Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
COMMISSIONERS Do j.
GOOD NIGHTS WORK
WILL TRY TO GET INTEREST ON
DAILY BALANCES IN, ALL :
BANKS.
Amendment Offered to Now Famous
Cow Ordinance-Treasurer's Report
,m Turned In.

There was considerable business
transacted at the meeting Of the city
commissioners Monday evening at the
city hail. The report of the city
treasurer for the period ending July 1
was presented. The report of the
auditor which embodies that of the
treasurer will be printed in the Trib-
une as soon as the former is sub
mitted to the commissioners. t.
An effort will be made by the com
missioners to secure for the city, in
terest on the daily balances which is
deposited in the different banks OF
the city. The banks will be visited
by the commissioner on finance and
the city treasurer in an effort to
have them agree % pay certain
rate of interest on the daily balances
carried by the city. If they are not
able to get satisfaction from the
banks in this manner bids will be ask
ed for. The latter plan is resorted
to bv a number of the cities in the
state.
The matter of a license for the
Sells-F1oto show was brought up and
it was discovered that the ordinance
regulating licenses for circuses calls
for a maximum rate of 500 for two
performances on one day. 1t is a
fact that this is the smallest license
there is in the state for a town OF
this size and the matter will prob
ably be remedied at future meeting
of the commission.
Commissioner Marquetd reported
that he had received some complaints
regarding the police officers and their
work of collecting evidence against
the .violaters of the prohibition law.
It seemed to be the opinion of the
commission that the police force was
doing all in their power.- Marquett
stated that they had secured bottles
from certain places in the city and
that the labels bore the inscription
"beer" and that he had been inform
ed that this was not sufficient evil
dence for the county to proceed on
The police are also ready to furnish
names Of parties who were running
the places in which the evidence was
secured and to give the names of
people who were in the houses at the
time the, raids were made. The po'
lice also claim that they are unable
to get search warrants that would
justify them in making a search OF
certain suspected places. The In
structions to the police will probably
be for them to continue to take what
ever evidence they are able to obtain
and turn it over to the proper author
tiles and If they cannot secure action
there the cases will probably be TAX
en- higher up.
Commissioner Jackson reported
that he had received number of
complaints regarding the establish
ment of grades and added that he
had turned them over to. the city en-
gineer for final settlement and that
the engineers verdict would be final
and decisive in these matters. He
also reported that considerable work
was being done on the streets and
that more would be started the latter
part of the week. ...,s~....
Commissioner Lucas reported that
a ahydrant on the corner OF Fourth
ana Main was located so that it in
terfered with the erection of the new
bank building AMI the commissioner
Of water was instructed to order the
water company to remove said n.y.
drant to a position across the street
near the N. P. right OF way:
Commissioner Gieremann reported
that the report of the city treasurer
had been submitted and that the levy