The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-10
Proceedings Of the City Council
Of the City Of Bemidji
July Sits, 1911.

Proceedings of the city council of
the, City of Bemidji, Mimi, July 81, 1911.
Council met in council room, city
hall at o'clock p. m. A quorum be-
ing present, meeting was called to or
der by President Johnson.
ROLL CALL
Upon roll call the following aldermen
were declared present: Smart, Moberg,
Bailey, Roe, Bisiar, Brown, Crippen,
Johnson. Absent: Klein.
MINUTES.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
BILLS.
The following bills were read and up
on motion and second were allowed:
Street gang, labor 29th July, inc. $lSS. %
VIM Pickles, scavenger work 5 90
VIM. Pickles, scavenge work. Il. SO
M. F. Cunningham, labor, city
hall, I. 2. 90
r. J. Fenton,z merchandise poor 5. 10
H. P. Betting, merchandise poor
and poor farm z. 10
ST. Hillaire Lbr Co., lumber and
paper, Iva w
John Goodman, hay, fire depart
ment, -. - -. :. ;. IS. 70
L. P. Eckstrum, fence posts... 800
W. M Everts, July labor, city en-
gineer, stakes, staty, etc -. 16S.0 90
L. P Eckstrum labor and mater
ial, water mains, $500. ST. As
l.. P. Eckstrum, labor and mater
ial poor farm 22-55
Dan McLain, labor, July, assist
ant city engineer SO. 90
" arfield Electric Co, pumping
contract, July Az %
Warfield Electric Co, current,
library, July -. ...s$.-. 6.55
Warfield Electric Co., current,
poor farm, July -. 90
Warfield Electric Co, general
lighting contract, July . 511. 4S
Engineering News, advertising
bids ..... II. 40
ST. Anthony Hospital, six weeks
care of F. Pike, pauper, ac-
count Town of Northern..~... so 90
PETITION.
Petition from property owners was
read, praying for construction of CO.
ment sidewalk on the south side OF
Railroad street, between America ave-
nue. and Irvine avenue The same was
ordered filed and upon motion and
second, city engineer was ordered to re-
port as to ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
new and suitable grade. The con-
struction of cement crossing was
authorized at America avenue and
Railroad street.
REPORTS.
Municipal court report for the week
6nQlng July GlHQ, showing POW pdlu
the city treasurer was read and ordered
| filed.
Report of city engineer on advisable
ity of placing more valves in water
mains, and recommending that four ad-
| ditional be ordered in place, was read
and accepted, and Supt. of water works
was on motion and second directed to in
stall the necessary valves.
| Very favorable report Of the poor
committee of poor farm was read, and
on motion and second the poor commit
tee with the mayor were instructed to
| meet with the county commissioners on
the matter Of having the pest house
and other buildings kalsomined.
| ORDINANCES.
Ordinance No. 81, amending ordin-
ance No. SIS, creating an active patrol
and license district was read the third
time. On a call of aye and nay vote
the result was as follows: Ayes
| Smart, Bailey, Brown, Crippen. Mays
| Moberg, Roe, Bisiar, Johnson. Absent,
| Klein.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Requisition of Chief of Police for two
electric flash lights and two pair hand
| cuffs was allowed.
! On motion and second the light COM
| mittee we're instructed to install three
| Tungsten lights and fiat shades in
council rooms, to confer with county
| officials with reference to Installing two
/ arch lights in court house yards, and