Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-13
CITY COMMISSIONERS
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sion while he, himself, had voted
against it.
Commissioner Lucas stated that It
was true he had voted for the reso-
luton, calling for the special election
to issue $780, bonds, but it was only
after the opinion had been given that
the commission could use any amount
of that it saw fit He had also been
approached by a great many tax pay
ers who said that they had voted for
the proposition under misapprehen-
sion; that he had always been oppos'
ed to big building and would be for
years to come; that smaller build
ing costing $4,000 to $4,000 would
be plenty large enough to last the
city for years; that before a great
while the county would have to erect
a new court house, and at that time
the city and county could join to-
gether and erect a fine building on
the block of land the court house now
occupies.
Commissioner Geiermann stated
that the calling of the election had
been unfair; that last fall it was
agreed to put at least two PROPOSE
lions up for vote; that three of the
commissioners were always opposed
to big building, and just the minute
two or three got out of town the
matter was rushed through; that the
only cause for any hurry was to get
it done before a majority of the COM
| mission would get back and stop it;
that even since the election it has
been agreed among the commission
ers that no plans should be accepted
unless the full commission were pres
ent; that it was useless and extrav-
agant to erect such a large building
as there was not city officer who
would use it; the city could not at
ford to pay salaries to it's c/icers to
stay there all the time and he did not
wish to erect any monument to any
one; that one member of the COM
mission who now wanted the big
building had not so very long ago
argued in favor of waiting till the
city and county could build together;
it was not question of ear side or
west side, it was purely a matter of
business, and whether or not it would
be a good investment to waste. $780,
600 on monument when suitable
building could be built for $4,000 or
$4,000; that Commissioner Marquett
was ir error when he Eaid his plan
of last fall to build a $4,000 was
turned down by the commission be-
cause it was too cheap; it was turn
ed down because Mr.. Marquett's first
called for a $4,000 or $1,000 building,
and he turned in plans later calling
for twice that, and it was turned
down because it was thought that
$4,000 was too much for an appro-
priation and there should be a bond
issue called for.
President Williams stated tina,
there never had been fairer election
held in the city and he was going to
stand by the vote of the people and
that he was sure the commission
would be mandamused before very
long.
Commissioner Jackson stated that
he would never vote for the issue un-
til he was mandamussed as he believ-
ed it to be wrong and that the elec-
ton had been carried under mis-
apprehension; that majority of the
committee who had at first favored
a big building, now opposed it.; that
he had at one time been accused of
being under the thumb of Col. Lit
tie, but he knew himself that he was
under the thumb of nobody, and was
doing what he thought was right and
for the gest interests of the city and
he was sure the other two commits
sioners were doing the same thing.
Then everything quieted down and
Commissioner Jackson was instruct
ed to confer with the city attorney
and clear all distractions from Wash
ington avenue, it having bocn STATED
that at the corner of that street and
Broadway there were two houses in
the street instead of on the lots where
they belonged.
The meeting then adjourned until
next Monday evening.
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