The evening times., 1911-04-19

Paving - Ryan. Turner, Hunter,
Thomas, Buckingham.
Police-Wadsley, Lockman, Sails
bury.
Public improvements - Buckine-
ham, Ellestad, Lockman. Turner.
Streets and Alleys-Hunter. RYAN.
salisbury, Lockman, Turner.
Purchasing-Vallely, Salisbury, San
mes.
observation-disclosures, Ryan, Buck
ingham, Hunter, Wadsley.
Ways and Means-Ellestad, Redick,
Smith.
Special Observation-Disclosures sor-
lie, Smith.
Following the organization, City
Auditor Evanson announced that one
Of the paving men, unsuccessful in the
bidding, asked the return of his certi-
fed check as soon as possible. The
council voted to return all checks to
unsuccessful bidders at once. Ad-
journment was then taken until the
regular May meeting.
The first matter Of business taken
up by the newly organized council was
the report Of the fire and police com.
mittees on the uniforms. The recon-
mendations Of the committees were
that Paulsen Bros. be awarded the
contract for the firemen's suits at $34
each and that Thomas Grifnth be
awarded the contract for the police
uniforms at $35 each. The reports
were adopted and the contracts
awarded.
Alderman Lockman called the at
tention Of the council to the fact that
the smoke from the power house
stack was public nuisance and that
he had received a large number Of
kicks from residents in his ward be-
cause Of the SCOT soiling clothes when
hung out on wash day. Aid. sorlie
said that the Great Northern engines
were also nuisance. The subject was
dropped later after short talk by
Aid. sorlie to the effect that before
the city could enforce any smoke or
dinance it would be necessary to take
care Of the smoke from the public
buildings Of the city first.
The council then took up the sub
tect Of switching and the inconveni-
ence caused to pedestrians and others,
by freight trains stopping on the
crossings at Third, Fourth and Fifth
streets, blocking traffic for from five
to thirty minutes. Alderman Lockman
stated that the. fault lay not in the
switching crews but with the yard
master. who In trying to save time
would instruct the train crew to set
out a car instead Of using the yard
engines, thus causing q delay and
blocked trafflc.
Alderman Wadsley moved that the
mayor appoint q committee to meet in
consultation with the local head of
the Great Northern and try and reach
some agreement, whereby the street
blocking might be stopped. Mayor
Murphy then appointed Aldermen
Wadsley, Buckingham and Redick.
The question raised by Alderman
Thomas few meetings ago in regard
to whether the city had a right to fur
nish the police and firemen with uni
forms was brought up again and upon
a motion by Alderman Wadsley which
was carried it was decided that it was
best to amend the ordinance 80 that
in the future there could be no argu-
ment" as to the@matter. The city at
torney was instructed to prepare an
amendment to the present ordinance
making It plain ssthat, the city shall
purchase the uniforms. !,
The ordinance on sidewalk specifica.
tions was then placed on it's second
reading being passed unanimously
This ordinance calls for standard
sidewalk, the specifications Of. which
were prepared by the city engineer
Alderman Hunter moved that the city
auditor be instructed to advertise for
bids for sidewalks Carried.
The council then adjourned to meet
on May 2.