The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-06

What the Council Did.


to p. r. Mcdonnell for paving =
completed to date.
Received petition from milk
men asking that veterinarian be
appointed milk inspector.
Passed ordinance defining new
sewer district to be supplied by
proposed Dealers avenue sewer.
Received petition asking that
steps be taken to secure paving at
Great Northern crossings.
Received petition asking for
lettering of the sidewalks ad -
jacent to city filtering plant.
Passed ordinance fixing salary
of aldermen at So per meeting.
Confirmed appointment of E. 1"
Landen as fireman at pumping
station.
Authorized bridge committee to
raise west end approach of De-
Mers avenue bridge to level of
street.
Authorized purchase of new
street sprinkler.
$50
The regular meeting of the city
council, held Monday evening, re-
amount of business, largely routine.
The entire council, with the exception
of Aldermen c. P. Trepanier and John
Lynch was present and business was
taken up and disposed of in a rapid
manner.
The first estimate of the city en-
gineer on the work done by Contractor
Mcdonnell on the street paving con-
tract was allowed. The city engineer
was allowed the sum of $37.777.1S for
work done so far this including the
creosoted block pavement complete in
place, reseting of curb, placing of new
curb, construction of catch basins and
other items incidental to the contract.
The milk inspection proposition was
aired briefly as a result of petition
fled by number of the milkmen of
the city. In this petition they told
of the result of the workings of the
milk ordinance, saying it was entirely
satisfactory and great deal better
than they had supposed would be pos
sible when it was first passed. They
claimed that the satisfaction was the
result of the cooperation of the milk
inspector during the past year and
then proceeded to take the board of
health to task for making a change,
appointing DR.. A. l.. Mcdonald in
place of DR.. E. j. Davidson, and ask
ing further that the board of health
be asked to rescind its action. On mo-
ton of Alderman Griffith, seconded by
Alderman Salisbury, the petition was
placed on file.
Mayor Taylor stated that 1t vas
evident that, there. was a wrong i'm
preston as to what milk inspection
really means. Alderman Hunter
thought the ordinance was very good
except that it should be amended 80
that people could secure cream. The
ordinance calls for eighteen per cent
butter fat cream, which is very low.
1--WE used to get cream" said the al
derman. "but do not now"
City is Fortunate.
Mayor Taylor replied that in most
cities the ordinance fixed the butter
fat at twenty per cent, and agreed
that change would be advisable. At
the time the ordinance was passed he
said milkmen did not think they could
live up to the provision. The mayor
stated further that he believed that
under the appointment made by the
board of health the work would be
carried out very thoroughly, and he
| said further that the city. should be
congratulated upon being able to Sc
cure SO good man as had been found.
With this the discussion was dropped.
An ordinance which passed it's first
reading defines the boundaries of the
new sewer district to be supplied by
the proposed DeMers avenue sewer
1t has been reported to the council
that new sewer is absolutely neces-
sary on this avenue, the present sewer
being too small to care for the sewage
in the district it covers. The new dis
trict is very large one. running
south to Bruce avenue, west almost
to the city limits and also north of
DeMers avenue to International ave-
nue.. The new sewer will be the larg-
est in the city, and at.Third street will
be about twenty-five feet underground
and will be built of brick.
A petition, signed by large number
of the business men of the city, was
presented asking that steps be taken
to secure the cooperation of the Great
Northern railway in laying paving. at
the various crossings of the company
on Third, Fourth and Fifth street. Ii
was set forth by H. A. Bronson, who
presented the petition, that the pres
ent board planks were very poor and
did not even comply with the state
law. The matter was referred to the
streets and alleys committee. Great
Northern officials have assured vari-