The Dickinson press., 1908-04-11
: CITY COUNCIL

A special meeting Of the city council
for the purpose of transacting the repu-
lar monthly business was held In the CITY
hall, Wednesday evening with w. l..
Richards, acting mayor, in the chair.
The reports of the last regular and
special meetings were read and approved
and the following bills allowed:
Freeman & Co.. repairs on fire hose, S.;
Hughes & Deiters, light, pumping and
phone, s287.5o; Dickinson Fire Depart.
ment, services at Scoield, Vallancy and
Berg fires, 50; Simpson. salary $2s; A.
]. Osborn, salary and postage, Ssi; r. B,
Corbett, salary and team hire, $o2; Chas.
Brislin, special police, So; F. w. Turner,
blacksmithing. SAYS; Pat Flynn, work on
street, s24; Pat Walsh, street commits.
sioner, s62.5o; w. A. Carter, printing,
sI7.25; !. p. Tingle, printing. s21.4o:
Frank Roth, building c%ulvert. $40.
A communication was received from
the Dickinson Creamery Co., asking that
the company be permitted to connect
with the city mains for water for cream
cry purposes at a nominal sum. By vote
of the council the auditor was instructed
to refer said company to the city ordin-
ance regulating such matters.
Sworn statements of George Dukart
and ]. H. Schmidt pertaining to FIRE at
the city dumping ground, which set fire
to and burned 20 tons of hay belonging
to Frank Lish were read and the matter
referred to the committee on claims
against the city for adjustment.
The report Of City Magistrate van DEF
Las for the month of March was read and
adopted and showed as follows: total
number 0 f'cases tried, all for violation Of
city ordinances. %; total amount of
fines collected, s873; paid jailor fees
and sustenance,. S7.75; paid magistrate
fees, 5000; paid city treasurer to bal.
ance S844.95. :
Treasurer ]. S. White submitted the
following report for March: Receipts
county treasurer taxes as follows: interest
on bonds s2,1oo; same sinking fund,
S2,45o; same general fund, $1,000; ]. van
der Las, fines s843,o5; First Natl bank,
interest for February 5000; Dakota
National bank, same s6.o8; cash on hand
March I, S13,o3o.s7; grand total $Io,541.-
10. Payments Warrants on general
fund S2,714.o3; on water works fund 1888;
cash on handto balance s16.538.87; grand
total $I!9.54i 20. The report was adopted
and order filed.
The council resolved into a canvassine
OOdiu anu reported Tie eleC-
tons: G. M. Frye, mayor; ]. van der Las
city magistrate; Is. White, treasurer, A. P.
Folsom, justice; Fred Roquette, alder:
man for Ist ward; w, L. Richards, End
ward; F. w. Turner, grid ward; Jas
Stewart, 4th ward. There we're 354, votes
cast for the library and 81. against It
The %canvassing board then resolved int
the council and adjourned. subject TO the
call OF the mayor.
On Thursday evening another special
meeting was held to determine what wa:
best to do in regard to the water supply
After due deliberation the council ;votSc
to have w. ]. Littlehales make the re
QUESTION for necessary equipment to com
plete the pumping outfit. J"
The report of special census taker,- D
Fonts, was read and ordered placed Or
record. The censu showedHth presen,
population of the city t ODE 5,o38. 49,
A resolution was adopted whereby par
Eties moving buildings will be required to
Tobtain a license (S25) and give a bohd ir
the sum of $500.
The matter of a fence and closets a,
the hay market was called to the atten'
tion of the council by Alderman. Teal
and steps will be Immediately taken t
better the condition at the market.
A recess was then voted. 4.
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