The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-04
LONG DISCUSSION
OF CITY COUNCIL
CITY FATHERS HOLD uNlMPoR-
TANT SESSION TO DISCUSS
MANY MATTERS - IMPORTANT
TOPICS DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT
MEETING.

A lengthy and unimportant session
Of the city council was held last night
at which not mucf-af the vital bust
ness before that body was transacted
| owing to the absence from the city
Of three of the members who comprise
the fire and water committee. "A mum
Der Of matters were deferred by the
mayor until the next extra session to
be held next Thursday night. Oct. IL
Among the matters considered last
night was the approval of q bond of
the Merchants National bank, which
was given at the time the city de-
positaries were made and which had
not vet been approved by the city at
torney nor council
A water main was ordered on Sec
ond street north between Fifth and
sixth avenues, with orders that plans
and specifications be prepared and sub
mitted by the city engineer. Sealed
bids on 700 feet more or less of cor
rigated culvert pipe were opened and
were referred to the street committee
acting with the city engineer. Bidders
were the Butler Manufacturing Co.
Minneapolis $1.32h per lineal foot:
North Dakota Metal Culvert Co., $3.50
per Hneal foot; Hampden Bridge Co.,
1888 per lineal foot Berger Manu-
featuring Co, by the Frank Lynch Co.,
$1.9S.
Mr.. McKeller appeared before the
council requesting that the proposed
sidewalk at the side of his premises on
First avenue north be altered in its
course two inches in order to preserve
two very fine trees, which he did not
wish to sacrifice. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee which will in
vestigate the situation this morning.
Aldermen Cole, Stewart. Tibert.
Clapp and Frenette were appointed a
committee to audit certain bills which
We're of old standing and which were
felt should not wait for the other MEM
Ders or the council to return for pas
sage. considerable time was con-
sumed In the committees work on the
bills, but finally all were endorsed by.
the committee and allowed. An order
was made on the city auditor and city
treasurer to issue warrants for the
payment of same.
A printing bill for The Fargo Daily
News, which was mistaken for tbe off3.
cial paper, was laid on the table to be
considered at a later date. Under the
special assessment committee appoint
ed some time ago, report was pub
l1shed in the official paper of Fargo
BY mistake one of the members of the
Mr.. Anheier, gave the lob
TO The News for publication, and later
to the official paper, The Forum. The
News published the matter, it was
stated in all good faith though IL was
also stated that it knew at the time
It was not the official paper. IL was
stated by several members of the coun-
eli that no good had resulted from the
publication of the matter in The News.
The Union Light, Heat & Power Co.
was ordered to place an arc light at
First avenue at that point where It
crosses the N. p. tracks at the expense
IF the N. P. railroad.
new ordinance for the light COM |
oany, prepared by the city engineer
acting with the mayor, was read by |
Mayor Lowell with several new amend |
nents which were adopted. The ordi- |
lance was adopted on its second read |
ng. The new ordinance provides that |
he Union Light, Heat & Power Co.
shall pay into the city treasury the
amount of $25 annually for the privi- |
eye of operating in the city. Proyi- |
ion is also made for the company to |
urnish heat at a price not to ex- /
eed 40 cent per square foot of radia-
ion for period OF seven months. AT