The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-05
Will Pave Bridge.

u Will Pave Bridge. .i.r
The, approaches and the bed of the
hew bridge are to be paved this fall
That's another thing the council
took action on. It was ordered that
Z the, contractor be notified to COM
mence$ the work of paving not earlier
than October 1 nor later than Octo-
ber 10. Some apprehension of the
fill settling thus early was expressed
but the bridge will be paved. .s..,5:
u z.. .f Opinion On Car.
AS provided at the last meeting,
City Attorney Brown read his opin-
ion asSt0 the legality Of the city pur-
chasing q police car !. Attorney
y Browns opinion was that the scoun-
zcil mad no power under the present
~city charter to purchase q car for
the police department.. The report.
was accepted and placed on file. Al:
derman Smart then asked the city
attorney if it would be legal for the
{, council to purchase q car for the city
and then let the police department
use the car but this, too, was de-
clared illegal. ia u. tsszs.s:fs::s.. a.
To Revamp Charter. 49,.
y In connection with the city char
ter having bound the : councils
hands in this and other matters, City
Attorney Brown suggested that two
/ouncilmen be appointed to act with
ehimself in taking the necessary steps
In having commission appointed
Y to draw up new city charter. The
committee will be appointed by the
president of the council, H. M. Clark,
and action taken. .-S, =
- = Clatlev Not ADproved.
Z Mayor Vandersluis asked the coun-
Gil to approve his action in appoint
ing John Flatley to succeed y,Joe
Carlton as patrolman.. The motion
was put to approve the appointment
but as the oral vote was doubtful an
aye and nay vote was taken, the re-
suit being: Aye, Smart, Moberg,
Smith and Joanis; nay, Lahr, Bag
ley, Backus, Phillippi, Hazen, Lar
son and Clark T. .-.. -,
The advice of the city attorney
Z was asked as to whether or not the
councils approval was necessary in
the appointment of patrolman and
he stated that the council had no
control over the department except
ing that the council fixes the wages
OF the police every January. Hence
Flatley is still in the force without
the approval of the council. 80.
\ A theater license was granted to
Nonduct the Rex and license was
! also granted the Harding-Whaley Co.
to operate the Grand. zzs,ss. .. rss. SO.
81 .. City Hall Remcdeling. -s,-
ii The ordinance to, bond the city
for $1,000 for the improvement of
I the city hall was given second
reading, and the question was raised
by Alderman Lahr as to whether or
not $4,000 would be enough to do
the work planned. Upon investiga-
tion it was found the amount was too
small and the ordinance was amended
to read $4,000 instead of $1,000. The
bonding question will be put to the
voters at special election to be held
October 20.
Want Water Extension.
A petition to extend the water
street on Beltrami avenue was pre-
to the water and light committee,
it to Investigate the matter and re-
, port at the next meeting. ~
The police report of Chief Frank
B. Ripple was submitted, accepted
and placed on file.
A letter from City Attorney Brown
was read which stated that the vag-
rancy ordinance lately passed was il
legal in that it provided 80 days or
500, or both, as punishment for Of
fnnse against the ordinance, the 'or
,lh" being the illegal point. A new
ordinance, the same as the old, with
the 'or both" stricken from it was
given the first reading.
Frank j. Koors, chairman of the
band committee of the Commercial
club, appeared before the council
and asked what the city would be
willing to do in cooperating with the
Commercial club in supporting the