The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-13
PAYING Plan
FOR IHlSYEAR
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CITY COUNCIL
Aldermen Decide Revolving
Fund Finances Win Not Per-
.:s init Work. Place Sewers. i.
FUND FOR MEMORIAL ,..:. ].
DAY IS PROVIDED p

tJgt
Sellers4- Of Misunderstanding
Beverages Muat Secure Ii !
cense TO Soil VAter Bonds.
- ;ss ,sess Il -..s. Is
In consequence 'of the sma11 sum
now in. the REVOLVING b Fund, the Be-
midji council al Ns tMondAy evening
sessauas sbncluded ths TIE construct
iugsof pavement %. afsh hatreet from
Beltrami avente rs Dewey avenue
/ and up Dewey avenAe rs the Normal
school should be- postponed until next
year. at which tints ~ is hoped the he
city's finances viii he In such shape
that the improvement may be made;
ons:the recomm4ndation Of. 3. J.
Bourgeois, .scity engineer. the storm
sewers east ofss BaltraInf avenue to
theslake and nisfth tof tenth street to
4 Thirteenth streats sbe PLACED this
year. The c0lnct rAed with the
fis sWdfk, which will
>yost about $4,060s Is much needed
and that it will prove much more sat
isfactory IT, completed q few nths /
previous to pavement construction.
The council unanimously approved
Of a rasolutidh appropriating $50 to
be- used BY the Ct. "a. 81, In carrying on
memorial day ceremonies, and 4 conn
uiitebe comprising Mayor johnson,
and Aldermen .aaflnck and Palmer, i
! was named 3to As4ist completing
plans Tor the proper observance Of
tho day. ii 81 = js7tss go lEssx II
"a resolution authorising = City
Clerk Slime tD advertise for bids Tor
=thesSale Of the $50, 600 water works
axtAnston bonds wins adopted, and at
an 4sad3ournedss meeting to be acid hy |
! s6unsal 1nnss Z III .eontract VIII
be l9t. ~ 81 ss
CITY Attorney Huffman was In
Structed to Complete contract with
]. D0ran for The placing ofa-sanas
.iary kewer from Second street 1
and Minnesota avenue to the alley
between See1nd and First streetssto
connect With line to be- huik shJ
Koors comRanFIa permit having been
granted 1byst the 500 line to cross its
rtght.of- and the Koors COM
pany yannouhcing It Is ready to COM
pfStes itszseotion of the work. The
sEity Attorney and. Mayor Johnson
were instructed TO see what action
may be taken to cause the remOvakof
a. Mpods dsayard on Doud avenue owked|
BY. 4: EsHodgdon, which is regarded
by the al laermsn IS being a pubais|
nuisance. .ss.ss s;sssa g
sss.*' 7. a,;e New sllAaS IIreed. i;
s.s2 At the suggeft19n Mayor John
son, Chief Of HoIiEAs E6sler will re-
quest all, owners of old and worn out
nags which are waving on various
buildings to remove them and to urge
owners to secure new fiags for use
Decoration day. -. = 55:.& T. llsz j =.
The report of the municipal court
showingsthe following fines: collected
was accepted; for week ending April
2S. $74;s for week ending May I, rs,
and for week ending May IL, $40. y
other things the council: did: re-
ferfed 4 the. matter OF accepting the
.-NQrthrup subdivision plat to the
citysafterney; granted street permit
to3 Morris Kaplan who iss sserecting. 6
new building at corn err: of Second
street ESnds Minnesota avenue req
ieneds the request OF Morris Kaplans]
4 for q permit to tunnel under Seconds
street for the purpose of connectinga
mis- two buildings with the same
heating plant to the city engineer;
granted junk and second license to
Hann&h and RobeftsoS referred the
matter OF cleaning up the street at
Grand Forks Bay TO- The city health !
officer taiitho14zea ne street commits
sioner to- claim The stump pul1er
owned by the city and which has
been used by John Dougherty for sew
eral years. 4
BsverAee Licenses. =,
City AttDriiey Huffman called the
attention 6f the aldermen to new
state law which provides that all
places where Notwithstanding bever-
ages are sold must secure a city IL
cense, and the first reading Of an orr
dinancef covering the law was read.
The ordinance provides that a license
Of 325ga year will be charged and
all dealers in soft drinks will be, re-:
qnired to, secure permit. The orr
dinance does mot apply to drug
stores where Misunderstanding ,beyer-
ages or liquors are sold under pre-.
scriptfoiis Of a licensed and practice
ing physician, or for medicinal, me-
chanical or sentimental purposes.
Written applications. will be neces-
sary before the council will consider
the granting, of q license.
Alderman. Backus reported that
the street and walks committee will]
fje as~ report concerning needed
wa1fu and crossings Improvements at
the next meeting.
Alderman Jones brought up the
matter Of placing street signs in the
Fifth ward, and the matter will be
attended to at snee by he city en-
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