Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-03-04
MORE WATER AND
SEWER EXTENSIONS
Regular Session of City Council
Held Monday Night.
Business.

S~>~e~
monthly session in the city hall last
night transacting large amount of
business, particularly along the lines
of sewer ..and water extensions and
adjourned until Monday evening,
March 18th.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Blewett, and Aldermen Kav-
anagh, Murphy, Pearson, Orlady,
Seller, Kelley, Blake, Koehn, and
City Auditor Lyman and City Attor-
ney Wilder attended, all members
being present.
4 After the minutes of the Feb. 1st
session had been read and approved,
the communications to the city coun-
Gil we're taken up, the first being one
from City Librarian Paddock, show
ing the growth in the numbers TAX
ing advantage of the library from l20
borrowers October lst 1908. to 9l6
borrowers March lst, 1909, and pro-
portionate increase in the number Of
books moved each week and month.
In accordance with the request Of
County Auditor Blewett seven men
eligible for jury duty in the July
term of the district court we're
drawn, as follows: L. B. Niemeyer,
h. M. Taber, Elmer Marrell, R. B.
Moses, H. f. Meeker, Alvin Thorn,
and r. McRea.
Sewer and water extensions were
next taken up by the city fathers
and petition received, signed by F.
H. Taylor and several others asking
that the first petition for sewer ex-
tension on 9th and 7th Ave's. north,
presented at the last council meet
ing, be not granted. and upon mo.
tion the matter was laid over until
the adjourned meeting of March Is
at which both sides will be heard.
III. Past and F. 81. Taylor appeared
and offered objections to such extern
sion. r,..
Petition by owners of abutting
property, for an extension of the
water main on 7th Ave. and Mil
waukee street, west to 8th Ave-,
thence north to Main St., thence
east to connect with the water main
on 7th Ave. was received, and res
olution that--such extension was
necessary was introduced and adopted
by the council.
Petition by abutting property
owners was received for the con-
struction of sewer, commencing
at Milwaukee street and extending
along 9Th Ave-, to the alley in block
35,. i. e., alley south of Main St.
original plat, thence east thru alley
to connect with the existing sewer
on 7th Ave. A resolution declaring
such work necessary was introduced
and adopted.
Resolutions we're introduced by
Aid. Seller confirming the special as
sessment list as filed February 5th,
1909, in regard to the property and
amounts, benefited bY the sewer In
sewer district No. l, and the water
main in water main district No. /,
in accordance with the list published
in the official paper Of the city, and
the resolutions we're adopted.
The report of the water committee
was received and a resolution intro
duced to purchse twenty e inch EN-
pire meters at $40. 40 each and five q
inch Empire meters at sl2. 40 each
for city use. 4 si.
The application Of James Flynn to
handle the city herd during the COM
ing season was received and the care
of the herd discussed.
A communication was received
from the N. P. Railway Co., giving
the city permission to take and use
gravel from the N. P. gravel pit .and
filed.
Another communication was re-
ceived from Thomas Cooper, land
commissioner Of N. P. Railway Co..
containing q voucher for 5000 pay
able to the city Of Jamestown in con-
sideration Of the city's vacation Of
certain streets and alleys as pub
lished recently. The money will be
turned to the street and bridge fund
and was paid partly for the extension
west Of 4th street.
An easement was also received
from the N. P. Railway Co., grant,
ing the city the right Of using as its
hfghways certain streets, particular
~ west Main street, running along
the railway right Of way and the
agreement will be recorded. In the
Office Of the register Of, deeds.
The city auditor was instructed to
publish : notice of an election to be