Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-09-10
COUNCIL
Transacts Much Business OF
City Interest. Cross Walks
and Pumps.


ing being present: Mayor Blewett,
Aldermen Seller, Blake, Orlady, Kel-
ley, Pearson and Kavanagh, City At
torney Wilder and Auditor Lyman.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing and special meetings were read
and on motion approved, with some
slight corrections to be made.
Mentioning the matter of city
scales Aid. Blake suggested that he
believed it possible to get a compe-
tent man to take charge of the scales
for the city, and at the same time to
look after the heating and care of
the city hall, and at a monthly salary
not to exceed S65. The matter was
not definitely acted upon.
Mr.. Geo. Lutz appeared before the
council in regard to the laying of a
cement sidewalk on 4th Ave. along
his property on the west side of the
street next to the LutZ Lumber Co.
building. He stated that he had
given directions to have cement
walks laid along End street ON the
north side OF the brick block, to con-
nect with the walk extending along
side the livery barn west to 9Th Ave-,
and also to have cement walks laid
on Front street fronting his lots be-
tween 4th and 5th Ave. The order
for: the strip of walk adjoining the
lumber office, he asked to have sus-
pended, for the present, as there
was already walk on the east side
of the street. Mr.. Lutz stated that
he had put in a large number Of i'm
provements which had been benefit
to the city and if the council would
defer action in the walk mentioned
it would be appreciated at this time.
Communication was received from
Attorneys Carr & Kneeland for a
client, Rudolph Weiss, stating that
the water in the river, had damaged
his property since the construction
of the new dam, and the communica-
tion asked that damages be allowed
for the same. The matter was refer
red to the city attorney and water
commissioner with instructions to
investigate the claim and determine
the amount Of damage, If any. IT.
was stated that in the opinion of
those informed that Mr.. Weiss's
property was not damaged and in
fact since the dam was built his''po-
tatoes were better than ever" He
has eight lots abutting the river
bank. =
A request was received from j. F.
Pearson for permission to construct
small shop to be covered with cor
rugated iron located in lot l6 block
81 north of the Crescent Steam Laun-
dry. The matter of permitting such
structures to be further erected
within the fire limits received gen.
eral discussion, and it was the opin-
ion of the council that no further
privileges of this kind be allowed to
anyone, and that Mr.. Pearson be no..
titled that the granting of his petit
tion was held to be contrary to the
city ordinances. The building asked
for was to be used for paint shop
and the dimensions were l2x14. and
8 feet high. The council believed
that they had no right to increase
the fire risk in the city, and, while
others may have built small struc-
lures heretofore. with or without
permission, the right to do so should
not be granted hereafter. The ques-
tion was also raised, whether the
construction of a brick veneered
building complies with the city fire
ordinance, and it was the opinion
that it does not.
J. H. Latimer appeared before the
council and complained Of nuisance
in the rear of the Lenz building, on
4th Ave. and stated that the out
building had been inspected by the
board of health and, being on city
property, had been ordered removed
from the alleyway where located.
The matter was referred to COM
mittee with instructions to investi-
gate and see that the directions Of
the officials were complied with.
All Jackson appeared before the
and asked fn have a hil1 for