The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-11-14
City Council Postpones i
Appointment Of Alderman>
To Fill First Ward Vacancy

me city COUNCIL Ut regular meet
ing last night postponed the appoint
ment of an alderman in the first ward
until the ward lines of the city have
been re-established.
An ordinance providing for the
ward lines in the city was presented
at the meeting and given its first
reading.
A petition was presented, signed
by 9S prominent voters OF the First
ward. for the appointment OF A. NJ.
Bagley as alderman OF the ward to
to the Third ward.
Alderman Lahr submitted mo-
tion that Mr.. Bagley be appointed to
the office as requested by the resi-
dents Of the first ward. His motion
was seconded by Alderman Philippi.
Alderman Smart made a motion
that former Alderman T. s. Erwin,
who has moved from the Fourth ward
to the First ward, be appointed as
alderman of the First ward. His mo-
ton was seconded by Alderman Mil
Ter.
Alderman Bailey amended the two
motions with a motion to postpone
the appointment Of the alderman un-
til the ward lines have been estab
lished. The motion was carried,
Smart, Bailey and Miller voting aye
and Lahr and Philippi opposing the
motion.
Provides for Wards.
Ordinance 81, which was given its
fN Gvo
in the city. The boundaries OF wards
three and four are changed and the
fifth ward Is established.
The ordinance provides as follows:
THIRD WARD shall comprise all of
Sections 5-6-7 and all that part Of
Sec. that lies north of the center
Of Fourth street and the center of
the Fourth street highway, all in
township 146. range 33.
FOURTH WARD shall comprise all
of Sections 16-17-1S 8 and that part Of
Sections SO that lie south Of the
center OF Fourth street and the CEN
ter OF the Fourth street highway and
all that part OF Sec. 5 that lies west
OF line drawn north and south
through the center Of G avenue (in
what was known as Nymore) ex
tending from the shore Of Lake Be-
midji to the south boundary on the
city in Sec. %. all in township 146.
range 33.
FIFTH WARD shall comprise all
that part OF Sections 1922 that lie
east of a straight line drawn north
and south through the center Of G
avenue from the shore Of Lake Be-
midji to the south boundary Of the
city in Sec. % and all OF Sections l.
I'll and u, all in township LAG,
range 33.
Nymore in Two Wards.
Under the new ward system Ny
more will be part of two wards. the
entire Fifth ward and a part Of the
Fourth ward Four aldermen will
have to be appointed, two from the
Fifth ward and one from the Fourth
ward, to succeed Alderman Erwin who
has moved to the First ward, and one
for the first ward.
The meeting OF the council lasted
until late hour, the Mississippi in
let bridge discussion taking up a
large share of the time.
The council approved bill OF the
Illinois Steel Bridge company for ST.
941. .16 for supplies and work on the
bridge. The original bill of the
bridge company was somewhat larger
but several items were opposed by
City Engineer SwinsOn.
John Zelch, representing the bridge
company. attended the council meet
ing and stated that there was some
what Of controversy between his
company and City Engineer Swinson.
He stated that the engineer who de-
signed the bridge had made several
errors and that his company desired
to change certain portions of the
| plans, also that a lesser weight of
steel would be satisfactory and in
some cases fewer piling would be sat
isfactOry.
Engineer Swinson opposed the
making of any changes in the con-
tract or specifications of the bridge.
He stated that the company had taken
the contrast and that no changes
were necessary.
Just because lesser weight may