Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-06-04
CITY COUNCIL
Aldermen Held Regular Monthly
Session. Long List Of
Communications,

The city counc ii held their regular
meeting at the council room Monday
evening, Mayor Blewett presiding
and all aldermen, City Auditor Lyman
and City Attorney kneeland attend
ing.
There was..a long list of communi-
cations before the council, which oc-
cupied their time until the fire in
the lst ward, upon which the body
adjourned until Tuesday.
The report of the city auditor for
April and May was read, showing
$4,000 collected for licenses as fol-
lows:
H. P. Taylor, plumbers IL
cense $40 90
F.Sappentield plumbers license 10 90
A. NJ. Halsuead billiard and
pool hall 40 90
Rainard, billiard and pool hall 10 90
Spangler, billiard and pool hail 10 90
Dreamland, so 90
Wasser and Weber, billiard
and pool hall 30 90
Dog licenses, 81 80 90
The bond of DR.. j. A. Rankin,
health officer, was approved and ac-
cepted. Also communication from
City Attorney Wilder covering duties
OF the board of health was referred
to board of health.
A communication was received
from the Midland r. R. Co. accept
ing in full all the terms and stipula-
tions of tile ordinance allowing
them to construct and operate rail-
road through tile city Of Jamestown.
Also a communication from property
owners in the 4th ward asking that
the right of way of railroad be moved
further eastward so as to do least
damage to property in said ward, was
read. u.
The bond of Hoglund Bros. for
completion Of the city hall and fire
department building, was changed SO
as to extend the time for completion
until August lst, 1908. Also to COM
ply with the lava bond lis to be fur
nished by said aoglund Bros. ruiz
ming to the. state of North Dakota to
protect mayor and aldermen from
labor and material accounts. The
contractors notified the council that
new lath had been purchased, as per
instructions and that large force of
men would be put on and the build
ing rushed to completion.
i. A communication from Rudolph
Weise was read to the effect that the
new dam had caused the river to
rise and flood some ..of bis property
causing damage and asking that dam
be lowered. The matter was referred
to the city attorney.
A petition signed by e. E. Clark
and three others for a cement side
walk to be constructed on the east
side of 3rd avenue from 4th street to
5th street was received and fled to
be acted upon. Also communica-
Cion signed by A. Fellison and thir-
ty others requesting the improve
ment by grading and otherwise OF
End street west, was read and referred
to the..street and biioge committee.
By request of Co. Fl, N. D. n. G.,
VINO are handling the show, the
charge for the license of the Dode
Fisk Dog and Pony show was omit
ted. the company desiring to save as
much as possible tol the new armory.
Several matters regarding the fire
department. were taken up. II vas
| recommended that the N. P. hose
company be suspended from the de-
partment because of alleged non COM
pliance with the laws of said depart
ment, and--the matter referred to the
fire committee. The report Of Chief
Koehn for year ending June l, 1908,
was received, showing number and
nature Of fires, condition Of COM
panies .and equipment, and recon-
mendations for bettering the service.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance covering the
drill regulations Of the department.
and rules, etc. Rudolph Hamm was
then appointed fire chief with Vim.
Stone assistant.
The appointment of Michael Muir
ply and John :.Bolinger as members
OF the special assessment commits
sion, vice, S. A. Wilder and John
McElroy, respectively, resigned, was
confirmed. The report Of City Weigh
or G. 81 Severn was received, and the
council adjourned to take up the