Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-08
REGULAR Meeting T I'm
CITY COUNCIL

Auditor Lyman Resigns. New
Board Of Health. Much \.
Business Transacted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held Monday night.
Present, Mayor BleIett, Aldermen
Pearson, Kelley, Murphy, Blake,
Koehn, Orlady and Kavanagh; City
Atty. Wilder and City Auditor Ly-
man. Minutes Of last regular and
special meeting read and approved.
An offer was received from Josiah
Pearson asking for his former posi-
tion, to care for the city park, and
do other duties, same as last year, for
the salary of $40 per month, during
the summer season. The communi-
cation was referred to the park COM
mittee. 1t is probable. that differ
ent arrangement. will be made this
year for that work, and that hobo Ia
Dor will be utilized to a greater ex-
tent than heretofore, under the d.
rection of chief of police.
City Treasurer Hodge submitted q
statement Of daily balances, which
was received and placed on file.
A list of members of the Northern
Pacific Hose Co., was presented show
ing ls members in good standing,
also a list Of members of the Arte-
sian Hose Co., in good standing.
Referred to fire committee.
Report Of City Auditor Lyman was
read showing collections for March
as follows: Slls6. 10 of which 5000
was..road contributions OF the N. P.
Co. The balance was city hall rent,
licences, etc.
The resignation of G.. E. Lyman,
city auditor was rendered and on mo-
tion same was accepted with regrets.
Mayor Blewett announced the ap-
pointment Of A. R. Thompson, city
auditor, to succeed Mr.. Lyman, and
on motion the appointment Of Mr..
Thompson was confirmed. 8
The mayor also announced the
board Of health for the coming year,
and likewise the appointment OF DR..
Gerrish, as city health officer to sue
oeed DR.. J. A. Rankin. On motion
the appointment Of DR.. Gerrish was
confirmed.
The mayor designated the follow
ing aldermen as members of the
board Of health: o. J. Seller, f. J.
Koehn, WA. Blake, Vim. Kavanagh.
The code requires the selection Of the
board of health to be made at the
first regular meeting in April.
A suggestion was received looking
to an ordinance that required putting
in curb cocks for gas pipes. This
has arisen from the trouble had dur
ing the fire in the Spangler building.
81. P. Taylor Of the jamestown Gas
Co., was present at the meeting, and
stated that 1t was not necessary for
private consumers to put in curb
cocks to turn OF city gas, in case Of
fire inside Of buildings, as this mat
ter could be properly attended to by
the gas company, and in fact it was
not necessary, as = burning gas:jet
would neither increase any IRE nor
explode, and the only loss there
would be would be to the gas COM
pany. He stated that few towns of
any Importance had such curb cocks
for gas pipes. The proposed ordi-
nance was taken under consideration
to learn something more regarding
the necessity Of the same.
The ordinance requiring an inspec-
tion of dairy herds and regulating
/ the sale of milk. which received its
first reading last fall, and also some
consideration at that time, but was
laid over until spring, was again brot
A up and given its first reading. It will
be open for amendment, and sugges-
tion ON the part Of dairymen, and
the council, as we'll as other inter-
ested; but the council seems strongly
inclined to pass milk inspection or
dinance,, and one that will be fair to
the small seller of milk rs we'll as to
the larger dairy man, and ct the same
time give the consumers Of milk the
same protection that Is given In all
sup-to-date cities.
City Treasurer Hodge presented .
communication in regard to the city
band fund, and It's periods Of pay
ment, showing that the regular IL
lowance Of 1850 for the band is now
! due and payable for last year's ser-1
vices. The city has been : year be-.
hind In paying for the band services,
due to the fact that the first years
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