Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-07

There was plenty doing at the city
council meeting Monday night and
spectators were much interested in
the proceedings.
If Mayor Smith dozen OF need body
guard for the next few days the medi-
cal fraternity of the city are very
docile lot
The mayor read communication
stating the necessity for some action
of the board of health getting move
on itself and doing something to re-
duce the death rate Of the city, and
in this connection the mayor took a
shot at the doctors in general and they
and others will find the communica-
ton full enough of pepper to suit
anyone.
There was also long discussion ov-
er the fire department matters which
drew blood and a rather warm time
over the matter of sending delegates
to the Missouri River Navigation con-
vention, wherein Aldermen Patterson
and Mckenzie severed friendly rela-
tions.
Mayor Smith presided and all the
aldermen save those from the Fourth
ward were present.
A communication from Matt Clooten
was read wherein he complained that
L. Faunce had blocked the alley at
his place with fence and asked that
that that obstruction be removed. The
mayor said the, city attorney had rem
dered an opinion that the alley could
not be opened without the council de-
claring it a wayway, Notwithstanding
the fact that the alley was in the plat
Of Mckenzie and Cofin's addition. Al
derman Patterson took exception to
this and moved that the police he in
structed to remove the fence after
notifying Mr.. Faunce of his intended
action, and open the alley, which was
carried.
An invitation was read from the cit
izens Of Sioux City, Iowa, for the city
to send delegates to the Missouri Riv-
or Navigation convention to be- held
in that city January 1928. The invi-
tation was accepted by the council and
tht mayor Instructed to make the ap-
pointments. The mayor spoke of the
ipnnnrf opoo IN picy,oo rob a ~ A. %o,,,.
along the valley Of the Missouri Of the
movement to improve the navigation
of the river and thought that unless
somtone would volunteer to go at their
own expense the council should pay
the expenses of one of two persons.
Alderman Reade suggested that the
mayor and one delegate be sent at
city expense. The mayor said he
could take care of the expense as far
as st. Paul, but if anyone else want
ed to go he was willing he should
Someone announced that Alderman
Mckenzie was going into South Da-
kota about that time and that he
would be good man to send with the
mayor and Mr.. Reade made his mo-
ton practically to cover the expenses
OF the mayor and alderman. Alder
man Patterson moved to amend the
motion SO that the expense be confin-
ed to the mayor as he thought it a
bad precedent to have the city pay
such expenses for delegates to con-
ventions. The amendment was car
ried, two voting for it and one against,
after some real cross words had been
spoken.
A petition was read from Main street
business men asking that hack and
dray stand be established. Later an
ordinance was introduced by Reade,
establishing such stand on Broadway,
between Third and Fourth, and fixing
a penalty of from S. to $40 for hacks
or drays to stand elsewhere while
awaiting business, which ordinance
passed Its first reading.
The city auditor reported that as d.
reeted at the last meeting of the coun-
Gil he had again written ex-City At
torney Stevens requesting him to make
further search for the missing city or
dinances which the city paid 5000 to
have typewriter and which have
seemingly been lost, hut that he had
failed to receive any reply. Upon this
there was a consultation between sew
eral OF the aldermen which resulted in
the mayor being authorized in taking
such steps as he deemed necessary to
recover from Attorney Stevens the
document or the cost thereof, consid-
cradle feeling being exhibited over the
unsatisfactory situation of the mat
ter.
The invitation of the Commercial
club for the council to attend a meet
ing of the club Tuesday night vas &C.
cepted.
The announcement was made as a
matter Of form OF the appointment OF