Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-10
CITY COUNCIL
Held First Meeting of the New
Year. Routine Business
Taken Up.

The city council held their first
meeting in 1907 at the council rooms
Monday night, Mayor Severn presid-
ing, aldermen McElroy, Dewey, Buck
ley, Grant and H. W. Kelley being
present and Aldermen Sifton, Tuns-
tall and e. F. Kelly absent. City
auditor Bensch and City attorney
Kneeland were present. The meet
ing was s;l0i; ao tiloIe Was no. nu.i'
important business before the city
fathers.
After the minutes OF the last meet-
ing had been read and approved a
was received from ".
S. Black, assistant chief in the St.
Paul fire department asking to be
considered as applicant for the posi-
tion as fire CHIEF at jamestown. Mr..
Black is known and recommended by
several city officials. Ala. Grant
spoke strongy in favor of closely in
destigating the application, and stat
ed that by the direct and immediate
reduction in the high insurance rates
which business men now pay, the
expense of more adequate and eff.
cient fire department would be readi
ly met.
A communication was received from
the North Dakota Independent Tele-
piiuue Gu. refusing the teiepiioue ul-
dinance passed by the city council
Dec. 3rd, the reason for refusal being
the $4,000 bonus asked by the city
they stated that they considered the
demand more than the profits at
jamestown would permit and re-
quested that the ordinance be re-
vised. Mayor Severn in his ackn0w-
Judgement Of the letter stated that
he believed in the future the city of
jamestown. woald not grant special
privileges or franchises to any persons
or corporations without receiving
proper compensation therefor. This
met with the general yapproyal@of the
aldermen. 80 t-s7Ss4 ~,
The lay ing of the water main on
End ave north between 4th and 5th
sts. and the sewer on 4tn ST. between
End and 5th ave, by HIP. Taylor were
approved as completed by Engineer
Conn and warrants for $780, so and
1851. 50, the balances due were ordered
drawn.
Mayor Severn appointed S. A. Will
der as third member Of the Special
Assessment Commission, in place OF
+. A. LEM who was unable to act,
and the appointment was approved
by the council. ii
Mr.. Hart, one of the owners OF the
Bijou theatre appeared before the
council TO plea for reduction of tho
show house license, which had been
determined at 500 per annum in this
case, and the matter was referred to-,
the license committee. Mr.. Hart
stated that his business was ligiti-
mate and permanent, and he believed
he license had been fixed too high.
Twenty-Five dollars, he said, was the.
license In Fargo and Grand Forks for
show houses of This class. S
After passing The monthly bills the
council adjourned to the next regular
meeting, Feb. 4.
BILLS ALLOWED
The following bills were audited
ana allowed at the city council meet-s
ing Monday night: 81
Thos Oliver, team to fire $500
Ben Orlady, supplies detention
hospital 2.s5
and Mudgett, fuel 500
Geo. Mckenzie, recording deed
city lots ' l.25
J G Bensch, insurance 3.l3
National Meter Co, 22.OO
Wm Ehlers, tea n to fire 400
Jamesto&n Alert, Printing No
J A Rankin, services detention
hospital 200
J A Rankin, medical examina-
tion 1000
] A Rankin, services smallpox
case $50
Geo S Williams, sidewalk 1880
Fl p Taylor, repairing meter etc 3Q.l5
McCullOch and Mudgett, coal
and wood '1s.. 1900
Pat Burke, labor on streets 1900
Western Electric Co, pumping IS
water Dec 1921
Western Electric Co, ltghts -
:, Fec 200. 90
air Dec 3I.0o
G. D Shurl0ck. supplies $50
G D .Shurlock, supplies AM
G D Shurlock, supplies 2,AO3
Eddy Proctor Furniture Co sup.
plies * s8.lY
O G Salmon, la Dor on streets .sesssa.a1
z n KeDney, labor Capital Hill 40.
Phil Mason, shar rPening picks $40
Fred Sappenheld. repairing ri
water mains $3.50
II Andi6,Stea TO fire 81 s ss,5s s3 4 m