Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-01
commissioners TALK .
ABOUT WATER WORKS
TATLEY ASKS FOR THE REMOV-
Al OF THE BELL TOWER FROM
HIS PROPERTY.
Fire Department Asks for Aid in TAX
ing Care Of the Convention and
Tournament Next Week.

The weekly meeting of the city CON-
mission was held last evening as
Monday was holiday and no business
could be legally done on that date.
At the meeting last evening there
were present all of the, commissioners
except Mr.. Geiermann, who was con-
fined to the house by an attack of
rheumatism.
communications was made aaletter
was read from Henry Tatley request
ing that the bell tower be removed
from his property near the Grand Pa
cific hotel as it was a source of an
noyance to himself and his guests,
and that he soon intended to improve
the property. The cost of removing
the tower will be about $40 and Com
missioner Marquett was empowered to
employ some one to do the work. The
tower will probably be regretted On
the property owned by the city near
the court house.
The monthly statement Of the treas
urer and auditor was read and re-
fered to the commissioner on finance
for approval.
There was communication read
from the magazine called Municipal
Engineering" relating to the cost and
proper charges of water supply to
cities the size of Bismarck. The let
ter was ordered printed in the Tribune
and it appears in another column.
Arthur VanHorn appeared before
the commission in behalf of the fire.
men of the city and stated that mas
much as the city had never done any
thing for the firemen in the past and
that they were bringing large num-
Der of people to the city which would
result in an amount of valuable adver-
Using, that he thought they were en-
titled to help in defraying the ex-
penses of the coming tournament. In
the course of his remarks he called
attention to the steady growth of the
department and at no cost to the city,
and to the great benefit the depart
ment was to the residents of Bis
marck.
There is an expense of nearly two
thousand dollars attached to the prop
er handling of the convention and
tournament and the firemen request
that the city come through with $3.50
of that amount. There is no way I'M
der the commission law that the city
can make an appropriation for the
cause, but there are number of legi-
innate bills which can be taken over
by the commission and this will prob
ably be done. Every member~of the
commission was in favor of doing any.
thing possible to help the matter on.
Henry Reade, was also present in be.
half of the firemen and said that
about all he had to do was to second
the remarks of Mr.. VanHorn.
The matter of the building of side
walks was brought up when Mr.. Cliff
ford appeared and asked for the ex-
tension of walk in front of one of
his houses that his tenant might have
a chance to get to the street. He has
walk in front Of his property but
the property between his house and
Fifth street has not been decorated
with walk yet. The commission
voted unanimously to have the walk
put in. 1t would have been done some
time ago but there was a question
as to the grade.
There was considerable discussion
about the water works proposition but
nothing tangible has been done as
yet
City Attorney Register rendered an
opinion that the franchise of the To-
cal company was not exclusive and
that the city could install plant OF
their own but that they would be COM
PEELED to still pay the local company
rental for hydrants.
Letters were read from Grand Forks,
Fargo and Sioux City, showing how
the municipaly owned plants of those
cities were operated and from the
statements made it would appear that
they were good propositions for the
cities owning them.
There being no further business of
Importance the meeting adjourned to
meet on Monday evening" lime &