Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-01-08

.D-@'.'s~ee0.s
by Alderman Mathison that the
resignation of S. A. Smith as
chief of police be accepted Mo- =
ton lost, Linger voting aye and =
Mathison. kastien and Jepson
voting no.
y
The Chronicle will give a year
subscription to anyone who will now
correctly inform the public as to
whether or not S. A. Smith is city
police officer. You will say he is not
of course. but before going further
listen.
The city council-the city dads
the official aldermen-in regular ses-
sion last Monday night refused to ac-
cept the resignation of s. A. Smith as
chief of police
They had refused to confirm Mr..
Smith as chief of police.
They had refused to approve of his
appointment az special policeman.
They have refused to pay his salary
or give him any compensation. And
now they refuse to accept his resisna-
ton.
And they refuse to confirm the ap-
pointment of another man in his
place.
They are .till voting. no. nc"
no, mo" no.
Last Monday night Mr.. Smith filed
with the city auditor a written resis-
nation as chief of police" in which
he thanked the aldermen for their
moral and financial assistance during
his term of Office. Mr.. Hudson. the
auditor. read the resignation. and AL
derman Linger Immediately moved
that the resignation of S. A. Smith
as chief of police be accepted" Al
derman Mathison seconded the motion
and when the mayor called for vote
Mr. Linger voted AYE" and Kastien,
Mathison and Jepson. the other three
aldermen present voted no
The mayor looked puzzled, run his
fingers through his hair and then an
nounced:
Motion lost. S. A. Smith i. still the
acting chief of police
A silence followed, then everybody
laughed and the mayor declared the
joke was on the NOS"
MIR. Smith, however, thinks it no
joke. He says he has already quail
fed as sheriff and under the law he
can't hold both Offices. He seems to
think the councilmen are now trying
to complicate matters-and prevent
him from legally qualifying as sheriff.
He says he regrets being compelled to
withdraw his services from the city
against the aldermen wishes but
must do so on account of his pledge
to Golden Valley people to act as
sheriff.
The resignation of J. J., Creiner az
street commissioner was accepted, Mr..
Creiner having left the city for the
winter. The mayor then appointed
Mr.. Patrick. whose appointment as
chief of police had been laid on the
table at previous meeting. as street
commissioner also and asked for a
vote on both appointments Linger
moved to confirm but the motion lost
for want of second and the other
alderman didn't go on record.
The city attorney was instructed to
draft an ordinance creating the Office
of superintendent of waterworks'
and the matter of the salary of c. r.
Johnson for pumping water was taken
up. Mr.. Johnson was called before
the board and he offered to settle his
salary in full to January 1. including
three month for $500 which wa. ac-
cepted by a motion made and carried.
His claim az fled called for about
5000. He also agreed to run the
station for SIPS per month during
such time night work was required and
to accept SIS per month whenever
the pumping hours should fall below
ID per day. which is expected as soon
as the second we'll is put in running
order.
The bill of M. ]. Moran for a con-
tinuous salary as street commissioner
for April ~ to July 6 was again pre-
sented. again protested by the mayor
and referred to the finance committee.
The bill for the purchase of 1000
feet of hose by Bob Fuller from job
bing concern at 90c per foot was also
protested by the mayor on the ground
that the bill was excessive and that
Mr.. Fuller had had an opportunity to
purchase direct from the Goodrich
company. the manufacturers, an
equally good hose. guaranteed by the
Goodrich company and approved by