The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-08-10

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City Council.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
city council held in the city hall Monday
evening, the report of the last regular
meeting was read and approved.
The following bills were presented and
ordered paid by warrant: A. T. Crowl
& Co., mdse., s5.o5; Mcdonald & Pom
roy, mdse., s16.4o: Charles Brislin, care
of engine, pumping and special police,
s4S; P. B. Corbett, salary, $50; Robert
Craig, special police, 81; L. A. Simpson,
salary. SIS; Louis Asal, repair work on
city hall and engine, $685.; Louis Dun
das, drayage, g; D. Fouts, nine days
correcting assessment books and eight
days with equalization board, S51; T. N.
Hartung, boarding three prisoners IS
days, S3375; Walton & Davis, coal
cement, ETC., s45.oS; Hughes & Dieters.
lights, phone and pumping, $780,. T. ].
Greene & Co., paint brush, sos; Pat
Walsh. 22 davs' street commissioner,
s95; John Uchytell, II days work, s6o.75;
Walker Bros. 4 Hardy, sewer assessment
and bonds, $3.50; A.. J. Osborn, salary,
express, ETC., S54.75;. Howard Oil &
Grease Co., cylinder oil, s3.75; Walker
Bros. & Hardy, bond register and led
gers, s38.
Two bills in favor of ]. A. Vaughan for
carting dirt were presented and referred
to the committee on streets and alleys.
The monthly sewer estimate was pre-
sented for work done, including laying
of 5,I6o feet of S-inch, 10 straight man
holes and three junction manholes, total
cost S721o 56. After deducting the IS
per cent, as per contract, the bill of
S6,I36o3 was ordered paid.
The report of Police Magistrate ]. van
der Las shows the total number of cases
tried for violation of city ordinances, 80;
total fines collected s122o.5o; paid jailor's
fees and sustenance, $3.50; paid magis-
trate fees, s1o.5o; paid city treasurer to
balance, s11o3.5o, making total of
SI22o 50.
City Treasurer J. S. White submitted
the following report for the month of
July.
Receipts Pat Walsh, poll tax, s24;
John Riessbeck, county treasurer, S23o;
]. van der Las, fines, S1Io3 50; total re-
ceipts for month, s1547.5o; cash on hand
July i, 1907, .s5,oS8.54; grand total,
s7536.o4. Payments: Warrants on gen
eral fund paid, s2436 48; interest on
bonds, s575; total payments, S3o11.48;
cash on hand to balance, s452457, max
ing the grand total, s753o.o4. Statement
of cash in various funds: General fund,
s234o.So; waterworks fund, s533.76; sink
| ing fund, sligo; total in all funds,
S4524.56. The report was adopted.
Residents of South Dickinson asked
that street be opened up on the east
side of block E and east Of block about
800 feet in McDonnough's addition. A
| resolution was presented, and the coun.
Gil instructed the city attorney to start
condemnation proceedings and take land
necessary for the street. The petitioners
agree to pay the cost of grading the
street.
The auditor read communication
from the Des Moincs Bridge and Iron
Co. asking that the city protect the
companys interest in the sum of $4,000 g.
a bill against Contractor Kennedy for
the water tank and tower The com.
munication was referred to Mr.. Kennedy
who is holding up payment until the
tank proves satisfactory,
The council instructed the auditor to
advertise for bids for grading and filling
to be done on Voolfolk street, and on the
avenue near Myers corner in South
| Dickinson.
The resolution for the acceptance OF
the 25-acre park, gift from James c.
Young, was read and also the deed with
the stipulations. The requirements were
very simple. The land should be main.
tanned as park, and it should revert to
the donor or his heirs in case it was not
maintained as park; but if, at any time
the city should build a reservoir on the
land, and did not maintain the park
that part of the land occupied by the
reservoir should not revert to the donor
or his heirs. There was no discussion or
question to the acceptance of the reso.
luton and by vote of the council Mr.
Young's gift was rejected. The vote
stood, Roquette and Richards, yes
Turner, Porter, Stewart and Tear, no
Alderman Kihm and Johnson, absent
not voting.
Alderman Turner entered protest
against the manner that teams are allowed
to be hitched in front of the residences in
the eastern part of the city, creating an
unbearable. nuisance in that locality. No
special action was taken in this matter
The city does not want to cause the
farmers from the surrounding country
and arrangements are being made tc
improve the conditions at the new hay
market. Water will be put in and it is
hoped that the market will be used more
and the streets less. The council then
voted to take a recess, subject to the
call of the mayor.