night. During
the day the chief of police stopped
work on the loading platform of the
Stacy Fruit Co, as it did not comply
with the requirements of the fire or
dinance. This action resulted in the
firm asking permission to build the
platform as designed, which was
granted j, ss.:.
"A communication was read from /.
N. Forsythe OF Ninth street stating
that owing to the lack of drainage on
Ninth street his premises were in
danger of being flooded with a further
probability that the spring rains would
wash away the grade if the, matter
was not attended to. The city en-
gineer stated that the matter has been
discussed by the street committee and
himself and that great expense would
be entailed to put the street in proper
shape. The matter was referred to
the street committee, with power to
act. r. +.
A communication from the city at
torney set forth the modus operandl
of opening streets. should the council
SO desire at any time, the opinion hav.
ing been asked for at previous meet
ing. H..
The street commissioner reported
the collection of So in poll taxes which
had been paid into the treasury.
The city auditor called attention to
the fact that two years ago the city
paid Attorney Mockler 5000 for dis
covering what of the ordinances were
still in force, which report had been
handed in and later handed to City
Attorney Stevens, and that it could
not now be found, Mr., Stevens being
of the impression that he handed it
back to the, city auditor, Mr.. Thistle
thwaite. Mr.. ThistlethWaite was pres
ent at the meeting and said it had not
| been given into his keeping by Mr..
Stevens, and the upshot of the, matter
was that the auditor was directed to
ask Mr. Stevens to make another
search for the document, it being a
very bulky typewriteen affair and not
easily lost. $5
Attention was called to the fact
that the county auditor would sell a
number of the city lots at the delinq-
uent tax sale Tuesday for the unpaid
sewer assessment. After some discus
sion and statement by the city at
| torney that the sale of the lots for
| the, assessment would not vitiate the
city's title for three years, it was de-
cided to pay the assessment, the whole
thing being a matter of taking the
| money out of one pocket and pptting
| it into another, anyway. The amount
due is $3.50. "
The city treasurer reported bal
| ance in all funds on hand of $14,095..
| r. @% sg5
The ordinance amending the house
numbering ordinance was passed.
This provides a penalty Of from SIS to
$40 for failure to number your house.
The license committee presented
for final passage an amended license
/ ordinance which brings automobiles in
4 to the list of vehicles to be licensed,
when used for hire, and provides that
4 all licenses must be countersigned by
the mayor. 1T also raises the license
| for continuous shows from So to Sis
i per month, and makes the license for
billiard and pool tables and bowling
i.alleys SIS each per year instead 81
/ $40 for the whole layout as formerly.
4 A recommendation was read from al
1 r. Marquett relative to the condition
LOT the fire department, In which he
stated that the department was In al
4 good shape as IL ever was as to ap
i planes, that there Wera 4 400 feet OIL
q hose, etc and suggesting that a day
and a night man be employed at tl,e
hose house, a room for them to BIZ
Il added in the building and connected
4 BY telephone; that the foreman d
4 each company report TO the chief tlis
4 number of men IN each company who
will agree to respond to fire alarms;
that after each fire report Of the nler
attending be made to the chief, ant
I that the men BE- paid 81 for tbs first
hour and 50 cents for each succeeding