The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-25
Believed to Have Bearing on Ordin-
ance introduced Last Night to
Raise License Fee to 81, 500.
MURPHY APPOINTS COMMITTEES
Names Member to Act For Coming
Year-Building Line May
Be Limited.

years, the Bemidji city council went
into executive session last night
after the regular meeting had been
adjourned. With the exception Of
City Attorney Russell, every person
not member of the council was ask
ed to leave the room. Mayor McCuaig
and City Clerk Stein were ousted with
the others.
The exact import of the secret ses-
sion could not be learned from the
members Of the council this morning
but it is generally believed to have
been over the higher license ordin-
ance introduced last night by r. F.
Murphy, alderman-at-large.
Mr.. Murphy last night introduced
an ordinance which, if passed, will
raise the liquor license fee in Bemidji
from $500 to $500. The ordinance
was drawn up by Mr.. Russell and was
given it's first reading last night by
City Clerk Stein. Amendments and
discussions will probably be heard at
the next meeting of the council
Mr. Murphy called upon Mayor
McCuaig for statement as to his
opinion Of the ordinance but the
mayor refused to say anything at this
time. Whether or not the ordinance
will pass is considered question: On
the street this morning different ex-
pressions of opinion were heard.
Some believed that the ordinance had
been introduced by agreement be-
tween members of the council and
that it would be passed unanimously.
Others believed that the council
has been impressed with the feeling
which the granting of the Tibbets''
license has aroused in Bemidji and
that this is an effort to follow public
opinion and cut the number of sa-
looms by making the price prohibitive.
With the exception of Mr.. Murphy,
the councilmen interviewed this
morning refused to express them
selves on the ordinance.
President Murphy last night ap-
pointed the following standing COM
mittees for the year:
Finance-Murphy, MOberg, Klein.
Audit-Smart, Klein, Crippen.
Water and ight-Klein, Miller,
Bisiar.
Streets and walks-Smart, Moberg,
Crippen.
Sewers-Bisiar, Miller, Hannah. .
Crippen, Moberg, and
Smart.
Fire-Miller, Crippen, Klein.
Parks-Moberg, Hannah, Smart.
Printing-Bailey, Klein, Miller.
Salaries-Smart, Bailey, Bisiar.
Health-Bisiar, Hannah, Klein.
Poor-Bailey, Bisiar, Miller
Purchasing-Murphy, Moberg, and
Klein.
License-Smart, Bailey, Klein.
1t was voted that the city advertise
for bids for a seven by nine vault to
be constructed under the stairs Of the
city hall. Bills totaling $50 were
passed. A transfer of license from
Naish McKinnon to John NJ. Anderson
provoked a little discussion but was
finally granted The license runs un-
til next July.
~, Loitved and Goodman were the
only bidders for city cement work fol
the coming year and were given the
contract. The price is slightly high
or than last year. Sidewalks will
cost nine and one-half cents per foot
curbs thirty cents per lineal foot,
and street and alley crossings fifteen
cents per square foot.
An ordinance providing that all
buildings erected on streets north OF
Sixth shall not be closer than sixteen
. feet. to the property line was given
it's first reading. Alderman Bailey
wished to amend it to read twelve
feet but was called out Of order and
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