The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-08-16
PAVING BONDS PURCHASED
JOINTLY BY THREE BANKS
Sinking Fund Will Buy Back One half
Council to Investigate Septic
Tank.

paving which have been so long
finding a market. It was under
stood that city will repurchase one
half of the bonds from the banks
and then the banks will divide the
balance, each carrying $4,000. The
present state of the bond market
is no good and the banks only
agree to carry half.
The bid of the banks was opene d
at the council meeting and as it
was accompanied by a proper check,
it was accepted. The banks agree
to get the bonds and ask 5000 for
attorneys fees to see that they are
legal. A Duluth firm that bid for
the bonds wanted 500 for the
same work. The $4,000 share of
the city will be taken up by the
sinking fund.
Septic Tank Needed Badly.
A committee from the Commercial
club waited on the council last night
and brought up the matter of a
septic tank to take care of the city
sewage. F. S. Lycan said that
the sewage was being dumped in
to the river at the inlet and allowed
to flow through the lake past the
city. The present low water leaves
it on the banks. He said that a
tank was talked of three years ago
but nothing had been done about the
matter.
DR.. Gilmore addressed the coun-
Gil and said that there was grave
danger of an epidemic if something
was not done at once. He said the
cities down the river had been CON-
planning and that he had been ad-
vised by the state board of health
that tank would have to be in.
stalled very soon.
A committee composed of Emil
Schneider, DR.. Gilmore, and F. S.
Lycan was appointed to investl-
gate the question and report to
the council in two weeks. 1t is
possible that the committee may
take some short trip to nearby
cities which have already install.
ed the tanks.
Treasurer's Report Read.
Earl Cells report as city treasurer
was read and found to tally with the
one submitted by City Clerk Maloy.
Both reports and that of the super
intendent of waterworks were left
for the finance committee to pass
upon. Mr.. Maloy's report showed
$15,451.93 charged to the treasurer
during May, June and July, and that
the orders issued were $5,117.93 in
May, $5,688.61 in June, and 49,
O24.97 in July, a total Of $13,831.50.
No bids for the extension of the
Waterman on Woodland avenue were
opened as the specifications did not
read right. They sent the main the
wrong way. A new resolution was
passed and the bids will be re-adver-
tised.
New Mill Park Road Into City.
The road into the city from Mill
Park is now almost impossible be-
cause of the railroads being so close
and the new Armour unloading plat
form. When the new bridge across
the Mississippi is constructed, it is
planned to take the road down the
lake shore to Third Street so that no
railroads will have to be crossed.
1t has been suggested that the
road be carried over the railroads at
Mill Park by an overhead bridge,
but none of the councilmen expressed
any opinion on the matter last night.
City Attorney Torrance was ap-
pointed a committee of one to con-
fer with the M. & l., the government,
and the townsite people and see
what the proposed change will cost.
New Lights Ordered.
Twelve new lights were ordered
to be installed in Mill Park. They
are to be of 90 candle power and
200 feet apart. Lights were also
ordered for Fin st street and Missis-
sippi avcrne, and for the alley on
Sixth Street between Minnesota
and Amer CT avenues.
John Goodman's bond was ap-
proved. His signers were w. G.