The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-19
FIRE DEPARTMENT
IS DISCUSSED
and CUSSED
City Council Holds Another
Warm" session-Much
Business Transacted.

BUSINESS transacted.
The city council meeting was called
to order last night with all of the
aldermen present and great amount
of business was acted upon and got
ten out of the way. Aside from dis
cussiOn arising over the proposed
raise in salary of Tom Powers, city
engineer, everything passed off with
out dissent and consequently much
business of routine nature that has
been piling up was disposed of.
The Tom Powers Discussion.
Upon the introduction of a resolu-
ton by the water and light committee
that Powers be hired as engineer at
the salary of SIS month, to work
eight hours and to be in attendance
during fires, Alderman Barlow became
very wrathy and said he would like
to see the man earn his $50 before
he was given raise. He cited the
case of the recent fire at which time
the alarm was not turned in for some
time, although he was assured by GER
tain parties that the engineer had been
notified by phone of the conflagration.
The discussion then became general
with Barlow, Bydal, Sherlock and
Craig as the chief cussers and dis
cussers. Sherlock was of the opinion
that no good engineer could be Sc
cured for $50 month and he also
said that If the council figured on
overhauling the department it ought
to begin with the firemen.
Stole Booze Mt Fire.
The members of the department, he
affirmed, picked up everything handy
after the fires. To sustain his state
ment he mentioned the recent fire in
which certain of the fremen stole
wine and beer from the basement of
Ed Lodgard's saloon after the fire was
put out and transferred it to the hall.
OF course, he knew there were several
good men, men who would do their
duty whenever called upon, in the
ranks, but the majority of them
he severely criticised. The tide then
turned back to the Powers ques-
ton and after little oil had been
thrown on the troubled waters by
Mayor O'Leary, who suggested that
Powers be given the increase in wages
and then II not satisfactory, for the
council to let him 60. The resolution
or the committee was endorsed. All
voted in favor of the resolution except
Westberg, who was opposed to any
raise whatever. Aid. Bouchers. al
though he had little to say, was decid-
eddy In favor of paying the engineer
so much fire in addition to his reeu-
lar salary, but his suggestion was
passed over inasmuch as there is al
ways considerable repairing and over
hauiing OF equipment to be done after
working hours and the engineer would
then have to be paid extra anyway.
while discussing the merits of the fire
department, Aid. Craig told of his ex-
perience at the last fire with the fire
horses. He was at the hall when the
alarm came in and at that time one of
the horses ran out of the back door
instead of the front to be attached to
the engine, and it was only after. con-
siderable time, luck and patience that
1t was finally secured and hitched nm
Even then another team had to he
called into use before the steamer was
placed into position to handle the
water.
Luck Settlement.
The case of the city VS.. Herman
Luck, which was referred to the com
mlttee on claims at the last session.
was next brought up and on recon,
mendation of this committee a settle.
ment was made for $91.41 with Luck
me suit was for a light bill. Luck
had lost his case in the supreme court.
put had brought suit again in the dis
trlct court, so 1t was deemed advisable
to end the litigation.
1t was decided to enter into con.
tract with the Allegheny Coal COM
pany for 400 tons of coal for the light
plant eAs
Licenses Granted.
Andrew Kolstad,. Louis Bouchers.
Thomas McCarty and Emil Peterson
were given licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors in the city of East Grand
Forks.
George e. Hitler applied for a license
to conduct dray line and his request
was granted. =,
Inc council then voted to accept the
oner OF the Grand Forks ElectricaI
supply company to take possession Of
the electrical goods on hand and tn
open an Office in the city Immediately
the city to handle no more supplies
The consideration amounted to some
thing in the neighborhood Of 5000 and
the supplies were to be transferred
sometime within the next 60 DAYS.
Inc council also passed resolution
that the water and light COMMITTEES he
instructed to take such steps in the
matter as to protect the city in the
Upon petition Of Recorder German
the purchasing committee was in
structed to purchase q typewriter for
use In the recorders office.
. A letter was read from the w Il
Hayes and Sons company asking for
the return of certified check NJ
1880 given with q bond not accented 3
The council voted the return.
Healy Light Ordnance,
Aid. Sherlock, as chairman Of the
ordinance committee, requested that
the committee be given another week
In which to look more fully into tha
Healy propositions. He said that thew
were In favor Of granting franchise
Mr. Healy, who was present, was cali.
ID upon and he said that, although, ha
would. like to get the affair straieht-
ened up as soon az possible. he vas
entirely satisfied with whatever the
council did on the question. On mo
Ion Of Aid. Sherlock the matter vas !
put on for q week. z, D L, 4
The ordinance creating the ofbca ~ 4