The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-12
COUNCIL,
NET LAST EVENING
Only Five Members Present Joseph
Bisiar Acts As Chair
Man
R1TcH1E SPEAKS FOR NORMAL
Committee From Council To Meet
With Local Committee And
Normal Board

Only five members of the city
council were present last evening
hut the usual amount of business
was transacted regardless of the fact
that President R. F. Murphy, Vice
President w. G.. Klein,#C. G. Grip
pen and John Moberg were absent.
On a motion made by Alderman
Bailey, Joseph Bisiar acted as chair
man. The usual number of bills were
read and allowed and other minor
business matters discussed.
A. P. Richie and f. S. Arnold APP
peared before the council in behalf
of the Normal school committee.
Stating that the Normal Board which
selected Bemidji as the site for the
sixth State Normal School would be
in Bemidji Wednesday and that
the local committee were preparing
to receive them and to have all
business matters ready so that very
little time would. be- used In COM
pleting the necessary plans for the
site, they asked the cooperation of
the council. Upon suggestion made
by Richie the Council instructed the
City Engineer to survey the pro-
posed site $50 that the State board
could be shown the twenty acres as
it would be presented to them and no.
guess work would be necessary. The
committee which co-operated with
the local committee were reappoint-
ed and will be present when the sur
vey is made. According to A. p Ritz
chic the State Board may ask for.
rs acres as the agreement called for.
that amount or a portion thereof
that the board may designate at a
later date
special meeting OF the, council
will be called Wednesday night by the
Mayor to make a deed to the state for
the amount Of land for: which, the
State Committee may .ask, this
could not be done last eveningaas the
exact amount of land to be donated
was, not known. -. - ~.
In speaking of the matter Mr. Rit-
chic stated that he did not believe
that the board would ask for more
than 20 acres, and possibly not that
amount, but that the rs acres had
been asked for in case the 20 should
prove an insufficient amount. The
agreement also requires the city to
use the adjoining land, which is
known as Diamond point with the
known as Diamond point for park
purposes.
The Committee appointed by the
City together with the City En-
gineer and City attorney will
meet with the local Normal School
Committee and the State Board
Wednesday and final arrangements
completed. -..s. - 4
=. Sewer For Creamery
A. G.. Wedge appeared before the
council for the Bemidji Creamery as
ISOLATION as one of the local creamery
directors and asked the City to make
regarding securing a
sewer and water for the Creamery
which is located near the 500 tracks
on Minnesota Avenue. At present the
water conveniences are secured
through the Sullivan building on the
corner of second and Minnesota
avenue but the conditions prevailing
would not be satisfactory for the use
in winter The building Is now
owned by the 500 railway company
who holds lease which is extended
for year, but which may expire at
any time within thirty days. The
company have refused to take any ac-
ton installing sewerage and as re-
suit Mr.. Wedge was forced to ap-
peal to the city. The matter was
turned over to the sewer Committee
who met today with the Creamery
directors to make satisfactory ar
rangements.
Rako Speaks For County Board
A. E. Rako, Chairman of the
County Commissioners addressed the
council regarding the appropriation
of $500 to the city for the pur-
pose of building new bridge
across the outlet. Mr.. Rako stated
that he had been informed that the
city was not in a financial condition
where it could easily afford to
make an appropriation of similar
amount for this purpose and that il
such was the. case he wished to with
draw the offer and put the money In
to use on road near Nary.
Attention was called to the fact
that 10 per cent Of the liquor license
fees which formerly were left to the
county for road building were now
CONTINUED on last pa1o).