The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1907-09-07
CITY COUNCIL.

Inc regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held in the city hall
Monday evening, September 2, with
Alderman Frank Kihm in the chair, in
the absence Of Mayor Manning.
The reports of the last regular and
special meetings we're read and approved.
The following bills were presented and
ordered paid by warrant:
J. A. Pangman, drayage, $500; Pelis-
SER dray line, drayage, Sc; Hughes &
Delters, lights and pumping, s227; Dick
inson Mercantile Co., mdse. for pest
house, Sl26.74; Pat Walsh, street COM
missioner, II days work, S67.5o; w. A.
Garter, printing cards, Sc; T. N. Haftung,
board of prisoners, S28. John McDon-
ough, hauling dirt from streets, ? DAYS.
S28; John Uchytell, IIH days work on
street, s25.87; Charles Krislin, special
police, care of engine and pumping, $32;
Pat Walsh, paid George H Oren for sH
days work on the street, SI1; A. ]. Os5
born. salary and cleaning city hall, $3.50;
P. B Corbett, salary and care of pauper,
$o1.5o; L. A. Simpson, salary, S25; Dick
inson fire department, for services at
fires, car shops. T. ]. Greene's, Lloyd
RAIDERS and Robert Lyons, total S68;
w. R: Veigel, 8 days work, $50; w. r.
Veigel, I3 days in June, sol; E. w.
Whitmer, boring wells for city, s227 So;
City dray line, drayage and moving fire
engine, 81; P. ]. Pelissier. grading streets,
S98; ]. A. Vaughn, hauling dirt and
ing dirt, si2 So; ]. r ?. Jingle, printing, s6;
Dickinson Heating & Plumbing Co.. for
labor and material on city well, SI,488.sI.
The estimate of James Kennedy for
work and material on sewer system for
month of August, amounted to S72II.12,
less IS per cent or S1o8I.67, $6,I2o.45,
amount allowed.
The auditor submitted the following
tax estimate for the fiscal year beginning
September I, 1907: Police, s1,2oo; fire
department, $500; interest on bonds,
$2,1oo; sinking fund, s2,45o; for Incl
dental and all other expenses, $4,000;
total, S884o His estimate was accepted
and ordered filed.
City Treasurer ]. S. White submitted
his report for the month of August, which
was read and adopted as follows:
Receipts for the month-Pat Walsh,
81; A. ]. Osborn, license, S165.6l; city
magistrate, fines, S1349; First National
bank, interest, $40 e.; Dakota National
bank, interest, $I2. 50; state auditor, bonds,
$4,000; total receipts for month, s27,45l.-
81; cash on hand August I, s4524.56;
grand total, S32yo66.38. Payments
rants on general fund paid, S7I4 81;
waterworks fund, S12,7628o; cash on
hand to balance, s18.588.52; total, s32,-
loco 38. :,
The report of City Magistrate van der
Las was accepted as follows: Tota
number of cases tried for violation ol
city ordinances, "a; total fines collected
lSI3eo75; paid jailor, fees and sustenance
$3.50; paid magistrates fees, $40 Is
paid city treasurer to balance, SI34o
total, Sr3oo75.
A petition was received from the Hea
onlLumber Co., asking for permission te
put in hay scales on Willard street near
the $company's lumber plant: The peti
ton was referred to the committee or
streets and alleys. III
Auditor Osborn read a communication
from James c. Young, letter in answe,
to one sent by the auditor telling of the
councils vote to reconsider the park
proposition. The communication stated
in part that Mr.. Young appreciated
the latest move Of the council and held
no i'll feeling because of the previous
e~SAOAs AAS oioo ohdeSH tunA OVC4 lnO
already been returned to Dickinson and
thathe had decided to give the park to
the citizens Of the city, whether accepted
by the council or not. The communica
ton was approved by the council and
upon motion of Alderman Turner was
ordered placed on file.
Under the head of new business
Alderman Kihm made report concern
ing the well recently dug northwest of
the water tower, and stated that, in his
opinion, sufficient water from this and
one Or two more wells. Healso reported
thatin the test on the present we'll (o6 feet
an engine with a capacity Of 70 gallons
per minute was kept working three consec-
utive days ten hours each day-and that
in this well, with IS feet of water, it was
impossible to lower the water over three
feet. A general discussion followed as
to the most feasible way Of handling the
water, etc, but before expending any
more money twas considered advisable
to give the well a thorough test and,
on motion, the council voted to put an
engine and pump at work and give the
we'll a 48-hour test of continuous pump
ing The result of the test was to be
reported at special meeting Sept 9th
when some definite action should be