The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-12
Finance Committee to Include
Several Items in Draft
of Resolution
PETITIONS ENTERED FOR
SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS
Naylor Electric Co. Awarded
Contract for Equipment for
White Way System

That resolution should be drawn
up to authorize a special election on
a bond issue sufficient to pay for the
new white way lighting system, the
necessary equipment for connecting
up the white way system, the repairs
on the City building made two years
ago, detention hospital and its fur
nishings, was apparently the opinion
of the mai ority of the members OF
the city council in regular session
Monday evening. The chairman OF
the finance committee, j. p. Lair,
stated that as yet no resolution had
been drawn up, but that the commit
tee expected to include these items in
such a resolution for special cleo
ton. -. E. as%szs 4 lar E Il Is e
The bid of the Naylor Electric
company for furnishing the equip
ment necessary to connect up the
white way system was reported IA
vorably by the water and light COM
mittee and was accepted by the coun-
Gil. Part of the material is to be
furnished by the Minnesota Electric
Light and Power company, from
equipment already on hand. The es-
innate on this bid was $5,913.36 and
was subject to revision, according to
the lighting contract entered into
with the Bemidji Manufacturing Co.
Z, Ray Olson appeared before the
council asking that the road near the
brickyards be repaired in order to
make it passable for vehicles carry
ing load. This repair work was or
dered done. Petitions were entered
by property owners for a grade and
sidewalk on the east side of Lincoln
avenue from Fifth to Seventh street
in the Fifth ward. Another petition
asked for a sidewalk from the cor:
rer of lincoln avenue and Fourth
street to Pershing avenue north. A
request was entered for the lowering
Of the ditch along the west side of
the Grand Forks bay property, and
for the repair of sidewalks on r.
vine avenue between Fourth and
Seventh streets. These requests were
all referred to the city engineer, who
is to report on them at the next meet
ing. II NJ .-#>~ ~
=. A committee consisting Of Alder
man Bridgeman and Rode, together
with the chairman, to confer with
the county commissioners relative to
the construction of a pest house on
the poor farm. H..
An application for an employment
office to be located on Second street
was entered by A. M. Daley and
granted.
The report of the municipal court
for the past two weeks showed that
$57 had been collected In fines. The
report of Fire Chief Daley for the
month Of June was also read and ac-
copied. A dray license was granted
to H. C. Seado and two jitney licenses
were granted.
The committee appointed to act
on applications for licenses to sell
soft drinks reported favorably on II
applications and unfavorably on 5
others. The report was accepted as
read. az,=.rs~ ~ ,2~.- ~.-'
Discussion was held concerning the
use of the two rooms in the front end
of the second story Of the City build
ing, now being. used by the Civic &
Commerce association. E. A. Bar
ker, president of the association, in
PRODUCED the associations side of the
matter. Alderman Bridgeman an
nounced his intention of introducing
a resolution at the. next meeting Of
the council, relative to the use of
these rooms by the public.