The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-03-01
FIRE PROTECTION
MATTER UP AGAIN
PROBABILITY 10 THAT COUNCIL.
WILL CONSIDER ADvIsAsILlTY
or BUYING LOCATION FOR SUB
sTATloN--MANY OTHER lMPoR-
TANT QUESTIONS.

1t is extremely likely that the ques-
tion OF additional fire protection for
the city of Fargo will be considered
by the council tonight. This, mat
ter which has been agitated at vari-
GUS times during the past few years,
has been revived recently. and so siren
uously have become the demands OF
those favoring additional protection
that the fire and water committee Is
expected TO submit the proposition to
the city fathers.
The demands which have assumed
most definite shape are those of south
side residents. who believe that the
city should set about Immediately with
the object of buying location for q
fire sub-station. The first thing to do
they believe, is to acquire the site,
before property valuations in that
section of-the city take further leaps
and bounds skyward The site bought,
the problem OF building the station and
equipping 1t with apparatus may be
tackled later.
Last fall a committee was appointed
by the council TO acquire site on the
southside. The committee finally came
to the conclusion that piece OF prop
erty on Eighth street south would
ideally answer the purposes of sub
station. While this committee was in
the act of drawing up the necessary
papers, however, somebody gifted
with great foresight jumped in and
bought the property.
Northside Also In Game.
Now come those VINO strongly urge
that the city should as well make
plans for the future regarding fire
protection for the northside. A sub
station in time will have to be installed
in this district, 1t is asserted, and II
hehooves the city fathers to profit by
the upward bounds taken by southside
real estate and buy a northside loca-
tion before property there gets be-
yond reasonable reach, something that
| Is aprophesied to occur in the not dis
tant future. aS .
Besides this there are other dues-
tions or vital moment that clamor for
the thoughtful consideration. Of :. the
city fathers tonight. There is the
waterworlxs bond proposition. which
the waterworks commission suggests
should be put up to the voters at the
ISk SlCCAAOh AKA kNPt ~
and the offer to be presented by Attor.
ney Lowell, representing the interests
behind the Fergus Falls Power Dan
Co, of cheap light, to be conveyed
sixty miles to the city limits over g
transmission line.
Health Board TO Meet.
Matters affecting rne health of the
/ city also may occupy. a portion, of the
councils time tonight. At 4 O'Clock
this afternoon the city health board
holds q meeting, and probably vii
agree on suggestions to make TO the
councilmen regarding action tina
should be taken 10 safeguard the pub,
lie health.
Among other matters will be thu
| disposition OF the ordinance aimee
against disorderlya dances. This meas.
ure. precipitated a. little skirnnish OF
it's INTRODUCTION early Ia January, bu
succeeded Ia passing nrst reading
Tonight AZ il. due to so on hnaf pass.
age and there. will, .lt .is said be
committee Of citizens on hand Il
urge its adoption. Besides this. thsr,
viii be the regular grist that mus
| go through the hopper OF the mSnic,
ipal mill In. the shape Of reports o
officers, petitions, claims and othe'
routine business. ~ y. $500.