Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-23

MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACT
Elsewhere in these columns will be
ound communication from the city
engineer to City Commissioner A. w.
Lucas. in which the former official
outlines a system of storm water
sewers and estimates the probable cost
of installing the same. 1t is matter
to be considered carefully and at the
meeting of the board of city commits
sioners Monday evening the commune
cation was received and placed on
tlle.. referred to the commissioner OF
sewers, also referred to the city at
torney for an opinion as to the correct
method of financing the project. and
was ordered printed in the official
paper, the Bismarck Daily Tribune
in order that the citizen body Of the
capital city might have ample oppor-
tunity to give the matter due consid-
'e"ation and thought
There were present at the commits
sion meeting Monday evening Presi'
dent Williams and Commissioners
Lucas and Tatley. Commissioner Pat
Iterson arrived shortly after the meet
ling was started and Commissioner
Jackson was unavoidably absent.
Some of the members Of the fire de-
partment were in attendance at the
gathering and were interested in the
question of pay for the paid depart
ment. The matter was deferred until
Commissioner of Fire and Police Pat
terson might have an opportunity to
confer with the fOremen and make
his recommendations to the commits
sion.
Bids were opened for the furnishing
of city scales as per specifications ad-
vertised a short time ago. The bid
of the Fairbanks Morse company was
the only one submitted. The amount
of the bid was $425, net, F. o. B.
Bismarck, upon motion the bid was
accepted and the Fairbanks Morse
company authorized to install the
scales on trial and in the event OF
their proving satisfactory the city
will keep them. 1t will probably take
sixty days or even longer before the
scales reach here and are placed in
position and are in working order.
A communication was received from
the county treasurer which stated
that the sewer taxes on lots l, and
|3 of block 68, which lots are owned
by the city, has been due for the past
year. Upon motion the city auditor
was instructed to draw a warrant for
the total amount of sewer taxes due
Int h,,o nifV
the payment of the interest on the
same.
A communication was then read
which had been written by the city
engineer to the commissioner of sew
ers. 1t outlined a plan for a complete
storm water sewer system which
would have to be installed before
there could be any thought of paving
the downtown streets. The commune
cation also contained estimates Of
the probable cost of the system. AS
these estimates are seen to amount to
over $4,000 it will be- seen that the
project is a large one. The communi.
Ication entire appears I'm another COL
umn of this issue in order that all
the citizens may read It over and ia
miliarize themselves with It.
Public Health Officer F. r. Smyth
recommended the appointment of AL
fred Larson as city milk inspector,
vice DR.. Carl A. Raver resigned. The
appointment was confirmed by the
commission.
Commissioner of fire and police,
Patterson, then nominated the pres
ent chief of the lire department., Harry
Thompson, and the assistant chief.
George Fortune, as well as all Of
the present members of the paid fire
department for reappointment to their
respective positions for the two en-
Esing years. The nominations were
confirmed.
The following recommendation for
appointments for the coming two
ears to the city Offices they now hold
were confirmed by the commission:
City Treasurer-John A. Larson.
Public Health Of1cer-Dr. F. r.
Smyth.
City Attorney. H. Register
City Engineer-T. r. Atkinson
Chief of Porfce-A. F. Mcdonald.
Upon motion the commissioner Of
finance was instructed to negotiate
the bonds with the state in the amount
Of $4,000 to secure money for the
purpose of erecting the new fire hall,
all present voted aye and the motion
prevailed.
The commissioner of finance and the
street commissioner were instructed
to confer with the city attorney for
the purpose of seeing what arrange
ments could be made to secure funds
from which to pay the bills for labor
on the streets.
Commissioner Lucas then directed
the commissions attention to the fact
that in changing the grades Of the
streets many of the water mains were
in some places exposed dangerously
close to the surface and there was
danger of them freezing in the winter
time. There is at present said to be
a case before the district court in
which the decision will determine the
Responsibility for making such repairs
and action was deferred on the mat
ter until the case is decided.