Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-01-06
CITY COUNCIL
MONTHLY MEETING
NUMEROUS MA: :
TIERS OF CITY INTEREST. RE.
QUESTIONS FOR SUPPLIES.
MILK TESTS.

the city council was held last night
Present: Mayor Blewett, Aldermen
Orlady, Kelley, Pearson, Koehn,
Blake, City Attorney Thorp, City AL
ditor Thompson. On calling the
meeting to order Mayor Rlewett
wished all the members of the coun.
til Happy New Year. The minut g
CT last meeting were read and ap-
proved. The mayor then stated that
.everal complaints had been receive
that the scale ordinance was not OBJ,
served ALSO request from deale's
TO do away with weighing of small
loads, of less than ton, or half ton
which works hardship upon those
persons who buy in small lots, cos :
ing them more than consumets
making large purchases. The city
weighmaster stated that third of the
loads of coal weighed were ton
weights, but very few under half ton.
It was decided to make no change IN
the scale ordinance.
A communication ws received fror,
'Nm. Allen desiring to put up black
smith shop on the lot opposite the
Capital House barn. on 9Th avenue.
which is within the fire limits.
The kind of building proposed TO
he erected did not comply with the
fire ordinance, and the council was
Obliged to decline the request
The mater of licensing palmis:s
and clairvoyants was brought up and
communication read from the city
auditor Of Fargo in regard to tho
matter, in response to inquiry from
City Auditor Thompson. There is
no state law prohibiting the prac-
ticing Of such alleging professions
and no license charge or right in
charter 60 impose such LICENSE was
reported for Fargo. Some prote.
ton should be given the public in
ierred to stated, that one poor du?c
mad been relieved of $1,000 thru the
work of a professional artists of this
class.
The city auditor, on checking up
of loads weighed on the city seal, g
reported that with the clerical err
cors corrected, and slipsnot taken or
all for the report checked up praC
t,cally correct with the reports of tic
weighmaster, who stated that son G
persons had beat the cityout of ths
zen cent fee for weighing, and he hal
rot been able to collect for the ticl'-
cts. Some parties will get their load.
weighed, and discover they have no
money to pay for the fee and fail to
ray it afterwards. Weighmaster was
otified to devise some system to pre-
vent parties getting the information
ef weights without paying the fee
The total mount of such uncollected
tee is not large however, as during
the time the scales have been OPERA
cd the amount of unpaid fees would
OF exceed SIS or $40.
City Attorney Thorp reported on tn ,
matter of form and the process of
issuing the warrant for the payme,:.
Ct the sewer and water extensicE
work done by Contractor Taylor this
iall, and the auditor was instructed
&c complete the necessary details and
issue the warrant in accordance with
the estimates of City Engineer Conn.
The bill Of VIM. Hall for street
work done in 1908 for $12 ws dis.
cussed, and the mayor stated that he
had not signed the warrant as he
i;new nothing of the nature of the
work, which had not ben ordered by
the present street commissioner OF
eny one of present council author
i7ed to do so. Aid. Blake stated
that the work Of grading up severe!
slough holes north of the sixth street
bridge had been done by Mr.. Hall,
IS it was necessary work, but was not
ks far known ordered by any city o.
fetal. The dill was laid over.
The report Of the police magistrate
for December showing fines to the
smount Of $3.50 was received, ais,
that of the city auditor showing co..
lections from various sources q.
f135.16, also that of the city weigh
master showing the weighing OF
1886 loads with collections Of $685.
TO. City FIR department made Its
semi-anual report by Chief Hayes,
ending Dec. 31st. 1909. The repo,t
stated there were Sc members in the
department, of which there are 10
IN the Artesian Hose Co., 1S in tie
n. P. Hose and % in the Rescue