Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-05

John Fitzgerald, ten-day prisoner
in the county Jail, on the ground that |
the man was allowed to work for pri-
vate individuals when the city could
not get him to work on the streets.
Mr.. Richholt wanted to know the
particulars and the mayor calculated
along the, lines reported in the Trib-
une few days ago. s# "
Alderman Wilcox explained the in
cident by saying that he needed a
man and went to the Jail to see if he
could pick up one there; He found
that Fitzgerald had but a day and
half to serve, and - men xwere
scarce, he secured his liberty under
| tbs supposition that it would be
saving to the city, and supposing it
was all right as he had known of
/ city prisoners in jail on 20 and 80
day sentences being released after a
few days in order that they might go
to work. <-..
Alderman Reade said he, wanted to
know some thing more about such
cases, as if the city was paying board
for the full term for such men sup
posed to be in Jail it was time to
look it up, or words to that effect,
and he asked the mayor if he knew of
4 such cases. The mayor said he had
known of two cases, one of whom was
released on the order of the commit
ting magistrate and the other skid
doed while working on the streets and
had not shown up since. He had mott
fed the police If they found this man
/ to arrest him and prefer a charge
| against him of breaking Jail so that
he might be sent to the pen, bu the
| fellow had departed hence.
| The final estimate of Ole johnson OF
/ $1,175.38 for building crossings was
presented and approved by the proper
official and was allowed .s,,
| The ordinance committee was Civ
:, en- more time, in which to report on
the amendment to the fire limit ordin
" ance and the license ordinance.
On motion of Alderman Reade the
city attorney was requested to pre-
sent to the council the procedure fol
: opening streets across railway tracks
8. The three additional street light.
provided for by the new appropriation
was located at the corner of Thaye
and Second, at the corner of Avenu
> B and Eighth street and at the corne
of Seventh and Rosser
). Alderman Reade moved that tn
) streetcommissioner Investigate the re
port that garbage, etc, was bein
i dumped at the lower end OF Thir
e street, which was agreed to- Aide
i man Wilcox said there was plenty 3
d rubbish there and what was wors
there was a yong river perambulatin
I down the street from the electric ligh
d plant which was a nuisance and
VI wanted 1t abated. He rather took
8 fall out of the mayor and street con
S missioner by saying the nuisance ha
d existed for two years but nothing wa
if done. although complaints were fri
i quent.
e The mayor did not exactly like th
i tone OF the remarks and informed tn
= alderman that as a private citizen
2 could have had the nuisance abate
8 at once without waiting for someon
else TO do it, that hs had not been /
d the council for the past two years a
Q the alderman had; that he was doin
8 all he could to abate the trouble ali
Ell II the council would authorize him I
= proceed criminaIly against the ele,
trio light company he would get bus
i upon which the desired authority wa
i handed out after the city attorney Ha