The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-09
CITY ATTORNEY /.
R[PORTSf|ND|NC
TO COMMISSION
Police Magistrate Apparently I'm.
aware Of Traffic Provision in
Finding Violator
M'CURDY's STATEMENT
'.:'>. READ LAST EVENING
0pdyke Resigns as City Treasur'
er, Commission Appointing
~ A. J. Arnot to Fill Term

The investigation ordered by the
city commissioners, involving the exer'
else of power of the police magistrate
as to the abatement OF fines and in
particular to the one dollar fine i'm
posed on violator Of the traffic or
dinance recently when the minimum
provides for five dollars, failed to dis.
close any endorsements or irregu'
larities OF serious nature in the find.
ings of City Attorney McCurdy sub
mitted to the commission last night.
II have taken up the matter with
the police magistrate" stated the city
attorneys report, land he apparently
was unaware with the provision in the
ordinance and gave as further reasons
fol. the abatement of the fine that the
boy was poor and had practically no
funds and that he thought this lesson
would be as valuable to him as 4
heavier fine would be on a person OF
mature years and with longer bank
roll"
The report Of Judge Dolan Of tho
police court to the commission, sub.
mitted last night and accepted, show
ed fines and fees collected to Jan. l,
1916 amounting to $215 and fines
collected to January l, 1917, amounting
to }277, or a total Of $492.
Opdyke Resigns Position :.
- L. e. Opdyke rendered his resigna'
ton as city treasurer, asking that his
resignation become effective today,
which was accepted by the commission
Arthur J. ArnOt, assistant cashier OF
the First National bank and present
at the meeting, was unanimously nam.
ed to I'LL the unexpired term. The
reason given by Mr.. Opdyke for re.
signing was that personal business
affairs required all Of his time.
The report of J. D. Wakeman, the
city weighmaster, was read for the
month OF December and accepted. A
total Of 2,971 loads were weighed, net
ting the city an earned fee Of $297.1
for the month.
Frank q. Rloyhar, secretary.trea.
sufer Of the Bismarck Gas company,
in compliance with the provisions OF
his franchise with the city of Bismarck
reported that the total gas sales for
the year 1876 amounted to RS8,3OO
cubic feet. 40
Further action ON the petition OF
the Red Trail Ferry company for a
ferry to BE- operated and a lease on
this side |of the Missouri river, was
deferred until a future date.
Alley Removal Hearing Set
An important hearing-that on the
petition filed by Attorney F. H. O'Hare
IN behalf Of l.. A. Carufel and others
asking to have the whole OF the alley
vacated in block 20 in Riverside for
the reason that the block is only a
part of a block and that there
is no need for an alley-was set for
Monday evening at s o'clock, February
II in the city council chambers. The
petitioners, in the preliminary resolu.
ton introduced last night agreed to
deed to the city Of Bismarck a strip
OF land II feet wide, running farther
north than the present alley to take the
place of the one hereby petitioned to
be closed" On roll call three ayes
responded, being Commissioners Best,
Bertsch and President Lucas.
Sidewalk Problem Aired
r. L. Best, city commissioner of
streets, declared that the problem of
clearing the walks was serious one
and asked the concensus of opinion
Of the commission as to what steps
ought to be taken. He outlined the
work accomplished by the scraper
which was put to work after the heavy
snowfall during the week of Christ
mas and how the streets were open
ed that deliveries Of coal and provi-
sions could be made, but that the
matter of cleoning the walks needed
the attention of the city commission
ers at this time.
One suggestion was made that the
city direct the work in cleaning the
walks and assess the property own.