The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-23
The Brotherhood of Railway Car
Men recently organized ten new
lodges.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY CoUN.
GIL, CITY OF BENdIDJI, lGINN.,
JANUARY 29TH, 1919.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY coUN-
GIL, CITY OF BEM1DJI, MIMI,
JANUARY 2sTH, 1919.
Council met in city hall at o'clock
p. m. A quorum being present meeting
was called to order by President John
son.
ROLL CALL.
Upon roll call the following aldermen
were declared present: Bisiar, Klein,
Roe, Bailey, Brown, Crippen, Johnson;
absent: Moberg, Smart.
MINUTES.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and on motion and second APP
proved.
BILLS.
The following bills, after being aud
tied, We're on motion and second, al
lowed
Street gang, labor on streets JAM.
1th inc. '.'''.... SlV.2s
A. B. Hazen, expense conducting
Mrs. McCord and children to
Steenerson township . ........ 25.45
Nels r. Roe, wood poor farm. $3.50
Rood & Co., mdse poor .......... 7.O5
l.. P. Eckstrum, repairs heating e..
plant poor farm ......-........' $40
l.. P. Eckstrum, repairs plumbing
library . ........ $50
Racine Iron & Wire Works, Bah
cock fire extinguisher bottles .. 4.5O
Geo. Hatcher, caretake Mrs. Nc
Cord and children ............. 1.5O
John Manville Co., pump valves
water dept. l4.OO
w. NJ. Everts, labor on water and
sewer records . .............. 24.0O
APPLICATIONS.
Application for renewal of liquor Ii
cense was made by M. Gustavson, the
same being granted on an aye and nay
vote All aldermen present voting aye.
,>1: !: <lol l,xyT sr,l
and Harry Gunsalus for the transfer
of location, of their liquor licenses, the
same being granted, all aldermen pres
ent voting aye. %
Application for liquor license was
made by Geo. McTaggart, the same be-
ing laid on the table on motion and
second.
BONDS.
Liquor license bonds of NJ. Gustavson
and John Bye, with the Fidelity and De-
posit Co., of Maryland, as surety, was
on motion and second approved. Z
REPORTS. s.
Report of the municipal court for the
week ending Jan. 9th, 1912, was read,
showing $371.Sb paid the city treas. The
same being accepted and ordered filed.
The following report from the COM
mittee on salaries was now read: I'VE
the undersigned, members of the COM
mittee on salaries do hereby earnestly
recommend that the salaries to be paid
to the various employees of the city for
the year beginning March 1st, 1912, be
fixed at the following figures, viz:
Judge of municipal court $1,000 per
year.
Clerk of municipal court, SIS per
month.
City treasurer, $40 per month.
City clerk, 500 per month.
Chief of police, $S5 per month.
Fire dept. driver, 500 per month.
Fire dept. engineer, SIS per month
Janitress, $40 per month.
Librarian, $40 per month.
Patrolman, $75 per month.
Night janitor, $65 per month.
Street commr., $50 per month.
City attorney, SIS per month
Janitor library, SIS per month
We suggest that the office. of city en-
gineer and water clerk be left to, the
city engineer at a salary of s1,500, per
year ~ -
City assessor, $3.50 per year. - {:
We also suggest that the city physi-
clans office be left for bid. Also the
city poor farm.
(Signed) c. c. Crippen, chairman; Tom
Smart, N. w. Brown"
Said report was accepted per the
following resolutions:
At a regular meeting Of the city coun-
Gil of the city OF Bemldjl, held in the
city hall therein on Monday, January 29
1912. at eight o'clock p. m. the following
resolution was offered by Alderman Bal
ley, seconded by Alderman Roe
Resolved. that the report Of the COM
mittee of the city council of the city
Of Bemidji on salaries of appointive and
elective officers of said city for the fis-
cal year commencing March LIST. 1912. be
and the same is hereby adopted.