Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-24

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present time indicates that this will
Ebe one Of the best councils the city
| has had, as the members seem anxious
to give their best efforts to the wei
! fare Of the new Bismarck. NJ h
AS the meeting last night was an
adjournment of the organization meet
/ ing little or no new business was
taken up, that being left over to the
regular meeting next Monday.
| The mayor and Aldermen Slattery,
A. T. Patterson, Reade. Mckenzie,
Peterson, Marquett, Richholt, Horner
and Fisher were present. Quite an
audience stood outside the railing.
| A communication to the old city
attorney from the N. p. people was
read in which the latter promised to
have the cement walk laid at an early
day from the Palace hotel to the
corner of First street on Main.
Kennedy Wants Pay.
A letter was read from Contractor
Kennedy calling attention to a $400
bill of his and the balance due on his
sewer contract, which he said he
would be glad to have paid at the next
Irregular meeting. The bills were re-
ferred to the street committee with
instructions to consult with the city
engineer and find out how much would
be due Mr.. Kennedy after the streets
were restored as per his contract, the
idea being prevalent that the amount
would not greatly burden the con-
tractor. ,&5, @
The registration of Alderman F. J..
Nice ormick was read and laid over to
the regular meeting for action.
Bonds Accepted. 4
The bonds of the various city officers
were then approved except that of
Magistrate Fort, which was referred
back to him with the request that he
get some one not member Of the
council on it, it being considered bad
policy for members of the council to
be on bonds of city officials. =.
Halt on Local Methods. ~
Alderman Richholt moved that here
after nothing be purchased by the city
employees for the use of the city ex
! tcept after. an order had been secured
from the purchasing committee or its
chairman, countersigned by the mayor
Alderman Reade said the thought the
ordinances contemplated that no pur
chases, save in extraordinary cases
should be made until they had been
authorized by the council, which senti
ment was approved by Alderman A. T
Patterson who took occasion in this
connection to say that during the past
year he had not been often called up
on to sign orders for the large ex
penditures made, as the things had
7 been bought regardless of ordinances
and he protested very few orders
would be issued this year before the
council had ordered the purchase, al
least he would not issue orders save
for something very pressing and in
expensive, perhaps. Alderman Rich
holt said there had been many pur
chases last year without authority and
for which no one would stand sponsor
when the bills. came in and no re
sponsibility could be fixed, and he did
not want business done that way in
the future. Mr.. Richholt's motion was
then carried. N-@- ~.
4 80 Street Lights. .-..s
Alderman Mckenzie then brought
up the matter of lighting the streets
He said that committee had been
appointed by the last council, but they
had not reported and the matter. was
dead, so he moved the appointment Of
one alderman from each ward to 10
cate the lights and report at the next
meeting, which was carried after some
discussion.
The mayor then named the follow
ing standing committee for the follow
ing year: .s $sS 5 s
Council Committees.
/ Ways and Means-M. P. Slattery
\ Board of Health Horner, M. P
Horner, Chas. Fisher, P. A. Peterson
I NJ. ). Mckenzie, E. G. Patterson and
). lF. j. Mccormick.
Rules Jacob Horner, p A Peterson
and M. j Mckenzie
Claims T. Patterson, H. Z
Reade and q. G. Patterson. &
Fire Departmental. F. Marquette
I r. j. Nice ormick and H. w. Richholt
Purchasing a. T. Patterson, Jacot
Horner and M. T. Slattery.
offlcial Bonds Chas. Fisher. F. A
/ Peterson and p. f. Wilcox.
Streets. Grades and Additions F. A
Peterson, ii. u. Reade and A.. 4. Pat