Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-22
PLENTY OF BUSINESS
FOR COMMISSIONERS
ALL MEMBERS OF COMMISSION
BUSY At MEETING MONDAY
NIGHT.
City Hall Matter Up for Brief Dis
cussion New Fire Limits vii
BE Posted Soon.

The city commissioners held their
weekly meeting last evening, all of
them being present.
S. s. Clifford presented a petition
to erect a cement veneered or sheet
mtal building on the lots recently
purchased by him on Broadway just
west Of 9Th street. On motion of
Commissioner Marquett the petition
was granted.
Supt. Davis of the In iian School
presented a communication request.
ing that action be taken soon regard
ing the proposed change in the road
from the city to the Indian school.
The matter was referred to Commits
sioner Jackson and the city engineer.
The city treasurer's report for
March LIST showing a balance of cash
on hand in all funds that date of
$23, ,18 was presented and referred
to Commissioner Geierman. Since
March list there has been some
$4,000 turned into the city by the
county treasurer as a result of the
February tax collections.
An ordinance granting permission
to E. G. Patterson to use some 20
inches of Main and Fifth streets for
16 feet on both sides of the corner
of the intersection of those streets
for his proposed new hotel building
was referred to the city attorney af-
ter having been read the first time.
Commissioner Jackson made the
suggestion that Mr.. Patterson be re-
quested to bring his plans of the new
building to the next meeting Of the
commission SO that it could be
plainly seen just what was wanted.
A petition of r. D. Hoskins to have
a sewer constructed on upper Fourth
street from Avenue F to Avenue G
was presented and referred to Com
missioner Lucas, the city engineer
and the city attorney.
The dob license ordinance was
brought up for it's second reading but
was referred back to the city attor-
ney an dCommissioner Lucas with
instructions that they draw up Ger.
tain amendments looking toward al
lowing dogs to be kept two or three
days after being impounded so the
owners can have a chance to come in
and claim them before being shot,
the dogs not the owners.
"A few bills were presented and all
of them having been sworn to ana
properly audited were allowed. =:
Commissioner Marquett reported
that he had received a verbal offer
from the agent of Mr.. Mckenzie and
Mellon Bros. who own the half
block on Seventh, street between
Broadway and Thayer which the city
wished to, lease for market grounds
and for city scale purposes, by
which the city could lease the lots
for $500 each per month. or $4,000
per lot a year. The commission
not wishing to buy the lots right
now turned down the offer. The
agent Of the premises evidently does
not care If the farmers of the sur
country find this a good
town to trade in or not. The spec
fal committee of Commissioners
Jackson AMI Marquett were in
to look further for a loca-
ton, a very good one being suggest
ed to them.
On a motion of Commissioner
Jackson Mr.. Marquett was instructed
to get plat made of the city show
ing the boundaries of the new fire
wards and to have printed a suffi-
cient number Of maps to be distrib-
uted with the new telephone direc-
tory now being made up.
The city auditor was instructed to
advertise for bids for driving the
sprinkling wagon the coming sum.
mer.
The city hall bond issue was
brought up for a minute or so but
very soon sank below the surface
again to probably come up for the
third time at the next meeting of the
when it will likely be
sink or swim.
EASTER FOOTWEAR
II you want to pick from the larg-