Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-11-10
REGULAR LIFTING:
CITY COUNCIL
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
AND BILLS ALLOWED

ne regular meetluS OIL Lne CITY
council held Monday night. Present
Mayor Blewett, Aldermen DEFAULT,
Orlady, Koehn, Murphy, Noel, Pear
son, Hall and Haas. Minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
Communication was received by
United States Street Directory Co.,
Offering to set up lamps and posts
for signs was turned down. Com
munication regarding the boiler and
new pumping plant for city wells was
received and matter postponed until
next year.
A communication from an audit
ing company offering to audit city
accounts was received but no final
action taken.
Communication from the w. S.
!; Mott Co., regarding hose wagon,
chemical engine, etc., was received
The council decided to wait until
next year before taking up this mat
ter.
J. E. Thomas addressed the coun-
Gil in regard to the hook and ladder
trucks and Alderman Koehn also ad-
dressed the council regarding hose
demonstrating the quality of differ
ent kinds. A resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Koehn to pur-
chase 5000 feet of fire hose of the
Bilateral Fire Hose company of Chi
cago, made by B. F. Goodrich Co.,
at IS cents foot, fob, jamestown,
) resolution carried.
Communication was received from
A. T. Merrill of the Standard Meter
Co.
Ordinance No. 33 was taken up
and placed on final passage and car
ried.- It was in regard to houses and
resorts of i'll fame, ordinance is pub
lished elsewhere. A communication
was received from r.. E. Giese, Sec
retary of the fire department., giving
a list of the members of the Artes-
ian Hose company in good standing,
also noting that Anton Nelson was
honorable discharged, having moved
away. City Weighmaster's report
was received, showing receipts for
$132.15 fees for loads of various
sorts.
Report of L. L. Cadieux, water
commissioner was received with
treasurer's receipt for $1755.57.
The discount for the quarter was
$436.13. A list of delinquents was
given and resolution was adopted
authorizing the commissioner to
turn of the water where payments
were not made according to the city
regulation.
Report of City Auditor Thompson
with treasurer's receipt for $122.45
was received. The items Of collec-
tione were rent $75, J. Noel, $3.50,
S. S. Pulver $40, George Hertel $11,
Rockefeller and Rodange $2.25, F.
Eddy estray horse $40, license IS.
& City treasurer filed report of daily
balance with the James River bank.
Police Magistrates report for Sep
tember and October, were accepted
and filed. The bond Of P. J. Corbett
in the amount of $500 was accepted
and filed.
The following bills were allowed:
Pierce Blewett, salary Oct
tober, mayor. 5000
Same, paid express sample CT
der Prof. Ladd. ........ .35
T.. N. Cadieux,-- salary Oct
tober, street and water COM
missioner .........s.....' 'o.VV
p. j. Corbett, same weigh
master and janitor... 1900
IA. r. Thompson, same, audi
tor ...s..5..$.5....s.t.2.s. .s.s.s.i. DOW
Lawrence Obermueller, same.
chief of police.......... 1900
Frank Seller, same, night
police ..s...s..3...s.s.3. -. s$ o.VO
r. r. Davies, same, police
potters field eld.e........... 25.OO
Lou Wright, same, city team
ster oV.oV
C. "A. Lindgren, sprinkling
streets October $500
Richard Willis, q Y days la
Dor streets October .....s. 11.25
r. M. Hayden. II 3-4 days
same e go 2
Lutz Lumber company, mat
erial pump house and cross 4
1ngS -. = !. 2 :.
Same, material detention hos
sS pital .s. 4 : !. !. !. .s..s'S' oe.v1
sss'Wm. Kavanagh. return OF bal
lot box 4 K = - ls'vv s'
Chenery and Anderson. labor
flange for city we'll 81. 4 ,s't'1 y
/ IL. +. Taylor, labor Installing
! new mstsr At pump house u