The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-26

fire department .............. 2.8i
Bemidji Volunteer Fire depart
ment, attending fires to March
goth ............. 3S4.OO
Tom coultis, saving wood, city ;. 49,
Tom 9a'i 6nvies labor dump ground 27oo
Street gang street labor .-..:.... 1880
lots. .:........... 1900
A. Fl, Hensser, supplies, library. $50
w. G. Schroeder, wood account,
poor .......... Io.VV
Ordinances.
Ordinance No. III providing for a
penalty for drunkenness or intoxication,
introdHced by Alderman Boyce, seconded
by Bag1ey, was read the first time.
Ordinance No. 118 to define and regu-
late public dances. introduced by Aid
erman Palmer. seconded by Boyce, was
Ordinance No 119 amending prior or
dinances establishing fire limits and
regulating the construction and remov-
Alderman Boyce, seconded by Palmer,
was read the first time.
Reports.
Report of the~..municipal court for
weeks Of March 5th and 18th, showing
$1,000 paid the city treasurer was read
Report s. the municipal, court -. for Or
paid the city treasurer was read and
accepted.
H.. !; Bonds.
Bond Of Geo. w. Rhea. city treasurer,
in the sum of $4,000 with the Iowa
Bonding & Casualty company as surety
was read and approved. T. -,
sum of $500 with the United States III
deity & Guaranty company, as surety,
was read and approved
acquisitions and Requests.
Requisition of the municipal court for
one criminal docket was granted.
Requisition of the fire department for
ment Of the fire committee. they recon-
mending the immediate purchase of 800
feet and another purchase Of 500 feet
to be made in September: The, city clerk
was directed to advertise for bids on
supplying 500 feet of 2k-inch double
jacket rubber lined hose. r. o. B. Be-
midi, payment to be made in city war
rants. y TLr
Request of fire department for permits
sion to sell the set of fire team harness
Request of fire department to have the
old hand hose cart repaired and put in
service for the 5th ward was referred
to the fire committee.
Bids.
Communication from Marshall Wells
company was read, requesting the can-
collation. of bid entered by them at a
previous meeting for the furnishing OF
flre truck tlfeS ana tubes, LOT luc IedSoIi
that they find themselves unable to fur
nish the tires and tubes as originally
ordered. The communication was ac-
cepted and ordered filed. =
bids for fire truck tires and tubes read
at previous meeting be rejected. Mo-
ton was declared lost on the following
vote nfs H0yes B"g sSar Pa staf
ford. Bridgeman, Lahr:
1t was moved that the bids for truck
tires and tubes, submitted at the pre-
vious meeting be reconsidered. There
ed lost.
Upon motion and second the chief of
the fire department was instructed to as
certain the cost or rebuilding the fire
truck wheels, and as to the time requir-
ed to make the change. .
Street Commissioner .r
1t was moved and seconded that the
service of the street COMMISSIONER De
dispensed with and that the work or
such commissioner be done. under the
supervision of the city engineer. The
motion was declared lost on the follow
ing vote: ayes" Boyce Carver. Bridge
man. Lahr; nays ay,.n sagiey' fai'her'
Elections and Appointments.
For city engineer and superintendent
of the water department the applica,
ton Of A. c. Cameron was read, ana
E. +. Bourgeois was placed IN nomin-
alton for n period OF seven MONTHS, u
a greater period If necessary. Due pal
lot was taken, Mr.. Bourgeois receiving
the entire vote of nine cast, and was
declared duly elected. :.
Mr.. II. A. Swisher was on motion ana
second only reappointed to the position
of water clerk. p. H. 1870.
Mr.. y. r. Burgess received the unanl-
nous vote of the council for the re-
appointment to the position of city vet
eriIarian. $500
for appointment to the position of ma
tron of the firemens' dormitory, and ma
tron of the rest room, at a salary OF
$4,000 per month was read. 1T was
moved and seconded that Mrs Agnes
Robinson be appointed matron OF the
fireInenS' dormitory and rest room, al
$4,000 per month. Carried.
Applications for the position of city
clerk, TO fill the unexpired term of Geo
ltStein. resigned. were read. being as foi-
lows: Mrs Belle Denly. Chas. Il. Hoyt
Leonard j. French, and s.. T. stewart
Due ballot was taken. resulting as fol,
lows: Mrs. Belle Denly 5, Chas: b. Hoy
3. and Leonard ]. French l. Mrs. Beiie
Denly, was declared duly elected.
~ Miscellaneous. 1s-
communication from the Juvenile and
Beginners band. thanking the council
for the disappointment of Mr.. RIGGS, as
ban,irr,a ster. was read and ordered nted.
The city attorney was directed 10