The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-04-15
CITY COUNCIL
PLANS PAVING :.
T0CR0UNDSOF
STATEN0RMAL
City Engineer Instructed to
Have Plans and Estimate of
Cost at Next Meeting,
EXTENDS OVER TENTH $.
AND UP DEWEY AVENUE
Much Business Disposed of BY
Aldermen at Monday Ses-
sion-Titus Resigns.

Paving of Tenth street from Bel.
tramf avenue to Dewey avenue, and,
from there up Dewey to the grounds
Of the State Normal school, is plan
ned by the Bemidji council, and at
the Monday evening session e. J.
Bourgeois, city engineer, was in
structed to draw plans and specifica-
tons and to estimate the cost, his
report to be presented at the next
meeting of the council. This action
of the council was prompted by Pc
tition signed by practically all Of the
owners along the route planned, and
which was filed some time ago.
Considerable business was trans
acted by the council at the meeting
much needed were discussed.
At the suggestion of Alderman A.
B. Palmer the council voted to have
all telephone and electric light poles
moved from Beltrami and Minnesota
avenues to the alleys and the matter
was referred to City Attorney Hal
Ian l., Huffman. \ = :.
The city engineer was instructed
to estimate the cost OF pi1ing the sink
hole in the Nymore~ pavement near
the Crookston Lumber company barn,
and to repave, and also to estimate
the cost of improving the road at
Twelfth street and Beltrami avenue,
where the pavement ends. The esti-
mate of the city engineer that
1T would cost the city. $496. to eens}
struct sewer from second street,
distance of 100 feet, to where it
could be connected with line to the
Koors Brothers plant was accepted
and the engineer was in structed to
draw plans and specifications for the
work.
Titus Quits Job.
The resigination> of Roy K. Titus,
as assistant driver of the fire truck,
was accepted and Ed. Jewett was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy. Titus
asked to be relieved from his duties
because of another position which
had been offered him.
s. T. Stewart, representing the fire
department, asked that Mrs. A. Rob-
inson be again hired as janitress of
the firemen's dormitory in the city
hall, and the request was readily
tanning to the fire department were
brought up and referred to the fire
committee.
Bridge Matter Returns.
The aldermen seemed startled
when City Clerk Stein read a bill
from the Illinois Steel-Bridge COM
pany in which $4,6S5.5O is claimed
for extra piling and cement used in
the construction Of the new cement
arch bridge on the Nymore road.
Council members had supposed the
bridge to be entirely paid for. The
bridge company also entered claim
for $7S7.31 for interest on warrants
and estimates. The bills were re-
ferred to the city attorney and city
engineer
At the suggestion of Street Com
missioner Hazen the council decided
not to Sell the old street sweeper as
it will be of use here. Cass Lake
waited to purchase the sweeper.
Applications for licenses of the
following were approved: Jonas
Erickson, jftney, Tom Smart, dray
and Edward Anderson, second hand
store. The bonds Of Edward Ander-
son, William Dougherty, second hand
dealer, and W. G. Klein, city asses
sor, were approved.
The council voted to transfer the
cigarette license Of P. e. Welch to
Oscar Erwig, City Attorney Huffman
ruling that such action would be
legal.
Much Water Lost.
In view Of the evident loss of much
water each quarter the council voted
to rea:ire every user OF city water to
secure meters. and they are giving
30 days in which to comply with the
order A report of Clerk Bourgeois
showed that of the 17,69S,60O gal
Ions of water pumped by the city dur
ing the last quarter but 100000 is
paid for. approximately 100000
gallons being not accounted for.
A petition Of eight property hold
ers requested that Twelfth street be-
tween Park and Norton avenues be
graded was referred to Street Com
missioner HaZen. The city clerk was
authorized to order tarvia for use IN
patching the pavement, the cost not
to exceed 500. =
PASSION WEEK SERVICE