The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-03-15
OFFICERS FOR
CITY ELECTION
AREAPP0INTED
City Commission Approves List
to Act on April 5
PEsTHOUsE PETITION
Commission Orders Report on
Funds-Name Deposi-
tories

Election officials for the city elec-
ton OF April were designated by the
city commission in its meeting last
night All candidates must have peti.
tions filed with the city auditor by G
O'Clock March 16. ~
The election officials named, and the
voting places, follow:
First Ward, east-Inspector, Joe
Kelley; judges, Jas. Thompson, r. b.
Dutton; voting place, North Ward
school :
First Ward, west-lnspector, A. S
Bolster; judges, Rev. H. c. Postleth-
waite, E. V. Lahr; voting place, C. B.
Little's garage - -
Second Ward, east-Inspector, Fred
Peterson; judges, Joe Dietrich, Fred
Swanson; voting place, undecided.
Second Ward, west - Inspector,
Frank Hedden; judges, c. W. Moses
and Dean Smith; voting place, DR..
Roan's garage.
Third Ward, east-Inspector, Carl
Kositzky; judges, V. N. Dingle, Carl
Brady; voting place, Richolt's school.
Third Ward, west-Inspector E. G..
Wanner; judges, John Barbee, H. s.
Dobler; voting place, high school.
Fourth Ward-Inspecor, Joe Brown;
judges, Peter Aller, Paul Wachter;
voting place, Wachter school.
Fifth Ward-1nspector, Louis Caru-
fel; judges, Henry Schooner, Frank
Ellsworth; voting place, Little build
ing.
Sixth Ward-Inspector Jack Parkin-
son; judges, Harry Clough, Jake Hor-
ner; voting place, fire hall.
Read "SmallpOx Letter.,
The communication of patients Of
the pesthouse regarding conditions
was read to the commission. After
the discussion of the statement made
in the communication relative to the
SIS collected for the city, Commits
sioner Thompson moved that Mr.. Lin
er be required to furnish report for
the past year, showing money collected
and other information, to the commits
sion to be had at its meeting next Mon
day During the discussion the COM
missioners agreed that the city had
outgrown the pesthouse and that
better place was neGdeds i
The city commission adopted a
resolution naming all of the prl-
vate' banks IN Bismarck as legal
repositories Of the city, under the
terms of II. B. 212, passed by
the legislature last week. After Great
ing public repositories the city funds
now in the Bank of North Dakota were
ordered withdrawn, to be deposited in
the local banks.
The county still deposits money in
the Bank Of North Dakota, some very
large sums. including railroad tax
money, having been deposited in the
state bank recently.
The commission adopted resolution
aasking Gov Frazier to veto H. B. No.
rs on the ground that the bill, if it be-
comes a law, would seriously hamper
the city. The measure limits the cities
to raising by taxation one-third Of the
money raised for the last three years.
In 1918 the city OF Bismarck raised
$57,93O, in 1919 the taxes were $71,31O
and in 1920 were s7S,962.54. The
amount which could be raised under
the new measure in 1921 would be
500 10000. e. :, ~.
Buy Fire Hose. @'
The commission received bids for
fire hose from several firms, including
the United States Rubber company,
W. S. Mott company, Bi-Lateral Fire
Hose company, and J. N. Johnson COM
pany.. The commission decided to pur
chase 500 feet Of the Bi-Lateral COM
pany at SLIP per lineal foot.
Benton Banker appeared before the
commission in support of petition
previous filed by property owners ask
ing the withdrawal of a track of land
south of the N. P. tracks, lying near
the Missouri river. The city attor-
ney advised against permitting the
withdrawal. Mr.. Baker Informed the
commission that under existing law
and under law passed by the legis-
lature this, winter it is mandatory upon
the city to permit the. withdrawal from
corporate limits of land not affected
by city Improvements. The matter was
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