Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
new CITY COUNCIL
WAS ORGANIZED
LAST SESSION OF OLD COUNCIL
AND FIRST OF NEW HELD
MONDAY NIGHT.
City Ordinances Establishing Curb,
Sidewalk and Grade Lines Carry.
Sewer and Water Extension.

Sewer and Water Extension.
The business of the old council
was concluded at the regular session
of the jamestown board of aldermen
held at the city hall Monday night,
and Mayor Blewett adjourned the ex-
piring council "sine die" and imme-
diately called to order the new board,
ward, and John O'Brien, Third ward,
taking their seats. The two sessions
were replete with matters of city in
terest, several petitions being re-
ceived, ordinances introduced and
passed, also resolutions to build side
walks and curbing and extend cer-
tain sewer and water mains. The
matter of city fire protection and
dangerous buildings within the fire
limits, together with the annual de-
bate over the dog question, came up
for a spirited discussion.
The meeting was called to order
by President John Henderson of the
city council, with Aldermen Hender-
son. Goodman, Koehn, Noel, Hall,
and Ringuette present; absent Alder
men Murphy and Latta. During the
reading of the minutes Mayor Blew
ett and City Attorney Seller took
their seats. A petition was received
from Geo. Lutz asking that the West
ern Electric "guy poles" in front Of
the Lutz block be removed. The
council granted the petition and
passed resolution that all such poles
within the white way" district be
removed before the new curbing is
installed and the sidewalks widened.
Mgr. H. H. Hamilton of the James,
town exchange of the Northwestern
Telephone Co., appeared before the
council to complain of the dangerous
condition prevailing because of rub
bish and fire trap along the alley
between Fifth and Fourth avenues
at the rear of the w. N. Smith drug
store. The nuisance was referred to
the board of health with instructions
that same be abated at once, and the
chief of police was instructed to have
the rubbish cleaned out Immediately.
Ordinance No. 81, establishing
street and sidewalk grades for the
city of jamestown, to which all side
walks, curbing, business buildings or
blocks, must conform in the future,
was passed upon it's second reading.
Ordinance No. So, establishing a
uniform 16 foot curb line also car
ried.
A resolution was passed reimburs-
ing ]. H. Jacobus in amount of $3.50
sidewalk tax paid in error, said tax
belonging to and having been paid
by Alex Steinbach.
The council discussed at length the
advisability of condemning danger
GUS frame buildings known as fire
traps, in the fire limits, but no imme-
diate action was taken.
The following bills against the old
council were ordered paid:
A. G. Walsh, use sewer pump, $500
A. T. Ringuette, runs to fire 600
Z Marlette, use of boat. ...... 800
And. Jasse, labor, streets. 80
Ole Johnson, labor pumping
water from flooded basement 1925
Total ........ .........$28.75
The New Council.
The business of the old council
having been completed, the new
members-elect, Aldermen Movius and
O'Brien, took their seats, succeeding
Aldermen Murphy and Latta. Al
dermen Henderson and Hall sue
ceeded themselves. .....