The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-04
ASSISTANT CHIEF
MANNING RESIGNS
Ed MANNING RESIGNS AS As
sisTAMT CHIEF or THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AFTER TWENTY
ONE YEARS or sERvlcE-couN-
Gil HOLDS MEETING.

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Ing OF the Fargo city council last
evening His resignation takes effect
4 al once
4 In resigning his important position
with the department. the retiring as
sistant chief thanked the mayor and
the eouncilmen for rheir courtesy dur
ing the long time that be has served
with the department. The MAYOR in
speaking OF MIR. Meanings leaving the
employe Of the city, stated that the
city deeply resretted to see MIR. Man
ming leave the department as ne had
been one of the chief factors in rails
ING the high standard Of the Fargo
fire department.
Inc mayor and city auditor were
named as committee to draw up a
resolution OF regret for the council and
present him with a testimonial OF the
high esteem that the council holds of
Mannlnsis services while member of
the department.
a large crowd gathered at the coun-
Ell chamber last evening to be pres
ent at the meeting, but only one OF the
citizens presented anything before the
city dads. r. M. Pollock presented
q Dill to the council from William Me-
Donald. his client asking that the city
refund MIR. Mcdonald the sum of $50.
This amount had been maid into the
city funds by Mr.. Mcdonald when he
tapped onto q city sewer In 1903. 1t
was paid with the understanding that
the amount would be refunded as
soon as the city connected sewer mast
his property which was located on
Tenth street south. This sewer has
been laid and MIR. Mcdonald now wants
his money back. The city attorney
and auditor will investigate the situa.-
t1on and report at q future meeting of
the council.
While the corporation ofscers were
reporting, the committee to audit the
city election returns started to work
to make it's report. The annual re-
port OF Fire Chief Sutherland was
read and accepted, the purport OF
which was published some time ago.
The report Of Chief OF Police Bowers
showed that ninety-efglt arrests had
been made Curing the month and
stolen property bad been recovered ~
the amount Of s2Q5. TWENTY-FIVE Omen
Dpaloanss had been closed and locked
and sos dodgers had been carea for
during the month.
The city health officer, DIR. @. A.
Carpenter made his annual report at
the meeting last evening. He report
ed 2S2 births for the year and PA
deaths. This showing is not q very
bright one On the face OF Il. bat more |
than half OF the deaths occurring IN |
the city are people who come to Fargo |
and are treated fn the local hospitals
where they succunb to the ravages oil
disease.
DR.. Carpenter recommended that the
city install q erematory. This could /
be operated at q low expense che
manure furnishing the fuel. ana the
result would be that the city OF Fargo
would be much cleaner IL the ere4na.- \
tory was properly handled.
petition was presented TO the
council for a water main on Eighth
avenue north. which was accepted and
placed on file. The assessment on
sixteen water mains was before the
council and as no objections have
ever been raised against them, the as
sessments as whole were approved
and confirmed.
The council ratified the appoint
ment OF Mr.. and Mrs. Duke woodland.
respectively superintendent and rnatron
0f the new detention hospital. which
had been made by the city health
ofticer. Their. names were placed on
the pay roll from the time Of their
original employment by the CITY and
warrants were ordered drawn in their
favor.
The annual report or the school
WynG 4
evening. The report showed that the
income OF the school board for the
ast year was SLIGHTEST. or this
amount ss4,0se.93 has been used to pay
Tor the salaries Of the pedagogues of
The city
The ordinance relating to the con-
'truction OF sidewalks In the city had
ts second reading last evening and was
passed by the council.
While the council was passing this
ordinance, the city auditor passed
around box Of cigars to the council
men and newspaper men. The treat
was from Alderman. Boiene who was
his reelection.
Alderman ciapp presented a number
II insurance bills before the council
meeting, all of which were returned TO
heir respective companies with dfrec-
ions to itemize them. Regular bills
presented before the council were
PASSED upon and warrants Will be fg-
jued for the same.
The council voted last evening to
Lecept the bid OF Fairbanks, Morris a
o., for a cement tester. The new
ester will cost the city s143, r. C. b.
II. Paul, and will be used in testing I
he cement that goes In the clty's side !
walks and street work.
The question OF Moorhead paying /
or portion Of the dam built BY the |
ity came I'D again last night. IL Is 4
Understood that the Moorhead council
intends to recommend that the gopher I
ity pay for part Of the cost of the
am, but as yet the local men have re-
eiyed no Indications OF this !
Estimates from the city engineer
we're received for sewer to be con- j
tructed on Seventh avenue south, i
thirteenth street and Fourteenth street I
outh. The committee looking after ,
he assessment of the big trunk sewer /
ad no report ready last night. but |
Promised 10 have one ready at the !
ouncii meeting next Friday evening.
In effort viii be made to get In bids
or ssdrrhiHs bsfera the next regular
aasIing OK the council.
The council ordered the city auditor
IA advertise Tor bids cutting
M the stop cocks that project above
he sidewalks throughout the city.
There are about 200 OF these and all
4 them are rather dangerous, sticking
hove the ground several snrhaa