Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 10, 1920, Page 3

MONDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1920 DAKOTAS FORMING SEPARATE CONFERENCE Jameéstown, N. D.,, May 10.—Form- ation of séparate conferences for North and South Dakota was the outstanding problem before the an- nugl ‘meeting here this week of the Dakota Evangelical church confer- ence. Presiding at the meeting was Bishop S. C. Briefogle of Reading, Pe. Ahout 100 ministers and lay delegates attended. PHONE COMPANY TO TELL WHY SERVICE WAS STOPPED Bowman, N. D, May 10.—The :Silver Bow Telephone company was to explain today to the state rail- T0ad commission why it discontinued telephone service on its system northeast of Bessie, this state. “TO RAISE $76.000 FOR STARVING LUTHERANS Fargo, May 10.—Organizations perfected throughout the state two weeks ago, were working today to Taise $76,000 for starving Luther- ans in Europe. . VISCOUNT BRYCE AT 82 _ IS HALE AND HEARTY (By United Press) London, May 10.—Viscount Bryce veteran statesman and former ambas- ;sador to the United States, received :many congratulations' today on the occasion of his 82d birthday. Bryce ‘who enjoys excellent health continues to work for Amglo-American under- standing, and is actively identified ith the League of Nations Union. N SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY PIONEER ORDINANCE ‘NO. 108. “Council o -on Nov. 24th, 1919, at 8 o’clock P. M., ‘the_following Ordinance was introduc- -ed by Alderman Palmer, duly seconded :Ar Alderman Jones, who moved its o n;: . Establishing and Regu- oF e Civy et Bemidth . Lo of the of The City Council of the City of Be- :midji does ordain as follows: 4 8ection 1. There .18 hereby created and established a part paid Fire De- .partment of the City of idji. Sucn re Degarunem shgll consist of a. Board of Engineers, composed of a ‘Chief and two assisfant engineers, one -or more engine companies, one or more hook and ladder companies, and one or more hose- companies,- and -such num- ‘ber of district engineers, captains, lieu- tenants,,.engineers, hose men, drivers, truck men and members, as the number -of engines.and other fire lrpnntus of ‘the cu‘y shall from time to time require. 7 Section 2. The compensation for ser- vice in the fire department shall be es- tablished by resolution of the City Cpuncil at ‘the samre time as that of <other city officers and employees. *~ Provided, however, that the compen- sation and salaries of members of the fire department heretofore fixed and es- tablished for the fiscal year shall re- main the aame, and that the ‘Ilaw'lor A e aina (52 000005, Aotiars e o ousan X or A e SRiance Jor the aseal year. Section 3. The Mayor shall nominate, and the City Counclr shall elect at its Afirat meeting each year, or ~as soon thereafter as may be, a chief engineer and auch other officers and members of %he fire ,2:,"‘.":'“:',‘,% l:xths ‘c'?unefl may leem necess: Section 4. o chdor ‘engineer shall hold the office for one year, -and unti his successor {s chosen, uniess sooner removed by the city council in the man- ner provided by the city charter. ‘Provided that the chief engineer al- ready appointed shall hold his office for the remainder of this year, and until his successor is chosen. Section 6. The chief engineer; under the direction of the Mayor, sh i1 have sple and absolute control, and command of all pereons connected with the fire department of the city, and shall pos- sess. full |power and authority over its organization, government and disci- line. if ‘The chief engineer shall at all times supervise, make daily inspections of, and keep in repair and ready for instant use, all the “ro erty of the city con- nected with the fire department -and all fire up?nratna: he "shall make a daily inspection. of the quarters and rooms occupied by the city firemen, and see that the same are kept in a clean, neat, and :lrl;’l"l confln{gn; he -h:n t‘ {:- sponsible for a! e’ property o © cflo connected with the fire department and all fire apparatus. Immediately upon the election by the City Counecil of any person as chief en- ‘gineer, such person shall imimediately make a complete inventory of all the hose, ladders, fire apparatus and any other pro erty of the city oconnected with the epartment, and that said invoice be written and submitted to the| A City Council for approval, and if fl- proved, that the same be placed on file -with the city clerk; that all requisitions for fire agparn.tus shall be made in writ- ing by the chief engineer and submit- ted to the city council by such chief personalla{ and that upon the receipt cof any_ al ditional lproparty or leguat- -us, such chief shall alEn a recelr here- for, which receipt shall be placed on file with the city clerk. That he ghall make monthly: inspec- tions of the business district of the city of Bemidji, including the basements, Dback rooms, attics of . the usiness houses_and alleys in the business sec- gion; that he shall make a monthly in- ection of all the hydrants in the city 3 Bemidji, and -test such’' hydrants-at least once each month by flus| Section 6. It shall be the duty of.the chief engineer to be qualified :by, ‘the <ity clerk by oath or affirmation that “he will faithtully observe the constitu- tion and laws of the State of Min e80! the_charter and ordinances -of -the city| 1 f -Bemidji, and perform to the best of B ity el the dutles of his office. Section 7. The chief engineer or any assl; in command may prescribe limits in the vicinity of any dre within which no persons excepting those residing therein, firemen an licemen, and fhose admitted. by order of any officer of the fire department, shall be permitted to come. Y Section 8. The chief engineer or an assistant engineer in, command ehal have the power to causé the removal o any property whenever it shall become necessary for the.preservation of such property from fire or to prevent the spreading of fire, or to protect adjoining ty. tion 9. No bullding or structure ofs::\’y ‘l’(':nd shall be blown up or other- ~wise destroyed for the purpose of checking the rogreu of any fire, ex- cept in case of absolute necessity, and then only upon the order of the chief engineer. fon 10. The chief engineer shall mvf‘::fl power, control and command over all persons whomsoever at any fire and in fll .'bt“ncbh}hed :&!::‘mnt engin- eer shal erform his "l'l:o chlgtl engineer or person in com- such assistance from the inhabitants of the city, not members of the .rtmanti. for the extlnFulnman! of i tnd for dhs pressevation of Prober. ex] - gentp:e [ ed, and in case any per- f]| ed statement of 11 neglect or refuse to render nce as above required, or shall refuse to obe{ any other lawful order of the officer in command, or wb%-hn.n insult, menace or interfere with any officer or man connected with the de- partment when on duty, or who shall without authority ‘fl" any order to any member of the department ile on duty, or if un{ fireman or other person shall refuse to do as aforesaid, such person in either case so offending shall, upon conviction thereof’ before the Municipal Court of said city, be punished b{ a fine not exceeding Kifty ($50.00) dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceed- ing thirty (30) days. ection 11, ‘There shall be a general inspection of the fire department, quar- ters, engines, hose and other appar- atus belongln? thereto, by the fire com- mitee, annually in the aprlnc of each year, and it shall be the duty of the fire committee 'to appoint the day for such inspection and to give due notice there- of to the chief engineer and to the city council. Section.12. It shall be unlawful for any person to give or cause to be given any false alarm with intendt to deceive aon ,]or call out the fire department in any manner whatsoever. Any person guilty of a violation of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not than Twenty-five ($25.00 more than One Hundred $100.00 dollars, and in default of the pa{mont of said ne, may be im'frlsoned n the county jail for a period not less than thlrtx- 30) days and not exceeding ninety (90) ays. Section 13. It shall be the duty of the. chief engineer to enforce the pro- visions of all ordinances ot the city re- lating to the construction and care of chimneys, the equipment of buildin with stand pipes, hose or fire extln%afi- er, the atoring or keeping of oils, ben- zine, fiuollne, kerosene, Eun powder, dynamite or any similar substances, and all ordinances of the city of Bemidji and all laws of the State of Minnesota in force within the city of Bemidji, con- taining &rrovisiom designed to guard against danger from fire. Section 14. Said chief engineer is hereby giyen authority to, and is re- quired to inspect buildings for the pur- se of seeing if the ordinances and ess | passage, ) dollars nor b THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER until she charge of Five ($5.00. 1la; shall ~be pakf for expoglu ).'?‘0 a fault, sogether with such fine as may Dbe imp: by the superintendent of the' water “department, and rents that may be due. “H.” " In no case shall a bill for water serviee for a period of one quarter be }:u than Two and 50-100 ($2.50) Dol- * Al meters shall be owned by the consumer and shall be kept in re- pair by him, but no person except the superintendent shall be permitted té de- iach any meter on the system, or make nn{ repairs, b:i\capt to replace a broken bottom caused by freezing. All repairs will be made by the city, and the actu- al cost of same charged to the consum- er. “G.” In case of any dispute over the correctness of the meter, the superin- tendent shall, upon request of the con- sumer, make a test of the meter, and n case he finds the meter accurate or within ten per cent (10%) of being cor- rect, the consumer shall pay the sum of Two (3$2.00) dollars for making such test, but in case the meter has not reg- istered within ten per cent (10%) of tfie actual amount consumed, there shall be no_charge made for the test. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its approval and publication. Read the first time March 29th, 1920. Read the second time April 12th, 1920, as_amen . Read the third time April 26th, 1920, and declared passed and carried by the following aye and nay vote: “Aé'en"——Bagley. Boyce, Backus, Palm- er, Carver, Barnell, Jones, Vandersluis. “Nays”—None. Absent—Cooper, McKin- non, Morken. Approved, May 1st, 1920, L. F. JOHNSON, yor. Delivered to Mayor, April 27th, 1920. Returned by Mayor, May 1st, 1920. Attest: GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. GENERAL ORDINANCE NO, 113, At a regular meamg of the Clt, Council of the City of Bemidji, Minn sota, held in the council chambers, city hall, at 8 o'clock P. M, March 29t 1920, the following ordinance was in aws pertaining to precautions agaln:t troduced by Alderman Bagley, duly sec- 0 fire are fully complied with, and that end is authorized to enter any building at all hours, between 7:00 in the morning and 6:00 in the evening, for the purpose of inspecting su dwelling or building, and all owners or ocupants of buildings in this city are ‘hereby required to permit the chief en- gineer -to make such inspection. ‘Section 15. It ehall be the duty of the chief engineer to investigate all fires occurring within the city for the purpose of ascertaining_ the cause such fire, and to that end the chief en- gineer shall personally visit the place of each fire a8 soon after its occurrence as gouible examine the premises, and gather such information as can be ob- tained from the owner or occupants thereof, and persons familiar with the premises, eoncernlnf the condition of the premises prior to the lh'e‘l and the lace and manner of the origin of the re; and if necessary on expedient in the judgment of the chief engineer, he may a time and place tor a fur- ther investigation into the cause of any fire, and shall noutg. persons havin, knowledge of the facts concerning su fire, to appear at such time and place, and he ehall then cause written state- ments of all facts within their knowl- edse ‘concerning such fire to be made an llfned by such persons. If in an case, from appear that a fire was of incendiary origin, it shall be the duty of the fire marshal to gubmit all statements in his_ possession to the county attorney and to cause the arrest of the guilty person, if known. Section 16. It shall be the duty of the -chief engineer to keep & recor wherein each day the locality and cir- cumstances of the fires of tl o.grc - ing twenty-four (24) hours shall be noted. Such._record shall contain the street u:d. number where such fire oc- curred, the character of the bulilding, the name of the owner and occupants, the amount of insurance, and the esti- mated loss; also the time and place of the origin of the fire, the cause of the fire if &scertained, the damage result- ing to adjoining property and _the number of gallons of water used at such fire. Section 17. It shall be the duty of the chief engineer to regort to the city comflfl at its, first regular meeting each month, a summarized statement of the facts shown by the records in his office con- cerning the fires of the previous month, said report shall also include a detail- all other activities and transactions of the fire department dur- ing the g‘reced.lng month, and such re- commendations or suggestions as he and proper tending to b?téfir ‘tll‘xe gflnd tions of fire prevention o city. "Section 18. The chief engineer ahall deems necessar t|not be engaged in any other employ- ment, nor shall he receive compensa- tion for the performance of any other service for the city, and the entire 1| time and attention of the chief engin- :ir hnlha}ll tfio ';i'evotod to the performance s du Section 19. All Ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repeal- d, : Section 20. This Ordinance shall take effect and be '(n t?rce éromh?‘l‘\g &‘t’:‘ar its assage, approval and pu 5 P th Brat time, Nov. 24th, 1919. Anlela:; dha"szecond time, as amended, T 3 Tfead Wie third time, April 26th, 1930, and declared pn:iod :;ldv carried by, the ollowing aye angd n £ VA u"E-B’;gley. Boyce, Backus, Palm- Carver, Barnell, Jones, Vandersluis. “Nays"—None. Absent—Cooper, Mc- Kinnon, Morken, d May 1st, 1920, Approve‘ ay !l:: 2onnN: ] Delivered to M: April 27the 3520 elivered to Mayor, Apri 0 . eturned by Mayor, May 1st, 1920, R At H st GEO, STEIN,’ Clerk. Cit, GENERAL ORDINANCE 1!0. 113, At a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bemidji, Minneso- held in the council cl ers, city hall, at 8 o'clock P. M., March 29th, 1920, the following ordinance was in- troduced bx Alderman Bagley, duly sec- onded by Alderman Boyce, who moved its adoption: * er, Ordinance No. 45, of penaities for the govera- ment of patrons of the system, licens- ing plumbers and ng;hfl-f thelr worl;v l‘ ‘;epall-‘ Gemeral Ordim- anceNo. The City Council of the City of Be- midji does ordain: Section 1. That Section 5 of General ordinance No. 46 be and the same here- by is amended, as follows: . “A" The following rents shall be charged and collected by the City of . Be: i for the use of water furnished byTho Cltoy. and no water shall.be furn- ished to any party except in_ accord- ance with these lrate%,i.‘g‘nlme f&re t.eun; rary use only, in. w! cas, glqg?gantoxflll’ make such rate as r and just: g O r tha Aret twanty thousand (20,000) gallons or fraction thereof, of -water used or consumed quarterly, the sum of ta,{thirty cents (30c) per thousand u;f:gl; ons; for. the. next additional thousand ;30,000) gallons or fraction thereof, of water used or consumed ?umerfiy, the sum of twenty-five cents 26c); for all water used or consumed uarterly, over and in excess of fifty thousand’ (50,000) gallons, the sum of twenty cents (20c) per thousand gal- o .vn’"’i-" All"bills_for the use of water shall be -payable . quarterly. to the City Clerk immediately upon receipt of' a shall on the first days of January, April, Uiy, 2ad Ogher. of Sech, taar depati n the Pos! ce, ‘pos § a notice directed to each user or con- sumer of city water, as his books may show, stating the amount due to the city from such user or consumer for the use of city water, repairs; fines, and penalties; said notice shall be deemed sufficient notice. “C.” the expiration of twenty (20) days from the date of such noti all water rents not paid shall be deem: delinquent and the City Clerk shall mediately draw a list of said delin- quents and submit it to the superin- tendent of the water department, who shall immediately deprive the premises of such delinquent consumer of the sup- ply,_of city water. .”” In all cases where the water has been turned off’ for non-payment. of water rent, or for violation of:these rules, it shall not be turned on again such examination, it shalll of Minnea) ?:.K uire -n”c‘:" and O ite the City Q'l” lk-r:‘r Bel The' City Ceuncil of - rafa doesynrlhlnlzq. of the City of Be. Sect! That Seetfon 7 of Ordin- fon 1. ance No. 86, entitled, *. - Hhorialng 'the, Bublio” Tmproyemen fiompa?g' .zt“lfilen_nn:ipolll, ‘nnd' mdu- a ) a{t':'hln acq nd construct, and to u‘of'_Bemldjl Beltrami C ounty, Min- nesota,” passed December 11th, 191! Publ and approved December 16th, 1916, be| Public Ims Lealamey within " tho Gty o7 |. X and the same hereby is amended to read as_follows : lon 7. That said Public Im- provement Company, its successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to vend gas for llshnnf. heating and power nh of the City punposes, to all abitan olngemld i, and hereb:; authoriledduto 8 dur- charge, collect and receive for fng the period up to and including Jan- w 13th, 1922, (being the end of the first five year period) from and after ublication t?. passage, approval and of this ordinance, the following prices: Gas used for I]uminatlng and hea Ing‘rur-poses. the sum of $1.90 per tho sand cubic feet, and consumers shall be entitled to a discount of 0c, per thousand cubic feet from the foregoing price, provided payment thereof is made on. or before the 10th day of each month, at the office of the Company in the City of Bemidji, for gas consumed during the previous month, That during the ?erlod of five years from and after the 13th day of January, 1922, or until a revision of rates as nereinafter provided is made, said Pubd- lic Improvement Company, its success- ors and assigns, are hereby authoriz- ed to charfe. collect and receive for gas, the following prices: Gas used for lllumlnating and heating purposes, the sum of $1.60 per thous- and cubic feet, and consumers shall be tled to a discount of 10c per thous- and cublc feet from the foregoing price provided payment thereof is made on or before the 10th day of each month at the office of the Company in the City b{' Alderman. Boyce, who moved ?&‘fiog on Am O Awending Ordinance No. 86, Entitled “An Ordiman - ing the Public lmprevemeat Com- and its Assigns, Improvement| €1 operate gas works in the| of Bemidji, for ’gn consumed during the previous montf. ‘The price to be ehqrged for city in-street lamps or eating purposes in municipal or offices shall be 20 per cent lower than the net cash price charged as used or light- ‘Works rivate "_‘c.-.'l,l' private consumers, Section 2. That Section 8 of Ordin- ance No. 86, entitled authorising ¢he Public Improvement empany of Minneapolis, and its as- signs, to acquire and construet,, and to mainfain and operate gas works in the ty of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Min- nesota,” be and the eame hereby is, amended to read as follows: i “Section 8. That the rates to be chn.rfed for gas manufactured by said c Improvement Company, its suc- Bemidji, may be fixed and adjusted at the end of each perfod of five years, during the continuation of this ordin- ance, as follows: First: By and between the Common Council of the City of Bemidji and the sald Public Improvement Company, its successors or assigns, if they can agree. Second. f they cannot agree upon rates, then said rates shall fixed and adjusted be' three disinterestéd persons, not more than one of whom shall be a resident of said city; one of whom shall be appointed by sald City. and one by the Public Improvement Company, and these two shall select a third per- son. In case the two persons thus se- lected cannot agree upon the third person, such thir ‘;’eraon shall be ap- ointed by the Judge of the District 'ourt in ‘which said City of Bemidjl may then be situated. Their decision, after hearing the partles and evidence as to the en existing conditions, Prlce- of material used in manufactur- ngf , freight rates, and prices charg- ed for similar gas in neighboring cit- fes of the State of similar size, the value of all the property used by said Publio Improvement Company under this fran- chise, the annual depreciation thereof, and all other evidence relevant to the matter shall be final for the next en- suing period of five years, but the rates so fixed shall not exceed the sum of $1.60 per thousand cubic feet for gas used for {lluminating and haatlng pur- l)ous, subject to a discount of 10c rer ‘housand cubic feet from the foregoing 1| fixed by i “An Ordinance| Ca PAGE THRES e 35, o8 povided 1y § month, as provided in Sectl 3 shall the mse‘;' 20 fixed (exceesnth.'s' rate nance for gas u: the City of Bemlajl Rl | ainancs Nov 86: entitiod “An Grals . 86, entitled “An Ordin authorizsing the Publie gmprovo:lu ompany of Minneapolis, and its as- signs, to ac%ulre and construct, and te maintain and operate gas works in the City of Bemidjl, Beltrami County, Min- nesota’ be and the same hereby. 1= amended to read as follows: “Seectlon 12, That during the perk to and Inclmlins January 13th, 19 from and after the passage, approval and blication of this Ordinance, sai@ Public Improvement Company, its suec- cessors and assigns, shall be permitted to make and collect a minimum charge of $1.00 per month from each and every consumer whose meter does not show a consumption of gas in excess of that amount: that after the 13th day of Jan- uary, 1922, said minimum charge shall not’ exceed 50¢ per month. Section 4. The sald Public Improve- ment Comfiln‘y. its successors or as- signs, shall signify the acceptance of this Ordinance in writing; such ac- ceptance to be flled with the City Clerk of said City within thirty (30) da¥u af- ter the passage and approval of this Ordinance. In_default of such accept- ance, this Ordinance and the provi- sions thereof shall become and be in- g&)erauve and void at the option of the ty Council. Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval and publication. Read the first time March 29th, 1920. Read the second time, Alpril 12th, 1920. Read the third time April 26th, 1920, and declared passed and carrled by the following ave and nay vote: “Ayes" —fiagl{e’y. Boyce, Backus, Bar- nell, Jones, 'andersluis. “Naye'— Palmer, Carver. Absent—Cooper, Mc- Kinnon, Morken. Approved May 1st. 1920. L. F. JOHNSON, Mayor. Delivered to Mayor April 27th, 1920. Returned by Mayor May 1st, 1920. 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