Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06


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placing Of the dirt on the streets,
a large quantity Of which dirt, it
may be said IN passing, has recently
been taken off the streets at city ex-
pense.
Alderman Reade said he had chas
ed UP everybody who was supposed
to know anything about the trans
action and he thought the bill ought
to be allowed.
Alderman slattery said he would
get busy in court If this Or any Of
those dirt bills were allowed, and
the mayor facetiously remarked that
some ex-members of the council were
just as anxious now 70 have these
bills paid as they we're to dodge them
&C the time they were incurred
Alderman Marquett said the church
people paid Mossbreucker IS cents
a yard for the excaVating and he
thought that was enough pay for the
work without asking the city to swell (
the amount.
| Reade said the council had allow
/ ed other bills as shady as these, the
street sprinkler, for instance, and he I
thought there would be no peace I'M
/ til they were cleaned up.
i Mr. Richolt said the old council
: knew at the time about this dirt go
ing on the street and had agreed to
pay for 1T.
Alderman Mckenzie said lie had to
i help pay for this dirt business; that
q he had some exeavating done and
1 had not asked the city to pay for it,
,3that when a man got So cents a yard
4 he thought that was a very good
!, price, plenty.
8 On motion of Alderman Patterson
the unauestioned bills were allowed
) and then Mckenzie moved the ghost
s be handed over to the city attorney
4 to wrestle with, which carried and
this carries the whole bunch over to
{ the official embalnsr unless he sees
y a way of xygenizing the things The
!, bill reported for payment included
S the Waehter bills for services reRd
$ cred aside from the dirt matter, and
t when small matter is remedied in
e them they will be paid. leaving the.
9 dirt bills to stand alone
t Alderman Reade moved that the
city engineer report the location ca
d l5pacity of the flush tanks Of the sew.
ol er and whether they were all in
al working order, which carried.
b s An order was ordered drawnin fav-
Ie or of the Commercial Club Band for
ID $3.50, the amount of balance due.
Isl The usual grist of bills were allow
m ed, but several were held UP because
.e they had not been verified on oath.
,eis On motion, the auditor was in
@ all bills against the city to be pre-
irl sented on or before September l.
,ri Alderman Reade moved that three
n persons be appointed by the mayor
!. to appraise the city lots and report
VI to the council by August 49, Car
It ried. -
e. Mayor Smith introduced an ordin-
eel ance repeating the present herd or
ri .Jiaance, which was read the first.
j. time and referred In explanation
n the mayor said that under the pre-
d sent ordinance the city was liable
IS fer all damage done by cows and even
" for damage done by the cows by the
n ferder, and he thought it would be
e advisable for the city to cut this
ri out.
J., Another complication over the
y city lots arose when the mayor re-
, ported that certain parties who had
d occupied some lots for over 20 years,
al having tax deeds from the county
Y. and city for them, wanted to pay up
10 the taxes for the 20 years and get
" good titles. 1t being late the matter
IN went over, and the fathers adjourned
1t to meet Monday, August 10.
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