The Dickinson press., 1912-02-10
MARCH 10 Is
ELECTION
Mayor, Aldermen and Propo
sition to Bond County for
100000 for Court House
Go on Ballot.

AucSudy. MdECu 1Stus at WHICH tlue
there will be elections for mayor and
one alderman for each of the six wards
of the city. Petitions tor any of these
Offices must be filed with the city auditor
not later than 20 days prior to the
election. The aldermen whose terms
expire at this time are Fred Ro4uette,
first ward: w. L. Richards. second
ward Louis Petricka. third ward Geo.
Waggoner, fourth ward Fred Maser, fifth
ward and Max Beres. sixth ward.
1t will be noted that the city election
falls on the same date as the state
presidential primary election. March
10. provision of law intended to save
the expense of two separate elections.
At this election also the proposition of
bonding Stark county for 800, 900 for
the purpose of erecting new court
house will be submitted to the
voters.
The various business matters of the
city for the month of January were
taken care Of at the session of the city
council on Monday afternoon. A reso-
luton was passed by the council 10 join
with the First National and Dakota
National banks in an intervening action
for the purpose of getting division
regarding certain moneys as a result Of
the fraudulent warrant issue. About
$40, 600 is involved some 81. 600 for
each of the banks and the balance foz
the city. A surety bond company start.
ed an action in federal court short
time ago against the Dakota banl
which put the ball rolling. It is no,
likely that the banks or the city will
suffer any loss other than the expense
Of the action. Judge Eneerud and Al.
torney Burnett have been employed to
guard the interests of the city and
banks.
A committee of aldermen was ap-
pointed to confer with the county COM
missioners in regard to penalty and in.
terest on delinquent city taxes which
have been collected and held by the
county heretofore and also to learn il
the county or city is responsible for the
city poor expense. Aldermen White,
Crawford and Maser were appointed or
this committee.
Another committee-Messrs. Maser.
Fisher and White-was appointed tc
confer with the Hughes & Deiters
Electric Light Co. in regard to getting
street lights at a lower rate. and along
this line municipal light plant was
talked of somewhat.
City Attorney Bureeson was instruct.
ed to take an appeal in the van der Las
case; the purchasing committee was
asked to buy new nozzle for thu
fire department hose, some to be select
ed by the chief. The names of min.
men subject to jury duty were drawn al
follows:
Roy Crandall, Michael Fleishman, A.
P. Lanedon, Geo. W. Kilmer, Richart
Grace, John Friend, John Kuntz, W.
A. Shaw and Joseph Heiser.
The following billsawere allowed: C
H. >DeFoe, repairing street crossing
81 so; G. W. Sargent, pipe furnished
$5. 60: Deiters Fuel Co., coal, $39 49
Pat Walsh. salary. S67.50; T. A. Tol
lefson, salary. $25 Dickinson Fire Dept.
services, $111.50; Benzie Drug Co.
mdse. furnished board of health. $12. 80
Dominick Fisher, labor, 81: R. C. Hill
salary, sos; P. B. Corbett, salary
$110; H. A. Burgeson. salary, $25; OIL
Tollefson. salary, SIS; Recorder Pos
printing, $1.s9; N. D. Telephone Co.
telephones, $3.50: E. j. Hughes. labo
$3;. Consolidated Coal Co., coal fo
water works, $170.16; Hughes {
Deirers, power, $79. 80; Hughes & Del
ters, street lights, $215; F. S. Gun
nineham, salary. $62: Earl Akenhead
$62; j. Littlehales, salary. S125
Burnett &. Eneerud. attorneys fees i
case city vs. Northern Trust Co, 5000
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