Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-05

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
CITY COMMISSIONERS, BIS.
MARCK, N. D., OCTOBER 2, 1916.
The Board of City Commissioners
met in regular session.
Present: Commissioners Battey,
Bertsch, Best, Kirk, President Lucas.
Minutes of meetings held the 25th
and 26th ult. were read and approved.
Report of City Weigher showing re.
ceipts for September OF $144.80 was
received and filed.
The report of Commissioner Best
recommending that street grade be
established on 18th Street from Front
Street to Indiana Street so that resi-.
dens can connect with city water to
be put in provided residents connect
ing will pay cost of extra excavation,
was read and adopted.
The report Of the City Attorney on
the complaint of F. w. Murphy against
nuisance OF bowling alley on Fourth
Street, was referred to Commissioner
Kirk. ,..7.,
The petition of Martin Bourgeois
and others for extension of lateral
sewer on Avenue d was referred to
the City Engineer
Recommendations for increase OF
salary of the Fire Chief to $500 per
annum and of the Weighmaster to ST.
200 per annum, were read and adopt.
ed. Commissioner Best moved that
the matter be put over the motion
not being put there being no second
er. %3 'E7s .''."
The auditor and treasurer were d.
rected to take the necessary steps
for retiring $500 of Street Crossings
Bonds and $1,000 of Fire Hall Bonds.
The recommendation of Commits.
sioner Battey that a small brick build
ing be erected for the Weighmaster
at rear of Auditorium at cost of
not to exceed $1,000 was adopted,
Commissioners Best, Bertsch and
Kirk being appointed a committee to
look after the matter.
The reports of the Chief of Police
for August and September were read
and referred to Commissioner Kirk.
A resolution was adopted consent.
ing on behalf of the city that Hanlon
& Okes make arrangements with
the North Dakota Independent Tele.
phone Company to place their wires
in conduits on Broadway from Second
to Seventh streets, on Third from
Main to Broadway, on Fifth from Main
to point $50 feet north of the north
line of broadway, on Seventh from
Main to Broadway, provided no delay
of more than nine days to the paw
ing work is caused. II s4s
Inspectors of election for November
general election were then made, as
follows:
First Ward-W. E. Sellens.
Second Ward-Geo A. WEIGH.
Third Observation-Disclosures.
Fourth Ward-J. schneider.
Fifth Ward--LouisEC arufel.
Sixth Ward-H. w. RichhOlt.
The matter of the open surface wa.
cussed and referred to Commissioners
Best, Battey and Bertsch. K
The following claims were allowed
and directed to be paid, funds per-
hitting: Z. L. Gedney, $6,628.03: C.
NJ Dahl, SIS; Geo. H. Dolan, $3O.7O;
Firemen, $175;y H. Clooten, S1l.25:
Russell Bryan, $3.50: Byrne4Allens-
worth Agency; IS; A. F. Mcdonald.
81; Street Work, $72.9S; C. w. HEM.
ler $3.50.
Contract for making connections
with sewers for lots not so connect
ed in the Original Plat was awarded
to Grambs & Peet.
Commissioner Best stated that Mr..
O. H. Will was unable to make dis
connections with sanitary sewer sys.
TEN for storm water owing to the
fact that the new storm water sewer
was not yet in place.
The offer of p G.. Remington Of ST.
100000 premium on $4,000 of Paving
District Number One Paving War.
rants, with accrued interest, was &C
cepted.
Mr.. H. R. Berndt and Mr.. B. E.
Jones were heard on the matter of
opening an alley in Block Is, N. P.
LIST Addition.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Attest: r. H. Thistlethwaite,
City Auditor.