The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
June 18th, 1910 Meeting.

Regular adjourned meeting of the
city council held Monday evening,
June 10, 1910, at 8 o'clock p. m. Pres
ident Buckingham, presiding and
present at roll call Aldermen Thomas,
Smith, Sannes, Salisbury, Redick, Ry-
an, Buckingham, Hunter, Valley.
Turner, Sorlie, Ellestad-12 alder
men,
Bills.
The following demand was pre-
scented, read.
To Chas. ]. Evanson. city auditor, and
Thor. ]. Hagen, city treasurer:
Dear Sirs:-Demand is hereby
made for the money In your possess
sion belonging to the Grand Forks fire
department relief association amount
ing to $S69.49.
Yours very truly,
Charles e. Garvin.
Treasurer Grand Forks Fire Dept. Re-
lief Assn.
Moved by Alderman Valley and
seconded by Alderman Ellestad that
this demand be referred to the fire
committee and city attorney for re-
port on same. Carried.
Petitions
A petition signed by ]. E. Cooley
and IL others asking for the proper
grading, curbing and building Of side
walks on both sides of South Third
street from Minnesota avenue to Elm
avenue with intersecting avenues, in
GLIDING Elm from Third to Fourts
streets, and Woodland avenue from
Third street to Fourth street, pre-
sented, read. Moved by Alderman
Valley and seconded by Alderman
Salisbury that the petition be re-
ferred to the street and alley COM
mittee. Carried.
Report Of Officers.
Report of ]. B. Wineman, city attor-
ney, stating that he had notified the
Electric Construction company Of st.
Paul, Mimi, to complete their con-
tract of installing the street lamps,
receiving in reply from them that
their delay had been caused by trou-
bles in their fuse boxes in the man
holes which trouble they thought now
they had located, and would send a
man here not later than Wednesday
of this week to complete the contract,
also that he had notified Fielding and
Shepley to commence work on their
paving contract in District No. IA but
had not heard anything from them in
reply at this date but had been cred
IDLY informed that the contract had
been commenced by P. Mcdonnell
who was now working on same. Nov
ed by Alderman Sorlie and seconded
by Alderman Salisbury that the re-
port be adopted. Carried.
Plans and Specifications for Water.
main.
The city engineers plans, specifica-
tiohs and estimate Of probable cost
for the construction Of a water main
extension No. 50 on Elm street from
Fourth avenue to Fifth avenue. pre-
scented, read.
Moved by Alderman Ryan and sec
onded by Alderman aTSurner that the
report of. the city engineer, showing
plans. specifications and estimate of
probable cost Of said water main ex-
tension No. So be approved and the
following resolution be adopted and
the city auditor instructed to adver-
tise for bids for said Waterman. (See
official publication). On roll call the
following Aldermen voted .aye:-A-
dermen Thomas, Smith, Sannes, Sails
bury, Redick, Ryan, Buckingham,
Hunter. Valley, Turner, Sorlie, Ellie
stad-12 votes. The president Of the
city council declared the motion car
ried.
Alderman Wadsley reported pres
ent.
Report Of Bridge Committee.
The following report presented.
To the city council of the city Of
Grand Forks:-
Gentlemen:-We, your committee
on bridges to whom was referred the
proposition of paving the DeMers ave-
nue. bridge, respectfully report, that
after making a thorough investiga-
ton of the natter, we have come to
the conclusion that it would be for
the best interests of the city to pave
said bridge In accordance with the
recommendations of the city engineer,
which recommendation is hereby at
tached and made part of this report.
Respectfully submitted, H. P. Ryan,
NJ. H. Redick, X. C. Hunter, Jno. VAL
lely, o. T. Ellestad. Bridge committee.
Chairman bridge committee,
Grand Forks. N. Oak.
Gentlemen:-In compliance with
your request l make the following re-
port and recommendation relative to
the DeMers avenue bridge. The pres
ent covering is in poor shape and 1t
would be necessary to relay all Of 1t.
About IA to 1-3 Of the planks could
be used on the approaches. A num-
Der of the stringers must be replaced
as well as some of those under the
side walk. The planking on the side
walk has worn very thin and must be
replaced. 1t will also be necessary
to replace some temporary props now
used to support stringers with angle
irons riveted to the beams. have
not had time on the short notice to
make an itemized statement Of what
is wanted, but no doubt the expense
necessary would be In the neighbor-
hood Of 100000. All Of this amount
could be we'll spent and perhaps a
little more. spending less would sim
ply mean a postponement Of needed
repair.
Relative to the paving Of the bridge
I would recommend that all the
stringers be removed and dipped in
hot tar, and such of them replaced as
are in poor shape. The bridge should
then be covered with a inch plank
NJ dry famarack Fir or nine dinnad