The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-07
City Council Meeting.

WOO u duodCICu d. IuC lCSUldIL IucCC-
ing of the city council, which was
held last evening. .%e
All members Of the council were
present, with the exception of Presi-
nent Gould and Alderman Meyer;
and in the absence Of Mr., Gould,
Vice-President Bowser occupied the
chair. -
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were approved, and a batch of
bills were allowed. f.:
The report of M. G.. Slocum, city
justice, for the term ending January
6, showed that $500. over. and
above costs, and had been paid to
the city treasurer; the report was
accepted and ordered filed.
H.A. Simons, city justice, also
filed a report, showing balance due
him from the city of IS. This re-
port was also accepted and filled.
City Clerk Maloy filed a report of
the fees collected by him during.
1907, showing total of $67.40.
The city clerk also submitted an
estimate of the propable expenses
which would be incurred in con
Quoting the city dring the ensuing
year, placing tfetotalat s3o,55o.
W.s.Lycan appeared before the
counciland stated that the schedule
of rates for water now in force by
virtue of the recently-adopted ordi-
nance provided for the establishing
Of meters was a burden on the large
users of water; and he requested that
the matter be investigated to see if
lower rate would not be established
for those who use large quantities of
water. Under the old regime, the
Markham had paid fat rate Of $50
per year and Mr.. Lycan estimated
that the cost per year under the new
ordinance would be at least $14O. -.
The matter was referred to light
and water committee (Aldermen
Smart, Gould and Erickson) to
report at the next meeting. .;
M. D. Stoner, city engineer,
submitted the following report as his
estimate of the cost of installing a
new road bridge between Lakes
Irving and Bemidji.
Bemidji, Jan.7.
TO the Hon. City Council and
Board of Commissioners: III.
Gentlemen: In the matter of
the construction of the wagon
bridge over the Mississippi river be-
tween Lake Irving and Lake Be-
midi, I desire to submit the. esti-
mated cost of said bridge built in
various ways, as follows: =:
A steel bridge having =. center
span of IS feet and two end spans of
so feet each, the center span sup
ported by steel bents resting on. con.
crete-filled steel tubes, projecting
one foot above high water, and the
ends of bridge supported by con:
crete pier and wing-retaining walls,
the trusses to be what is known as
pony trusses and being about tx
feet high, or after the floor is in
lplace, they would be five feet above
floor; the total width would be "a
feet, and having a 19-foot roadway
and a 5-foot sidewalk, the latter be-
ing elevated 8 inches above the road
way but not separated with "a rail-
ing; the floor system would consist
of steel beams filled in with con-
crete, as shown on plans, and extra
heavy beams placed in bridge to
accommodate a street railway, when
ever one is built in the city; the
. entire bridge to be Of either steel or
concrete and therefore to be con-
/ sidered asa very permanent struct-
ure; total cost of said bridge com
/ plete, $500.
Plan No. 2 would be to erect a
steel span Of IS feet in width, same
as described above, except that it
would have no extra heavy beams
for streetcar track and would have a
plank instead of concrete floor, and
would have a trestle approach on
each end Of Il feet bents, all having
a total width Of "a foot, same as
above; the approaches built to with