Show g WHISTLE council discuss buying one that will not franchises LAID OVER appropriate 00 toward uniforms for band bie damages for overflow of silver creek dr ward gets 2165 the city met for their regular meeting lor th month wednesday ednes day evening mayor allson pre the councilmen held a bhora amat leetice in the adjoining room before the regular meeting was called f to order their purpose baini it i sup poked to talk over the matter of iran chieng before taking final action koll wag called con acil men elah fargo johnston Johns too and dailey answering after which the minutes et the previous meeting were read and accepted on motion ef fargo BILLS AND ACCOUNTS the bills of dr E K ward tor bomi eating amounting to and of cha T anak for interest on the city bond amounting amo to 34 98 which were laid oer from the last meeting were again presented oo 00 motion of daley mr aneka bill wai allowed and ft dia ivr the dr ward bill began J 11 acting as city attorney in the absence of mr elated that he that 20 00 of the bill had b paid and mr farro an tart mr bad informed lam to that effect chere ere several item or on the bill against persons perfectly able to pay sach billi bat it seems that there 11 no way to wake such persons corse to bione tione tie county as stated has paid 20 00 of the amount but hai to stand for any more during the it was stated that the ghys phys clan had neglected in some cases to try to collect the bills for fumigating fumi gating councilman targe suggested that the city pay the bill and that the city attorney sed se d statements to the parties IQ question and en deTor to collect from them batey thought that it be wiser to have the bend the bills through the city attorney the state law regarding quarantine duties of city health officers etc was talked upon but no satisfaction could be gained from this mr elsh also thought the city should pay the bill and then have the city attorney collect what he can councilman daley moved that 21 65 be allowed and let the remainder go over until further investigation be made johneton Job neton thou glit the people names were on the bill would rather pay than have jhb city pay it fargo understood that all bad been notified and so the discussion dragged along until mr fargo seconded mr dailey a motion which was carried petitions for liquor licenses accod danied by bonds were presented from geo and crooks committee on laws reported favorably and petitions were granted on motion of daley and fargo two residents of main street bad grave to relate which they did by means of communications fars joseph durkin s signature was attached to A letter stating that on the morning of february uth at 6 0 clock the three lower rooms ia her residence together with thear contents furniture carpets etc bad been damaged to the extent of by an overflow of water from dilver creek caused by the freezing 1 and blocking up of said creek and she asked that the city pay her tor tbt damage done A ake communication was presented by B G paul a tenant of tb durkan res dence the amount asked for in this ease being 51 60 an itemized account of the articles damaged each letter the marshal was asked retarding the matter and he stated that while damage had been done be the amounts asked for were plenty larg enough he stated that during the recent very cold 1 the creek froze op allowing the water and sand to run over the premises of the parly in question on notion of belh the matter was referred to the committee on claims and accounts for investigation A petition from the county clerk ask ing that park city pay ac 00 its sl are of a tax refund made the great ameri can aja importing company which had been assessed considerably too high on mollo of fargo tb petition was referred to the city attorney and the committee oa claims and accounts STANDING chairman dailey 0 the committee on claims and accounts spoke regarding the donation asked tor by the park city military band for the purchase of new uniforms saying that anile abey would lik to see the boys helped out the city could hardly lee its way clear to do it A long ensued during which the legally of such action vaa talked upon acting attorney lockhart Lock bart anted that he considered the kovs a perfectly legal one welsh moved that the city allow the band 00 motion carried fargo and welsh voting dailey and johnston remaining silent LAID fargo of the committe on laws re that the petition for telephone nd water be laid over tor two weeks longer request granted in reply to a question of fargo mar mcdonough stated that be had posted notices on the fence surrounding the base ball park warning all persons against destroying or mutilating be fence or bronnis A letter accompanied by circulars regarding fire whistles was read the whistle now in use often freezes op and refuses to blow while the one described in the circular as so constructed that it can never freeze after a discussion and Aplan alloo at tho laue the matter i ovet mayor W on tinted that china man living iw town had aided him to balc the anncil to let him bring op potatoes ch be aid he wan delivering on COL act without a license it was anjou ed in the council thai b and the matter wag wae still po lina kit at the poal of the marshal the ma brought up the question of the aaa ol 01 the family theatre as regards fir protection the alro chief bated bouce had 10 formed him that a new exit would at oo 00 be made on the north eide of the building the picture mad ine has alio been fixed up BO that there r little dancer from that source mr alao stated that ila wag taking necea ty precaution at the dewey theotre he objected to any one in place of the fire chief on aba to guard fire dangen the ardi nana states plainly ho that the fire chief or one appointed by him shall be on the stage at every performance no further bobinets bo biness appearing coucci adjourned on motion of largo |