The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-07
CITY FATHERS TAKE
Up THE GRIND Of
LEGISLATION
Ordinance Granting Franchise
to .Tri-State Co. Passed
First Reading.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night, with President Bar
low presiding. Recorder German,
emanuensis, and Aldermen Sherlock,
Westberg, Bydahl and Borcher pres-
ent.
After the auditing committee had
placed the members John Hancocks
en- the bills, the council got down to
business.
There was an accumulation of
minutes that reminded the listener of
the balance due on country minis
ter's salary, and by the time the re-
corder had read something like twen-
ty pages, meanwhile chewing chunks
o! aldermanic havana fragrance, his
voice did not sound as sweetly as that
of beautiful girl bidding her best
fellow good night. When the reading
was concluded Sherlock suggested
that the minutes could be very much
condensed and thus save cost in print
ing, and a spectator irreverently re-
marked that it would also save ear
and lung power. The city attorney
wanted them full-the minutes-and
they were approved.
The bills as audited We're allowed
and the same were ordered paid.
The recorder stated because the
books had been in the hands of the
expert auditing committee, it was i'm
possible for them to make their regu-
lal monthly reports.
The mayor submitted the report of
Alderman Craig in the latters alb
sence in relation to the use of the lots
owned by the estate of Julia A. Griggs,
deceased. The city has for some time
been using these lots for the piling
OF wood and other city property, and
the executor wants s25 per year rent
al, with a retroactive hanger going
back several years. 1t was finally
decided to offer $25 rental for 1905,
and a similar amount payable in adj
vance for 1906
Alderman Sherlock from the COM
mittee on public improvements report
ed that he had conferred with the
Great Northern officials in reference
to the blocking of Fourth street, and
stated that no more cars were pushed
GOWN so as to interior and that so
soon as the avenue was graded the
company would put in a crossing.
Tho nnnlinofinr 1r
Koeste to have their saloon license
transferred to Koeste brought out the
point that under the new code in Or
Ger to do this the same formalities
must be complied with as in procuring
an original license, and the applica-
ton was not considered.
Mayor O'Leary reported on the con-
dition of the Red Lake river, and that
the county commissioner would do all
he could to procure an appropriation
for repairing same, but that nothing
could be assured. The matter of paw
ing was informally discussed and it
was suggested that no permanent i'm
lrovements could be made until the
piling could be repaired, and the mat
ter was referred. to the committee on
public improvements for investigation
and full report.
The recorder reported that there
were several persons claiming reduc-
ton on light bills. The superintend-
ont of electric light was called upon
and explained that the meter used by
T. J. Sullivan was erroneous in that
it recorded usage when there was
none, and the reduction asked for was
allowed. The other claims We're re-
ferred to- the committee on water and
light for investigation.
A communication from the superin-
tendent of electric light filed report
that he had discovered that electricity
was being used in local saloon to
operate a piano and for other pur-
poses without the same. passing
through the meter, and the report
asked that the matter be referred to
committee consisting of the regular
committee on water and light, the city