Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-06-08
CITY COUNCIL
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SION MONDAY EVE. ROY -
TINE BUSINESS. BILLS

TINE bUSlNESS. 0lALS
The regular June meeting of the
jamestown city council was held at
the city hall Monday evening, Mayor
Blewett presiding and Aldermen
Henderson, Hall, Koehn, Default,
Latta, Noel and Haas attending; Al
derman Murphy absent. The other
members of the mayors official fam
lily, City Auditor Thompson, City At
torney Seller, Street Commissioner
Cadieux, City Engineer Beach, Chief
of Police Obermueller and City Her.
der Giese, were also present.
After the minutes of the last meet
ing had been read and approved sew
eral communications were received,
the first a petition from residents
near the foot of Fourth and Fifth
avenues south that the sewer, cess
pool at the end of Fifth avenue be
sealed shut and that the sewer be
extended south on the James river
at least 500 feet, on account of the
disagreeable odor at times prevailing
near the cess pool. The matter was
referred to the sewer committee.
A petition by G. H. Breethorst to
operate shooting gallery for three
months this summer at jamestown,
was denied.
A petition was received from A. c.
Bolton of the round house restaurant
requesting the city to put in proper
drainage to carry off surplus surface
water along the front block 4, Kelley
and Fuller's second addition, be-
tween Pearl street and River avenue,
on Main street and adjacent connec-
tions, property and cellars in the
vicinity often being flooded. The
matter was referred to the street
and bridge committee.
The matter of improving the road
leading north from jamestown to the
Geo. Birks place and east and north
towards the Goodrich place, the road
being at times almost impossible on
account of sand and water, was taken
up, and referred to the street and
bridge committee with authority to
act. 1t is intended to use the coun-
ty grader in charge of Road Overseer
Will Dennison to improve this high
way.
There has been request made by
many children on the north side for
a slide to be installed in Nickeus
park, similar to the one in Klaus
parks but the matter was lost on
roll call on account of lack of funds
in the park appropriation. The city
council appropriated 500 to help
defray expenses of the fire depart
ment delegates to the Wahpeton con-
vention and tournament this month.
The park committee was instructed
to confer with G. A. Klaus upon the
matter of setting up the mill stone
in the park and making tablet CIV
ing the history of the stone. Aid.
Noel brought up the matter of in
stalling street signs on corners where
needed, but the matter will be defer
red until September.
Bonds of $1,000 by the jamestown
Plumbing and Heating company,
Geo. Peterson manager, also for So
500 and $10,500 from G. H. Porritt
for sewer and water work, were ac-
cepted. A resolution accepting the
Porritt contract for sewer and water
improvements was adopted.
City Auditor A. R. Thompson gave
his report for May as follows: auto
licenses $47.50, dog licenses Sal, A.
M. Halstead pool hall $40, Harry
Cooper pool hall SIS, H. w. Kelley
pool hall $40, milk licenses $3.50,
Anapolski Bros. peddlers IS, L. A.
Barr street photographer 81, total
$167.
Weighmaster P. J. Corbett's report
IOr MAY lOI lOdu0 VOAG5AAON ssAAS~ >~~~e'S
ured was as follows: coal, 100 loads;
wood, 223; hay, 72; grain, 80; ice'
20: miscellaneous, IA; total 44S.
The report of Police Magistrate
Murphy for May showed a total OF
$3.50, fines and costs collected.
There were seven arrests for vagran-
cy, drunkenness and breach OF the
peace.
A resolution introduced by Ala.
Default to purchase eight stone
crossings Of the Kettle River Co.,
crossings to have straight edges ana
be shipped August 1st, 1911, for use
in the city streets, was carried.
The report Of City Treasurer o.
R. Hodge for April and May showed
the city financial condition in good
shape with the money to come from