Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
CITY COMMISSIONERS
April II, 1916

The board of city commissioners
met in regular session. Present, Com
miSsiOners Bartsch, Best, Kirk (later)
and President Lucas.
Minutes of meeting held the 10th
inst. were read and approved after
correction.
Commissioner Kirk took his seat.
A recess was taken to consider
street crossings bids. Upon resump-
ton of business, Commissioner Best
recommended that street lights be in
stalled at the intersection Of Twelfth
and Bowen streets and Avenue and
Eleventh street. The said lights were
ordered to be installed.
The committee appointed to consid-
err bids for street crossings recon-
mended that the bid of Andrew Per-
son be accepted and that checks of
unsuccessful bidders be returned to
them and that the city attorney be in
structed to prepare the necessary
contract and bonds. The report was
adopted. The bill Of the Bismarck
hospital for care of w. T. Crashley
was referred to the City attorney for
his opinion as to the validity OF the
claim.
Bids for sidewalk construction for
! 1916 were opened and read as fol-
lows: Cement walk in place per So.
foot, M. P. Moore 13 cents, j. o. Var
ney IL cents; earth excavation per
Gu. yd., NJ. P. Moore 25 cents; J. O.
Varney 80 cents; earth filling per Gu.
yd., NJ. p. Moore 80 cents; j. o. Var
ney % cents; relaying tile walk, per
So. yd., M. T. Moore 40 cents; J. O.
Varney 80 cents A recess was taken
to consider the bids and on resump-
ton of business the report and recon-.
mendation of the committee, Commits
sioners Best, Bertsch and Kirk, that
the bid of j. o. Varney be accepted,
was adopted and the city attorney di-
rected to draw up the proper contract
| and bond, and checks directed to be
returned to unsuccessful bidders.
Commissioner Best stated that he
desired to be placed on record as be-
ing in favor of construction of per-
manent crossings and that no more
sidewalks be laid unless permanent
crossing is also built connecting walk
with other continuous walks and
| crossings.
Commissioner Best moved that the
report of the milk inspector for
March and all other reports that had
not been previously printed, be print
ed.
Commissioner Kirk offered as a
substitute motion that the report for
March only be printed. Commission
er Best withdrew his motion and sec
onded the motion Of Commissioner
| Kirk. '
The matter was discussed and Com
missioner Kirk withdrew his motion
on the understanding that instruc.
tons be given by the milk inspector
| to all parties selling milk in the city
that they would be required to fur
nish satisfactory milk to the citizens
of Bismarck or their licenses to sell
would be withdrawn and report OF
the milk inspector printed showing
bacterial count of their product.
The matter of auto speeding in the
city was discussed, Commissioner
Kirk stating that the conditions COM
planned of would be remedied.
Mr.. A. Hills:rand appeared before
the board and asked that city water
be furnished in the block on Twelfth
street where he lived. Commissioner
Bertsch stated that he would take up
the matter at once with the Water Co..
The following claims were directed
to be paid, funds permitting: Jessie
Champagne $500, G. G. Wachter, Gdn.
$500, r. P. Logan $1.30, Helen Len
blad $1,000, street work $9S.76, Brown
& Geiermann $1,000.
The following persons were chosen
as jurors to represent the city on the
requisition of the county auditor for
33 names: E. A. Hughes, F. Jasco-
viack, John Pollock, Geo. Will, J. G.
Winslow, Frayne Baker. G. Dorley, n.
A. Freeborg. Lewis Larson, T. Amund-
son, w. Laist, Ben Benson. A. C.
Hinckley, w. L. Gross, Nick Yokum,
G. T. Wynkoop, L. Carufel, c. H
Crockard, w. Cook, A. P. Lenhart,
l. w. Griffin, John Homan, w. F.
Gushing, Pat Casey, E. H. Howell, H.
Engen. Cecil Burton, H. T. Murphy,
b. E. Jones, C. Kupitz, G. G. Beithon,
J. P. Jackson.
On motion the board adjourned.
Attest: X. H. THISTLETHWAITE,
City Auditor.