The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-05
CITY COUNCIL :.
HAD BIG. !: C''R'lSl]
TO DISPOSE OF
MONDAY NIGHT
Many Things o Value 7 .
Bemidji's Best Interests (
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HOUSE OWNERS REQUEST
5WATERW0RKS EXTENSION
Permission Denied to Move
House From Nymore Across
the Concrete Bridge. f.


House From Nymore Across
the Concrete: Bridge. f.
Bemidji's city council held its reg
ular meeting Monday night and it
was chock full Of good things each
subject having q bearing upon the
Improvement of the entire city, in
the course of its big step forward.
- Postmaster Richie appeared be-
fore the council with the request
that the water main be extended on
Minnesota avenue from Twelfth to
Thirteenth street, citing the fact that
there is no: city water available for
seven homes north of the end Of the
main, while between Thirteenth
street and Fifteenth street there
were thirteen houses. The matter
was referred to the water committee
and the city engineer with power to
act: TIz5Gs#&.. zi5 5G#. SS.tsta FIT: /,
The Standard Oil company asked
that the city pay half Of proposed
pavement near its oil station. The
company offered Ito pay one-half OF
the pavement and half Of the street
intersect ctions. Ref erred tosthe street
commit tee to epoftz at next meeting.
=t> 3=.s -s Nymore Satisfied. ~.
Matthew Larson of Nymore, rep
resenting party of Nymore citizens,
brought to, attention q bad stretch OF
road, about three-fourths of mile
long, that gets, covered with water
and practically impassable.. : He be-
lieved a scr9per could dssbe used with
effect in remedying the trouble. City
Superintendent OF Streets Hazen gave
his opinion that clay: and gravel
would be necessary to properly tdo
che Job s. and thaf It would require
fully $4,000; The stretch in sques-
- part Of the Babcock highway sys-
TEN, and when this fact was made
known the Nymore citizens were
willing to wait its improvement, bids
for: the county Babcock roads to be
opened next Thursday. -. > $ .,=a$ s
# City Engineer Burgeois was in
structed to make an estimate Of the
cost of Improvement of the mooted
stretch and report AT the next meet
ing. The road in question is on
Central avenue from the end Of the
'Nymore-Bemidji pavement to- Akre's
store. Z -, IS :. s: &. s*..s Ess*>
The third reading of Northwest
ern Telephone company's franchise
for extension of lines in Bemidji re-
suited in the measure being carried
and becomes effective. It embodies
line extension northward as far as
the Oemich additions and to the
northwestern part. of the city
Nuisances Abated.
&e The reconstructed ordinance for
the purpose Of preventing pedestrians
from getting their heads knocked off
by, low hanging awnings and signs,
while oYerhanging eumbersom signs
in danger OF falling and ,injuring
some one are also to go, passed it's
second reading and was amended to
read mo sign shall extend over fou-
feet" instead of three feet" ,
All signs and awnings must be
seven feet above the walks, alleys
and streets and no unsightly banners
will be allowed to ffoat promiscu-
3ously. Of course; for q public oc-
Scasion this will be eliminated, but
cant be stretched more than. a week
in any. one month. The ordinance
becomes effective October and if it
is not obeyed the penalty is fine
5of $50 or 30 days in the county Jail.
and every day the ordinance viola
Etion is disobeyed constitutes sepa-
rate offense. -
Everybody Will Help,
The ordinance specifying that each
fire hydrant in the city pay from the
general fund into the fire and water
fund the sum of SIS yearly had it's
second reading. At present, the
amount paid is $50 per hydrant. This
is done so: that everyone in Bemidji
will help support the fire department
which protects them in their homes
and personal property, If they are
not realty taxpayers.
. A. L. Molander, residing on Bel
trami avenue, asked that curb and
walk grades be set on the north side
of his property, as he desired to lay
con crete walk. It will be done.
Bonds of George Kreatz for con-
tract in improving the city building
were approved with, surety COM
pany as surety. Charles Daily's bond
as federal employment agent, was
also approved as were the bonds of
Doran, the plumber; Jacob Goldberg,
junk dealer, and the Bemidji Elec-
trio company - -
= - Can't Move House. =
- When the board Of education at
tempted to sell the frame house iii
Nymore the demand for the pur-
chase of the structure, was not very
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