Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
CITY COMMISSIONERS, AUGUST
3 AND 10, 1916.

81 '%"'~'.' ga '" August 3, 1916.
The Board of City Commissioners
met in adjourned session.
Present: Commissioners Battey,
Bertsch and Kirk, Commissioner Bat
tey presiding.
Minutes Of meeting held the 31st
day of July were read and approved.
On motion of Commissioner Bertsch
the City Engineer was directed to in
clude sheet asphalting in the plans
and specifications for construction of
paving on certain streets Of the city.
The City Engineer filed plans, spec
ifications and estimate of cost for
paving in Paving Districts Nos. One
and Two, and resolutions accepting
the same and declaring the work nee
It., essary to be done and directing the
Auditor to advertise for bids were
duly adopted.
An ordinance entitled, can ordi-
nance to provide for the management,
government and regulation of tran
sients in the City of Bismarck, North
Dakota" was introduced by Police
F., Commissioner Kirk and read the first
time.
On motion the Board adjourned.
August 10, 1916.
The Board of City Commissioners
met in adjourned regular session.
Present: Commissioners Battey,
Bertsch and Kirk, Commissioner Bat
tey presiding.
A resolution upon the death of the
first Mayor of the City, the Hon. John
| A. Mclean, and recognizing the serv-
ices rendered to the city by the de-
ceased, was introduced by Commits
sioner Battey and adopted, and direct
| ed to be published in the official pa
per and spread at length upon the
minutes of the Proceedings of the
Board. "H..t
4 resolution fixing the compensa-
ton Of the City Engineer for prepar-
ing plans, specifications and estimate
of cost for storm sewers and paving
proposed to be done, at 4 per cent of
the actual completed cost, including
in said per cent cost of proper SUI
pervision and cost of employing a
consulting engineer, was introduced
by Commissioner Battey and adopted
on roll call.
The following ordinances were read
the second time and passed Oh roll
call, all present voting Aye:
IAN ordinance to prescribe the ter.
ritory within which hay must not be
piled or stacked, with view to better
fire protection for the City of Bis.
marck, North Dakota"
can ordinance to prevent telephone
telegraph, electric light, street rail
way and other wires from being plac
ed overhead or over the streets of
the City Of Bismarck, North Dakota"
Reports of the Milk Inspector for
the months of June and July for milk
and for May, June and July Cor water
were read and filed on motion Of Com
missioner Bertsch. ...
The following bills We're ordered to
be paid, funds permitting: S. f. Reg
lister $3.50, Western Union Tel. Co.
1925, Chas. Fisher 81, Wachter DR..
and TT. Co. $3.50, s7O25 and~S7.50;
Street Work $10S, H. Clonten $1.115,
McConkey Co. SO, Christine Robidou
SIS, Frank Cabel $12, Ca-narine Boyle
SO, st. Mary's School $2S, ST. Alexius
Hospital SIG, John McCroric & Son
SIS, North Oak. Ind. Tel. Co. $1210,
Hughes Ell. Co. s4S3 80, Matt Clooten
SOL, Otto Dirlam $43.S0, Geo. Robi-
dou So, Geo. H. Dolan S23.25, Whitman
D. and T. Co. $1.25, Webb Bros. 353
H. A. Thompson was authorized to
erect the drinking fountains previ-
ously donated to the city by the U. =.
T. and Ells' lodges.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Attest:
R. H. THISTLETHWA1TE,
City Auditor.
Today and all this week, spells spe-