Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-06-26

CITY COUNCILS
SPECIAL SESSION
LET CONTRACT FOR SEWER AND
WATER CONSTRUCTION, AND
ORDER NEW CEMENT
SIDEWALKS.

SIDEWALKS.
The awarding of the contract for
constructing the new sewer and
water extensions on Front and Third
streets, to C. H. Porritt of Fargo,
and the order to construct approx
mately 1900 feet additional cement
sidewalks, at various points in the
city, were among the important
transactions of the special session of
city council held Monday evening.
Mayor Blewett presided, with Alder
men Goodman, Movius, Koehn, Rim
guette, Hall and O'Brien present,
together with City Auditor Thomp-
son, City Attorney Seller, and others
of the official family. Absent, AL
dermen Henderson and Noel.
The bid of G. H. Porritt, Fargo,
for the water extensions on Front
street and Third street, as recently
advertised, for $1,41S, with $55 for
hydrants in place.. and the bid of the
same party of $1,1S5 for the sewer
extension on Front and Third streets
with $55 for each manhole and COM
bination manhole and flush tank 5 13O
were received. There were no other
bidders. The bids of said G. H.
Porritt were declared best and low
est, and the contract awarded. The
water extension bid was made at
$1.20 per lineal foot, as against $1.25
last year; the sewer extension, 80
cents per lineal foot.
J.. J. Hall addressed the council
on the matter of improving the con-
dition of Second street west of the
river and the need Of new cement
sidewalks for which petitions were
presented, and the sidewalks were
ordered constructed as stated below.
Ordinance No. Sc, establishing the
grades of the streets and avenues,
in the First ward, was given its sec
ond reading and passed.
Ordinance No. 81, repeating the
pool hall license clause of the old
ordinance, failed to pass. The vote
stood 4 to 2 for passage. A ma
jority of the board is necessary to
pass an ordinance.
In compliance with various petit
tions the following new cement side
walks were ordered constructed:
Along both sides of Second street
from the east side of Willow avenue
to the west. side of River avenue,
an dalong both sides of Elder avenue
from the south side of Main street
to the south side of Second street,
and on both sides of Willow avenue
from the south side of Second street
to the south side of Main street, and
on the west side of Pittshurg ave-
nue. between Front street and Fourth
street; and along west end of lots
1, 2 and 8, block 72, klaus third ad-
dition, and along west end Of lot G.,
block 50, Klaus second addition;
also along south side block 6, and
lots and G.. block z, McGinnis ad-
dition.
The council passed a resolution
that whereas, w. W. Graves, tax
payer of Jamestown, had made state
ments to members of the council that
Lou Cadieux, city pump man, is get
ting horse feed and horse shoeing
from the city without paying for the
same, said w. w. Graves is request
ed to appear before the council at
the next regular meeting, July z, and
substantiate such statements or with
draw same; notice of the resolution
to be given Mr.. Graves.
Ordinance No. So, regulating the
city board of health and the city
scavenger, was given it's first reading
and discussion; the ordinance in
cludes the appointment of a city
scavenger.
Ed. Myers was appointed Getty fly
cop," by Mayor Blewett, at salary of
$50 per month, to spray the fly
breeding places with the sulphate of
iron solution recently received for
the purpose.