Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09
CITY ! COUNCIL ] ! NJ /. !. ..
Grinds Out q Lot Of Routine
Business -. Gertrude Bar.
rett Wants Two Thousand
Dollars. jaeger Wants
Five Hundred for Injuries
Caused by Icy Walks

The city council was called to order
in an adjourned meeting Monday night,
Mayor F. R. Smyth presiding. All the
aldermen were present except Messrs.
Patterson and Fisher. The minutes of
the previous meetings were read and
approved.
A petition was read from the citizens
of the Fourth ward asking the council
to prevent dumping in that ward. It
was received and placed on file and the
city auditor instructed to inform the Pc
tiioners that if they will furnish evil
dence against parties who dump garbage
the. city authorities will prosecute them.
A request was made by Gertrude Bar
rett that she be paid 81 900 for injuries
received by falling on an icy sidewalk
on Main street last December. 1t was
referred to the city attorney. Mrs. VIII
liam jaeger presented claim for $500
for falling in hole in the snow and
ice on 9Th street in front of Chris. Hess
house last January which has injured
her very severely. 1t was referred to
the city attorney, =. 81.
Chief A. F. 4MacD reported for
1908 that there were 20 fire alarms. In
Is of the cases water was turned on, in
three no water was used and. two were
false alarms The loss by fire was
So, 900 and SIS, 900 was the value of the
risks. He recommended; that team of
horses and a. hose cart and suitable
building be provided, for the depart
ment. =, >.... rurc<. IL.
J The. city treasurer's report was pre-
scented showing $l8, ST. balance in all
funds. ~. p: e~:5.& = III" -, .
" The matter, of the overdue and unpaid
sewer warrants was taken up and the
auditor instructed to issue new warrants
dividing up the 81 900 overdue into
four payments coming due at the times
that the other warrants come due. This
will spread the payments over a series
of years. ~ -, ~, RI .>:s5S::
), City Attorney Register to whom was
referred the protest of w. S. Casselman
against paying sidewalk tax in COM
smunication stated that the property was
liable for the tax if the notices were
legally published. AZ copy of the opin-
ION was ordered sent to Mr., Casselman.
X The bills referred to the finance COM
mittee at the last meeting that were
not properly audited were reported back
to the council with the approval OF the
committee and were ordered paid. 49,:
: The committee on streets reported
the following new lights located: 9th
and Sweet St. Third street and Ave
hue A; Seventh street and Avenue B;
Fourth and Thayer streets; Fifth street
and Broadway; Fifth street and Ave
nue. E !; 9th and .Thayer street. The re
port was accepted and filed: ~s-&: .sssz z
The payment of the bill for the side
walks laid by the Bismarck Construc-
ton company which amounts to 81, 1913
which has been hanging. fire for two
meetings was ordered paid by awar-
rant for the amount. If the warrant
cannot legally draw interest a warrant
was ordered drawn on the general fund
to pay seven Per cent interest ON the
amount for one year so that the owner
3of the warrant may be able to dis,
count it. II, >s.. w. -. - -.
The following bills were presented
with the endorsement of the proper
committee: Z T. :. ...~ !.
Water Supply Co. for hydrant \ Nh. -.
rental -, .., 81, 237. so
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