Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-12-06
SOME PLAIN TALK
Is Heard at City Council Meeting
Monday EVENING

Is Heard at City Council Meeting
Monday Evening i
The regular meeting of the city
council was held Monday night and
as the occasion of free expression
relative to city matters not only by
that body but also by many of our
citizens.
The usual rountine was carried
through including the paying of the |
ORD ary budget of bills. Then the |.
mayor asked if any Of the visitors had
anything to say or bring before the !
council. Fire Chief Russell presented :
a 'equest signed by himself, the assist !
ant chief and the secretary of the fire
department asking that the city pur- |
chase quantity Of rubber boots, rub '
ber coats; and considerable other nee
essities of the department which are ]
sadly lacking. He also asked that |
provision be made for horses to take
the apparatus to fires, also that the i,
fire engine be put and kept in proper |
condition for emergency, and that a !
modern chemical outfit be purchased. ,,
Coming as this did in the aftermath
of the fire which destroyed the beauti- :
full Jacobson block considerable inter-
est was at once manifest in the matter
and it was discussed at some length
by all present, during which many
things of interest were brought out.
A committee of the Commercial club
consisting Of Messrs. Holbrook, Bangs
and Mann, were present and spoke in
the interest of granting the request Of
the fire department, stating that mas
| much as the firemen were giving their
services to the city that it was the
feeling of the club that they should be
given every possible assistance by the
city. The council passed the part of
the request relative to the purchasing
of the sundries asked, and after some
discussion laid the matter of the pur-
chasing of the chemical outfit over to
a special meeting which will be called
. in the near future for the purpose of
considering this at some length. it
was also voted to have the engine re-
paired. -. - > ~ 49, ~
| During the discussion Mr.. Kerlin
| was called upon to state conditions
and progress of the improvement at
the water plant. Mr.. Kerlin stated
that work was being pushed forward
as fast as it could be, but that the
connections were not completed for
the use of the new $4,000 reservoir
that the city had just finished. At
this juncture the mayor stat
ed that the city should not
be left without proper pro.
lection and that IL Mr.. Kerlin was
not able to get the connection finished
at once the city should take the matter
in hand and have them made, where
upon Mr.. Kerlin stated that he would
u be very glad to have them do SO, and
he would gladly pay all expenses in
CURED. During the discussion that fol-
lowed the mayor intimated that II the
city were to be handicapped by made
. Iquate protection is was,t in his Sjndg-
ment, time that the city took over the
i waterWorks system and ran it them
selves. {: To this. Mr. Kerlin made Nan
offer to sell the plant to the city at a
price $4,000 below the original cost.
This offer caused some comment mas
much as there is a stipulation in the
franchise to the effect that the city
!. should have the option of taking over
1.-THE plant at the end of ten years at an
/ advance OF 10 per cent over the cost.
: The franchise has now been In effect
! only about five years and the offer OF
Mr. Kerlin TO sell at a sacrifice of
u s5, 900 seemed like a good proposition
4 to some Of those present. However
u nothing furth her developed
The matter 3of yacating q certain
q alley which has been advertised was
q also laid over until the special meeting
h 10 be called.
A motion was passed TO close the las,
q theatres and pool halls on Sunday. 0
Grahan-A dams
A, pretty home wed dding was that
i solennized BY the Rev. johnson on
n Wednesday evening OF last week when