Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-12-10
DECEMBER SESSION
OF CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings Of Council at
Meeting Monday Night

At the regular meeting of the city
council held at the city hall Monday
evening every member was persent.
Mayor Kelley presided, with Alder
man Keohn, Ringuette, O'Brien, Noel,
L'Moore, Henderson, Hall and Movius
in their chairs, also City Auditor
Wallace, City Attorney Seller and the
others of the official family. The en-
tire session, devoid of unusual Incl
dents, was devoted to the transaction
of the monthly business, auditing ac-
counts, discussion of and suggestions
regarding matters of city interest.
Sewer and Water Contractor Por-
ritt of Fargo, having completed the
1914 extensions with the exception
of leveling off the streets, City En-
gineer Hanson presented an estimate
of the work done. The council au-
thorized the payment of warrants for
the sewer and water extensions, the
sewer amounting to $8,802.63 and
the water $5,714.48. From each of
the warrants $3.50, or total of $500,
will be held out until the filling back
and leveling off of the streets is COM
pleted by the contractor to the sat
isfaction of the city. The city en-
gineer also presented a statement of
services rendered in this work: wa
ter, $685.; sewer, $57.96, which
was O. KID by the council.
Mayor Kelley presented a COM
munication to the council disapprov-
ing of the proposition to consolidate
the offices of the city engineer and
water commissioner, and the matter
was tabled.
An estimate of the cost of taking up
and relaying the suction pipes from
the city wells to the pumps was given
by Contractor Porritt at $500 if done
by the city. and $3.50 if done by con-
tract. It is believed that these sue
ton pipes are leaking and that
large amount of air is being pumped
through the meters. The council de-
cided to take up one line between
two pumps to determine the extent OF
the leak.
The purchase of certain needed
tools for the water commissioner in
cluding die stock. pipe cutter,
wrenches, etc., was authorized.
George Kurtz appeared before the
council suggesting that the few pic
mic tables and benches needed in the
city parks could be made economical
Ivy by a carpenter during the winter
months and Mr.. Kurtz was requested
to bring in an estimate of such cost
at the next meeting.
The council authorized the pay
ment of the amount due for the build
ings, etc., purchased Of the James,
town Fair association, at the fair
grounds, in accordance with the
transaction last summer; the balance
due ON the note by which the city ac-
uuired this valuable property is $1,-
|45O.49.
! Alderman VIM. Noel, chairman OF
the pauper committee, reported the
appeals for charity and expenses for
the past month, and George Crook
husband of Mrs. Crook, a city charge,
appeared before the council asking
that proper medical attention be CIV
en- Mrs. Crook. This appeal brought
about considerable discussion regard
ing the duties of the county physician
in these cases, resulting in the In
PRODUCTION and passage of the follow
ing resolution:
| Resolution
Introduced by Mr.. L'Moore, Dec. T.,
1914.
Be it Resolved by the City Coun-
I'll of the City of jamestown, to-wlt:
That whereas it appears that Mrs.
ceoree Crook is in need of the atten-
ton and service of physician anu 10
unable to pay for same;
And whereas the city does not
have any city physician whose duty 1t
ia to care for such cases;
And whereas, it appears that this Is
a proper case for the county physi-
clan. who gets 5000 per annum Tor
caring for county cases;
And whereas, similar cases requlr-
ling the services of the county physi-
clan frequently come up before this
council, and there does not appear
| to be a very good understanding as
to the duty Of the county physician;
Now be it resolved that the county
commissioners be requested to In
struct the county physician to render