Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-03-05
CITY COUNCIL
Held Regular Monthly Meeting.
New Ordinances Introduced.
Bills Allowed.

important meeting in the council
room Monday, Mayor Severn pre-
siding, and Aldermen McElroy, Dew
ey, Kelley, Buckley Sifton, Muir
ply and Pearson attending. Alder
man Tunstall absent. City Auditor
Rensch, and City Attorney Kneeland
attended.
After the minutes of the last meet
ing had been read and approved a
petition from long list of voters to
have the proposition of establishing
a free library in accordance with the
statutes in the case. at jamestown,
placed before the electors at the next
election A pril 6, was received by the
council and ALDERMEN McElroy In
troduced resolution to that effect
which was passed. Upon the ballot,
April 6. the question Of establishing
a free library, and levying a tax for
the support therefor will be voted for
or against.
A contract between the City Of
Jamestown and the Western Electric
Co., for wiring the new city hall for
electric lights and..furnishing all Ia
bor and material for said wiring, to
be completed Is days. after the COM
pletion Of the building by the con-
tractor, for total amount of 1915,
and correct as to bond was approved
by the council.
The bond of McCulloch & Mudgett
for weighing..scale to be placed in the
street was approved.and accepted.
The N. P. Hose Co., presented a
communication requesting that they
be re-esta tablished in the rights of the
fire department., and again obtain the
benefits rherefrom, land the communi-
cation was referred to the fire COM
mittee to report at the next meet
ing.
: The report O. the police.magistrate
for the quarter ending Feb. %, 1908,
showing fees collected to The amount
of 81. so, was received and referred to
the finance CON mmltCee.
CITY Auditor Bensch gave the re-
port to the council for the special as
sesment commission Of water and
sewer construction In accordance
with the five resolutions adopted
May 1e, lso7,-.and the reports were
confirmed by the council.
An ordinance fixing the salary of
the Mayor and prescribing his duties
was lnroduced by Alderman Sifton
and given its first reading, to the
effect that after April 21st, 1908 the
salary OF the Mayor shall be, S720 per
annum; that he shall perform all du-
ties prescribed by the statutes and
the ordinances of the city. devoting
at least fonr hours eacn day, Sundays
and legal holidays excepted, to city
affairs, and maintain regular Office
hours of at least one hour>per day.
Another ordinance was introduced.
BY Alder man. Buckley, and given Its
first reading, fixing the pensatlon
of the Health Officer, at 5000 per an
mum, as full compensation for all
duties perfor ned as such officer under
the laws of the state, ordinances OF
the city, and the regulations Of the
Board of Health. Said officer shall
give a bond in the amount of $1,000.
Ordinance to become effective April
81, 1908.
City Attorney Kneeland brought
before tine council the matter of the
city's having any title or interest to
a tract.of 80 acres, In the ne or 20
140-64, near the standpipe, belonging
TO the late B. S. Russell. 1t appeared
that in about the year 1883 this tract
was to be given to the city for park
purposes, provided certain conditions
we're fulfilled within a limited time,
none of which. conditions shage been
fulfilled. 1t was resolved therefore
that as the city had no interest IN
said tract to execute quit claim deed,
disclaiming any right. or title to said