The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-08
CITY COUNCIL HAS
SHORT SESSION
ROUTINE BUSINESS or PASSAGE
or MONTHLY BILLS AND SPEC
lAL ASSESSMENTS TRANSACT.
20 AT BRIEF MEETING or CITY
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.

The first regular meeting Of the CITY
council for the month OF November
iast night was brief, though consider
aole business of Importance was
transacted
several OF the aldermen were asked
70 be excused shortly before adjourn
inent' which prompted the proposal for
an adjourned session next. Monday
night. AAs
Inc business taken up at last nights
meeting was the payment OF bills and
special assessments Of sewer and water
mains. ssph
among the more important features
Oh the evening was the appearance OF
Mrs. van Eta before the council who
complained that she had been dis
criminated against in the payment ~
sou she was required to make for tba
attachment of a private sewer to tba
the CITY sewers. Mrs. van Etta
stated that she did not nnderstand
why such an assessment had hear
levied against her and asked an ex-
pianatlon OF the council. She resides
IN the Seventh ward and the matter
was explained in detail by Alderman
Iioert, who stated that through 10
norance of the requirements AZ tha
ordinance Mrs. Van Eta had paid tina
wrong party, the plumbers. instead ~
the city auditors.
Mrs. Van Eta said thai she had
given her plumbers 5000 to secure ali
the proper protection from the CITY
and that she had been assured thai
the city engineer had issued her a per-
nit. ~
Mr.. Anders reported that nothing of
nat nature. had ever passed through
MS office.
Discovering that the matter was IN |
; considerably confused state. the
question was referred to the sewer
committee for investigation with
'rders to report in detail at the next /
egular meeting Of the council
On accommodation of the finance
the council ordered the city
-uditor to pay to Miss Ada Ryan the
alary OF her father, the late Martin
tyan, police magistrate at the time
I his demise. during his vacation and
Iness just prior to his death. Ther
ouncil instructed the auditor to pay
ne warrant for salary to Miss Ryan
tier she had given bond to the city.
be approved by the mayor and city
ttorney, which would release the
ity's further obligation in the matter.
hould an administrator of the estate
Q appointed and later request the
ayment of the account again.
me bills read and allowed were
nose reported from the committees Of
ne council on parks. police, fire and
alter, streets, lights, supplies, sewers
uilding and finance.
NO appropriation had been made FOR
le payment of the bills incurred nv
le park committee, and the council
rdered that all be paid out OF the
ontingent fund.
A blu amounting to s2,0sS presented
= the Carnegie Steel company of
lttsourg' against the city for steel
rder supplies for the construction
the dam, was also ordered paid out
the contingent fund.
One-half OF the amount of the cost
the new switchboard Of the police
arm signal system, was ordered paid
the Dean Electric company of Ely
!, Ohio The total cost of the board
as $1,000.
A Dill OF $136 for printing was
lowed The News Printing company.
The city auditor was authorized to
vertise for bids for water mains in
street north between First X
d q. p. avenues, and also on Fifth L
enue south. A resolution declaring a.
: the necessity of such public i'm a.
ovement was also passed. Il
Final assessment OF the extension of
. trunk sewer in the vicinity OF
urteenth and College streets was q
Tered approved, with the proper de- e.
ction of that portion already used X
the construction Of the sewer %
Itch has so far been essential. o.
Coal and Wood. Prompt delivery, q
one 21s1. Johnson Landeen Co. 1t