The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-01
PEOPLE MUSTPAY
FOR new BRIDGE;
BOND ISSUE IS
SEEN; MONEY OUT
OF WRONG FUND
Another Piece of LEGALITY" Hscov-
cred in Taking Money From Per-
manent Improvement Fund.
NO MORE BIG HOSPITAL BILLS
FOR MEANDERING SICK PEOPLE
Chief Makes Quarterly Report On
Time; Commended; Other Mat
tiers Before Council.

A look ahead toward bond issue
for the payment of the new bridge
was taken by the city council last
night in the report of an estimate by
the city engineer for the cost of the
bridge and paving the approaches,
walks, curbs, cutters, etc., in fact a
complete job.
The contract price of the bridge
was $22,772 and the estimate for the
work to be done outside the actual
bridge construction brought it up to
$29,839, plus five per cent for engi-
neering which added 81, ,491.95 more.
Another bit of legality or illegality,
or, whatever it is, was touched upon
by bringing out that the warrants
in payment for the bridge have been
drawn from the permanent improve
ment fund of the city, whereas the
money should have come from the
general fund.
In the matter of naming street
superintendent. William Krause. was
the only applicant for the position,
but there had been no salary or COM
Densation. set other than that by the
old council and the question of an ap-
pointment and compensation took up
quite q long time, when it was de-
cided to set the compensation at 80
per day actual working time and let
the question of the appointment go
over until next meeting.
Pauper Bills High.
Another important matter dis
cussed was that of the cost of the
care of the paupers, attention being
called to the constant increase in the
expense to, the city. It was pointed
out that frequently the city health
physician sent pauper patients to the
hospital and that big bills would be
presented to the council and allowed
when the poor committee OF the
council didn't know anything about
the cases. It was asserted that fre-
uuently the patients were not resi-
dents of Bemidji and it was asserted
that unless il was a case of an opera
tion of serious the cases should be
sent to the poor house and kept there
while being treated. instead of the
city paying hospital bills for them.
The city physician will be notified
to that effect and hereafter must con-
suit the poor committee before send
ing pauper patients to the hospital.
Some needed clothing for the pau
per charges was ordered purchased.
Complaint was uttered concerning
the practice of leaving wagons and
autos on the paved streets all night,
causing the street sweeper to have to
move them and entailing considerable
delay in the work of cleaning the
streets. It is the intention to notify
all car owners and all others to cease
this practice.
E. J. Willis was granted permis-
sion to hold a public sale Of farm
products to be brought to Bemidji
by farmers and all interested, at the
foot of Third street, and If the initial
effort is successful special place will
be designated for such affairs. Mr..
Willis addressed the council and in
his remarks stated his belief that
such sales would bring large num-
bers of farmers to Bemidji on sale
DAYS, once each month.
The delayed annual report of the
city clerk was read.
Chief Ripple presented his quar-
terly report as provided for in the
city charter whereat Alderman bahr
when he moved the acceptance of the
deport commended the chief for be-
ing the only one to have his report
in as provided. The report was as
follows:
Report of Police.
Number of arrests for drunkenness
Ia cases.
Amount of fines paid-s60.00
Amount of bail forfeited-s25.oO.
Total amount of money received by
the city-sS5.
Number of arrests for disorderly
conduct-14 cases.
Amount of fines paid-$145.
Amount of bail forfeited-$2O.
T Total amount of money received by
the city-$165.
One arrest for grand larceny and
case dismissed.
One arrest for vagrancy, sentence
SUSPENDED and ordered out of city.
One arrest for highway robbery;
bound over to the grand jury.
Number of arrests for selling