Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-13
COMMISSIONERS HAD
PLENTY Of BUSINESS
CITY OFFICIALS HAVE CHOICE
OF SIX TEAMS FOR FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
Wachter Dray &. Transfer Co. Offer
Their Main Street Property For
SaIe-Usual Bunch Of Bills Al.
lowed

Bids for a fire team were opened
and read by the city commission last
evening and today the special com.
mitee to look the horses over will
meet a. 9 o'clock, in company with
a veterinary surgeon for the purpose
OF selecting he team. The following
bids were made:
Hans Anderson, $3.50.
Barney Burbage, $500.
James Teachout, $50.
A. o Espeseth. $3.50.
Lewis, Nidger Co., 5000.
Thomas Fortune $3.50; with har-
ness and collars, $500.
Some very good horses We're up and
the fire department will be sure to
be equipped with good team Mr..
MarQuett also asked permission to OBJ
tain wagon and harness for the
team purchased, the wagon to be tenn
porarily used for hauling hose to fires
as the present hose carts will not
stand to be hauled rapidly through
the streets without losing wheel or
something. The new outfit should
be here in six or seven weeks. The
wagon to be purchased can also be
used for street work when the new
fire apparatus is received.
City Attorney Register gave an
opinion that the election called last
summer to vote on fire hall bonds
was perfectly legal, but as the pro.
ceedings in connection with the pass.
age of the ordinance authorizing the
issuance of the $l5. 100000 in bonds for
that purpose were all had at special
meetings, Of the commission, there
was some question as to whether or
not the ordinance was legally passed
and he advised the commission to do
1t over again at regular meetings.
Commissioner Jackson then intro.
duced the ordinance again. President
Williams stated that he might not
sign the bonds it they were issued by
the state, and Mr. Jackson thought he
might have to and both of them ex-
pressed Willingness to have the mat
ter brought before the courts. Presi-
dent Williams reasons for making
his statement was that the voters had
previously authorized $5O,OOO.OO of
bonds for city hall and thought
this might have exhausted the rights
of the city.
4. A. Burton was present and stat
led that the Wachter Dray and Trans
fer Company would sell their four lots
at Sixth and Broadway to the city in
Guiding the barn and house thereon,
i, for $S,50O.00, $2500.00 cash, the bal
ance in a mortgage for $6.OOO.00, due
| October 1st, 1911, at 7 per cent.
| Commissioners Jackson and Mar
quett did not think it would be either
legal or advisable to accept the offer
rs there is no money on hand to
make the purchase, outside the cash
! payment required and the city cannot
obligate itself for more than it has ap-
! propriated for any certain purpose.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney and the commission will
meet Thursday evening to hear his
opinion and act in the matter.
President Williams thought this
property would be an ideal location
; for the city hall as we'll as for a city
; scales and other like purposes. to
which the other commissioners
agreed
The auditors statement under date
Iof November LIST was presented show
ing total liabilities of $53,3S2 ID and
cash on hand of $21.3S7.97. or a net
liability of $31 ,99497. The treasur-
er's statement shows an amount Of
about $19 100000 in the banks drawing
interest.
The sewer assessments as returned
by the special assessment commission
for the sewe" extensions on upper
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth streets, were
confirmed. nobody appearing in objec-
ton to them. Also, the assessment
for Sidewalk against lot on upper
Sixth street was confirmed.
The usual bunch of bills was al
lowed after which the commission
adjourned to next Thursday evening
at p. m