Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-06
CITY commissioners
KEPT BUSY MONDAY
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS. TRANS
ACTED At REGULAR MEET
ING OF THE BOARD.
Plans for New Fire Hall Adopted and
Bids Will Be Advertised For
Scale Of Pay for Firemen Decided.

Scale Of Pay for Firemen Decided.
All five memebrs of the, board OF
city commissioners were present al
the meeting of the board which was
held at the city hall Monday even
ing.
A communication was received from
E. G. Patterson that if the Easements
of any of his buildings in block 4S
of the original plat of the city were
flooded by water as. result of a
storm the city would be held liable
for the damages. The communica-
ton was received. entered on the
minutes and referred to the street
commissioner and placed on file.
/ The board of commissioners read
their formal application to the board
of university and school lands for the
negotiating of loan of $4,000 which
sum is to be used in the erection of
a fire hall, and before the commission
adjourned every member of the board
and the city auditor signed the op-
plication and it will be forwarded to
the proper officials.
Bids were then opened for the con-
struction of sewer on Second street
as advertised for The following bids
were received:
j Grambs & Peet. soc per lineal foot,
s inch sewer pipe; $57 for each man.
hole.
Milo p. Moore, soc per lineal foot.
inch sewer pipe; $50 for each man
hole.
John Blanchard. $105 per lineal
foot, s inch sewer pipe; 30 for each
manhole.
The bid of Grambs 4 Peet being
the lowest. they We're awarded the
contract.
Chief of Police Mcdonald then sub
mitted his report for the month of
May. He reported that there had
been AZ arrests made during that per-
i6d OF which rs were for vagrancy
and the prisoners were lodged at the
police station over night and run out
of town the next day. Ten were for
drunkenness, 3 for disorderly con-
duct and 2 were minors arrested at
the request of their parents for play
ing truant from school. There were
also two arrests made for petit lar
ceny. two for desertion from the Unit
ed States army. and one for swind-
ling, Chief McDonald's report was
received and placed on file as was the
monthly report of the public health
commissioner
Police Magistrate Casselman ap.
peared before the board and reported
one trial in which he had collected
costs in the amount OF IS and asked !
what disposition he should make of
the money. He was instructed to give
it to the city treasurer.
Commissioner Jackson introduced
a resolution creating three improve
ment districts in accordance With SEN
ate Ell 265 passed during the recent
session of the legislature. After con-
siderable discussion it was thought
best that four districts be created.
The matter was referred to the city at
tOrney and action was deferred until
the next meeting.
Commissioner Patterson then intro
duced the following resolution which
was upon roll call adopted:
Be 1t Resolved, That the salary of
the chief of Bismarck fire department
be fixed at the sum of $35 per month.
and that the salary of the assistant
chief be fixed at the sum of $25 per
month: and that the firemen be paid
respectively the sum of 81 for each
fire call to which they respond and
the first hour or part of an hour, and
81 per hour thereafter for the time &C.
tually spent in the extinguishment of
said fire or in work rendered neces-
sary in connection Herewith.
And Pc 1t Further Resolved. That
the chief of the fire department and
the assistant chief of the fire depart
ment be each required to furnish a
bond in the sum of $500 running to the
city of Bismarck for the faithful per-
Torrance of their duties.
and Be 1t Further Resolved, That
the salaries and pay OF said chief and
assistant chief and firemen be due
and payable from the date of the pass
age of the ordinance "creating a paid
fire department"
The resolution introduced by Com
missioner Lucas providing for extend
ing the water mains on Third street
between Avenues B and D and putting
in another hydrant at the corner of
Avenue D and Third street was car