The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-15
FIRST READING OF
new ORDINANCES
SEVERAL NEW ORDINANCES
READ AND REFERRED TO CON-
MITTEEs AT ADJOURNED SEES
SION or CITY COUNCIL LAST
NlGHT-REPoRTs APPROVED.

AT the adjourned session of the city
council last night there were several
new ordinances presented and placed
upon their first reading and then re-
ferred to the proper committees for
further investigation. All committees
were instructed to make their reports
regarding the various measures at the
next regular meeting of the council
The regular routine business of the
reading of the monthly reports OF the
municipal officials, left over from last
week, occupied the attention of the
aldermen the rest of the evening.
few sewer estimates were read and
the city auditor instructed to adver-
tise for bids for certain water mains
on Oak street between and Eighth
avenues north and on Fifth avenue
south. between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets.
Three new ordinances were present
ed, all of which were placed upon
their first reading. one was in the
form of a supplementary ordinance
for the Union Light, Heat & Power
Co. which tends to eliminate certain
clauses in the previous ordinance re-
Gently passed by the council for that
corporation. Neither of the other two
ordinances which have gone through
have been acceptable to the power
company and the new one presented
by Alderman Tibert last night, is in
substance a modification of both its
predecessors. In the last ordinance
granted the power company percent
age tax was levied on a 15-year basis
which proved Objectionable to the cor
poration, and in the substitute now
presented the tax levy is made per-
petual which is said to be more ac-
ceptable to the power company. The
measure was referred to the ordin- |
ance committee with instructions to |
act in conjunction with the mayor !
and city attorney.
An ordinance providing that all the
aires in the city shall be properly |
wired so as to insure the safety OF |
the public and be approved by the /
National Board of Underwriters OF the |
insurance commission, was also placed
upon its first reading and referred 70
the ordinance committee with the
stipulation that same shall go into ;
effect Jan. 1, 1911, If passed.
The third ordinance up for its hrst
reading provided for the appointment
of an inspector of gas meters whose /!
business it should be to determine
the correct and incorrect registration of (
gas meters in the residences and busl- /
ness houses of the city. The ordin- |
ance arranges for the heating com I
pany paying for the amount OF gas
used in case the meter is found to give /
the incorrect registration. The or
dinance committee was deputed to /
look into the merits Of this measure
and to report at the first meeting in |
December.
The park committee reported
through it's chairman, Alderman Bo-
lene, that 1T was ready TO turn over
the custody Of all personal property !
consisting of parks in the city other
than Island park, to the new "board I
Of park commissioners. The report
was accepted and all the city parks /
were turned over to the new commits
sioners. relieving the city council OF
further obligation regarding their care.
The mayor and city attorney were +
requested to prepare a resolution pro- !
viding for the reservation of certain
rights of the city pertaining to Island /
mark for uses to which it may be put. /
petition was presented by r j. i
Ferguson for a license to open a NOV /
ing picture theatre in a store room /
now occupied by him as confeetion- /
arv store. The new amusement house I
win be known as the Palm theatre 4
Plans of the theatre were submitted /
to the council and were approved by /
the city engineer. A. w. Cupler of /
Pierce, Tenneson & Cupler, appeared |
for Mr.. Ferguson. /
The city auditor read claim for /
damages against the city presented by I
Rose A. Davis for bodily injuries sus-
tanned from a fall caused by defec-
tive sidewalk in Fourth street north |
between N. P. avenue and n P. tracks.
The claimant maintains that she re-
ceiyed a broken shoulder as result /
of the fall and asks for damages in |
the sum of $1,000. City Engineer An
ders reported that a complete survey I
had been made of the pavement and /
1t was found to be In the condition +
claimed in the petition. The matter
was referred to the city attorney
A resolution drawn and presented I
by the Wells-Dickey Co. of Mime /
apolis providing for the payment OF
the municipal hospital bonds recently /
passed at the special election. Oct, IL, i
was adopted by the council.