The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-07
COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE FOUNTAIN
At ITS MEETING on MONDAY NIGHT

nent and streets and Alleys commit.
tees be appointed to take the matter
up further and report at the next
meeting OF The caancil.
There being no objections made 10
the new paving proposed to he laid
this year in district No. 5, il YVES
decided to advertise FOR bids for the
laying of pavement. snch bids to he
opened al "a meeting OF the CITY conn
Gil to be held on May rs, Bids fov
laying the following kinds Of pave
ment will be advertised FOR: Brick,
asphalt guaranteed. asphalt not Guar
anieed. creosote, granite, Blonae, Has
sam. bitnli,hic, sand stone and tar
macadam
Tracy Bangs appeared before the
council, representing the Northwest
ern Telephone company. He stated
that the company was wi1lins to tosa-
ply with the ordinance oraerins the
laying of all wires within The fire
limits OF the city underground. How
ever. he stated. that at this time il
would be quite announcement for the
company to take action, but tina.
something would be done before the
new pavement was laid. There are
only seventeen of the Northwestern
Telephone company poles Within the
fire limits.
An ordinance was read for the frs:
time, which, in substance, prevents
the placing OF any telegraph, tele-
phone. electric light or other such
pole without having first secured the
consent of the city council. A penally
of IS for violation of the ordinance
is provided for.
The council voted, by IL to ,
vote, that personal surety bonds be
not taken by the city hereafter for
sums over $1,000.
Superintendent Lunseth, of the
water works department, reported
that during the past month, there has
been pumped. 1S,064,OOO gallons OF
water. of which 15,024,O0O has been
accounted for, 100000 gallons being
the leakage and the water used at
fires. etc. The total earnings of the
plant for the month were $685.. So.
The report of the streets and al
leys committee on the condemnins of
certain sidewalks was adopted.
Report of City Justice Church was
accepted. 1t showed that during
April there We're twelve arrests. ten
being DRINKS and two being Migrants.
With the exception of one drunk. all
PAID fine. The two Migrants were
ordered out, of the city.
Inc report of the special assess
ment committee on water main No.
"a showed the entire cost to be
$2,01S.24.
In communication, A. H. Runge
recommended that new uniforms be
purchased for the members of the
department. The matter was referred
to the purchasing committee, with
power to act.
The committee appointed to inves-
tigate the property alongside of the
Gotzfan block, the purchase of which
had been recommended by certain
parties. made a report. They recon-
mended that the purchase be not
made, and the report was adopted.
The report of the streets and al
legs committee on the petition of
property owners along Fifth and
Sixth streets. between Gertrude and
Minnesota avenues, was made. The
petitions asked that a pavement be
laid in the alley at the above de-
scribed place. and the committee
recommended that the paving be done,
provided the petitioners pay all costs.
1t was reported that East Grand
Forks had paid to Grand Forks the
sum of $3.50, the fees for the services
of the Grand Forks fire department
at East Grand Forks fires.
S. A. Martin requested that his dray
license be revoked. and that his IL
cense fee be returned to him. The
request was granted.
Street Commissioner Durick recon-
mended the purchase of new street
sweeper. The matter was referred
to the streets and alleys committee.
Mayor Duis was appointed a COM
mittee of one to interview Superin-
tendent Nicholson of the Great North
ern relative to certain crossings in
the western part of the city, which
the railroad promised to open.
The petition made by residents of
Boulevard avenue, that twenty feet
be cut from the street, was granted.
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