The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1911-05-06

SUBWAY IS ASKED FOR
!. WATER FOUNTAIN DONATED
Will the Northern Pacific take hold
and construct the subway west Of the
round house as promised two years ago!
This 10 what the city council is ask
ing now and Mayor johnson has ap-
pointed Alderman 8. H. Crawford. Ali
White, W. L. Richards and Max Beres
q committee to take the matter up with
Supt. B. 0. johnson at once.
The question of subway was taken
up with Supt. johnson. it will be re-
membered, last year and he answered
by saying that the company did not
have the help at that time but would
get at the work at the earliest possible
date. Morris Quinn was killed on the
dangerous west end crossing and the
company is being asked to pay heavy
damages on account of the loss Of this
life. 1t is believed that the N. P.
realizes the importance of making
safe passage way between the north and
south side and that as soon as the COM
mite waits on the division superin-
tendent the long delayed work will be
commenced.
The city accepted Alderman Richards
donation of an automatic drinking
fountain for horses, to be placed in the
center of the street on First Street North
and First Avenue West. It is one of
the latest approved live stock fountains
and will be in place in a short time.
It is very commendable on Mr.. Richards
part to make this public gift. Team
sters from the country and within the
city cannot fail to appreciate the same.
The Walton & Davis firm are tie only
people in the city, heretofore, making
similar contributions for the public
good. --
City Attorney Bureeson reported that
he had started suits against the North
ern Trust Co. to recover some So, 200 for
defa]cations under the former treasurer;
The defalcations totaled over So, 600 but
as the bond was for but So. 600 for each
term the city cannot expect to recover
more than 81, 600-together with inter-
est.
Monday night the council elected B.
H. Crawford president and W. L. Rich
ards. vice president for ensuing year.
rs Chairman Crawford reported that he
found all the county officials in SYM
pathy with the movement to work the
Jail prisoners on the streets and already
the inmates of the Jail had been exer-
cised in this way. In this connection
it was reported that hobos were making
it practice to sleep 10 the depot wait
ing rooms, which the council decided
was improper. It was decided that
Mayor johnson should take the matter
up with Chief of Police .Corbett and
have arrests made of all loafers who
sought to get lodging at the depot rooms.
The railroad company does not approve
Of it and the city certainly does not
want this class of people harbored, and
it is pretty safe 10 say that there will
be no more of it.
The $500 bond of Martin Heiser as
city herder was not approved. Louis
Metz bond of 500 for dog catcher was
approved.
George Tear offered to remove the old
we'll house. in the rear of the city hall,
and Gil up the settling tank hole in re-
turn for the building and the council
accepted his offer.
An ordinance relating to cruelty of
animals had. its first reading.
Under the present ordinance every
owner of an auto pays yearly license
of So and those who wish to do auto
livery work pay S., and some one raised
an objection to outsiders coming in for
big days. The opinion seemed to pre-
vail that if the outsider paid the SIS it
should be all right.
John r. Clark made request to be
licensed as house mover, giving bond
in sum Of 500, and there was no OBJ
lection. s
One of the things of much interest to
I he South Side is--drainaee. City Engi-
neer Veigel said that the natural place
for getting drainage was one street
south Of Broadway. Aldermen White.
Beres and Kunz were appointed to look
up the matter with the engineer and
report.
Pat Sexton was appointed to collect
road poll tax. His work was very salts
factory last year, and the mayor will
ask him to start collecting at once. . /
Tom vallancey's bond Of s., ,OO0, with
Mrs. M. A. Freemman and r. A. Lyon,
sureties, was approved.