Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-07-17
Street Commits
sioner Confirmed
City Council Had Stormy Session
Mayor Refuses to Entertain
Motion to Adjourn Until Ap.
pointment of Street Commis-
sioner Is Con6rmed-J. j.
Creiner Named.


sioner is Confrmed-J. J.
Greiner Named.
An adjourned meeting of the
city council was held last Mon
day evening at the city hall and
a large crowd of citizens were
present to witness the proceed
ings.
Mayor Brinton and all the al
dermen were present. Permis-
sion was granted to construct a
plank sidewalk on the north side
between Linger's implement
house and the Goodridge-Call
lumber Office. and permit was
also granted to Geo. M. Stock
we'll allowing him to construct
an addition to his machine shop
on Blanche street.
1t was moved and carried that
the mayor appoint committee
of two to investigate cases of
poor and needy within the city
limits, and MIR. Linger and Mr..
Mathison were appointed.
Some bills were passed upon
and a heated discussion took
| place over some others which
were presented for street work
that had not been ordered by the
council or mayor.
The waterworks committee re-
ported that the city we'll south OF
the First National Bank had been
tested and maintained a flow OF
l3 gallons per minute, but NO
action was taken by the council
regarding the we'll situation.
The mayor again asked 70,
the confirmation of the appoint
ments of S. A. Smith and Jane;
A. Haigh, as chief of police anc
city auditor, respectively. Linge,
moved to confirm S. A. Smith
and the solid FIVE" stood stead
fast and the motion lost for H.
want of second.
MIR. Jepson then moved to re
ject James A. Haigh and the
solid five" again voted solidly
together against the confirmation
MIR. Linger voting to confirm
The mayor then asked the coun
Gil to let the record show actor
on the bond offered by Mr.
Haigh representing 81 200, ane
Mr.. Jepson promptly moved thai
the bond be rejected and aga;,
the solid five voted solidly
for the rejection, Mr.. Linger vot
ing to accept the bond.
! The mayor then offered the
appointment of S, A. Smith a:
street commissioner and Mr.
Linger Immediately made a mo.
ton to confirm the appointment
but the motion lost for the wan1
of second, the solid FIVE
again standing "solidly" togeth.
er.
Mr.. Jepson then made mo.
ton to adjourn, but the mayor
refused to entertain such a mo.
ton until a street commissions,
had been appointed and con.
6rmed, stating that the condition
of the streets and alleys were q
danger to the public health. and
that the services of street com.
missioner were absolutely neces.
sary and that no motion to ad.
journ would be entertained until
one was selected-if the meeting
had to continue all night.
The mayor wished to have the
office of chief of police and
street commissioner held by the
same person as a matter of econ.
omy, but inasmuch as they re.
fused to confirm or recognize a
chief of police, the mayor offer.
ed the name of W. J. Patrick.
Mr.. Jepson amused the crowd by
moving to reject the appointment
for the reason, using his own
language, that "Mr. Patrick once
upon a time plowed a furrow
down through the alley and
threw the dirt both ways" Mr..
Mark Lowell seconded the mo.
ton and the whole solid FIVE
voted that blowing a furrow
down through the center of the
alley and throwing the dirt both
ways" was not just the prope,
thing, and the appointment was
rejected. Mr.. Linger. however,
voting to confirm.
The mayor then stated, that in
as much as they didn't like the
idea of Mr.. Patrick throwing
dirt both ways he would with
draw his name and offered the
name of ]. ]. Greiner. Mr.. Low
ell strenuously objected and de-
clared the mayor was naming
men who would not accept and
:..;.4.d that Mr. Creiner be call.