Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-05-09
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting. Petitions tor
Water and Sewer Extensions
Presented.
Considerable Miscellaneous
Business Tran.
sactod.

Business Tran
saetsd.
The city council met Monday night
in regular session. Present-Mayor
Severn, and Aldermen McElroy, Buck
ley, Dewey, Murphy, Sifton, Kelley
and Tunstal].
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
A communication from Engineer
Conn was lead and referred to street
and bridge committee with power to
act. Same related to survey and
estimate of part of work contem-
plated in Jones and Vennums' addi
tion to :he effect that the present
ditch along Pittsburg ave. he de-
pressed and extended from End. st. to
St. Paul ST. requiring about 500 Gu.
yards Of excavation, and which could
be used in grading the street. That
Wisconsin and Milwaukee streets be
graded and have side bitches opened
for about one block, on each side Of
Pittsburg ave; that } culverts, "a
by 6 feet be constructed at Pittsburg
ave. and Wisconsin St. also 3 cul-
verts, 24x6, be built at Pittsburg ave.
and Milwaukee ST., that Pittsburg
ave. be properly graded from 2nd
street south to st. Paul street. Esti-
mated cost OF such work, $500.
An additional arc light was asked
for by petition of IA property own.
ers, light to be at foot Of hill near
stand pipe on lst ave.
A resolution was introduced by AL
derman Tunstall that the city en-
gineer prepare plans, specifications
and estimates for sewer from the
existing sewer at the intersection Of
End ave. and 4til street, along 4th
street to 1st ave. and thence south
on 1st ave. to 31d street.
Alderman Sifton introduced reso-
luton that the city engineer prepare
plans and estimates for water mains
from the present main at intersec-
tion OF 4th street and lst ave. south
erly along 1st ave. to north line of
3rd street. Both resolutions adopted.
The agreement between Henry
Larson, the city cement contractor
and the city, for furnishing materials
and labor as per contract awarded
him, was presented accompanied by
Guaranty Co. bond of $500. The con-
ditions and requirments Of said work
we're given in detail in the agree
ment.
The salary OF the water commits
sioner vas raised from s65 to S75. per
month. The commissioner furnishes
his own..conveyance for inspecting
and looking after the water mains,
hydrants, meters etc. throughout the
city by which is saved livery hire
here tofore incurred in.this.. work.
A communication from jamestown
Gas Co., was received, Offering to
furnish SO stieet lights on line Of
mains for S3. IS each per month, on
5 year contract. If contract is an
nulled in years by city. the company
to be paid the actual cost Of gas, posts
and lamp connections. A. d. Grant,
treasurer of the company, appeared
before the council in behalf Of the
offer.
The Western Electric Co. offered to
furnish arc lights for streets as fol-
lows: IS arcs at ~. IS each. 40 and
over to- so, at 81. each, 10-lOO c. p.
lamps a each, 20 or more $3.50 each
per month.
A petition was received for water
main from Front st. north to 8th on
9Th ave. east to 5th ave. to connect
with dead end on north 5th ave. Al
SO on 7th ave. from Front St. north
to 5th street thence east to 9Th ave.
County commissioner Past ap-
peared before the council and urged
that the city cooperate with the
county in improving certain roads
leading into the city for the use Of
farmers and others hauling loads.
He stated the county was willing to
do-a certain amount Of road grading
Of tho cifv 1imita IN aovora1 roads
among them the Severn hill road
leading south from the city, the Cap
ital hill road leading west from the
,5th street bridge over Capital hill to
the Pipestem river bridge also to i'm
prove the Nierling hill road sonth Of
the round house. he proposed that
the city and county each do half Of
such work In what ever amonnt was