Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-05-05
CITY COUNCIL
CITY FATHERS HELD LONG SEa-
SION. SETTLED DAMAGE
SUIT

The regular meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall Mon
day night. Present. Mayor Blewett,
Aldermen Orlady, Koehn, Noel, Hall,
Pearson. Default and Murphy, City
Attorney Seller, Clerk Thompson.
Fire Chief VIM. Hayes stated the
need Of some PRISON to have charge
of the apparatus and. care Of the
city fire hall. There was hose to be
tested and repaired, the fire hall
should be cleaned and kept in suit
able condition, the fire harness should
be looked after and kept in the right
place. There was at present no one
authorized or paid to do this work.
The council discussed the advisibil-
ity of employing some man as fire
chief to look after the city hall, to
sleep in the building and to do GER
tain other work which the increased
needs of the city require. The mat
ter will be taken up with the fire
companies for advice and sugges-
tions.
A communication was received from
the Western Electric Co. stating that
the cost for operating the air lift on
'ourth avenue sewer, hereafter would
be SIS month. The company
claimed that the present prices which
had been paid for long time, of 81
day for "a hours service, was less
than the cost of the same, owing to
the increased extensions of the sys-
tenn.
The company also notified the
council that it would add ten per cent
hereafter for the cost of pumping wa
er owing to the defective meter which
was worn out and had been for some
time and there was no proper regis
try of the water pumped into the
city stanupipe, anu 90 .ne amount
consumed was estimated to be 10 per
cent more than formerly, the increas-
ed in the price of the service was
made accordingly. The aldermen
and mayor thought this increase was
fair and the water committee was in
structed to investigate the condi-
tion of the meter and report upon the
cost of repairs. 1t is large meter
weighing about 1000 pounds, and
there will be some difficulty in having
it fixed.
A communication from a firm re-
garding seats for the city hall was
read and no action taken.
Messrs. Kavanagh and Moore were
present and asked for the privilege
of connecting with the city sewer ac-
cording to plan proposed and ex-
hibited. A resolution authorizing
the connection to be made under the
direction of the city engineer, whose
services we're to be paid by the par
ties putting in the sewer work, was
passed.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the street and bridge committee
to construct a drain on Fourth ave-
nue. north.
The purchase of half dozen
blankets and comforts for the De-
tention hospital was authorized, one
half of the bill to be presented to
the county commissioners. The mat
ter of fumigation bills was again
brot to the attention of the council.
The question was discussed from a
legal and other standpotnts. Com
plants as to the cost of this work
were reported.
A committee reported the sale Of
the city safe to the Board of Educa-
ton for Us. ~ &s..
New Sidewalks Ordered
A number Of wooden sidewalks In
various parts Of the city which are
broken and dangerous were ordered
removed. A resolution authorizing
the construction Of large number of
cement side walks In various parts
of the city was also passed. These
walks will replace certain wooden
walks regarded as unsafe and Will
also complete the construction Of oe-
ment walks in numerous blocks where
the work is only partially finished.
In case the property owners do not
construct the walks as directed, tho
work will be done under the super
vision Of the city, and the costs add
ed as tax against the property. A
list of the new sidewalks ordered
will be shortly published.
The matter of putting in new cross
walks also came up and 1t was stated
, that the contractor, Mr.. Larson, e1-
pected to complete that work in q
short time with the stone already in
the city.
The Daily Alert was made the ON
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