The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-07-24

assessment of 81 per front foot
could be made to help out the
cost.
The board of public works
submitted it's amended contract
with c. J Frederickson, drawn
up in harmony with the in
structions given by the council
at it's last meeting, but there
being still an uncertainty about
Mr.. Frederickson's claims for
damages, the contract went
over without action.
In regard to the reservoir a
petition was presented from
Mendenhall & "Hoopes and
others in favor of the use of
Kettle river stone. Waterworth
& Fee asked for more informa-
ton in regard to the bond they
were expected to furnish on the
reservoir contract in connection
with the agreement to have the
stone cut in Duluth, and said
that as to the general contract
thew wO111d furnish surety
company bond. A resolution
to accept their bid on Kettle
river sandstone was presented,
but the matter was again re-
ferred back to the bo ard. a.
Early in the meeting petit
ton was received, signed by H.
H. Phelps and others, asking
that committee of citizens,
composed of F. A. Patrick, P.
S. Anneke. J. A. Keyes, B. Sill
berstein, and M. Jacoby, or 9TH
ers, as the council might think
best, be appointed to investi-
gate the matter of buying the
gas and water company's plant.
Just before adjournment Presi-
dent Cochrane took the floor in
behalf of the petition. The
matter went over to the special
meeting Wednesday evening.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
The salaries of the remaining
members of the fire department
we're taken up and allowed at
the old rate except as to Secre-
tary True1sen, which, on re-
commendation of the commits
-sioners, was made at $35 per
month. A subsequent effort by
Alderman Jefferson to discon-
tinue the office of superintend-
ent of fire alarm was sup
pressed by adjournment.
A petition signed by many
prominent business men asking
for the u<e of Duluth stone in
the new reservoir was read and
referred. The street forenen
were constituted tweed inspec-
tors" Their duties will be to
wage an offensive warfare
against Canadian thistles. D.
E. Stephenson, J. Allyn Scott
and Dan Blanchard were ap-
pointed appraisers. for the ex-
tension of Twenty-fourth ave-
nue. west. "
The proposition to appoint a
committee to act with a COM
mittee of citizens to investigate
the advisability Of purchasing
the gas and water plant, after
a lengthy discussion was
tabled on the representation
that the bondholders had be-
gun foreclosure proceedings
and when they had obtained
control better terms could be
made by the city,.
The Frederickson contract
came up for it's usual share OF
the councils time, and it was
again referred to the water
works committee. The latter
was instructed to close the con-
tract when Frederickson had
filed a release, satisfactory to
the city attorney, of all dam
ages he might claim under any
contract heretofore had with
the city.
A large number of minor
matters were considered.
Among them were the granting
of permission to the Northern
Pacific railroad to move its
track from the Arthur avenue
crossing where it now inter
feres with the improvement of
the street, to a point further
south; to cancel a batch of
Lakeside assessments declared
void nv the cOurts. in order tO