The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-05
ACCEPT PROVISIONS
Of THE PARK
City Council in Session Have
Ordinance Up For First
Reading.
ESTABLISH A MARKET
Street Commissioner Durick
Recommends It-Revision
of City Ordinances.
ESTABLISH A MARKET

At the meeting of the city council
held Monday evening, a large amount
Of routine business was transacted.
Ten members of the council were
present.
Among the new matters that came
up was the ordinance accepting the
provisions Of the park commission bill
passed by the legislature last week,
and which was approved by Governor
Burke Saturday. This bill creates a
park commission, much the same as
under the old law only that the new
one makes the members Of the board
elective instead of appointive. This
ordinance will be rushed through the
council, and in April the board will be
elected.
A communication received from
Street Commissioner Durick, recon-
Needing the establishment of public
market for the sale of hay and wood,
which is offered by farmers. At pres
ent. there is no such place, the farm
ers being obliged to wait at various
places throughout the city. The mat.
ter Of public scales was also brought
up in connection with the market
place. and the entire proposition was
referred to the public Improvement
committee.
City Attorney Rex made an oral re-
port to the council on the work done
in regard to the revision of city ordin-
ances, and he wanted the advice of the
council as to whether or not to in
: cluie them in the revision or not. A
committee will be appointed later, and
the matter taken up.
An ordinance, compelling people to
connect their houses with sewer in
stead of using cess pools and vaults,
when such vault or cess pool became
a nuisance to the public health, was
referred back to the committee. There
was considerable discussion when the
ordinance came up it being claimed
that It would work hardship to the
poor people.
The ordinance granting the Great
Northern railway company the right
to extend a siding on Madison avenue
to the plant of the Grand Forks Brick
company was passed.
Ordinance No. 81, granting to James
Twamley, John P. Kingsland and Ed
ward D. Kingsland gas franchise in
Grand Forks, was repealed. An ordin-
ance repeating it was unanimously
passed.
J. M. Carroll was allowed final es-
innate of 500 on the Kittson avenue
sewer and 81 300 on sewer district No.
s.
A resolution introduced by Aid. Ca
rothers that the auditor be directed to
advertise for bids for the construction
of sidewalks during the ensuing year,
as provided by law, was adopted.
A committee reported in the matter
Of the petition Of ]. M. Carroll and
others for an extension of Interna-
tional avenue that the owned or lots I,
and had baked and it would be
necessary to bring about condemna.
ton proceedings before the right-of.
way could be secured. It was recon-.
mended that no action be taken until
deeds were secured.
Auditor O'Connor. was instructed to
advertise for bids for an extension of
the water main from Mccormick to
Brown on Dakota avenue.
A committee recommended that the
prayer of residents of Bulge & Eshel-
mans addition that the sewer on
Eshelman street be extended from
Bulge to International be granted.
The report was adopted.
1t was recommended that the petit
ton of residents for an extension of a
water main from Woodward to Fourth
avenue be granted. The council au-
thorized the preparation of plans and
specifications.
Fire Chief Runge recommended
that fire alarm boxes be placed at the
corner of Walsh and Dakota and
Fourth avenue and Chestnut streets.