The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-27
Proceedings Of City Counei|
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City Of Bemidji
.a. Mar, 9th, 1911.

Il Council met in council rooms, city
hall at o'clock p. M A quorum being
present meeting was called to order by
Chairman johnson. ~
81 Roll call showed the following alder
men present: Moberg, Klein, Smart,
son. ! Absent Roe. .. - - =
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved. .-... -. ---
Upon motion and second the follow
ing bills were read and allowed: -:
Bemidji Fire Dept, Fire report
Jan and Feb. 32O.OO
j.. A. Smith, scavenger. $500. 200
VIM. Begsley, repairing and
shoeing -. ......... 80
st. Paul Book and Stationery
Co., books library .......... 1914
Street gang, labor. ....... 1903
L. P. Eckstrom, material and
& labor poor farm. 81. 35
Earl Cell Int. Feb list. $4,000
Perm. Imp. bonds s75. 90
Earl Cell, - Int. March. LIST.
V $50,000.00 water bonds. ~. 1854. 40
Chas. Nangle, truck spring fire n
department. .!... 1910
Sheriff Beltrami Co. prisoners
board Feby. ........ $500
Ben Erickson, deed to street
property Park ave.. .t........~ 800
Municipal court report for the week
ending Feb. 25th., showing $25s.00 paid
the city treas. for the week ending
March 4th.; showing 500. 90 paid the
city treas: were read and on motion
and. second were accepted and ordered
filed. 81. .-.....
Liquor license application of Albert
was rejected by the following vote:
Ayes. none. Nayes, Moberg, Klein,
Smart, Bursley, Bisiar, Brown, Crippen
and johnson. Absent, Roe. .y'
The annual report of the sinking fund
was read and the same accepted and
tordered filed. .. ~
! Nominations and balloting for ap-
now in order, and the result of said
nominations and balloting were de
clared as follows: r7.41 - 81
, For. vice president of council az &c
+ For city attorney P. J. Russell. aSs<Ss =
. For Street Commissioner, A. A. Carr
ter. y ~-l
+ For superintendent and clerk of water
board l.. p. Eckstrum. q"
For day janitOr and engineer r.. L.,
Bursley.G III. 2sz-s = - ,.-t
p For Assistant janitor w. A. Walker
For chairman board Of health L. A.
Ward. - i -T.. go.
For driver fire department G. Bremen.
|, The resignation Of F.. L. Bursley as
read, and the same accepted by the
unanimous vote of the council. =
The council now proceeded to the cleo
ton of an alderman of the second ward.
to fill the unexpire.- term of f. L. sBurs-,
ley resigned. S. C. Bailey was placed
in nomination and was declared elected
by the following vote: Ayes, Moberg,
Klein, Smart, Bisiar, Brown, Crippen
and Johnson. Nayes, none Absent,
Roe. -'
The official bond of j: E.. Cahill as
city assessor, was read and accepted on
motion duly made and seconded. 81 -.
Petition of Chas. Nangle was read
asking for the use Of one third of the
street at the corner of Third and Min
nesotas. avenue for building purposes.
Request was granted on motion and
second, said Nangle to furnish bond in
the sum of $500, 90 to free the city from,
any accident that might result there
from. - T., -.-. IT,. II e.
Chief of fire dept. made requisition for
two nozzles for the Child hand chemi
cals-3O feet hose for the chemicals
and six hose spanners, also, for. one iron
bed and bedding for efiremens's dorma-,
tory, which was allowed on motion and
second and clerk instructed to purchase
same. - - q -. =. -.-',r- g, r
Police report for year ending March
1st was read and ordered filed. 49, E..
1t was now moved and seconded that
the bonds of the city treas. for ensuing
year be placed at $20,000.00. That of
city clerk at $4,000. co. OF street com
missioner $500 90 and Of supt. Of water
board and clerk $500. 90. Carried
q There: being mo- further business it
was moved we adjourn. 80 r.
Adjourned. 80, 49,.
Attest: - Approved: 49,
Geo. Stein E. F. Johnson,
City Clerk, Chairman.