The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-30
Mayor Declares Not Half CT Coal
Orders Will Be Filled By the
Local Dealers.
WOOD SITUATION is ACUTE;
CITY TO BUY 100 CORDS
Gas Company Changes Name; Ad-
journment to Wednesday to
Canvass Ballots.

midi was brought up in the city
council meeting last evening, when
Mayor Vandersluis addressed the
council and asserted that there was
scarcely any wood in Bemidji and
vicinity for sale and also that coal
was one Of the scarcest commodities
in these parts.
The mayor declared that orders
on the books Of the coal dealers
could not be filed by half before
spring and that wood was badly
needed in Bemidii He said he had
conferred with DR.. Palmer, chair
man of the fuel commission OF the
county, and that he was advised coal
was not being sent into what is
known as wood district" and that
Bemidji was classed as being in a
"wOod district" He recommended
that 100 cords of wood be purchased
for the city, any kind Of wood that
could be secured and suitable. He
also spoke of the poor families In
the city and said that in all proba-
bility there would be much suffer-
ing for lack of fuel this winter and
that in his opinion the city would
have to go to the rescue Of several
such families in the matter of fuel
supply.
Committee Named.
committee consisting of Alder
men Lahr, Backus. Smart and the
mayor was appointed to advertise
for the wood needed and to look af-
ter the securing of fuel in general.
The tax levy ordinance was read
and $1,000 added to cover the eX-
pense of auditing the books.
The floor in the fire department
station was ordered repaired and
box was ordered sunk in the lake to
| furnish water supply for the fire
Fengine should 1t be required.
+ The septic tank was ordered
cleaned It has been the practice to
clean the tank twice year, but un-
til last spring the tank had not been
cleaned for over year and the re-
suit was the occasion of much Sc
we're condemnation and indignation.
A resolution was passed allowing
the Minneapolis Public improvement
company to change its name to the
Bemidji Gas company.
Some employment agency licenses
were granted.
President Clark of the council was
absent with an attack Of rheumatism
and Alderman Smith presided
The adjournment was to Wednes-
day night when the vote on the
bridge bond election will be can
vassed.
Police Chiefs Report. j.,
l hereby submit for approval the
report Of this department for the
past three months of the present fis-
cal year:
Number of arrests for drunken
ness, 7.
Amount of fines imposed. 500.
Amount of fines paid, $55.
Amount of fines suspended. S35.
Total amount of money received
by these fines, $55.
Number of arrests for vagrancy, 2.
Amount of fines imposed, $50.
Amount of fines paid, $40.
One fine of $50 against girl sus-
PEN ded during good behavior.
Total amount Of money received
by city, $40.
One arrest for burglary; case
bound over to the grand jury.
One case of issuing bad checks:
case bound over to the grand jury.
Number of arrests for running
gambling game, 3.
Amount of fines imposed, SIS.
Amount of fines paid, $75.
Total amount of fines received by
city, SIS.
Number of arrests for gambling, 5.
Amount of fines imposed in these
cases, none, bail of SIS each being
forfeited.
Total amount of money received
by city, $25.
Total amount of arrests in all
cases for the three months past, 10.
Total amount of fines imposed,
1925.
Total amount of fines paid, S140.
The past three months have been
exceedingly light in police work and
there has been no crimes committed,
as in former years, due to the fact
that the movement of men has been