Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-10
OF THE BOARD OF
CITY COMM SStONERS, FEBRU-
AIRY 7, 1916. ...

The Board of City Commissioners
met in regular session.
Present: Commissioners Battey,
Bertsch, Kirk, President Lucas.
Minutes Of meeting held the Gath
ult. were read and approved, after cor
rection. r
The report of the City Weigher,
showing receipts Of $317.S0 for the
month of January, was read and filed.
On motion of Commissioner Kirk
the annual repest--ef the CHIEF of
Police was accepted and filed.
The financial report of the. City
Auditor for December 1915, was read
and referred to Commissioner Battey.
The request of the Milk Inspector
for an amendment of the Milk Ordi-
nance, providing for inspection annn-
|ally of all cows furnishing milk to the
city, for tuberculosis, was read and
referred to the City Attorney with d.
rections that an amendment be drawn
up embOdying the recommendations
Of the Milk Inspector, a copy of the
communication being directed to be
furnished the official paper. s,."
A letter from Hon. P. D. Norton,
relating to the leasing of Sibley ISL
and to the City of Bismarck, was read
and referred toHafi committee cOmp0s-
ed of COMMISSIONERS attey, Kirk and
Best.
Sidewalk assessments were approx
ed for sidewalks constructed against
lots G and 7 of block 81, and lots 6
and of block 81 of the Northern Pa
cific Second Addition.
The report of Commissioner Battey
was adopted, recommending that a
previous report of the City Attorney
relative to unpaid taxes on certain
lots decided to the 500 Railway for
right of way purposes be adopted.
Special assessments for street grad
ing on 10th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 14th.
18th streets, and on Broadway, RIOS
ser and Thayer streets, and on Av-
enues A, B, C, D, E. F, and the Boule-
vard were approved in the sum OF
$l2,S7S.76.
A resolution was adopted stating
that, whereas, a donation OF $4,000
was available for the erection OF a
public library, an election is called
for the purpose of submitting to the
electors the following proposition:
Shall public library be established
by and in the City of Bismarck"
Polling places and election officials
were designated for said election.
The following bills were allowed
and labor bills directed to be paid,
funds eprmitting: Street work $49.63,
T. G. kenney $4 Firemen $S7, w.
Cleveland 1920, d. E. Shaw $3.50, John
l.. Hubert S34, G. w. Litten 500,
Lambert & Smith $46, A. Logan & Son
SIS, Nortz Lumber Co. $l.7O, Wach-
ter D. & r. Co. $54.5O, G. Boyle So, G.
C. Wlachter $12, st. Alexius Hospital
$S2, Geo. Robidou $20.57, Scott Ben
nett $3.50, NJ. Clooten s.. b. G. Smith
1925, Geo. H. Dolan. $31 80, McConkey
Co. S., G. C. Wachter 500, F. r.
Smyth $3.50, Bismarck Gro. Co. $40,
Hughes Ell. Co. $553.10, ~ d. Ind. Tel.
Co. $1O,95, Washburn Coal Co. $121-
.56, $67.07, $54.59; Mrs C. Robidou
SIS, Haggart Construction Co. $3.50.
~ D. Ind. Tel. Co. $11.3O, Brown &
Geiermann Sill, Wachter d. & r. Co
s12.25, J. P. French $31.13, Palladium
Pub. Co. 50, Vossbeck & Son s2.75,
Tribune Co. s21OS, s121.39, s45.S3;
Wachter D. {; T. Co. So, F. H. Carpen-
ter Lumber Co. $24.55, Hughes Ell. Co.
1873, McConkey Co. 500, Lenhart
Drug Co. S., j. w. Series 1925, iElec-
trio Shop 1886, Hoskins sta. Co. $3.50,
Wachter D. & T. Co. Sc, Webb Bros.
81, c. Boyle SO, .Chas. Kupitz $25,
Washburn Coal Co. $3.50, Tomas
Hardware Co. $9.15, Wachter ID. & r.
Co. 1925, Geo. H. Dolan SIS go, j. P.
French $1462, M. Clooten 1915, $3.50.
Mr.. George Little was heard on the
matter Of frozen water pipe at corner
of Tenth street and Avenue C.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Attest:
r. III. THISTLETHWAITE.
City Auditor.
$100,0O0O0
To loan on improved North Dakota