Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 19, 1905, Page 2

NO MORE CONTRIBUTIONS. Equitable Life Will Refuse Money for Campaign Funds. New York, Sept. 19.—Paul Morton, president of the Equitable Life Assur- ance society, said during the day that hereafter the Equitable society will refuse to contribute to political cam- paign funds. More Victims of Explosion. Avon, Conn., Sept. 19.—The death voll from the explosion at the Climax lFuse company’s works here last Fri- day has been increased to thirteen. Michael Canfield, aged fifty, and Mrs. Ida Wild, twenty years old, haye died isince Saturday. The condition of four of the injured is regarded as critical. Our Facilities for PLUMBING 2 of ALL KINDS 7 are Unexcelled. Let us Quote you Prices. Ask our local agent about the|side trips to the many show places along the line of the Great Northern Railway ““The Comfortable. Way’’ TO THE Lewis & Clark Exposition For ratesiand]further information callionlyour local agentlor address F.). Whitney, Pass’r Traffic Mgr., St, Paul. Is one of the Four Railway and Com- mercial Centers of the Northwest Bemidji No other city of its size in the State of Minnesota has such Railway and Shipping Facilities. o - oy offers unparalelled opportunities for Business and Manufacturing Lots for sale by Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Bl'dg. fo: California DAILY UNTIL OCTOBER 318 Through tourist cars every Tuesday morning 8:20 a. m. arriving Los Angeles 8:25 a. m., San Francisco 6:35 p- m., following Saturday. Double berth $6.75 via The Sunshine Route CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY AND SANTA FE ROUTE : 3% ROBERT STREET,. ST. PAUL. TICKETS: 323 NICOLLET AVENUE, !ll.\!{VEAPOLIS. W. B. DIXON, N. W. P. A., ST. PAUL. MINN. The Daily Pioneer PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON. Otficial Paper Village of Bemidji PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By R. W. HITCHCOCK. A A A A A AN RN AN AN tnvered in the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second rlass matter. SUBSCRIPTION $5 PER YEAR Sketch of Proposed City Charter. (Continued from Daily Pioneer of Sept. 18.) The fifth sub-heading under this chapter is the “LIBRARY f provisions of this chapter, has power to es- tablish and maintain public libraries and reading rooms. galleries of art and museums for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the city, and for such purposes may acquire broperty, real or personal, by gift, purchase or otherwise. and may erect buildings for use as libraries, ete., but no building can be erected upon land to which the city has not the title in fee simple. The management and control of all such property is committed to a Library Board, composed of five members, as follows: the mayor of the city and the superintendant of the public schools of the city, who are members, ex-officio, and three other members, two of whom may be women, and who shall be appointed by the mayor as follows: one member for one year, one mem- ber for two years, one member for three years, said terms beginning on January 1st.. 1906, and annually thereafter one member appointed. The board crzanize by electing one of their number president and one secre- tary, the latter being clerk and bookkeep- er. The board may employ a librarian and other necessary help and discharge its em- ployees at will. Tt makes rules for its employ- ees, and rules and regulations for the patrons of the libraries etc. Supplies. books. furri- ture and fixture etc,, are purchased by the secretary of the board making requisition to the city clerk, who reports to the council, and the latter directs the clerk by resolution to make the purchases. The council may, however, authorize the board to make pur- ¢hases, not to exceed $100 in_any one month, by a % vote of the coun The secretary of the board, under its direction, makesa report to the council, monthly. In this report, the books purchased during the month need not be enumerated, but sum total need only be given. All libraries, reading rooms, galler- ies of art etc., established by the city, are forever free to the inhabitants of the city, subject to reasonable rules and regulations imposed for their protection. VI Chapter "VI”, is entitled “FINANCE AND TAXATION,” and deals with the subject in- dicated by the title, The fiscal year begins on the first day of February. The city debt cannot be increased except as provided in the charter, neither can any bond or war- rant issue except as therein provided. neither can the city loan its credit or become a stockholde! acorporation,or make a dona- tion to any person or corporation. The city is authorized to provide by taxation for pay- ment of interest and for a sinking fund for the payment of bonds whether issued or to be issued. All moneys and other property is underthe management and control of the | their reportto the council council. Money is paid_out of the treasury upon a warrant signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk, afterhaving been duly authorized by the council. The fu maintained in the treasury are as follow 1. A sinking fund, whic created for the puypose of paying the principal o the bond- | ed indebtedness, and is maintained by a three | mills levy on all taxable property and 25 pe! cent of all licenses and fines, and all money collected to pay interest in e: of ‘the amount required to pay intere: A perm- anent improvement fund, created for the ving for real property and nt improvements thereon acquired ity and also for paying such portions of local assessments as devolve upon the city and maintained by moneys derived from ‘the sale of such propert nd the sale of bonds issued on account of such fund, and the ex-| cess of all assessments for sewer, paving and | gutters, and further, by an annual tax to be | levied and fixed by the council, 3. A perm- anent improvement revolving fuud, created | for the purpose of paying for local impro i ments for which assessments may by levied. Thisfund is not supported by taxation, but | all moneys are paid into it yhat are derived | from local assessments, * and also such | amounts as are realized from sales of bonds | or certificates for local improvements. 4. The interest fund, which is created for the | purpose of paying interest on outstanding | bonds, etc,, is maintained by an annual tax ' levy snfficient to pay such interest. 5. The | Water and Light fund, created for the pur- pose of maintiining water and light plants. not maintained by taxation, but all mone derived from a salesf bonds in that behalf, and all moneys derived from special asse: ments in that behalf and from s of pro- perty connected with the water or light plants, including rentals, are paid into thi fund. hie Poor Fund, created for the pur- pose of providing for the S poor, is main- tained by a tax of not to ced 1% mills on the dollar of the asse: 1 valuation of pro- perty in the I'he Library Fund, created for the purpose of maintaining public library e is supported by a tax of | not to exceed one mill on the dollar, and all | moneys derived from any source, either by | £ift or others on account of such institu- | tions are paid 1 this fund. 8. Thegeneral | Fund is created for the purpose of paying all | other legal obligations of the city. 1t 1S maintained by an _annual tax levy, und all moneys not specifically designated as be- v other fund are paid into this | cannot be diverted from the o which it belongs, except that when s a surplns of cash in any one fund the uncil may, by % vote, authorize such sur- plus to be placed to the credit of the sinking fund or in t fund and when there is an accumulation in the water &nd light fund be- | yond the needs thereof, the council may by % vote place such accumulation in the sinking fund. No money can be transferred from the : nking fund to apy other fund until the | purposes of the sinking fund are accomplish- ed, This chapter also provides for a sinking fund commission to be composed of the mayor, treasurer and attorney. who have charge of the sinking fund under the direc- tion of the council. This commission invest the sinking fund either in bonds and obliga- tions of the city, or such other bonds as are permitted by law for the investment of school funds of thé state, or in any county or school bonds of the state. This cemmission, whose pow are specifically defined, act under the consent and directing of the coun- cilin all things, and are required to make de- tailed report to the council on the first Mon- day in March in each year. and at such other times as the council may direct. Any tax payer of the city may enforce compliance with the provisions of this section, either on the part of-the council or the commission. No department or officer of the ¢ create any debt on behalf of the city, ex as authorized by the council. The pOower to borrow money and_incur debt is prescribed as 7ollows: The city may- issue bonds by ordinance as follows, First, for the purpose of constructing, extending and maintaining suitable water, light, heat or power plants, or for the purpose of paying for real estate or other property used in connection there- with: Second, for the purpose of raising not 1o ex d 220000 for a permanent improve- ment revolving fund. in order to provide money for contemplated local improvements, such bonds to constitute a first lien on_such improvements, and upon the property bene- fited thereby and to be assessed therefore: Thirq, for the purpose of paying. funding or refunding any indebtedness of the city or the interest thereon, whether now existing or bereafter created. The city also has power by ordinance to issue certificates in anticipa- tion of taxes and assessment, and_this chap- ter especially provides that certificates may issue in anticipation of a bond issue for the CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER SYSTEM. ‘When the council decide to issue bonds, the question is submitted to vote of the people cither at a special or general election. The debt of the city cannot be increased by bonds or otherwise beyond 5 per centof the total value if taxable property, but bonds may be issued for the purchase or construction of water, light, heat or power plants, and for creating a pcrmanent improvement revodv- ing fund. but the total amount of such bonds shall not, when added to the other indebted- ness of the city. exceed in a total amount. ten per cent of the taxable property, provid- ed however, that bonds mav be issued for funding the city’s bonded indebtedness when- ever required, and that certificates against taxes levied and assessed may be issued whenever required. Certificates or other evidences of indebtedness cannot bear a greater rate of interest than 6 per cent. and if they run for more than3 years, not greater than 5 per cent, and can in no event be sold for less than par. The board of tax levy is com, of amayor, the clerk and the chair- man of the finance committee of the council, and are delegated with the duties usually de- volving upon such boards. The mayor and one member of the council from each ward constitutes the board of equalization; the mayor being the chairman. This board is BOARD". The city, by the | jof the ¢ P ithe city ¥ CORRESPONDENCE 1R FROAN. - We had & slight frost, the night of the twelfth—the firstot the season. Cutting and stacking are near- ly completed. Gustav and Emil Eikstadt have started their steam thresher and report good yields. School " in district No 71 com- menced the 5th. Miss Mae Adams is the teacher. School in district No. 90 will commence October 2nd. with Miss Olive Bacon as teacher. J. G. Fleming who taught the spring term in this districtis now teaching at Turtle Riyer. Old Mrs, Michael’s has been taken to the asylum at Fergus Falls. vested with the same powers and duties con- ferred upon such boards by the general laws of the state. This chapter also makes provi- fion for the levying and collecting of a poll tax for not less than one nor more than three days work on the public streets, from all male inhabitants of the city between the ages of 21 and 50° All persons liable to-this tax. at their option, pay 81.50 for each day so levied, into the city treasury. % VIL Chapter, “VII”, is entitled “EMINENT DOMAIN — LOCAL IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS.” The city is empowered to to acquire by purchase, condemnation pro- ceedings or otherwise, any property. cor- poreal or incorporeal, wherever situated, jeither within or without the limits of the city, which may be needed by the city or any purpose whatever, and is empowered tO levy assessments on property benefitted by any improvement which may be made by the council, to the extent of such benefits and without regard to valuation. The system of levying assessments and collecting them is the system adopted by the charter proposed for the city of Minneapolis. In acquiring 1 property for public buildings etc..in the exer- cise of eminent domain, and in opening, widening or extending streets the_prelimin- ary steps are substantially the same. Five commissioners are in each instance appointed by the council not more than two of whom reside in the same ward. These commission- ers give notice of the time and place when they will meet to view the property, through the official paper. They then fix the amount to be paid for the property when it is taken for public buildings or the like, and make i he council may rejéct or affirm the report. When a report is affirmed, provision is made for the pay: ment of the award. In case of grad- ing, opening extending streets, the commis- sioners, assess the benefits and damages on the abutting property. and in case of di- verting or changing the course of any ditch, drain or stream of water, they also assess the expense of making the improvement on the benefitted. If property is bene- the improvement of the street, it d accordingly, and if damaged,dam- ages are allo accordingly. Ample pro- s made for all part terested to be eard both by the comm ers and the council before an improvement is made. and also ample provision made for ar the awards of the commissioners. to the court. 1In the case of paving, mecademizing, laying curb or gutter, watermains council causes a survey and_estimate of the cost of the improvement to be made an engineer. before the council and publ ial proceedings Of the council, The matter is then laid over until next council meeting. when if the council still contemplates the improvement, it instructs the engineer to ad- vertise for bids for doing the wo The council then gives a hearing to all parties af- fected, and if it still conc make the improvement, it m: Droc h the im- brovement, either by bid or otherwise, When the cost of the work can be ascertained, the engineer makes and presents to the council assessment rolls, assessing the cost of the impovement on the abutting property at so much per front foot, and such property is e assessed accordingly. The assessment s limited, however. to the cost of a six inch, case of water mains and a two foot p.pe sewer mains. Whereexcavating is the assessment cannot eed 63 A brief statement of thi s 1 hed in the offic foot, in the case of water mains and r mail th 50 per toot, in the case of sc improvement abov se figures i The terms 65 cents and e to a front foot on each abutting on the property. city cannot make assessments for sewers, paving and gutter or sewers and gutter, in any or to an amount_exceeding 220000., but this does not prevent its ordering work aggregating in special assessments more than that sum. and owners of property desiring such improvement may pay the amount such improvements will cost in excess of that sum into the permanent improvement revolving fund, in which ¢ the improveme be made’ Provision is made for the laying of branch pipes and assessing the cost thereof on the property benefitted, also for the lay- ing of pipes in areas and spaces wholly with- n the lines of a street, for draining marsh. districts. whether within or without the limit: where it is necessary for the health Of the community to do so, and for making parties who own such lands or are benefitted by Such drainage, parties to such proceedings, and for as: ng the cos The O isuch drainage upon the property benefitted. In case of corner lots or lots fronting On two streets, the council may in its discretion, where pipes have been laid on both streets. remit such amount from the assessment, not, exceeding the amount of assessment for feet frontage, as is in the judgement of the council, just and equitable under the circum- stancy No improvement, the cost of which is raised in whole or in part by special assess- ment, can be ordered by the council later than the Ist of August in that year. nor can any improvement be ordered unless there be sufficient money in the fund or accumulat- ing to that fund to pay the whole cost of the {same when it is completed provided that when an improvement is desired by ownez: and such owners pay into the fund for sucl improvement asufficient sum to cover the estimated cost of making it, then the work may be proceeded with, and the parties ad- vancing the money may be reimbursed by when the special assessments for such improvements are collected. Provision is made for reassessing when assessments are for.any reason annulled by the court or otherwise. A ¥ vote of all the members of the council is required to make an improve- ment for which special assessments may be levied, except in the case of sidewalks, w i an affirmative vote is sufficient, The as ment rolls are made out by the clerk and transmitted to the County Auditor, and by the s are extended on book and collected with other taxes. ion is also made for the pay- ment of front foot ass ents in install- ments, and with this end in view the Count, Auditor required to divide such as ments into five equal installments and dis tribute the same over a period of five years, the deferred payments bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annun. VIIL Chapter 'VIII is entitled "PUBLIC HIGH- WAYS.” The city council is vested with the care, supervision and control of all high- ways. streets, alleys and public grounds with- in the limits ‘of the city. Also parks and park-ways, and may lay out, open and main- tain new streets alleys and highways, and ctend, widen and straighten any that now exist, or which may hereafter exist, and may also for the purpose of drainage, construc- tion of bridges and making other necessary improvements, or for the improvement of the health and sanitary condition of the peo- ple of the city, enter upon, lower or raise, change the cott f or divert any stream of water, or any di or drain within th of said city. and may build, maintain and re- pair bridges across streaws or railway tracts and may provide for the pavement of or the roadbed of any street or ally council also has power to establish steeet grades. and may by a % votechange the grade of a street after it has been establish- ed. In the case of changing the established grade of a street, provision is made for allow- ing objections thereto by property owners affected by such change. Persons damaged may file a sworn claim to the amount of dam- age such change of grade will dO to them and the council may reconsider its action, if (Continued in tomorrow’s Daily Pioneer.) board or department thereof, for any public | T sewer |- Satisfied for One Cent A Word | FOR SALE.. FOR SALE—Magniticent moose head, mounted; will be sold cheap Inquire at this office, FOR SALE — Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind' of a rubber stamp for vou on short notice. MISCELLANEOUS. WRITE A. D. STEPHENS;Crooks- ton, Minn., about the new towns of Holt, Middle River, Strathcona and Grenbush on the Thief River Falls extension. PUBLIC LIBRARY — Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat- urdays, 2:30 to 6 p. m. Thurs- day 7 to 8 p. m. also. Li- brary in basement of court House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, li- brarian. NOTICE OF APPLICATION —for— LIQUOR LICENSE. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF BELTRAMI, [sS Village of Bemidii. Notice is hereby given, that application has been made in writing to the village council | “HELP WANTED. e SV PSS U SV ) WANTED—Good girl for general housework. Call at Pioneer. WANTED—Girl for general housework. 413 America Ave. —_— e WANTED—Cook and chamber- maid at once at the Lakeshore hotel. WANTED — Girl for general housework, Call at Dr, Gil- mores office or residence. WANTED—Dinning room girl at Brannon Hotel, at Northome, Good wages. Call phone No. 203 before tomorrow evening. WANTED—For U. S, arm able- bodied, unmarried ine{’x b:— tween ages of 21 and 35, citi- zens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For in- formation apply to Recruiting Officer, Miles block, Bemidji, Minnesota. Lost and Found. e NS USN AN U St LOST—Opportunities for profit when you neglect the Pioneer want columns, j of said village of Bemidji and filed in my oftice praying for license to sell intoxicating liquors for the term of one year commencing on the | first (Ist) day of Oct., 1905, and terminating on | the 1st day of Oct., 1906, by the following persons, and at the following places, as stat- edinsaid application, respectively, to-wit: L. BLOOSTON Tront room, first floor, two story brick build- ing, situated on lot eight (8), block seventeen (17), original townsite of Bemidji, Minn. Said application will be heard and deter- mined by said village council of the village of Bemidji at the recorder’s office in _the City Hall in said village of Bemidji in Bel- trami county, and State of Minnesota. on Monday the 25th day of Sept., A. D. 1905, at 8 o'clock p. m. of that day. Witness my hand and seal of said village this 11th day of Sept. A. D. 1605 [Seal] H. W. BAILEY. Recorder NOTICE OF APPLICATION —for— LIQUOR LICENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF BELTRAMI, }ss Village of Bemidji. Notice is hereby given that application has been made in writing to the Village council of said village of Bemidji and filed in my of praying for license to sell intoxicating liquors for the term of one year, commencing on October T7th, 1905, and terminating on October Tth, 1906, by the following person, and at the followingplace, as stated in said appli- cation, respectively, to-wi L. BLOOSTON Front room, first floor, two story frame build- ing, situated on lot thirteen (13), block fifteen (1), original townsite of Bemidji, Minn. Said application will be heard and_ deter- mined b Village council of the Village of Bemidji at the recorder’s office in_the city hall in said village of Bemidji, in Beltran and state of Minnesota, on Monday, 2. he 2>th day of September A. D. 1905, at 8 o'cly . m. of that day. Witness my hand and_seal of said village 11th day of September. A. D. 1905, [Seall H. W. BAILEY Recorder. That easy working pump you have been looking for. We have it. Haveén’t been able to sell any other kind of pump since we got this . Call and seeit. W. M. Ross. B ol P o B o P B B Webster @ Cooley § 4 1 Wall Paper & Paint Store ; One door south of old P. O. * building, Telephone No. 283. N Mionesota & lntemnationa! In Connection with the ..Northern Pacifie.. Provides the best train passenger service between Northome,. Funkley Blackduck, Bemidji, and intermediate points and Minne- apolis, St. Paul, Fargo and Duluth and all points east, west and south. Through coaches between Northome and the Twin Cities. No change of cars. Ample time at Brainerd for dinner. TIME CARD Effective June 4th., Daily except Sunday STATIONS Dalily ex. Sunday 6:30 a. m. Liv. 6:55 8. m. ArT. 7:10 a. m.Ly. 21 11.05. . 12:06 p. m. Ar. Bullhead Lake Branch 6:00a. m. Lv. 6:45 2. m, Ar. N. P.RY. Daily except Sunday p.m.Lv Brainerd . .Little Falls 8t. Clond Ar p m 2:25 --Lyvam99|E E, CHAMBERLAIN, Agent W H GEMMELL. Gen Mgr St Paul, Minn, 10 | Walker | PHONE 124 Minnesota % Manufacturers and Jobbers e We WantMen to sellour famous MINNETONKA the guaranteed apple, and our general line of fruitand ornamental | nursery stock, shrube. bery, roses, vines, etc. Hard'y. acclimated, Min-. uesota grown stock. S———= Apply for terms. Li L. MAY & CO...: » ST. PAUL, MiNN. PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. LAWYERS. D. H. FISK Attorney and Counsellor at Law Office opposite Hotei Markham. P. J. Russell Attorney at Law BEMIDJL, - =~ - . . TUNN. E. E. lcDonald. C. A. Pitkin. McDonald & Pitkin LAWYERS Bemidji, Minn. Office: Swedback Block PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. L. A. Ward, M. D, Physician and Surgeon. Diseases of the Eye a specialty. Glasses fitted. 7 Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: _ Iiles Block Dr. E. H. Marcum Plysician and Surgeon Office: Gver First National Bank Residence Phone 221 Office Phone 18 DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer. 404 Beltrami Ave. Tom Smart, PDray and Baggage, Safe and Plamo Moving Phone 40. @ Specialty, Phone No. 58 | 618 America Avenue ENTISTS. Dr. R. B. Foster, Dr. Phinney SURGEON DENTISTS MILES BLOCK. Dr. C. M. Smith, DENTIST Office over E. H. Winter’s Store, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Bemidji AerieNo. 351. Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m., Gilmour’s Hall. A.T.Wheslock, - = =~ = H. LeBleu, - W. President W. Secretary Visiting Eszlss cordislly invited. Great Northern R’y A ALL POINTS IN THE NORTHWEST EAST BOUND, No.108...Park Rapids Line..5:30a. m. - (Connects with Fiver at Sauk Centre, arrives inneapolis about 3:00 p. m. formerly 4:45 No. 34...Duluth Express...12:27 p.m 38 £ o 12:49a.m ‘WEST BOUND .Fosston Line.....3:52 p. m. 35 “ i 2:55 a. m. ¢ 107....Park Rapids Line7:50 ¢ Full information from Bemidii. Minn ‘A P W J