Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-12-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Regular Monthly Meeting. Var.
Ious City Matters Con.
sidsred.

TneSday night. In absence OF Mayor
Severn Alderman McElroy presided.
Present, A 'dermen Murphy, Buckley,
Dewey, Tun nstall, Sifton, Kelley and
Pearson.
A petition from ]. F. Bolinger to
run water from the main to the Saul
house, was received and on motion
granted, the work to be done under
the direction of the city engineer
and at petitioners expense.
A communication from the McCul-
loch and Mudgett Co., asking for
permission to keep scales in the
street and presenting bond to comply
with city ordinance, was received and
granted.
The mayor announced that c. H.
Severn had been appoint ted city
weighmaster and the appointment
was confirmed. A bond in the sum Of
$500 for the faithful performance of
the duties was presented.
d. Brockman appeared before the
council and asked that the water
meter in the basement Of the Dakot
Meat Co., be removed for the winter
for the reason that the meter would
freeze in cold weather aid there was
no way to prevent 1t, as the building
now stood. The meter had been
frozen before and expense caused in
repairing water pipe. The firm
offered to pay the highest amount for
water for any quarter Of the year or
any sum that was deemed just ior
the privilege of water not measured
by meter. Matter. was referred to the
water commissioner.
An advance of $1,000 on the heat
lug contract for the new city hall
was granted on completion of certain
work in the fire hall ny the contrac-
tors, Chenery and Anderson.
An advance of $4,000 on the con-
tract for the building was made to
Hoglund Bros.
The treasurer's monthly report wa
read show ing balances in the various
funds and on motion was placed on
file. .,...
The deed by the .heirs of Anton
Klaus, of the property west OF the
river for park purposes, the agree
ment with the city for the uses and
purposes of the,same and the resolu-
tion of thanks passed by the council
for the generous bequest, we're read
and placed on file. The city auditor
was instructed to prepare copies OF
the resolution in appropriate form
for the donors of the lands.
The matter of sewer complaints
and the work done in removing or
attempting to remove the cause OF
complaints was again discussed. The
refuse water from the mill is not
now turned into the city septic
tank but is diverted to another place
on an island west of the mill land the
screenings are cleaned by a device
recently made and used inside the
mill. The septic tank has been
cleaned out at an expense OF some
$3.50. 1t was decided to send for an
expert on such matters and deter.
mine what practical means could be
adopted to remove the trouble. a.
similar condition was successfully
met in Grafton it was stated, and
the same man who uperIntended or
directed the work will be sought to
make an investigation of the diff
Guilty and report on remedy for
this city. Several persons who have
had experience in the disposition of
of city refuse say that good start
has. been made here and that rem
edy can be found for the trouble by
adopting the proper system.
The matter of payiHg for expenses
of quarantinR, care Of pest house
patients, and fumiRating buildings
was brought 10 and received gen.
eral discussion. Bills amounting to
more than 5000 for such services for
the month OF November were pre-.
sented. This is an unexpected drain
on the city funds and was not pro-
vided for 10 the levy for the year for
this purpose. Funds for the heavy
expenses are therefore short. 1t was
the opinion Of several members that
the regulations Of the board of
health were not obeyed sufficiently
we'll and that the increasing cost Of
such quarantining, fumigating etc.,
was out Of proportion to the advan-
tages derived. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney to report
on the legal status Of the city under
the state health laws, also for . re-
port of.the liability Of the city for =