Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-11
PROCEEDINGS az THE BOARD Or
...ClTY COMMISSIONERS, BIS.
>.aMARCk, NJ, b., FEBRUARY 8,

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1915. -....
The board met in regular session.
5 Present: Commissioners Eattey
(presiding), Bertsch, Patterson .
Minutes of preceding meetings read
and approved. .yU w .
SPECIAL assessments were approved
for construction of sewers on Eighth
street from Avenue C to the Boule.
ward, on First street from Ave. B. to
Ave. c., etc., and for curbing on
Fourth street from Ave. d to Ave. g
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ing to object to such approval.
At request of Attorney C. L. YOUNG,
the claim Of the city against the
Hughes Electric company for 1921. sc
was referred to the city attorney on
the question of the 'tcompany's liaf5ii-
ity. ,Lfr,
The report Of the city fweigher,
showing receipts ofthe city scales TO;
the month OF January to have been
$2o2.7O was accepted and filed, ~
The opilion of the city attorney on
the petition for a lowering of the
charge made for weighing on the city
scales was read and the auditor d.
rected to ascertain the charges made
in other cities Of the state and ic
prepare a report Of the receipts and
expenditures or account of the city
scales fer the year Of 1914. -
Tho rerort of the city attorney rec.
ormending that the claim of Mary 10.
Eye FOR $500 damages alleged to have
been done to lots 7, s., 8, 10 and II of
Block 50, o. P, by reason of street
grading, be disallowed, was read anc
the report adopted on roll cal, tht
city auditor being directed to notify
Mr.. S. M. Pye. Agent, of the urpor
of said report and also to notify the
special assessment commission of the
same. %sat Et. : +? 8,
The reports Of tile city engineer
and The members of the commission
who visited Valley City on the gas
plant in that city were read. Also.
the offer Of Mr.. Frank E.. Ployhar to
use cast iron pipe in the construction
OF the gas plant in this city should the
franchise loe granted to him, and fur
Their, to install Ignite, coal gas as soo3
as its reduction should be established
as a commercial success. @ 4 la.
The matter of reading the proposed
gas franchise was then discussed,
Commissioner IBertsch believed tina.
the ordinance granting same should
be read the first time. but that it
should not be passed finally until a
full board was present. . ~ 1.%
Commissioner Hi1ckley expressed
himself as favoring the installation Of
a gas plant. believing it to be in the
interests Of the people. but though;
it would be a good plan tc call
a meeting of the business men and
taxpayers Of the city and discuss so
important a matter. with them. Il
was then moved by Commissioner
Bertsch and seconded by Commissiol.
or 'Hinckley that the ordinance ibe
read the first time, all present voting
aye on roll call. The ordinance was
read the first time az length, the
title being as fellows: AN ordinance
granting certain privileges to Frank
p. Ployhar, his heirs and assigns, in
relation to the use of the streets, a.
leys and public places in" the city OF
Bismarck, North Dakota, for the cou-
.struction and operation of a plant to
supply said city and its inhabitants
with gas" "
Commissioner Battey filed with the
city auditor a ccDy CT a proEcsed ord:-
lance prohibiting any INJURY to. or
:ampering with water or gas mains,'
etc, to be introduced in the event of
he gas franchise being PASSED. Com
nissiorcr Pattey reported tat he hat
'eceived offers for fire insurance on
he Auditorium as follows:
Murphy ms. Agency, $2S,OCo on