The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-04
Measure Read and Roll Called With
out Comment of Any Sort Be-
ing Evoked.
MAY UNITE WITH NYMoRE
Russell and Malzahn Named to Con-
fer With Commercial Club on
Annexation Plan.

Not word of discussion. was
raised in the council last evening
when the proposed ordinance to in
crease the liquor license came I'D for
tits third and last reading. The or
Id1nance was read by City Attorney
Russell. L. F. Johnson. presiding
officer, then instructed the clerk to
call the roll. He did SO at once and
the only conversation connected with
the matter was the steady roll of
Mays" interrupted. by the "Aye" of
Alderman Hannah, father of the bill.
Little interest was evidenced in the
matter by the general public as it ap-
peared to be generally understood
that the council would vote the prop
osition down. One or two saloon men
and few Socialists were all who
were present at the meeting beyond
the ones who usually attend. The
action of the council was taken quick
" and decisively and there was no
talking over the matter.
City Attorney Russell caused
small commotion when he stated that
he believed the time had come when
Bemidji and Nymore should be under
one government and suggested that
the council take steps toward testing
the sentiment on the subject. He
struck responsive chord in the mem
bers present and upon vote of the
council, he and Mayor Malzahn were
appointed committee to take the
matter up with the Commercial club
and get action at once.
Mr.. Russell said that Bemidji was
already taking steps toward the paw
ing of the Nymore road as the coun-
Gil had instructed him to draw up
the papers necessary for a special
bond election. He said that the two
corporations were practically one and
that it was senseless to have separate
villages SO close together. Mr.. Rus
sell pointed out that although the
mills and box factory are in .Bemidji,
many of the men live in Nymore and
should have the benefits that Bemid-
iii could bring.
Sentiment in Nymore at present
appears to be somewhat divided on
the subject. The assessed valuation
of the village is about $4,000 on
which there is an Indebtedness of
about $1,000. The residents OF Ny
more have already petitioned for rail-
road depots and say that they fail to
see where they will benefit by being
IA part of Bemidji. The matter will
probably be taken up at the meeting
of the Commercial club tonight.
Passenger boats operating on Lakes
Bemidji and Irvine will have to be
equipped with at least one fire ex-
.tinguisher and live preserver for
each passenger and member of the
crew as soon as the ordinance passed
last night has been published or the
owner will be prosecuted by the may
or. The non-observance of the ordi-
nance will be called gross INSIDE
meanor and conviction carries pun
ishment of from thirty to ninety days
in Jail or q fine of not over 500.
Bids for paving were opened last
night but it developed in the discus
sion that the bidders felt that from
one to five blocks was indefinite and
had made their bids accordingly
high. It was then decided to pave
four city blocks and to advertise for
bids for these blocks In the hope of
getting smaller bids. It was decided
to advertise for Nymore road bids af
ter the passage of the bond issue.