The Dickinson press., 1908-05-09
w. j. LittIehales Appointed. An
other Petition to Open Cross st.
Through to South Dickinson,
Committee WILL CONFER
WITH n. P. OFFICIALS
SouIes and Butler Get Contract for Septic Tank.
Regular Routine Work Of City Council.

DIX OF City Council.
The following bills were presented
and allowed: Minard Shepardson, dig
ging city well, so2; w. L. Richards, ex-
press and measuring cord, $500; w. r.
Veigel, services city engineer, s74.5o;
Fire Department, Is German Mercan-
tile, Sundquist and South Side livery
fires, $40; Dan Manning, salary for past
year, $40; eight aldermen, same, S.
each; Pat Walsh, street commissioner,
s67; Pangman & CO., team work, s25.5o;
Thos. Goodale, same, s6.75; Pat Flynn,
street work, s48; L. A. Simpson, salary,
SIS; A. ]. Osborn, salary and postage,
ISL; P. B. Corbett, salary, 500; W. "A.
Carter, printing, $3.50; Hughes & Deiters,
lights, pumping and phone s2SS.25; City
Dray Line, drayage, 50; General Electric
Co., freight, 1928; H. F. Beeman, labor
and material for haymarket fence, s4I.o3;
Soules & Butler, lumber for same, 1878;
Walton & Davis Co., lumber for same,
$50; election cost bills for first, second,
third and fourth wards, s28 each; costs
in case city VS.. Susanna Hangst, 5000;
same, city VS.. John A. Johnson, 5000.
The bill of Loweth & Wolff for 500
for supervision Of the waterworks con
struction was again tabled. The council
refuses to pay the bill until the city has a
final report to place on file.
FINANCIAL REPORT
The report of City Treasurer J. S.
White for the month of April showed as
follows: Receipts-A. ]. Osborn, sewer
assessment, $50; same, filing tax receipt,
$40; same, filing license receipt, SIS;
same, water rentals, s588.24; J. van der
Las, fines, s871.45; w. R. Veigel, sewer
connections, s12o; First National bank,
interest for March, s16.53; Dakota
National bank, same, s11.2o; 10 dog
licenses, s3S; total, ~s1736.42; cash on
hand March 1, sI6,53S.87; grand total,
~sl8,275.2o. Payments-warrants on gen.
eral fund paid, s744; cash on hand to
balance, $17,5oI.2o. The report was APP.
proved.
City Magistrate ]. van der Las sub
mitted the following report which was
approved and ordered filed: Total
number of Eases tried for violation Of
city ordinances, ~; total amount of fines
collected, soo5; paid jailor fees and
sustenance, sI2.25; paid magistrate fees.
s21.3o; paid city treasurer to balance,
S87I.45, total, $oo5.
MISCELLANEOUS
A petition from L. A. Simpson asking
privilege to erect a 2-story brick building,
24x3o feet, on lot 4 in block 2, was
allowed by vote of council.
Petitions were received from Fred
Dickinson and ]. Vaughn asking for
permission to put in city scales at the
city haymarket. Mr.. Dickinson offered
to keep the fence in repair, the yards
clean and pay the city the sum of SIS
per year for the privilege of having an
Office inside the fence. Mr.. Vaughn
| offered 10 per cent of the total receipts
on practically the same conditions. Mr.
Vaughn's offer was considered the better
for the city and by vote Of the council he
will be allowed to place the scales as pei
petition, but the city reserves the right tc
make a change at any time.
Bids for water connections were re.
ceived from Smith & Evans and the
Dickinson Heating and Plumbing Co. l,
was rather hard to determine which was
the better for the city and the matter
was referred to the committee on public
Improvements.
Accommodation signed by about.2oe
citizens Of North and South Dickinson
was read. It was a petition asking the
city council to take steps to have a stree
between North and South Dickinson
Opened on the section line, extending
Gross street across the N. P. The pc
tition stated that this was the only feas
ible place for a crossing and such
crossing would be a benefit to three
fourths of the citizens of both North an
South Dickinson. On motion the stree
and alley committee was instructed Il
arrange for a meeting with the N. T
officials, present the petition, and repol
TO the council at a later date. a 4. sS;