The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-11
A SEVENTH WARD IS
CREATED IN
THE CITY
The Council So orders-Rate
Amendment to Healy Fran
chise Introduced.

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At an adjourned meeting Of the
city council, held last evening in the
chambers, an ordinance amending Or
dinance No. 81 was introduced which
provides for the creating of a Seventh
ward from the territory now designat-
ed the second precinct of the Second
ward, and providing for the creation
OF a new Second ward to comprise
what has heretofore been desinated as
the First precinct of the Second ward
thus emitting the city of Grand Forks
to two extra aldermen, or fourteen
in all. A motion by Alderman Car
others, duly seconded and carried,
provided that upon the approval and
publication of the said ordinance, the
mayor shall order a special election
for the purpose of selecting officers to
fill the new aldermanic positions. This
gives Grand Forks a city council equal
in number-and superior in the art of
| getting along without friction-to that
of Fargo.
The meeting was called to order
about curfew time and roll call showed
| all aldermen present excepting Free
| man and KnudsOn.
Petitions.
The first matter taken up was a
petition from the st. Paul, Minneapolis
4 Manitoba railway asking for some
further vacations in the vicinity of
Ninth street and International avenue
On motion of Alderman Carothers the
petition was referred to the special
committee of the council on railroad
matters
report upon the feasibility of COM
pelling property owners to at once
make all sewer and water connections,
in order that the streets may be in
proper condition for paving next year,
given by City Engineer J. ]. Smith,
brought out the statement from him
that the work, if properly inspected
and back filling in the trenches tamped
IN good shape, would make but little
difference ii delayed until next year.
Report was ordered accepted and filed,
but the city attorney was instructed
to report at the next regular meeting
as to whether or not the council could
legally compel property owners to
make connections in case of refusal
to comply.
report was received from the city
attorney, Scott Rex, upon the termina-
tion of the suit OF Mary Catherine Ed
munds against the city. in which the
city won. The fact that Judgment
of costs amounting to SAC against the
plaintiff had been entered, was noted,
but the opinion that the same was not
collectible was expressed. The city
attorney also recommended in this con-
nection with those city employees and
Messrs. Salisbury and Flynn who gave
evidence at the trial, should be al
lowed the statutory witness fee of
$2.10 per diem. 1t had not been Gus
tOmary to allow the fees to city en-
ployes SO the motion called for the
payment of the fees to Messrs. Sails
burg and Flynn only.
New Sewer District.
A report was received from the
public improvement committee upon
sewer in Riverside park and Skidmore
additions. recommending that the petit
ton be granted. Report adopted AMI
the ordinance committee instructed to
draw an ordinance creating the new
sewer district.
That ordinance requiring the under
graph wires in the city, excepting the
city fire alarm wires, introduced at the
regular July meeting and given its first
reading, was last evening placed upon
its second reading and final passage.
The terms of the ordinance provide
that the work shall be completed with
in the next twelve months and provides
a fine for failure to do So
Tho oornoil thor turnod tho ,,,oot;po
over to Tracy R. Bangs, representing
E. L. Healy.
Henly Rates Revised.
Mr.. Bangs began by stating what has
heretofore been printed, viz, that soon
after the passage of the ordinance
granting the Healy franchise and fixing
rates, ETC. Mr.. Healy and himself
had discovered that under the maxi
mum rate which the franchise proposes
shall be charged, it would be impos-
sible for the company to do business
at profit. He reported that he had
prepared an amendment to section IA
of the ordinance, said amendment be-
ing for the purpose of providing scale
of maximum rates under which the
company could operate with fair
profit to itself. 1t calls for maximum
ScISlCc CHA sc anu IldAIIIluul cur.
rent rate, the amounts being reduced
inversely as the gross earnings may
increase, five-year periods being the
basis of figuring.
For the first five-years of the opera
ton of the franchise maximum SER
vice charge Of 81 and maximum cur
rent charge of cents per kilowatt-
hour shall be made: for the second
period of five years the maximum SER
vice charge shall be $3.75 and the
maximum current charge SIX cents per
kilowatt hour: for the third period
of five-years the maximums shall be
$3.50 and cents respectively; for the
fourth period of five-years the figures
shall be $3.50 and AZ cents; and for
the last ten-years of the life of the
franchise the maximum charge for
meter service shall he $3.50 and for
current not below Az cents per kilo-
watt hour.
Another amendment providing that
the term gross earnings" shall refer
only to the gross earnings of the COM
pany within the city limits of Grand
Forks was also presented. After some
little debate and lobbying on the side
lines, Alderman Carothers introduced