Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-28

The health commissioner Of the city
Dr. Smyth, presented some rules for
caring fer garbage to the City Com
mission last evening, providing:
l. Where stable, barn or shed is
maintained for the shelter of animals
the owner is required to keep man.
ure box, not more than three feet
wide, six feet long and four feet high,
with a cover, the box to be kept in
the alley adjoining the premises and
it's contents removed at least once
a week. All manure mus! be hauled
in covered wagons while being hauled
through the streets.
2. Household garbage and rubbish
will be removed weekly by city con-
tractors at fixed rate, not to ex-
coed one dollar per month for each
residence. Householders must Pro-
vide suitable covered garbage cans
CT sufficient capacity to hold q weeks
accumulation.
g. All boxes, wagons and RECEIPT
acles used in removal of manure, ETC.,
must be kept in good repair and in
sanitary condition. Suitable disin-
fectants must be used to prevent Of
fensive 0dors and the breeding of flies
4. Arrangements can be made with
the chief Of police or city health off,
Ger for the contractor calling for gar
bage and complaints of nuisances can
be made to the same officials. All
such complaints must give the name
of cOmiainant.
No action was taken on the rules
but probably will be at the next
meeting. DR.. Smyth also reported
that there had been no cases of con-
tageous diseases in the city during
the last month; that there had been
7 deaths of whom were non resi-
dents as against 10 year ago and
that there had been IL births %s
against II last year in February.
Commissioner jackson introduced a
resolution providing that there be
hereby created Improvement district
No. /, for the purpose of grading. paw
ing, curbing, paving, parking, planting
trees and maintaining the same to
consist Of the territory as fellows. in
brief: Avenue A on the south, the
middle of the block between Avenues
D and C on the North, Fourth st. on
the east and and the middle of the
block between Bell and Thompson
streets on the west. Bell Street Is
five blocks west of Washington Ave.
Mr.. jackson requested that no action
be taken in the matter that meeting
as the district proposed was tentative
and it might be found advisable to
enlarge it or make it smaller. 1t
seems that there is new law provid-
ing for these Improvement districts
and street grading ETC.. can be as
sessed against the property direct in
stead of being paid out Of the general
taxes CT the city. Commissioner Jack
son had in another resolution follow
ing uo the former directing the city
engineer to make an estimate OF the
cost Of grading, planting trees, seed
ing parkways and the annual main
.enance of the trees and grass plots
the proposed district. This resolu'
ion being passed.
Mr.. Lucas introduced a resolution
s{G(luS luCL "uCI cas- VIC StoIS . ~
orney had given his opinion to the
county treasurer that the city was
entitled to all penalty and interest
N special assessments that the coun-
Y commissioners be requested to or
Icr the issuance of the necessary war
ant so the city can get the money
There is between s110O and $1,000
oming to the city from this source
ccruing during the past five or six
ears. The resolution was passed and
he auditor instructed to send copy |
# it to the county commissioners.
Mr.. Marquett brought up the $l5.-
100 bonding ordinance for the fire
lall which was introduced last Decem- |
yer but no one Directing President
Williams directed that it and the for