The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-20
for Liquor License of Ed
Fay Granted, Following Favor
able Word by Torrance.
PAY ROLL AS CHRISTMAS. GIFT
Engineer Spencer Points to Collapse
of Rainy River Tank as Warn.
ing to Bemidji.

After having secured a favorable
expression from the city attorney,
the Bemidji council at it's regular
session last nj ght continued in it's
defiant attitude toward the Indian
bureau by granting a liquor license
to Ed Fay, whose application was
received week ago.
Vice-president Joseph Bisiar acted
as president in the absence of pres
ident George Kirk who is confined
to his home with a broken ankle.
Each of the seven aldermen voted in
favor of granting the license: Bisiar,
Bursley, Smart, DR.. Shannon, Brown
and Chamberlain.
Alderman Bisiar said to City At
torney Torrance: What can we
do about these liquor licenses?"
Mr.. Torrance's answer was:
81 see no reason why license
should not be granted to those who
have been in the liquor business
Ole Anderson, whose application
was sent in several weeks ago was
considered and granted. Mr.. An
derson does not intend to take his
license out until the liquor question
has been settled. =.
Alderman Tom Smart moved that
the city pay roll be passed. Alder
man Shannon wanted to know why
the council should allow the pay roll
at this time Of the month. Alder
man Smart said:
ct is customary for the council to
advance the pay for Christmas to
those employed by the city every
year, and l see no reason why we
should not do the same this year,
The city pay roll amounting to
1855 was allowed, as were the
remaining bills with the exception
of two which we're laid on the table.
The municipal court report, was
read as follows: $17.lO has been
paid to the city treasurer and $1,000
has been paid to the county treas
urer The report was accepted. :
A bill was read from st. Anthony's
Hospital for the care of recent dip
liberia case. Alderman Bisiar want
| ed to know why the case was not
taken to the pest house and he re-
ceived the answer that there was
only on room heated at that place,
and as it was being used at the pre-
sent time by a smallpox patient there
| was no place for another case.
Mayor Parker said that negotia-
tions were being made with the
county commissioners in regard to
the pest house and that he felt an
understanding would be made with
them in the near future. 49,.
| The mayor started a small TENT
est in teapot when he said: &
cit is my opinion that the books OF
the city should be examined the first
| OF the year so we will know just
where we stand"
To this Alderman Smart replied:
{ GAS the books of the city were care
ully gone over the first of the present
year, I think your idea is unfair to
the city clerk and reflection on
him." 49, ~
Mr.. Smart was upheld in his sopin.
ion, but it was decided that the fin.
ance committee consisting Of Alder.
man Kirk, Bursley and Chamberlain
be instructed to go over the books,
City Engineer Spencer said that
upon reliable information he hal
been informed that thescause of tht
sinking in of the cover of the Rainy
River septic tank was due to the fac
that proper care was not taken il
the reinforcement under the cover
and that he intended to see that thl
I Bemidji tank cover was properl!
CONSTRUCTED.