The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-24
COMMISSION IS
ASKED T0HELP
ERIN MOVEMENT !; Y
Local Body Petitioned For Reso.
luton Urging Recognition
Irish Republic !
ACTION is DEFERRED
Petition Signed by People Living
Below Tracks Asks Garbage
Be Hauled
ACTION is DEFERRED

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Bismarck branch Of the American As
sociation for recognition Of the lrln
republic to adopt resolution asking
President Harding to recognize the
republic.
The request was presented by
spokesmen for the Organization last
night. The commission deferred ac-
tion until next Monday night, aft(r
j. A. Roherty and p. E. Byrne had
spoken and presented the resolution
and Commissioner Harry A. Thomp
son introduced it and moved its adop-
ton.
Commissioner John A. Larson ask.
ed the spokesmen what other cities
were doing about such a resolution
and suggested the commission ought
to find out. Mr.. Roherty said that
Bismarck was one Of the first cities
receiving the resolution but that l!
would be presented to city councils
and commissions in practically every
city having over. 5000 inhabitants In
states where the legislatures had not
acted.
+ Explains Association.
Mr.. Roherty spoke Of the American
Association for Recognition of the
Irish Republic, declaring "its methods
are as American as any organization
can be" and said that the United
States had recognized IA republics,
chiefly South Americans republics be
fore the people had won their indie
pendence from their government. P. E
Byrne said that 1t was desired that
the president know what the senti-
mept of the country is, through thu
various governing bodies of cities and
states. -. 4
Mr.. Roherty said that p. D. Norton
of Mandan, who made trip to Ireland
about two years ago, would speak to
the members of the association Thurs
day night in Legion hall and invited
the commission members to be pres
ent. Mayor Lenhart suggested thai
the matter was one of importance
and asked IL there were objection "a
defering action until next: week. Mr.
ROherty said he would be glad II the
commission would do this. in the
meantime 'ascertaining the public SEN
timent.
Ask Ashes Hauled.
A petition signed by 100 citizens ltv-
ing south Of the tracks was presented
to the commission requesting that
the party having contracted with the
city to haul refuse and garbage be
directed to do so regularly in that
part OF the city," re. h* '.
On motion of Commissioner HEM.
ler the commission decided to. send
Chief of Police Martineson. to St
Louis convention of police chiefs
Commissioner Thompson objecting on
the ground that the city should econ
omize as much as possible.
A letter was received from the rail
road commission, answering request
of the commission tor test Of the
quality, of gas, stating that the COM
mission would have its chief engineer
make an investigation, that the com"
mission had ordered the company to
install testing apparatus but that
it had not done so. The commission
however, said it did not have proper
equipment for making a test.
A letter was received from w. T
: Kraft, assistant manager Of the Hugh
es Electric company, in regard to
complaints of noise being made By
steam at the company's downtown
plant, stating this noise is being made
by the steam ash conveyOr system al
our plant and we have been working
ever since it was installed to lessen
the noise and we have made decided
improvement. We will continue to dc
what we can to lessen the noise"
Petitions for paving in the north
western part of the city were renewed
Test Case Suggested.
Finance Commissioner Larson re-
ported that the city had received i
warrant of $4,000 from the county
on March 30, and did not get 1t cash.
ed until yesterday, because H. p
Knappen, former county treasurer, re-
fused to cash It,. He said the city had
had to pay about $4,000 extra intere5,
on coupons and suggested that the
city treasurer be instructed to keep
an itemized statement of the amount
and bill be presented to Burleigt
county for the money, and a test cass
made, If necessary. ~
1t was reported the dog catcher hal
Aold about 100 dog licenses and ha6
shot three dogs. Unless persons
owning dog pay the license fee their
animals will be shot. ...
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