The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-14

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OF the city dads cast some shady
reflections regarding their colleagues.
The city engineer stated that with
the new lot that was proposed in the
motion, this would give the city a
space 300x450 feet additional, on which
to erect the plant In addition, the
greater part of the new lot was on good
solid ground and was far enough
back from the river to provide most
desirable place for the location OF
the plant. Furthermore it gave the
city room to enlarge the present plant
and extend the construction in any
direction it saw fit.
Alderman Tibert then asked the wa
ter committee what kind of power they
intended to use in the proposed plant
and he received reply from Alder
man Mcdonald, the chairman of the
committee that steam power was to
be used.
There are available" said Alder
man Tibert, "down town sites for the
| power plant on either the Great
Northern or the Northern Pacific rail-
roads believe that it is poor policy
to build steam power plant on the
south side, for it puts the CITY at
uous hauling of fuel. To locate a
power plant on the tracks and
to run the filter plant with cleo
tricity, is in my opinion the thing
for the city to do"
| Alderman Bowers then said that the
senior councilman from the Seventh
ward was off the question and that
the motion was the location of a
filter plant and it was not relating
to a power plant.
Il think" continued Tibert, chat it
is the sense of the council that the
light and filter plant should be con-
structed together Figures can be pro-
duced to show that the power plant
can be operated more economically on
the railroad than on the south Side"
i Alderman Sonquist then took up the
side of Tibert and said: ct am In
favor of having the power plant built
in the city, and If the plant is to be
operated by steam, then run the steam
to the plant in the proper pipes. The
council would not be acting in good
faith with the people. The people
| ought to know and the people have a
right to know regarding this matter.
I would amend the motion that has
been made"
Tibert Substitutes Motion.
| Alderman Tibert then made a sub
stitute motion to McDonaIds motion
to the effect that power plant should
be located on one Of the railroads and
that the filter plant should be oper-
ated by electrical driven apparatus.
This was seconded by Sonqufst.
Alderman Clapp then addressed the
council and stated that he had hoped
that he would see the filtration plant
located before leaving office, but so
far as the power plant was concerned
he had expected and anticipated Ieav-
ing the location OF it to the new coun-
ell. In view of the fact that this meet
ing had been called to consider the
location of the filter plant, this ought
to be considered. However, he be-
lieved that all the gentlemen in the
council were acting in good faith re-
! garding the electric light plant, and
since the voting of the bonds for the
consolidated filter plant and light plant
had once gotten into the courts, he
thought the thing to do was locate
the Alter plant at this time and not
/ delay the bidders on the same.
i the
| filter plant without power?"
mo one has made any suggestion
regarding the operation of the water
publication plant without power. ex-
cept yourself" replied the chairman
Of the water committee.
II would like to see everybody vote
square on this then" said Tibert. 81 am
not opposed to the fllter plant being
out on the south side, but am in
favor of placing the payer plant down
town where fuel can be secured with
ease.''
Cost Of Sur.
I'VE can build a spur out from the
Milwaukee railroad" said Alderman
Jardine in reply to a question regard
ing the distance the proposed site was
from the railroad. ut is less than a
mile and half and this track can be
laid for $4,000 a mile"
Tibert replied that Jardine could
/ get rich as railroad contractor IL
he could build tracks that cheap. Jar
dine then curtly remarked that he did
not propose to ballast such track
as it was not necessary in cases of a
switch Of this kind.
Il do not like the Implication OF
voting double" said Clapp, referring
to statement made by Tibert. 'It
is quite possible here to build spur.
Again 1t is possible that a new rail-
road will be projected alongside this
proposed site. But the power plant
is not involved here, it Is the question
OF the location OF the water purifica-
ton plant"
How act on one without the other r.
asked Tibert. ITO put in a spur means
the securing Of a right Of way. Give
us some figures II you have them"
The Mayor Talks.
Mayor Lowell then addressed the
council stating that he thought that
some Of the counciImen were in error
regarding the question TO be con-
sidered. He said the bids did NOT
compel the aldermen to use steam III