The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-20
Proceedings Of the City Council
Of the City Of Bemidji
March 18th. 1911.

Council met IN council rooms in city
hall at o'clock p. m. A quorum being
present meeting was called to order by
President Johnson.
Roll Call showed the following alder
men present: IN
Klein, Moberg, Smart, Bailey, Roe
Bisiar Brown, Johnson.
Absent: Crppen.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were read and on
motion and second allowed:
City Pay Roll month of March SIPS 81
VIM. Pickles, scavenger work. 10. 20
VIM. Pickles. scavenger work. 6 90
j. A. Smith, scavenger work. 2. 90
Graham 4 Doran, merchandise
poor farm ..........,.... 3. AZ
Winter & Co., wood city. =. 80. 1915
E. II. Winter & Co., wood poor
farm ~ 80
r. j. I'enton, merchandise poor .--,..
farm ........... 7.35
The Pioneer Co, st. Paul, Filing -t-
case. municipal court. ....... 81. so
Bond Of J. B. Hook in the sum of
$4,000 with B. w. Gray and G. A.
Tanner as sureties was read and on
accepted.
Ordinance No. 51-"regulati ting res
taurants. eating houses and lunch rooms
in buildings licensed to conduct saloons
was read the second time.
Ordinance No. 52-"regulating and
fixing the retail liquor license fee
$1,000. 90" was read the second time
r Communication from Street Commits
sioner Carter was read, calling atten-
ton to the condition of the east end of
Third street and Immediately south of
the city dock and the east portion of
out lot "A" and recommended the same
be declared nuisance. Said commune
cation was referred to City Attorney
Russell for action, on motion and
second r.
Communication was read from Thos
w. Britton submitting an offer of $1,000
for the back of the old cage used in old
city Jail, and same was referred to the
building committee with power to act
Petition was read from residents and
owners between 9Th and 8th street on
Mississippi avenue. asking that grade
be established on Mississippi avenue
and the avenue be graded or filled in
between 9Th and Sth streets. Said Pc
tition was referred to the street COM
mittee on motion and second.
Bids for the care taking of the pau
pers at the poor farm were now opened
and read and were as follows: ~
Mr.. and Mrs Josiah Smith, bid No !,
5000 90 per year.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Smith bid No. 2,
$40 90 per month per head.
j. English, SIS 90 per month.
Thos. Sloan and team, 500. 90 per
month. t. l.
81. Mr. and Mrs Geo Carlton, $45 90 per
month.
w. H. Anderson, $55 90 per month.
w. e. HaZen. $50. 90 per month ...-
The bid of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Carlton
was declared accepted by ballot, and on
motion and second their bond was placed
at $1,000 90. =
Bids for the burial of city paupers
were now read, being a joint bid made
by j. p. Lahr NJ. e. Ibertson and r. r.
Murphy at $4,000 each. On motion
and second these bids were rejected.
Application for the position of SEX
ton was read from Fred Petrie and he
was appointed to said position on mo-
tion and second
Moved and seconded that the city
attorney look up the matter of side
walk assessment levied against lots ~
and ID, block 4, original toWnsite, it
being claimed that said walk was not
built and in that event said assessment
should be ordered stricken from the as
sessment roll. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the chief
of police affix his O. X. to all bills rem
dered by the city scavenger for The dis
position of carcasses of dogs, found by
said scavenger Carried IN --
Moved and seconded that the city
clerk advertise for bids for the burial
of city paupers, said bids to be opened
April 3, 1911. Carried.
On motion and second the street
commissioner was instructed to burn all
brush on America and Minnesota ave-
nueS 80
Application for plumbers license in.
connection with the city sewer and
water system, made by L. p Eckstrum
was read and on motion and second was
granted. -. --.-...--. -.-.- .-
Bond of L. p. Eckstrum in the sum of
$1,000. 90 with J. T. Tuomy and Andrew
Clavin as sureties was approved and
accepted on motion and second.
Street commissioner was instructed to
do whatever grading and dragging is
necessary on Beltrami, Bemidji and
Minnesota avenues. ''
There being no further business it
was moved we adjourn.
Adjourned. ..- ~
Attest: Approved:
H.. Geo. Stein, --- J. BISIAR,
4.-. City Clerk. Vice-President.