Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-15
BISMARCK WATER GO,
W | / IS / DRINKS I 4
WATER FOR THEsPuBLlc WATER,
:.s ING TROUGH Will BE s "A.
:,.. HI DONATED. X: 4 # s5i. t:I ; 4
Automobile Ordinance Declared Not
Holding BY City Attorney-Prepar.
i ing for the City Hall. ..g>.c

There was considerable business
transacted at the meeting of the city
commissioners ton Monday evening IN
the city hall. (: 49,, -, ..s7>...
After number of bills had been
read and allowed Commissioner Mar
Quett reported on the police and fire
department. He stated that Chief Nc.
Donald had been granted four days
leave Of absence and that Policeman
Ely was acting in his, stead for the
time being, and that an extra man
had been appointed to take Ely's
place while he is serving as chief
No reports had been made by the
police force regarding the instructions
given them last meeting night to Sc.
cure evidence regarding the existence
of blind pigs in the city, but Commits
sioner Marquett stated that there
probably will be report on the sub.
ject at the next meeting. In his ca
pacity as fire commissioner Mr.. Mar
quett introduced an ordinance that
will be one step towards the cree
ton of a city hall. This ordinance
gave a committee of three authority
to consult with architects regarding
the plans for the new building and to
have them If possible to submit pencil
sketches of their ideas of a city hall
and fire and police station, and from
these the commissioners expect to be
able to decide upon some plan under
which they can work. It is the inten-
ton of the commissioners to- build
at present only the fire house and city
jail but the plans called for will be
for a general idea of the entire build
ing and the part that is to be built
this summer will be erected with the
idea of having the rest added when
the commission see fit in other words
the part erected at the present time
will be only one unit of the COM
pleted building but will be complete
In itself. The president appointed
Commissioners Marquett, Gieremann
and Jackson on the committee. ~ +
Commissioner Lucas reported that
he had conferred with the Bismarck
Water Supply Co., and they had Of:
fered to supply the water that will be
necessary to run the fountain. This
makes 1t. a certainty that the foun-
tain will be accepted by the city un-
der the conditions stated In the col
umns Of this paper last week. Com
missioner Lucas stated that there was
some dissatisfaction regarding the
disposition that has been made Of the
petition of the residents of Fifth
street for the extension of the water
mains and requested that the petf-
ton he rereferred to him that he might
hand 1t to the water company and
have: their answer presented in writ:
ing in order that all parties signing
the petition may know just the stand
the water company takes in the mat
ter. .,~.,i
!, Commissioner Gisremann reported
that he had conferred with the city
attorney and ascertained that they
have full right to locate the new pub
lie fountain wherever they may see
At. No site has been selected as
yet but It lis probable that 1T will
be on Main street on. the corner of
either Third or Fourth streets.
Commissioner Jackson introduced
an ordinance providing that the court
may impose flne for the breaking
Of any of the city ordinances that do
not have q penalty clause. The fine
Is to be not less than s. nor more
than 500 for each offense. The ordi-
nance had its first reading and was
then referred to the city attorney.
The city attorney put a quietus on
The proposition Of licensing automo-
biles further than making 1t compul.
sory for them to have tag and num-
Der and allowing to city to charge 81
'or the cost of supplying the number.
Aside: from this the city attorney rul-
I'd that 1t was no more right TO H.
,ense, autos than 1t was to license
irving rigs kept for private use.
The paving ordinance was referred
Q the city attorney couple of weeks |
lgo and he reported this evening that |
he law In the code was far from |
icing clear on that point. He believ-
d from 9 careful study of the law
IS 1t appeared in the N. d. statutes
hat " iss possible to charge. 20 per
'ent OF the cost Of paving In the gen
raj taxation and the rest is to be
aid by the property owners along
he district paved. State. Engineer
Atkinson was present and stated this |
vas the method used IN Fargo and !
thef scities In 1.-The state where nav
ne has been done. .:< tf s-s.sf
The question OF the appointment of
i poundmaster was brought up$ and
seems that 1t Id 4 hard matter: to
ct anyone to act In that capacity.
IN emUt will be- made to clear ND
be qaestlons at the next meeting,
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