The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-06
To Advertise For Bids on Certain
Uptown Blocks, Including Bel
. trami Avenue.
IVES WRIGHT GETS GRADING JOB
Six Merchants Secure License to Sell
Cigarettes During the Next
Two Years.

I Little bushes Of Importance was
transacted at the meeting of the city
council last night, though the reading
of the gas franchise occupied over
thirty minutes of the time. Two sa-
!: loon licenses were brought before the
council, that of Larkin and Dale for
renewal and that of Ole Anderson for
transfer from his present location
near the Union depot to the Lake
shore hotel building. Both were
granted. ~5 T.. j. .:.-... -. -
1t was suggested that City Attor-
ney P. j. Russell draw an ordinance
which provides that any habitual
drunkard who had been placed on the
black list applied for drink of intox-
icating liquor in saloon, be guilty
! of misdemeanor and dealt with ac-
cordinyly. :~~.-.-..
! The attention of the council was
called to the case of James BERLIN
who was recently injured while tres
passing on the property of the M. & I.
railway and who has been cared for
until April 29th by that company, but
who is still in serious condition and
unable to leave the hospital. The
matter was turned over to the poor
committee to Investigate.
Paving bids will be advertised for
as the necessity of paving Beltrami
avenue up to Seevnth street was
brought before the council. Fourth
street between Beltrami and Bemidji
and Bemidji between Third and
Fourth will also be paved. Super1n-
tendent R. l.. Knaeble of the north
ern division of the Great Northern
railway addressed the council and
stated that the company would build
walk of some kind near the new de-
pot and other Improvements would be
made including the removal of the
old depot.
Bids were opened for the grading
of Mississippi avenue and the follow
ing bids were received, the prices
quoted were for the cubic yard:
Yves Wright ........ .zSA Gus
Joe McTaggart ~ Gus
H. c. Seado ............ 20 II Gus
Conrad LaJambe ........ 80 Gus
Yves Wright being the lowest bid
der was given the job.
The following asked for licenses to
sell cigaretts during the next two
years. Harlie Hanson, George Tan
ner, L. Abercrombie, J. P. Omich, J.
Peterson, ,Jr., and Edward F. Netzer.
All were granted the license at fee
|iof twenty-five dollars for the two
wears. All fines resulting from the
arrests of any parties disregarding the
law regulating the sale of cigarettes
will be added to the school fund.
Alderman Smart moved that the
city hall corridor should be repa1nted
and kalsomined and also the ire
mems quarters which have not been
decorated for three years. More
chairs for the councilmen were ord
cred as there are two aldermen who
are forced to sit in straight back
chairs at every meeting. Smart also
moved that the council grant wv. G.
Campbell the use Of the council room
for next Friday night. A meeting OF
newly organized Minnesota avenue
Improvement club Of which Mr.. Camp
hell ia one of the officers will be held
| in the council room on that date.
The gas committee was granted two
more weeks to investigate the gas pro-
lposition and read over the franchise
with q. E. Collins who failed to show
lup at the meetings of the committee
last week. City Attorney Russell read
the franchise but this was not consid-
cred as the first reading, but OILY for
Eedncational purposes. Mr.. Russell
lpointed out many unsatisfactory
points in the franchise, and It is pos
sible that satisfactory change can
be made with Mr.. Collins II he attends
! IL.