The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-06-16
QUIET AND SERENE
AT CITY COUNCIL
THOSE WHO ExPECTED-PYRoTECI1
NICAL DISPLAY WE'RE DIS
APPOINTED.
MOVING PICTURE SHOW LICENSE
ED-COMMISSION
FORM UP.

e'elilHS ut VIC ADJOURNED meeting OIL
the city council. If someone had an
nounced an airship flight or Fourth
of July celebration but few more people
could have been called out to brave the
storm. Some thought there was py-
rotcchnical display i'll sight, but there
was not, for everything passed off
smoothly and those who came to hear
any stormy flights of oratory wen:
away sadly disappointed.
It was meeting of reflections. The
mater of oiling the streets was consd
cred unadvisable. The request of the
school board asking that street irregu-
Iarities be fixed so that improvements
could be made to the school grounds
was delayed until next Tuesday so that
the improvement committee of the coun
ell could investigate and report and tho
matter Of granting license to run q
moving picture show to Messrs. Lyons
and Doty. which passed favorably last
Monday evening. was re-considered an(
rejected In addition to this the com
mission form Of government was de
laycd until another petition is forth
coming, the petition presented having
been misplaced. Furniture for thu
council chambers was the last thing "
for consideration.
o1L1NG STREETS.
City Auditor Jones announced be
fore the start Of the meeting that Their
would have to be another meeting mex
Tuesday night to slcct more jurors. III
matter Of oiling the streets was re
ported on by Alderman Halgrim, du
to the absence Of Chairman Newgar'
of the street committee. 4 communi
cation from the city auditor of LAR
more was read and proved unfavorabl
to the proposition. Committee reporte
it unadvisable, due to insufficient fund:
Alderman Wineman stated that it wa
hard OIL tires and in wet weather wa
worse than the streets are now. Aldel
man Miller stated that in view of til
fact that cutters were to be installe
that oiling the streets at this tim
he would not consider advisable. Al(
. Callahan thought that if it was a goo
thing it would be more generally use
in places OF this size. On motion {
Alderman Hanson the report Of til
committee was adopted.
FIRE HALL.
The committee in charge of the plal
and specifications for the fire hall we!
not ready to report the plans not b
P ing completed, and requested that a
other week be allowed. the request b
ing granted by the council with the hol
that this matter would not be lclayt
further, in ortlcr that the work mig!
George W. Mooers, president of Il
school board, appeared before the cou
ell requesting that Irregularities on II
" school block be fixed. which necessitat
= the city to deed a strip Of land to Il
. school board and the school board a
other strip to the city in order to nal
Eighth street uniform and allow Il
school board to make improvements {
the ground. Mr.. NOoers was anXiO
to get the matter settled at once
that work could go on and it could
passed OH by the school board at
meeting next Tuesday evening. T
matter was passed on favorably by Il
council two years ago but the scho
board was not ready. Inasmuch as t
new members Of the city council we
not familiar with the proposition
was referred to the Improvement COZ
mittee to report next Tuesday night.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
Alderman Miller took the initiati
moving that the council reconsider t
action taken Mon7'r night in the gra!
ing of a license ~ N[essrs. Lyons a
Doty to operate a moving picture sho
The motion was seconded by Alderm
johnson. The ordinance regulating t
matter of reconsideration was read
order to ascertain whether it was |
You'd the power of the council to
consider, but inasmuch as it was
adjourned meeting, the continuation
the meeting Of Monday night, CT
Attorney Cuthbert held that the mott
was proper. The matter was then opo
cd for discussion and Mr.. Lyons W
given the floor. He stated that
had talked with Mr. Gram, owner of
opera house and agreed that at 4
time the present managers wanted
give up the lease he would lease the c
era house at the same rental the pr,
ent managers are paving, or he wor
lease the house in January when t
present lease expired. if Mr.. Gram fl
p any danger of it being closed up.
IL Mr.. Gram was called upon to prese
his side. He stated that it was i
necessary for him to 60 into any det
:. as to how the opera house was secur
>A' except that he had every cent of
money in the building and it was