The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-28
MUNICIPAL COURT WILL
BE in FORCE AUGUST 1ST
Favorable Resolution Adopted by Council Last Evening
at Meeting Which Was an Exceedingly Strenuous
Session. .-.Heated Discussion.

The city council met in regular
weekly session last evening and
some very interesting as we'll as i'm
portant business was transacted, and
there we're oratorical pryotechnics
bordering on a scrap"
There has been new and up-ro-
date table installed for the use of the
council, measuring IS feet by 31a
feet, and costing the sum of $42.4O.
J. F. Hennesay's bill of $40 for
scavenger work behind the Bijou
theater was allowed.
The street gang" bill of $1O6
was duly audited and allowed by
the council.
The bill of Beltrami county for
boarding city prisoners for the
month of January. this year, was
allowed at 1851.
J. F. Hennessy, bill for cleaning
up the dump ground and burylng
dead horse and dogs, amounting to
5000, was duly referred to Health
Committee. The bill was O. KID.
by F. A. Blakeslee. The council
held that the parties owning the
horses at the time of the death
should pay for the burying of the
same, and steps will be taken to
locate the owners, that they may be
required to pay the scavenger for his
work.
I, Ordinance No. 80 licensing
ordinance" was given its third
reading and received a death blow
from the council. When the ordin-
ance was put to a vote the following
voted no. Johnson, Smart, Miller
and E.. J. Gould. Those voting
ave-" McCuaig, Washburn, Rhea
and w. A. Gould. The discussion
on this ordinance was lengthy, and
waxed warm before the. final vote,
the nos" holding that 500 license
for street hacks and $500 license,
per day, for circus and menageries
combined, was too much, and those
voting aye" holding that the ordin-
ance was much needed, and would
be benefit to the public in general.
Ordinance No. 81 was given the
second reading, and received no
amendments at the hands of the
council. The ordinance refers to
gambling and gambling houses with
the following penalties attached:
500 or 80 days, $40 or 5 days.
Ordinance No. 80 had second
reading and Jared the same as its
predecessor, no amendments. It
relates to curtains on the windows
in rooms where Intoxicating liquors
are sold.
Liquor licenses were unanimously
granted to the following parties
and at the following places: Dun
can McDougal, lots 10 and IA, block
Fl, with DR.. E. H. Smith and Paul
Foucault as sureties; E. E. Gerald,
lot II, block II, with DR.. F. A..
Henderson and A. J. Mccarthy as
sureties.
Request of the city sexton for
a new map of Greenwood GENE
terry was granted and the clerk
was authorized to have drawn and
delivered to the aforesaid gentle.
men.
A. Klein was granted permission
touse one-third of the street on Min.
nesota avenue, in front of lot 4, block
IS, for placing of building material
while he is erecting his new build
ing.
The proposition regarding q
donation from the city to the
G.. A. R. for the observance Of
Memorial day was discussed and
arguments brought to allow the old
soldiers anywhere from SIS to $50
to be used in preparations for the
celebration, said amount to go into
the mayors hands and be expended
in the best interests of the G.. A. R
and the cemetery. Mayor Pogue
and Alderman Smart offered rigs
to carry the old soldiers to the
cemetery and back free of all cost
which will be accepted.
When the sealed bids for sprink
ling of the streets was opened they
were found to be as follows: Bid o.
$3.50 per month, P. H. Hoppis
bid of $89.95, Ed Barrett; bid O