The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25
Notice to Water Consumers.
Will flush shydrants Sunday morn
ng. Look out for dirty water,
GEORGE KIRK.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.
CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINI.

IPAOCEEDlNGS OF CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF BEMIDJI, MIMI.
March 9th, 1916.
Council! met at 8 o'clock pm. A
called to order by President Lycan.
Roll Call.
men were declared .present=Moberg,
Lair, Bailey, Smart, Foucault, Phillippi,
Miller, Erwin, Lycan.
Minutes.
Minutes! of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
Bills.
The following bills after being audit
Geo. G. Berglund, merchandise
Fred tefiuer, wood for ' poor 49,: S:ie
MINI esota Electric Light and
Power Co; general lighting rro
Minmesota Electric Light and ''SS4
Power Co., current for library,
Minnesota o Electric Light and 900
Power Co., pumping contract
and light for pump station.
W. ?. Foley, hire Of f1re team,
Bemidj i senti mel Official publica- '''O0
:woman's Study Club, rest room room 1910
maintenance, February ....... 1000
VIM. Hazen, meal tickets, pauper
~ Vice President. '''O
Upon motion duly made and seconded,
Alderman MOberg was declared elected
as vice president of the council for
the ensuing year.
Appointments and ApplicatiOns.
Mayor Vandersluis made his address
| to the council, and named the following
as the police force: Frank Rippel, chief
Of police; and Roy w. Cross, John
Zacharias and Ben Lundgren as patrol
men.
Said appointments were duly con-
firmed on motion and second.
appointment as city engineer and street
Commissioners, said appointment being
made by exclamation.
P. j: Russell made application for
appointment as city attorney, said ap-
pointment being made by acclamation.
Geo. Kirk made application for ap-
pointment as clerk Of water board, said
appointment being made by acclama-
Applications for appointment as scav-
enger were made by Joe Hahn, VIM:
Hahn and four fol. Peckels. Mr.. Hahn
was declared appointed.
Applications for appointment as
made by Roy Titus, W; A.. Gaines and
Garry Brennan. Secret ballot showed
the following results: Gaines, 9 votes;
Mr.. Gaines and Brennan were declared
appointed
President Lycan announced the
standing committees the same as last
year.
Resolution designated as No. SO was
offered by Alderman Smart who
Resolved, that there be appropriated
out of the proper fund not otherwise
appropriated, the sum Of 5000 as a
20 Sec aS GS s "a The e City
Charter.
The foregoing resolution having been
Vas put upon IT'S passage and The
call Of ayes and nays was duly carried
by the following vote: -Ayes-Moberg,
Lair Lair, Smart. Bailey. Phillippi' Eoucault,
Approved, March II, 1915:
G. W. Vandersluis,
Attest: Geo. Stein, city Clerk.
Miscellaneous.
lar meeting Of the city council was
held two weeks # from IN
held every second Monday following,
during the ensuing year:
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
take of city pappers, the burial Of city
health officer, and for the official city
On motion ana second the banks OF
the city we're named az repositories
preference to be given to the bank
off ring the best inducement for inter-
est on moneys, subject to the approval
of the city council.
Bonds were designated as. follows
For city treasurer, $4,000; city clerk
$4,000; clerk of water board, $4,000: city
engineer and street commissioner
$1,000, and scavenger, $500.
Report of chief Of police was read
and ordered filed.
No further business appearing it was
moved, we adjourn.
Adjourned.
Approved,
| F. s. LYCAN,
President
| Attest:
GEO. STEIN,