The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1908-03-07
City Council.

City Council.
The regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held in the city hall Monday
evening, March 2, with President Frank
Kihm in the chair. The reports of the
last regular and special meetings were
read and approved.
The following bills were presented
and allowed: Hughes & Deiters, light,
phone and pumping, s2S7.5o; M. L.
Ayers, printing, $3.50; L. A. Simpson,
salary, s25; P. B. Corbett, salary, 500; A.
]. Osborn, salary and postage, s5l; Dick
inson Heating & Plumbing Co., water
connections and meters, bill s284.1o
allowed for $500; Dickinson Heating 4
Plumbing Co., sewer connections and
meters, bill s2573.23 allowed for $4,000;
Dickinson Heating 4 Plumbing Co..
labor and material for city we'll, s242.45;
Soules & Butler, mdse, s2.85; same, lum-
Der and material, s45.55; Northwestern
Building Co., pulley for old we'll, s6.75.
The bills of the Dickinson Heating 4
Plumbing Co. were not allowed in full
because the committee on bills we're
unable to estimate the value of such
work.
The report of City Magistrate ]. van
der Las for the month of February
showed as follows: Total number of
cases tried, all for violation of city ordi-
nances, 80; total fines collected, s1352;
paid jailor, fees and sustenance, 81; paid
magistrate fees, s43.5o; paid city treas
urer to balance, s13ol.5o; total, $685..
The report was adopted.
The report of City Treasurer ]: S.
White for the month ending February
20 was read and approved and showed
as follows: Receipts-county treasurer,
taxes, sl2o4.16; J. van der Las, fines,
sl3ol.5o; First National bank, interest
for January, sI4.44; Dakota National
bank, same, sIo.15; total receipts for
month, S262o.25; cash on hand February
l, sI1,23So5; grand total, sI3,85S.3o.
Payments-warrants on the general fund
s81S.73; cash on hand to balance, SI3,.
o3957; grand total, sl3,S5S.3o.
A communication from ]. McDonough
in regard to the assessed valuation OF
100 acres of land in the southern part OF
the city was read and by vote of the
council the auditor was instructed to
recommend to the county commission.
ers that the valuation be reduced from
: $4,000 to $4,000. A second communica
ton from Mr.. McDonough was acted
upon and the auditor was instructed te
recommend to the county commission
) ers that the valuation $4,000 of lot ,ir
T block F, McDonough's addition, be re
duced to SIS, to correspond with othel
/ vacant lots in the same block.
BY vote of the council the conmuni
cation from George Waggoner, claiming
that he was over assessed ON city prop
! erty-four lots and residence, ia,
amounting to S23 was laid on the table
S. L. Carroll appeared before the
y council and asked if the "barbed wire
s ordinance covered just the plated por
e ton of the city. The council held tha
it covers all lands within the city limits
= Will Lenneville was present at tn
J, meeting and asked that the council taxi
y steps to remedy the nuisance below tn
Heart river dam, where the city sewag
/ empties. 1t is part of the plan in tn
e sewer system to place a septic tank a
e the outlet, and Mr.. Lenneville was as
sured that this would be done just a
y soon as possible.
!. The new fire ordinance was read and
!. by vote of the council the southeas
: quarter of block 10 was dropped from
the limits of the new fire district.
S There being no further business {,
Z this meeting, recess was voted.