The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-04

The council met IN regular session
Monday night, March l. With Mayoi
Clark presiding, and the following
caunciimen preeent: Anderson.
Bds, Dunnell, Mclaughlin. Prescott
Ifurd, van1lsnoever ami Hend.icx.
son.
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting were read by the auditor,
and approved.
4 Want Building inspector.
a Atty. Carroll appeared before the
lcouncil IN behalf o. 2 committee
from the Commercial club Of Minot
and stated that the club was anx.
ious that building inspector be
appointed to serve in all parts Of
the city. As the ordinance now
stands. only the buildings within The
6re limits arc inspected BY the
building inspector. There aro
places within the city. where veri'
table FIRE traps stand close beside
good dwelling houses. which are
likely to be burned at any time.
likely to be burned at
any time. Other buildings
are not provided with suitable
chimneys, often stove pipes being
used in place Of chimneys. The
building inspectors duty would be
to see that proper chimneys are
provided all about the city. the
council expressed itself as being in
favor of the plan and the ordin-
ance committee will meet with the
committee from the Commercial
club AMI a new ordinance covering
the duties of a building inspector
will be framed up.
D. A. Dinnie, also appeared before
the council and urged the appoint
ment of such an inspector, giving as
an example his own dwelling house
which reresents $4,000 standing
close to a house which is not ro-
vided with a suitable chimney.
$50 Wanted Taxes Related.
Nels Tufeson, who owns about
thirty houses in Minot, appeared De
fore the council, and made COM
piaint because the taxes on. one of
mis- houses had been more than
doubled since last year, and the
taxes were higher than those Of his
neighbor, whose property is WORTH
5000 more than his own. There is
evidently a mistake somewhere, and
the matter is being investigated.
g Need Another Pest House.
Dr.. MCDANIEL, superintendent Of
the board of Health, appeared be-
fore the council and informed them
as Ito thewconditions of the disease
within the city. He stated that two
young men were confined in the
pest house with smallpox. Two
young women were i'll of the disease
Il Eastwood Park. Providing that
diphtneria breaks out, there will be
absolutely no place to put the pa
tents, for it is not advisable to
place patients who are i'll OF scarlet
fever or di1htheria in the sane
building with the small pox patients.
The doctor thot that new cottage
should De erected at once, to be US.
ed for a pest house for such cases.
The mayor called a meeting Of tae
hoard Of health to meet at the
close OF the council session.
Would Vote on Change Of Gov'mt.
Atty. c. A. Johnson read a petition
to the council signed by more than
200. voters, asking that special
election be called to vote upon the
proposition Of changing the form
Of government of the city to the
commission plan. The plan was
not discussed at any length. Mr..
Johnson thot that it would be well
il the election could be called soon,
so that in case the proposition car
riei, there would be no use Of
holding the election in the various
wards.
The regular city election will be
held On April S. The petition was
drawn up by Attys. LIE sueur and
Aurland and was signed by 211,
OF more than onetenth Of the legal
voters Of the city, which number is
necessary before a vote can be tax.
en-. Alderman Dunneql moved that
the petition be granted, pending the
opinion from the city attorney. but
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