The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-19
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR

to erect suitable posts on the streets,
avenues and sidewalks in the City Of Of
the AUDITING property and the property
directly benefited which said proposed
amendment is on file in the office of the
City Clerk;
Now therefore, pursuant to the auth
ority in me vested by Sec. Z Of Chap.
3 Of the Charter Of the City of Bemtdj1.
for the purpose of voting on said pro
posed amendment to3be held in the differ
ent wards in said city on Monday, the
10Th day Of June, 1916, pursuant to the
Bemidji and the laws Of the State Of
Minnesota. - + 80 H. -
Given at the City of Bemidji and dated
this 18th c dfZ Of wv N.Y. VZAa ag5S1;
A' sEo: STEIN, ~'c H..
City Clerk.
Amendment No. to the Charter Of City
The Board Of Freeholders of the City
OF Bemidji, Beltrami County, Mime.
sofa, duly appointed by the district
court pursuant to the provisions Of Sec
ton SO, Article Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Minnesota and Sections
n as.s f e seeelon
1850 g., s. Minnesota, 1913; the following
as an amendment to the City Charter of
the hGity of 9Bemidji, to, he known as
''1< 80 Amendment. No. I.
The City Council of the City of Be
midi is hereby authorized and empoW-
cred to provide for and to- construct
the said city, or on any portion Of either,
g. system Of electric. lighting, which may
be and T "
viding artificial light by electricity, and
to that end may construct at such points
and places on such streets and avenues
;k1H nj oil
necessary poles, posts, lamps, globes,
wires, -conduits,r cables, tubing, switches,
sockets, rosettes, receptacles, and all
necessary or proper appliances or para,
phernalia connected herewith, and all
such improvements are hereby declared
to be local improvements; of special
benefit to the abutting property; the ex-
pense thereof defrayable by local as
sessment; and the frontage rule prac-
ticable and a reasonably accurate method
Of apportioning such benefits.
me expense OF co instruct Inc I'M M
cfargeable to the lots or parcels OF land
AUDITING upon such street or avenue in
proportion to the frontage Of such lots
Sr parcels Of land on such street or av-
enue without regard to the value there
Of; and the assessment therefor shall be
made and collected substantially as pro-
vided in the case of other local improve
nents; but in no instance shall the spe-
cial assessment exceed the amount of
the special benefit derived: and pro-
VlOeO, LndI Tie C1Cy COuuCl1 Inlay, Ill us
discretion, where such lots to be charged
are corner lots and are adjacent to the
avenues and streets, and where the
frontage exceeds twenty-five (25) feet
the amount specially assessed for any
such improvement to said corner lot and
the lots adjacent to the middle of the
block upon which they are located, said
apportionment to be made so that the
corner lot or the lot abutting the street
or avenue so improved, or along which
said Improvement is located, to pay not not
total amount so levied, and the balance
to be divided between the remaining lots
liable to assessment. as aforesaid, as
it may deem just and equita BILE.
If in any case the City Council shall
deem that part of the expense of do
ing any work provided for in this amend
ment should be borne by the city at
large, it may, by majority vote Of all
the councilmen elect, by resolution to be
entered on the minutes of the proceed
ings: order that a part of the expense,
paid from and out Of the city treasury
'S's \: z: WHITE,
+. w. RHODA,
R. H. Schumacher,
e. A. SHANNON
G. b. CARSON,
M. E. IBERTSON
J. J. OPSAHL,
F. M. MALZAHN,
b. r. GETCHELL,
w. N. BOWSER,
F. S. LYCAN,
OF the Charter Commission.
May 18th, 1915. AVID $40 60
PEocEED1NGs CITY COUNCIL, CITY
Council met city hall at o'clock p.
M. quorum being present meeting
was called to order by, Pres. Lycan.
Upon roll call the following aldermen
were declared present: Moberg, Lair,
Bailey, Smart, Phillippi, Foucault, Mil
Ter, Lycan. Absent, Erwin.
Minutes Of the last regular meeting
were read and ap Y;;9S
The following bills after being audited
were on motion and second allowed:
Pay roll, month April ......... 100000
Street gang, labor to date. 16050
JOS; Hahn, scavenger work. ..... 450
Jos. Hahn, cleaning septic tank
Louis SHi Isl Shadow, sweeping and A''''O
cleaning contract, April ...... 62.70
Fred Petrie, boarding paupers to
c. NJ. Hammond, shelving at IL ~
brary ....... 1851
VIM. McCuaig, birch wood library 1000
B. J. Medley, mdse. for poor. ITO
Smith-Robinson Lbr. Co., wood
st: Anthony Hospital, care Of
MINI Rnapf Ele co. Light Ii and Power Power '''
Co., pumping contract and light
pump station April .......... 141.71
MINI. Elec. Light e Power Co.,
current library month April. 81
MINI. Elec. Light e Power Co.,
general lighting contract
April fo0.1I
C. E. Battles, mdse street depart
ment ..... .......... DOB
JOS. McTaggart, hay fire team. 3.75
Marie Klein, making specifica-
tons engineering dept. ....... 900
clyde Petrie, mdse. police dept .
and city Jail 49,. ........... 1905
Pioneer Publishing Co., official
publications .................. $3.50
j. A. Fenton, staty. water and po- I
lice dept. ............... $50
Bids. -.
Bids for extension of water mains.
were opened and read, being as follows
VIM. C. Fraser-Laying 4-inch pipe,
$3.50 per foot; placing -4-inch MIGRANTS,
$4,000 each; specials :o5 per H.; placing
4-iach gate valves, $500 each. E.E..s...t
Goodman e. Loitved-Laying 4-inch
pipe, s1.4S per foot; placing 4-inch ny