The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-31
Proceedings Of the City Council
Of the City Of Bsmidji
March 10Th. 1911.

Proceedings Of the City council of
the City Of Bemidji, March 20, 1911.
Council met in council rooms at the
city hall at o'clock p. m. A quorum
being present the meeting was called
to order by President Johnson
Roll call of aldermen showed the
following present: Klein, Moberg,
Smart, Bailey, Bisiar, Roe, Brown,
Crippen, johnson. Absent: None.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
The following bills were read and on
motion and second were allowed:
Yves Wright, rs cords wood for
CITY 80. ..,.E....... $Sl rs
Street gang, labor. 800
J. P.'Lahr, merchandise for Fire
Department Is. so
Rood & Marcum, printing. 1890. 500
j. O. Harris, recording deed and
bonds .s.#.$....&..... 3.75
Bacon & Snow, Armory rent, Mar.
Goth IS 90
Northwestern Telephone Com
pany, phone poor farm. ....... so
Northwestern Telephone Com
pany, phone city hall ....... 29O
Erwin Alger, saving wood for
city ~ 80
c.. Lajambe, oats Fire Depart .a"
ment $500. Is 90
Joseph Blonde. meals for poor. $50
Q. c.. Rood & Co.. merchandise r.,
for poor 225
Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Com ....
pany, official printing and sup
plies for February. .......... 43 So
Municipal court report for week end
ing March 18th showing $4,000 paid the
city treasurer, and report for week end
ing March 18th showing $55.25 paid
the city treasurer, were read and ap-
proved on motion and second.
Liquor license application of Walter
Nelson was read and on motion and
| second was laid on table indefinitely.
Transfer application of liquor license
from Thos. Bailey to F. S. Lycan was
granted by the following vote:
! Ayes: Klein, Moberg, Smart, Bailey,
Bisiar, Roe, Brown, Crippen, Johnson.
Nayes: None. Absent: None.
( Liquor license bond of +. S. Lycan
with the Fidelity & Deposit Co., of
Maryland as sureties was approved and
! accepted on motion and second.
Bond of VIM. Pickles as city scavan-
! ger in the sum Of $500 90 was read and
approved on motion duly made and Sec
! onded.
Petition Of J. B. Hook was read ask
| ing for permission to use about Is feet
on Bird street to allow him to put in a
foundation under Clavin & Tanners
building. Said request was granted on
| motion and second, and said Hook to file
| a bond in the sum of $500. 90 to free
the city from any accident that might
result therefrom. -
Recommendation was read from the
building committee that a six foot pick
ct fence be built around the lot en-
closing the water TANK pump station,
etc., and on motion and second the city
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for such fence the clerk to confer
with the building committee as to spec
ificatiOnS, etc. O..
Ordinance No. 81, Regulating restaur-
ants, eating houses and lunch rooms m
buildings licensed conduct Saloons
was read the first time.
Ordinance. No. So, Regulating and
fixing the retail liquor license fee at
$1,000. co." was read the first time.
Petition was now read, signed by a
great !. many citizens, requesting the
council to raise the liquor license fee
to $4,000 90 and to reduce the number
of saloons to 16. After a general dis
visitors present, said petition was laid
on table, motion duly made and
seconded.
Moved and seconded that the three
banks in the city be designated reposi-
tories for city monies. Such money to
be pro-rated to each bank according to
it's capitalization. Carried.
!. Moved and seconded that the clerk
advertise for bids for the official PRINT
ing of the City Of Bemidji for ensuing
year" Bids to be opened April 3rd,
1911.
Moved and seconded that the clerk
advertise for bids for the burial of city
paupers for the ensuing year, said bids
to be opened March 9th, 1911. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the city buy
all dirt or sand necessary for streets
ETC., at a price not to exceed 10 cents
per cubic yard, delivered according to
instructions of the street commissioner.
Carried --,-,.
. Moved and seconded that Alderman
Moberg of the poor committee and city
clerk purchase cords Of wood for the
poor farm. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the city
clerk purchase necessary dry wood for
city hall. Carried.
On motion and second the mayor and
the chief of police were appointed adj
ditional members of the health board.
No further business appearing it WIS
moved we adjourn.
Adjourned.
Attest: Approved
~ Geo. Stem, L. F. JOHNSON,