The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-06
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS
Some Lively Talk and Adverse Voting
on Matters Of Money! Tax Ques.
ton Up-DeMers Avenue Bridge
and Other Matters Considered.

and Other Matters Considered.
The city council met in regular SEES
sion last night, Mayor Duis presid-
ing, Auditor Brown doing the record
ing angel act, and the following al
dermen doing the business: Schulz
theis, Carothers, Freeman. Hagan.
Sprague, Canniff. Moran and Lynch.
The usual grist of bills were ground
out in the same style that private
pension bills pass congress.
Then came the list Of reports,
among them being that of the treas
urer showing cash on hand $18,992.91.
The report Of the city engineer
showed seven building permits is-
sued. during the month. j. =
The superintendent of the city water
works reported 1892 900 gallons
pumped, 12.450,00O used and 2.932.000
wastage.
The DeMers avenue bridge came up
for hearing on the report of the city
engineer that plans were practically
completed and recommending that the
council proceed to get material. The
committee on supplies was instructed
to- procure the material, and the audi
tor was instructed to advertise for
bids for the work. 1t is the policy
to complete the structure before the
ice goes out in the spring.
The committee on claims reported
against the payment of the claim of
Mary Mcmahon, who claims damages
for injuries received from a defective
sidewalk. The report was adopted.
The petition of B. H. Paulson ask
ing for the payment of the per cent
retained on his sewer contract ELECTED
some lively discussion. After the vote
granting the prayer was ordered, some
of the aldermen began to question the
policy of paying this. retained money
until al 1.-The work was fully done.
When 1t was suggested that the bond
might cover the matter, Alderman
Carothers suggested that bird in the
hand was worth two in the bush, or
words to that effect, and that it was
easier to get work done when the
money was In the hands of the council
than when it is tied up in bond. The
idea prevailed and the motion to make
the payment was lost.
The same question arose on the
petition of ]. NJ. Carroll for the money
withheld on his contract for putting
in water and sewer pipes on Kittson
avenue. In this case there was
report from the city engineers Office
stating that that official had figura-
lively gone after the matter with
club, but had been unable to get some
minor though important defects rem
edied. This petition followed its pre-
decessor to the cemetery, many of the
aldermen voting with I-told-you-so
voice, as the engineers report was not
up.
The ordinances relative to the ex-
animation of gas meters and for the
regulation of the charges for gas, was
returned to the ordinance committee
at it's request, the purpose being to SO
amend the same as to meet the re-
quired conditions.
The same thing was done with the
ordinance providing for an additional
ward, the purpose being to provide for
future contingencies where the hold
over aldermen in the divided ward
should hold office under the new petit
ton. &
The ordinance granting the use Of
I the street and alley to the Great
Northern for construction of spur
track passed its third reading.
The petition of J. M. Sturtevant
asking for the privilege of tapping
the water main for his wood working
factory near the ball park was re-
ceived and referred to the committee
on waterworks which later in the
meeting recommended the granting of
the same which was accordingly done.
The old question of refunding the
tax on the Lynch property where his
feed store is located, aross again like
sBangno's ghost When this property
was purchased by Lynch, the abstract
showed clear title whereas by an
error the taxes had been credited to
I 1t which belonged to the other half of
the property, and Mr.. Lynch who
claims to be with negligence In the
matter, asks that these taxes be abat-
ed With the accrued penalty.
The matter was referred to the
committee on claims and the city at
torney.
DELANEY'S CASE DISMISSED.
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