The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-04
LARGEST COUNCIL
ASSEMBLED N
CITY
Was That Which Took Care
Of the City Business on
Monday Evening.
THE ALTMAN CASE JAN. 8
It Will be Submitted on Briefs
Before Appeal Court at
St. Louis.
THE ALTMAN CASE JAN. 8

There were fourteen aldermen pres
emit at the meeting of the city council
Monday evening. 1t is the largest
council that has ever been in session
in Grand Forks, and considerable
business was transacted even though
larger part of the evening was spent
in discussing the milk ordinance.
1t was announced by City Attorney
Rex that the case of D. Altman
against the city of Grand Forks
would come up before the United
States court of appeals at st. Louis
on Jan. 8. This case was one in
which the city was defeated in the
federal district court here last year.
The plaintiff, D. Altman, a Great
Northern employee fell on a DeMers
avenue walk some time ago, and
claimed to have received permanent
injuries. Suit was started for dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 and the
verdict of the jury was for $3.50. The
city then took an appeal, and the case
will be submitted on brief to the
appeal court.
w. H. Kelsey. representing the
Kelsey Development company, made
a proposition to the council on the
"Budge park" property, located west
of the city. He offered to sell the
property for $500 an acre. The pro
perty is nicely located for park, and
the city will probably secure it. The
matter will be referred to the park
commission.
The Great Northern was granted
permission to run a track over por-
lions of Madison and Thomas streets
to be used for the benefit of the Grand
Forks Brick & Tile Co. The railroad
company must keep the street free
from distractions at all times.
The request of the Wesley college
and the university representatives
asking that they be allowed to lay a
sewer on Dakota avenue from the city
limits to Eshelman street was grant
ell. The colleges propose to put in
of the city.
The report of the city treasurer
showed that there was $15,25S on
hand on Dec. l.
The report of the superintendent OF
water works showed that during the
month 100000 gallons of water
had been pumped, 15,347,40 had been
accounted for and 3,592,600 gallons
had been used up in flushing sewers,
fighting fires and in leakage. Alder
man Carothers stated that he be-
lieved that the leakage should be
recorded separately, and promised to
look the matter up this month.
The fire department committee re-
ported that it had let the contract for
some hose to the Eureka Hose COM
pany. The council purchasing COM
mittee reported that they had let the
contract for the supply Of coal to the
Duluth Coal company.
The petition for water main ex-
tension from Cottonwood street to.
wards Cherry street was referre,
back to the council by the commit
|. tee: The committee recommended
that more signatures be secured.
The petition of the Great Northern
railway asking to be allowed to ex-
tend the sewer to their shops near
Washington street with the provision
that the company would not oppose
any further extensions that might be
made.
The council ordered a re-assess.
ment of certain property belonging
to the State Finance company, and
located on DeMers avenue. The
company offered to pay SIS while the
face of the original assessment was
about $500.
The offer of the Kettle River Quar-.
ries company to pay the expenses Of
the members of the special committee
who recently made trip to the com.
pany's works, was accepted by vote
of 10 to 4.
A hack ordinance was introduced
last night for its first reading. II
provides for hack rates as they are
now enforced by hack lines of the
city.
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