The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-06-11
Many Consumers Have No Re-
ceipts, Yet Claim They Do
.,-... Not Owe Account.
FRAME SLEEPING HOUSE
= CAUSES HARSH COMMENT
lake Shore Decorated :: With
s s. House for Fourth Infantry; ..
Opinions Expressed.

Bemidji seems to- have large
number7of successful business men
who have been remiss in keeping a
record of their water assessments for
there are many accounts, some of
long standing, that. have not been
paid by consumers, they seemingly
being under the belief they have been
paid However,, they have EaQ, sre7
ceipts to show that the accounts haYe
been paid, and the accounts, if not
paid, will be placed in the hands Of
: the city attorney for collection by
3legal process. This is the decision
kof the water committee of the city
! Council and so announced at the
meeting Monday evening.
Mercy tempered three or four ac-
. counts that are delinquent, one a
widow in Strengthened circumstances,
1 and it will be checked off.
Payment Guaranteed.
In some instances, tenants of prop
ertyl failed to pay their water bills
and have left the city. The new or
dinance, however, .wilE>E hereafter
remedy this for the property owner
will be liable for all water rentals
! of his tenants, and failure to pay
i the water billsrMhen due means that
= the service will be cut, off, and that
: goes for the careless consumer or the
chap who thinks he is "some pump
kins'' and can pay when he pleases
or not at all and get away with it.
There's been too much of that sort
of thing in the past and it is going
to be cut out in the future.
Bills are now being receipted for
in triplicate so there can be no ques-
tion of veracity on payment.
Joanis Sits Up.
For a few moments during the
meeting, Alderman Joanis of the
Fifth turned pale and his hair COM
! smenced to curl little more notice
It6le for when the "Hog" ordinance
twas read the third time for passage
and passed heIdiscovered that in fix
ing the boundaries it set one of the
boundaries as Grant avenue, which
would bring the limit alongside the
new Lincoln school in the Fifth
ward. Then it was revealed that in
remaining the streets in the Fifth
a change had been made in the lOca-
ton of Grant and Scott avenues, the
former being changed to Scott and
the latter to Grant. The former was
three blocks distant from the school,
as intended in the ordinance for the
hog limits, but in the switch the
name got tackled upon the school
thoroughfare. And that's when
Joanis commenced to straighten up
in his administrative chair. It was
changed rightfully.
Lake Front "Ornament."
For the past several days there
have been numerous questions asked
as to the identity of the frame struc-
ture being built on the south side
of the city pier along Bemidji avenue
and comments heard were of rather
Vigorous nature. No one seemed to
knew Just why the structure was be-
ing built nor it's purpose, and it is
certain it isn't any ornament to the
lake front. Alderman Palmer stated
that he had heard complaints and
asked what the frame structure was,
saving he knew of Eo permit having
been granted.
Mayor Vandersluis then explained
that he had been asked permission
for the erection of the building for
sleeping quarters for the Fourth
Minnesota detachment. and had
granted it.
A broken culvert in the Brick Yard
road was ordered repaired.
The ordinance remaining the
streets and avenues of the Fifth ward
was given it's second reading.
y -PIedge WSS YEAH