The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY CoUN-
GIL, CITY OF BEM1DJ1, MINI,
JUNE 9Th, le14.-
Council met council room city hall at
3 o'clock = M. \ quorum being pres
ent meeting was called to order by vice
pres. MOberg.
Roll Call.
Upon roll call the following aldermen
were declared present: Moberg, Lahr,
Bailey. Smart, Bisar FOucault, Miller.
Absent, Dirty. Murphy.
Minutes.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills after being audi
ted We're on motion and second allowed:
Pay roll, month May. $l,l9l 80
Geo. W. Rhea, city treas, in
terest on $4,000 water bonds
to March LIST ..........:.. 1854 ~
Gf fersst Re on s s55ooo erean mise ,G
bonds to April list. 627 .21
Geo. w. Rhea. interest on war
rants retired LIST quarter 1000 22
Improvement Bulletin, printing
notice for bids ......... SO
Street, gang, labor on Nymore ,oo
Price & Son. first estimate on
100 ...............:... 1900 90
L. y.
ing contract May ....... 545 81
Nartield lIlec. Co, pumping
contract and light pump sta.
May ............. 10 81
Maurice Ryan, services asst.
TO city enGr .............. II 80
Maurice Ryan. services asst
to city enGr ............. - 10
r. w. SWinSOn. services city
PnSr. -................. y 90
Street gang, grading 18th st.
America and Bemidji Ave. etc 2O6 10
Fred l'etric. boarding paupers
chas. Nangle. ntlse poor " "a 90
MCIver 4 rLearN. burial pau
per ISelding ............. Il 90
WArheld t,lec CO.. currant lib
rary May ..........: ....., 4.14
NJ. F. Cunningham. repair work
McIver & O'Leary. furniture
tiremen's dOrmitOry ... 25 so
United Chemical Co. 10
gal. HygerSOpe =. ......... -. so
Booth e Sons. election blankS.. 800
NJ. f. Cunningham. repairs city
Woman's study club. rest room
maintenance May ..... 1000
Fred Titus, flag pole and set
VIM PICKLES. services spl. po-
VIM Pickles. scavenger work 200
Pioneer Pub Co.. printing and
St Hilaire Lbr. Co., lumber re-
pair rustic bridge .......... 1874 80
Bids.
The following bids for construction
of the superstructure of bridge No.
100 were now opened and read, being
US follows:
Price 4 Son. IS, 1874. 90
illinois steel Bridge CO. :...:: $4,000
Iowa Bridge Co. ............ 1882. 90
Goodman & Loitved ... 4.553.O
tiennepin Bridge Co. ....... 3.94S.00
On motion duly made and seconded
the bid of the Iowa Bridge Co. was de-
clareu accented.
Reports.
On Mr.. Spooner's letter suggesting d
settlement Of claims of property own
rrs 80 on 10 Miss. Aye. for approximately
81 ,OS5.0O. the street committee reported
that in their opinion no actual damage
"Xists and could not acknowledge nor
repted and placed on file.
Report of fir" committee on fire APP
.aratus. making 4 few changes in speci
1icatOnS for proposed motor truck, was
read and accepted.
Report of city engineer on condition
of wooden walk on west property line
Of lots Is and Il. block 10. first Adm.
vas read and accepted Street comm.
being instructed to. tear out the said
walk
Municipal court report for period end
ing May 9th. showing $3.50 paid city
treas. and for period ending June 9Th,
showing $500 paid city treas. We're
read and accepted
City clerks and city treas. quarterly
reports were read and ordered accepted
and filed.
Police report for month of May was
Report of street committee recon-
mending the extension of paving N.Y.
more road was read and ordered filed.
Report of city engr. showing estimate
lost of extending the Nymore paving
Il distance of 400 feet at $4,000, was
read and referred to the street commit
tee and city attorney, they to take the
matter up with the village of Nymore
is to their proportion Of such expenses.
Board of Review.
The following aldermen We're ap
pointed to act on the board of review
:" meet June 22nd: Bailey, Risiar, Mil
Ter and Lahr.
July committee, the said committee was
granted the street privileges on that
date.
\ Mr.. Kayser spoke on the installa-
lion of a fire box alarm system. the
same being referred to the fire commit
tee.
Aldermen Miller and Lahr We're APP
pointed committee to meet with
committee from the Commercial club in
the matter of raising the necessary
funds from the property owners and
business men. for the installation of
ornamental street lighting.
City clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for one combination hose
and chemical motor truck, said bids to
he opened July 9Th. 1914.
c. E. Battles was granted use of one
third of Beltrami Ave. in front of his
store. for storing material, etc, dur
ing the construction of his new build
ing, He to furnish a. an indemnity bond
in the sum of $4,000.
No further business appearing it was
moved we adjourn. Adjourned.
Approved, .-.-
Attest: JOHN MOBERG.
City Clerk