The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-19
WOULD FURNISH
MOORHEAD WATER
SUGGESTION MADE TO FURNISH
FILTERED WATER TO MooR.
HEAD AT COUNCIL MEETING
LAST EVENING = PEDDLERs
WILL Be GIVEN NUMBERS.

At the meeting Of the city counci
last evening it was suggested by May
or Lowell that it would be possible fol
the city OF Fargo to furnish altered
water to the city Of Moorhead afte,
the completion of the proposed hirta.
ton plant Of this city.
The mayor conveyed the thought
that 1t would simplify the water
problem for the sister city as well as
simplify the construction Of the locaI
plant. The wash water that will be
use in the plant should be carried
below the intake pipe of the Moorhead
water works, but If some sort of ar
rangement be made with the gopher
city for the supplying of pure water
this wash water could be turned into
the river opposite the safe of the
plant.
The city engineer explained to the
council last evening that as a result
OF conference with James Kennedy
the contractor who will build the
plant, he did not believe that it would
be necessary to have a sewer run from
the site OF the plant. Mr.. Kennedy
does not think there is any need for
one at this time.
Pedders Numbers.
Alderman Stewart got after the
peddlers last evening who are prac-
tlcing throughout the city without a
license. He stated that there were
i've peddlers who had paid in 500
each to the city and that there were
fifteen peddlers who We're selling their
goods from wagons. He was IF the
firm conviction that the peddler who
had paid the city a revenue should be
protected.
1t was decided that the city au-
dltor should secure numbers and place
these on the wagons of the peddlers
who pay the license fee. The street
merchants will be given these num-
bers free and the men will also receive
numbers to wear on their hats. The
police department was again instruc-
ted to enforce this ordinance strictly.
The city engineer reported that the
work of drawing the plans and speci-
hcations for the paving of the alleys
was going ahead rapidly.
The question Of the bad streets in a
cussed, Aldermen Mcdonald and
Cupler being the men who were most
anxious to see the improvement in
the city highways. The hole in
Eighth street south in front of the
Baptist church received special criti-
cism. The city engineer and the city
attorney were instructed to see that
these places be fixed and legal steps
will be taken to compel the proper
people to have the streets placed in
their proper condition.
The water main question in the
Fourth ward was discussed at some
length and already the bids for these
mains have been asked for by the
city. The sewer committee was given
more time to investigate the petitions
for sewer on Fifteenth street north
and Fourth avenue north, against
which protests have been filed.
Construct Cement Bridge,
A petition was received by the
council asking that the foot bridge
which crosses the ravine between the
property of j. HI. Dahl and Mrs
Elizabeth Edwards, just west of Fargo
college be replaced with cement
structure. The bridge that is now in
use is a wooden one and is in very
bad condition. 1t was thought best to
place the bridge In at the expense Of
the city but the matter was referred
to the bridge committee and the CITY
engineer.
The council decided that the ordi-
nance committee should, in conjunc-
ton with the city attorney, draw I'M
an ordinance which regulates the price
Of public utilities. This ordinance is
made possible by new state law and
gives the city the right to control all
public utility charges.
Another petition was received for
the paving Of First avenue north be-
tween Fifth street and Roberts street
which was received and placed on file.
The trespassing ordinance had It's
second reading and was passed.
Alderman Cupler presented a num-
Der of petitions for sidewalk paving
in the Fourth ward which were adon-
ted.
Conventions to Decorate.
The city council decided that the
u. c.. r. and the Shriners could
decorate the ornamental lamp posts
over the city during the conventions
of their respective organizations, which
will be held in the very near future
These organizations may also use any
of the decorations that the city may
have in its possession and may decor
ate the posts as they see At.